It don’t mean a thing if ain’t got that ping. With apologies to the first lady of song, the late great Ella Fitzgerald, that sums up fish-finder performance. The world’s finest sonar is useless ...

So you’ve dusted off the old fishing rods, launched your boat, and cast a couple of dozen lines only to find yourself coming home empty-handed. While fishing requires patience, anglers use many tools ...

An in-hull (aka shoot-through) transducer mounts to the inside of the hull and transmits and receives sonar signals through fiberglass, eliminating the need for drilling holes in the hull. This also ...

Choosing between a thru-hull transducer (top) and a transom-mount transducer (bottom) is a key decision for boating anglers. There are benefits and downsides to both. Courtesy Airmar A fish finder is ...

Since the first sonar flashers were introduced decades ago, all fish finders work on the same principle. There are three main components of a fish finder: display, transducer, and battery. The ...

Airmar, the largest maker of sonar transducers for recreational marine use, was once the only manufacturer of transducers. That means there are a lot of options to choose from if you’re in the market ...