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 ...

Jack plates perform two key functions. One is setback, which distances an outboard from the boat’s transom, allowing the propeller to run in less-turbulent water. Jack plates also move an outboard up ...

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 ...