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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Airmar Technology Corp. has introduced a new line of three ultra-wide transducers featuring ­single-frequency elements. These chirp-ready 1 kW transducers feature medium frequencies (60 to 100 kHz) ...

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 ...