New to Kayak fishing

Hello,
My name is Dave, I'm in Seattle, and I'm new to Kayak fishing.  Grew up fishing for trout in small high country streams, but haven't seriously fished for years.  Strange how what should be important is displaced by much less important things.  Bought a Tandem Kayak last year for the family, and we love it.  Mainly interested in jigging for kokanee with my kids to start, but as I get more experienced want to try fishing in the sound.  Any recommendations for a fish finder easy to install on a kayak and easy for a noob to read would be greatly appreciated.   Also, looking to buy a fishing kayak in the coming year or two, so any info on what to look for or what is recommended would also be appreciated.
Thanks.

Dave, some brands of kayaks and fish finders are specifically designed for each other, for example, Hobie and Lowrance, or Ocean Kayak and Humminbird, and those installations are relatively straightforward.  Most of the newer fish finders have several different data displays from which to choose, and all of hem are fairly straightforward and understandable.

The forum is a great learning tool and a lot of us have (or have had) similar questions.  Keep reading, and welcome to NWKA!

Ok, thanks for the information Tinker.  Mainly want a fish finder to attach to our Tandem kayak for now.  So what you are saying is that newer model fish finders are designed for the technically challenged like myself to easily use. That's reassuring, as when I look at images of fish finders in use, it all just looks like static to me...

Some of them will even show you little cartoon pictures of fish.     I was hunting for a picture of a fish finder display but none of them looked like what I see on mine.  It's not all that hard, Dave.  It'll show you the surface of the water and the bottom.  You'll figure out what the stuff in between means - fish, weeds, whatever - pretty quickly.

I ought clarify what I said earlier.  You can use any finder on pretty much any kayak, but Hobie, for example, on their newer kayaks have a scupper shaped for a custom fit with the most common Lowrance transducers.  Ocean Kayak, on the other hand, has a scupper design that snuggles a Humminbird transducer.  I use a Lowrance in my Trident, but I didn't put the transducer in the scupper pocket.

Best of luck as you keep moving along this path.  Ask any questions you have and any new questions you come up with. 

 

Ok thanks, I appreciate it.  I'm sure I will have plenty of questions...