The Cheapskate Kayak Fisherman - Deals Thread

Fish Field has a deal on their "Mini Crab Pot/Trap" for $54.99. I don't own any of these but am thinking about getting one, just about the perfect size for a kayak and better built than the Danielson's style traps.  Dimensions are 20" x 8 1/4", 8.5lbs. Down side is that it only has one entry door for the crab.

They ended up putting the harrier rods on sale for 75 and harrier x rods on sale for 104.  decent prices if you looking for a saltwater jig rod. 

Not seeing a whole lot else that is compelling, especially compared to years past.  Supply crunch probably alot to do with it.

bimart offering 30% off Okuma rods and reels, but guessing that is limited to what is in stock which could be minimal 

They ended up putting the harrier rods on sale for 75 and harrier x rods on sale for 104.  decent prices if you looking for a saltwater jig rod. 

Not seeing a whole lot else that is compelling, especially compared to years past.  Supply crunch probably alot to do with it.

bimart offering 30% off Okuma rods and reels, but guessing that is limited to what is in stock which could be minimal

I was thinking the same thing. The "sale" prices this year seem like they were the normal retail prices last year. Still better than paying current retail I guess...

15% off at Yak Attack through Monday. Could be a good time to upgrade your lawnmower battery / auxiliary boat anchor to a new lithium ion battery for your fish finder, which is what I'm going to do

"Now through Cyber Monday receive 15% off. Enter the code TOOMUCHTURKEY at checkout to apply the discount. "

Weston has 20% off everything on their site until 12/4. Use code: CYBER21.
https://westonbrands.com/

Really happy I upgraded my vac-packer a couple of years ago (got the model 1100).
I didn't really realize how much I hated my Food Saver until I used something better. I meant to do a review, but never got around to it.

Weston makes all sorts of stuff for fish and game processing (vac-packers, dehydrators, jerky/sausage stuff, etc).

Just saw $28 (regular price $48.99) fish kill bags by Mustad (red or white), aprox 37 inch by 15 inch with drain just today in Outdoor Emporium in Seattle. 25% off on all Grundens rain gear, Lamiglass and St. Croix rods, etc.

The Bass Tank (legit vendor I've ordered from before.) has a 9 inch Garmin with Side scan transducer for $699, which is cheaper than I've ever seen for this combo, a few other outlets had it for $799, but I believe it was with the cheaper not side scan transducer. The only gotcha I see here is the touch screen, I am not sure how well that works on the kayak with sea spray, rain, wet hands, etc... I know the lowrance units of yesteryear were not desirable for that reason, but not sure if newer tech has made it better.

https://thebasstank.com/product/echomap-uhd-93sv-with-gt54uhd-tm-transducer/

I have the 7in of that model and have had no problems with the touch screen.  Even after flipping my kayak!

I've got that same one that I bought at Cabela's last year when they had it on a blowout at $599.99.  I had been looking at getting a 7" Humminbird with sidescan but saw this deal and it was too good to pass up.  Did have to increase my battery size though as this sucker pulls something like 1.6A.

RTIC has a nice sale on water bottles if you aren't real picky on the color.
32, 36, 40 ounces
$8.99 - $24.99

https://rticoutdoors.com/Bottles

Good closeout sale on okuma braided line. $5 for 150yds and $8.75 for 300 in various weights including 50 and 65.

https://okumafishingusa.com/collections/specials/products/soft-steel-8x-transcend-braid

RTIC has a nice sale on water bottles if you aren't real picky on the color.
32, 36, 40 ounces
$8.99 - $24.99

https://rticoutdoors.com/Bottles

Awesome deal! The RTIC stuff has been good for the money IMO.

I just pulled the trigger on the Garmin 73sv for $499.  I am excited to upgrade.

Here is the sale i found: https://www.scheels.com/p/garmin-echomap-uhd-73sv-with-gt54-transducer/75375924157.html

Any ideas if i need to upgrade my battery from a 12v SLA?

I keep thinking I should upgrade to one of the Garmin but can’t quite justify it yet….

Lots of off the shelf lithium batteries and some purpose built for yaks like the noqua ones

I just pulled the trigger on the Garmin 73sv for $499.  I am excited to upgrade.

Here is the sale i found: https://www.scheels.com/p/garmin-echomap-uhd-73sv-with-gt54-transducer/75375924157.html

Any ideas if i need to upgrade my battery from a 12v SLA?

You're probably good for the better part of a day on the SLA but I would probably upgrade anyways, they're so cheap nowadays it's worth it to have the peace of mind if you forget to charge after a trip you will be good to on the next. I went with this guy which was the best deal I could find in a lithium battery. The only downside is the form factor is a bit weirdly shaped for the typical boxes. I bought a plastic "ammo can" type case at harbor freight for $10 and it works just great.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089VXSBC6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_86VVXNXZEQDRC0F2GMHH?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1