Cuda 350/S at Cabelas

BTW, it's not about the depth.  It's about the width.  One has a wider cone of coverage and the other is narrower.

-Allen

Well I would argue both, but yes it is about cone coverage also...and as I just read in another thread Zee says you can use it in situations that involve large bait balls also but I can't speak of that myself because I have never used it in that manner. I am sure there are suttle differences in the way each reads the bottom also.

Well yes, I could argue both too.   

-Allen

does paddle stroke refer to where your blades hit the water or the paddles bar crosses in front of you?

Short answer? Yes

You don't want the rod when its in the holder (or fishfinder for that matter) to interfere with the paddle (or the shaft) through any of it's range of motion, as you'll be using the paddle a bit more than using the rod (while paddling)

 Zee's idea to get out on the boat before you rig is a really good one (kinda familiar too)  It's also a really good idea to move around on your yak, out of the normal paddling position, on the water before you rig. You can get a feel for where you want things to be and how they might get in the way when you want to access a hatch or untangle your line from the rudder (DAMHIK)

You also want to think about how your accessories are mounted. I'm a fan of the scotty flush mounts with and without the extensions as the holder is easily removed and you can scoot over the flush mount with very little effort. (My FF is mounted on a scotty flush mount on the center hatch.  That makes it easy to see and manipulate as well as being easily removed for storage or moving around the boat)

BTW: I've rec'vd good bottom returns to 600' at Pt. Dume with the Lowrance/Eagle 200khz transducer mounted in the hull w/goop.
When the bottom dropped past that (900' according to a chart) the ff just flashed.

BTWW: There is no such thing as get it right the first time. If you ain't tweaking it, your doing it wrong.
That's half the fun!

My biggest issue with the cuda 350 is it just isn't really that cheap...I personally think you can get more return for that kinda cheddar from a comparible unit...but they all have there pros and cons...

Not to be picking on you YN, but what did you find on what comparable units that you liked better than the cuda 350 @ $200? I am cheap and I'm a fan of the cuda 350/lowrance m56. It was the first FF that I pried loose more than a C-note for because of the features (but my wallet holds no allegiance).