External transducer on trolling motor

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Permalink Reply by Ron Langley on March 16, 2011 at 8:17am

Don't worry about it Nick! the fish won't care how it looks! just get one with a built in Transducer next time. until then your black tape city.

Permalink Reply by David Sexton on March 16, 2011 at 10:03am

I agree hamm!

Permalink Reply by Aaron Christel on March 16, 2011 at 5:06pm

Zip ties worked for me, but use something over tje wire between it and the zip tie to keep it from getting cut open. I wrapped the wire with electrical tape and then zip tied over that. Worked like a charm.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on March 17, 2011 at 7:21pm

Was what you saw on a Nitro? I saw some posts on BBC about how Nitro has a sleeve for the wire, I also saw where a guy put a plastic sleeve over it to protect it.  Personnaly I have never damaged the wire and I either zip tie it or tape it, I usually tear a transducer off about once a year as well from trying to go to shallow, so I usually don't have them long enough to damage the wires.

Permalink Reply by Russ Baker on March 17, 2011 at 8:59pm

If you use ties make sure they are radius style so they don't cut into the cable.

Permalink Reply by Brian Walters on March 18, 2011 at 8:05am

You could use shrink tubing.. the kind you heat up. That would protect the wire. then zip tie that or tape it.. the only time I have ever hurt a cable was when i busted a transducer off and it was loose enough that the wire hit the prop..