Fish finders DO NOT catch fish.
Nice. I need to get with that too. We used the panoptix the other day to slay lakers jigging in open water. Where'd you buy from?
Yeah, I used the ice bracket, and screwed it into the plastic console of the boat so it just overhang enough for the shaft to hang vertically. I also exchanged the top curved piece for a pool noodle, so that whenever we moved, instead of unscrewing that piece, I could just pull the pool noodle off, retrieve the ducer and shaft and move on. The modular shaft as it comes with the ice kit, has a fair bit of flex with actually seems to help stabilize the ducer when the chop gets steep...and I've use mine in 2.5'+ chop with no problems.