Iafierman

I agree with that, you fish your way I'll fish my way. We are all fishermen or Fisher women, let's support each other, shear information and have fun. LET'S GO FISHING!

DozerDave Loc: Port Orchard Wa.

Yeah, if you don’t like the way I fish(and I fish strictly by the rules) than here’s a quarter... call someone who cares...🐟on

Jakestake83 Loc: Mooresville NC

I don't think most of us see the sonar equipment as the threat. That has become sort of a standard for the AVERAGE angler. It's some of the other stuff that bothers me, the sound attraction equipment, boat pounders, noise making lures etc. that bother me. I would be lost without my sonar for depth and temperature, but it sure feels good when I have a guest out with me and I see a school of big fish under the boat and I alert my guest to be ready and suddenly two lines go down.The guest is always surprised at my excellent knowledge, feels good. Sonar is now as standard as the old flashers, but there might be a limit on the newer stuff.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

I'm usually never that lucky/knowledgeable. However there are certain spots that I've caught a lot of fish from before and when we start to troll by those areas and I tell them this is a good area to catch fish and we get a hookup, or we're out bass fishin and we pull up to a certain place, tree or rocky point or whatever and I tell them to cast over there that's a good spot for a bass and they get hooked up with one I feel really good.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Technology is sure killing my fishing today, installing a new Garmin Echomap UHD 93 SV, and it's kicking my but crawling around the boat then jumping out to just crawl back in routing wires and cables and now it's starting to rain. No fishing for me today.

captjim Loc: Antioch Ca

Years ago when I started salmon trolling offshore, I had an Lowrance X-16 paper graph. That was the most detailed screen I have ever seen. I trolled with downriggers, and could see the trolled line on the screen as a constant horizontal line. When I could see a salmon arch right on that line I knew we had a good shot at a hook-up. I knew which line was which rod and would say "that one about now!" When it worked I looked like a genius, other times not so much.

NoCal Steve Loc: Dunnigan, CA

I agree Saw but it's also a place with pro's constantly using the latest electronics which I hear others saying is ruining the sport and bad for the fish. These tournament results show that is not true!

Hawaiian Dan - TalkFishTV.com Loc: New York

I'm not so much concerned with advancements in fishing technology. I'm more concerned with the inability and lack of programs for those who do take to contribute back to the fishery. Why aren't there more hatcheries and how about mandated hatchery volunteering annually before you are permitted to take for starts. The more you take the more you have to contribute. We just can't keep taking and not give back.

Iafierman

Getting a boat ready and having problems, than starts raining when you're all ready to go. Sounds "AWFUL" familiar to me. Take heart sunshine is coming.

Jakestake83 Loc: Mooresville NC

No Cal Steve, Some of the most recent data taken by independent groups is starting to show that too many tournaments in general are harming the fish population. it has nothing to do with technology as much as it does with the mortality rate of the fish as long as a week and more after being returned to the water. Of course the big tournament guys like bassmasters and others have always advertised that there is a very low death rate from tournament caught fish. That is now being proven wrong, in some cases as high as 30%. I have been following this very closely because I am a catch and release guy and want to make sure I understand the science of whats going on. The real science, not the Covit science.

Jwid Loc: Lake Killarney, Ironton, MO

Just read that the Bass Pro Tour is going catch, weigh, release.

CRKfish Loc: Southern New Jersey

It’s different for us amateurs . We have all day to revive fish before releasing them. If they’re in good shape and showing no signs of stress or fatigue we get them right back in the water no worse for the wear. And it seems to me that more and more fisherman are learning this and it’s really catching on and becoming popular. Nobody wants to be the hack or look like a moron. How to handle and release fish is being stressed in the Fishing reports put out by local bait and tackle stores, and it’s a great thing for the future of our sport. I Can’t really get too deep into conversation about large pro contests as I have never taken part in one and have no experience in this other than what I’ve seen on TV. But it sure does seem like a lot of pressure on the fish being all at once in one body of water at a time. They aren’t over playing the fish and tiring them out , they’re pretty much “water skiing” them in, and it seems like they’re trying to get them back in as quickly as possible. If that sport is going to survive, their top officials are going to have to really take the initiative and do the research and make sure they don’t harm the fish or the ecosystem. Or the DEP will have to shut them down.

jemstone90

Having a Cfish underwater camera, the fun is seeing and recording the fish. I made 3 trips out for about 4 hours per trip and I might have caught 10-12 sunfish in the 12 hours I spent staring at the two holes, no Bass, no Northern and no Walleye. The camera is just a good way to get frustrated watching fish ignore your bait. It doesn't help you catch any more fish but it is fun to see what is down there. Technology is just another toy to make us feel like we know what we are doing. If you want to catch fish, fish a lake that has fish, use live bait and the number 1 thing is to be persistent.

CRKfish Loc: Southern New Jersey

That camera is another example of how, Through Technology , we can learn more about fish, their behavior and their habitat. All good for the sport, whether it directly allows us to catch more fish or not.