Technology

Do you think technology (fish finders, gps, mapping software like Navionics, social media, better fishing equipment) has a positive or negative impact on fishing? Is it a must have or do you think it takes away from the purity of the experience?


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It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter😩😭🤬🤬

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

 
TRUTH!

They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter😩😭🤬🤬

What piece of technology is a must have for you?

They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter😩😭🤬🤬

What piece of technology is a must have for you?

Hooks! =P

They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter[emoji30][emoji24]🤬🤬

What piece of technology is a must have for you?

Hooks! =P

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] somedays I skip the hooks and go straight to chartreuse dynamite


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They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter[emoji30][emoji24]🤬🤬

What piece of technology is a must have for you?

Hooks! =P

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] somedays I skip the hooks and go straight to chartreuse dynamite


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Got to soak it over nite in WD40 first.

They are very good to have.

It increases my likelihood of not getting skunked...

I agree very highly with not getting skunked, but the fish have other ideas on that matter[emoji30][emoji24]🤬🤬

What piece of technology is a must have for you?

Hooks! =P

[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] somedays I skip the hooks and go straight to chartreuse dynamite


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Got to soak it over nite in WD40 first.

That’s a must!


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I need a FF+GPS... and Intel. Don’t really use side scan. Totalscan could be cool but not necessary. A really really good battery since some FF are battery Hogs.  And when I’m not broke possibly a sharkshield Cause hobies tend to give a silhouette of a delicious elephant seal.

Hooks! =P

Best post of the year!

Fish finder in fresh water. Delta and ocean should have mapping +fishfinder combo. Fog on the water can be terrifying without some way of navigating...  On the big blue can be deadly....

I lost my fish finder pod on my Radar on the way to Albion last weekend. If it wasn't for the mobil ap i would have been completely blind. I actually found more fish with the just the ap than the other guys did with the sonars. I called them over to my spots where I would find fish using the mobil ap and then they would pinpoint a bit better. It 100% helps in the ocean and also on freshwater lakes too.

Do you think technology (fish finders, gps, mapping software like Navionics, social media, better fishing equipment) has a positive or negative impact on fishing? Is it a must have or do you think it takes away from the purity of the experience?

I grew up trout fishing in little creeks in the valley outside of Bozeman, Montana.  It was a pretty pure experience, with no technology except a hook and a line.  In fact, I sometimes just tied my line to a willow stick.  There's a lot to be said for that kind of fishing.  It's fun.

But when fishing away from shore in lakes, and when fishing in the ocean, a fish finder with GPS and a mapping program is tremendously useful.  It tells you how much water you are over, and helps you locate structure and fish in that water.  It may not be as pure and simple as fishing without electronics, but it's also a lot of fun, and I have a lot of fish in my freezer.  For a lot of the kinds of fishing I do, if my fish finder crapped out, I'd probably quit fishing for the day and go home. 

FF+GPS, with good map overlay. HD color screen with good visibility in sunlight, Simple waypoint marking and retrieval, simple trackback function. I don't fish much so when I do I want the FF functions to be simple and easy to remember.