Thread: Electronics getting too good ?

Oh, forgot to add that Richard Gene and Jimmy Houston are my favorite YouTube fishermen. They have fun with it and that is what it’s all about for me!


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I fish Fork, Lake of the Pines, Cedar Creek, Lavon and Tawakoni mostly here is in Texas. Most of these are massive lakes and they have acres and acres of standing timber. There is no way you can fish these lake efficiently if you don't have electronics. Tawakoni a bridge that is 2 miles long. Try locating a productive bridge coloum among the 200 you have to choose from with no electronics. If I just fished my home lake I could get a way with no electronics. I don't need it fishing for the spawn because he can visually see the spawning grounds here. Once they come out of the shallows you had better be able to locate them.

Originally Posted by Rob H

My favorite fishing hole is a little less than sixty acres. One to four feet along the banks and a few eight foot holes here and there. I know where the blowdowns and most of the submerged stumps are. Doesn’t take long to locate the Crappie. A few months ago I bought my first unit…. a Striker Vivid 7CV. I doubt I’ll use it much on that pond, although I may take it there to learn how to use the unit. Never even played with one before. I bought it as a timesaver on new and/or bigger water. I probably won’t buy anything more complicated than that. I had a cat once and I used to dangle a toy on a string in front of him. We both eventually got bored with it.
I’m sixty-eight years old and I hunted through the years of the long bow vs. compound vs. crossbow debate. At the end of that debate there were more deer than ever in the woods.
I don’t see electronics as something that will endanger our favorite fish. I think most true fishermen have a good moral compass and will act accordingly. Outlaws will be outlaws. Thank goodness they are in the minority.


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Wonder what the next sonar up grades will be? Sonar has came a long way from the humminbird super sixty I had years ago. People thought it was probably going to hurt fishing back then also. But we're still catching fish today. Take what you can eat and release the rest. Build fish habitat. If you build it they will come.

Originally Posted by Ketchn

Fair is like beauty my friends, in the eye of the beholder no doubt about it.
Someone told me just today it ain’t fair to fish in a private lake.
My first thought was just this , you wouldn’t say that if you were invited to the private party
Same goes for high end technology, only folks that don’t own it say it ain’t fair
Will it cause regularly controls to tighten ? Might if they can actually prove it reduces populations is my thought .
Just like fast cars and the speed limit, some that have them will drive them too fast and some won’t.
If you want to have all the whistles and bells and can afford it , why not , some people can easily afford the stuff and just don’t want it .
I could spend the money on things like mentioned if it was how I wanted to ketch fish , but it is just another complicated thing to deal with down the road at some point that will cause me to deviate from my original agenda .
I enjoy the ketchn of fish in the least complicated manner that’s available, size of the fish is irrelevant to me and numbers as well.
And who got more or bigger fish really don’t interest me either.
My 2 cents on the subject .

I agree, most of the time when I go fishing isn't just to catch fish.

I still work, and am fortunate enough that I can afford a real time sonar unit. Because I work and have a long daily commute, I don't have much time to fish. I certainly won't hurt the population under any circumstances anyway, but have been considering one just to eliminate non productive water during the time I do have on the water. Spider rigging never appealed to me because the thump is where it's at for me.

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On the affording things guys its always up to you but there ways to get things without having to pay interest and on time. I bought my carbon 9 with the three in one transducer for 799 when bass pro put them on sale few months ago I wanted the better resolution screen. The active target bundle was 1500 everywhere. I offered a guy on e bay 1350 he took it. You can pay on time with almost no interest there. I use pay pal credit for a lot of things but always wheeling and dealing selling something. Pay something else off. when something sells. This new to us Tracker 190tx even swap for a custom Harley.
the three in one transducer was perfect on the stick steer boat cause all electronics were on the front. Got on Bass Boat central found a Elite FS 7 a guy just bought a high end bass boat it came on it. bought it for $450 with no transducer. I already have mine from the carbon. . That and the three in one transducer will go beside the dash and a back up DI 7 with Nav just in case one unit dies. .
I'v always use 4 to 5 year old tech stuff but this livescope and active target has changed how we can fish. Have three lowrance graphs on the ocean boat, older 6.5 KW 4 foot open ray radar for the birds only paid 1200 for that those puppys are 5000 now. , and night vision . All bought used. Just like the FS 7 that came yesterday.
Those boys on BBC are going to have the newest MO-better stuff two days before it hits the market so scroll all the way down on the main page to electronics and there always good deals there.
Hauled cars for a living. Never owned a new car never will. There is no way to copy livescope or Active target in any other form , they are in a class by itself. Its not a matter if if you need it we all fished without it most of our lives but without it now, your running behind.
One thing most don't even think about is screen resolution . Most units are 400/800 like the FS 7 I just bought but the Carbon is 800/1300 and I get pictures like the lowrance shot they use for their selling image. The livescope Garmin I used on my friends boat which is for sale by the way was 400/800 Night and day guys between the units so when things come on sale like that carbon 9 with the three in one transducer that is the time to buy. I ended up getting a Carbon 9 with the Higher resolution, three in one transducer , Active target all for 2200 dollars. Sold my pontoon when I knew I was going to get the tracker 9 paid off the active target and this 2 grand of new stuff I got for the Tracker. I had put on time on pay pal.

The things I post like my home made rod holders for 30 dollar or using a 35 dollar attwood adjustable pedestal 11.5 to 17.7 for the carbon 9 mount are some of the ways I save money and are 10x more effective than those high end mounts everyone uses all the way down on the floor. Got a 5000 dollar graph aimed upwards at you in front the foot control I'm like really?? LOL Pros use the high end stuff. That in no way means its the best. Building my own worm farm. Already got the box ready just to cold to start it just yet and I do 99% of the mod on all the hobbies myself.
Used not abused has always worked for me. Hope this helped on the pay pay credit and maybe it can help someone to get a garmin or Lowrance and keep in line with the rest of us that are watching things happen underwater now.

I'm sixty years old , for the first 58 years I didn't have the benefit of FFS ! I figure if I get to fish with live scope for another 8 years the fish are still ahead ! Plan on reeking havoc with new electronics till they pry them from my cold dead hands