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Good read
Can you say "Thank you Roswell"? Think about it.
Since the market made these units available most of the professional crappie anglers use the chase method . I know some guys that boated 50 fish over 2 lbs in a day last year in the winter following them around and only targeting the big fish .
good read
Neat stuff
Great read !!
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Good read, welcome to modern day crappie fishing, :)
Great information.
My comments are just that, my own. I feel live scope fishing, along with side imaging will be the death of tournament fishing due to the lack of participation on the local level. Most folks don't know that side imaging is needed to locate the fish, and live scope is used to dial them in. (Another additional expense) Most folks can't afford a $5,000 +++ sonar units. If you can't compete without one, why would you compete at all. The so called "Pro Circuit" is not that many of these guys/gals are better fishermen, it's that they can afford the technology that makes them appear to be better anglers. I have competed in over 100 tournaments, both national and local events. I've been fortunate enough to have won a couple of Crappie Masters, a couple Crappie USA, and numerous local tournaments. I've used nothing but my fishing knowledge in conjunction with time of year, past experiences, tagged with grit , determination, and always a little luck , You want to level the playing field, remove all electronics from boats, give each angler one pole and turn them loose. The creme would then rise to the top.
Thank you Inkdabber! :)
Very good opinion inkdabber how I feel also, some are going to get away for another day, cant catch them all
Awesome technology... will it work in shallow lakes with lots of cover... most of our lakes are less than 8 feet will lots of lilly pads?
Thanks for sharing
I hate messing with a net, I love feeling the thump then swinging them in . I actually loose less fish not trying to get a net . lol That 13' Phantom by Huckabee gives me a little more reach .
Inkdabber makes a valid point , a great angler is quickly becoming reliant on technology to be such .
The answer might be to offer 2 divisions- one with LS and one without. LS has absolutely changed this sport forever with no turning back Inkdabber. I am less concerned with how technology is effecting tournament fishing than with how its going to affect big crappie populations. Recently my son and I caught exactly 40 crappie over 2 lbs in one day using LS of course. Pre LS if we caught 4-5 that size IN A YEAR it was a good year. We turned every one of those fish loose. I hope that our mind sets regarding the release of big fish is changing as we have developed the technology for even average anglers like me to fill the boat with slabs. Since we can most days easily catch numbers of 10-12” fish we have decided to release everything over 1.5 lbs. I would love to catch a 3 pounder some day but first that fish will have to avoid the cornmeal as a 2 pounder.
He who dies with the most toys wins.....