Just Fishing

[ATA]

1 minute ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Respect. 

2nd to that.

[Catt]

At this point in time my Alweld is lacking electronics. 

 

I marsh fish a lot & electronics aren't necessary. Same for our bayous & rivers.

 

On Toledo Bend I get by with my little HELIX 5 SONAR G2. No GPS, no down imaging, no side scan, & no FFS.

 

[Pat Brown]

I fish from the bank a lot and I fish in about 1 ft of water on the lake a lot. I still use down imaging just to be safe and because I find it an educational tool to enhance my enjoyment of my hobby. But I catch them plenty from the bank.  Eye scoping 😉😉😉

 

 

Electronics don't make people any more or less likely to catch bass unless they're already purty good at it I reckon.

[Zcoker]

Although I do have a fish finder with mapping capabilities aboard my kayak, I rarely if ever use it. Only time I use it is for water temp, depth in a new area, or for the mapping feature to make my way back to the launch site if I so happen to get lost at night. Besides, electronics is kinda pointless where I fish, which is out in the everglades. Extremely shallow, jammed pack with vegetation, not the kinda place where electronics would fare very well. So all my fishing is done by skinning the cat, so to speak, figuring them out, where they are, where they are feeding and hiding, hunting them down, which is my biggest thrill. It's all in the hunt, you see, something about the hunt which makes the adventure all the more exciting. If I so happened to ever catch a fish while using electronics, it would probably be a pretty sterile catch, I would imagine. Whereas hunting them down and finally catching them, that's a thrill like no other, about as real as it gets, a sort of addictive victory that keeps me coming back for more! 

[Swamp Girl]

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Do you enjoy fishing with an old school approach, without any electronics?

 

I'm totally old school because I'm too old to carry a battery and sonar to the water in addition to everything else I'm carrying. Like Tom, I'm always visually scanning. Even if I'm retrieving a surface lure, I'm often not looking at it. I can hear and feel the bite. I use my eyes and my swivel neck to look for clues about where to cast. There's a lot of information as to what's below that can be gleaned from what's above. I like to infer. Then, when I catch one, it's because of deduction. 

[crypt]

I have an old Lowrance Bluewater flasher on my boat.....that's it...  No matter where I fish that's all I need.

[Swamp Girl]

It won't end at FFS. I predict that drone lures with AI are coming, i.e. lures linked to FFS that will swim to the scoped bass and using AI, entice a hit. The technology already exists. The tech user will have to free line the lure and the lure will alert the tech user when it's been hit, so the tech user can take up the slack and set the hook. Then these tech users will be posting photos of 50 lb. bags.

 

I further predict that such successes will be short-lived, as bass will adapt. As it always is in nature, it's adapt or die. The stress of being caught again and again will kill some of the old gals and especially if they're crammed into livewells so that the tech users can pose with five DDs at once. 

 

I hope I'm wrong. 

[Mobasser]

2 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

It won't end at FFS. I predict that drone lures with AI are coming, i.e. lures linked to FFS that will swim to the scoped bass and using AI, entice a hit. The technology already exists. The tech user will have to free line the lure and the lure will alert the tech user when it's been hit, so the tech user can take up the slack and set the hook. Then these tech users will be posting photos of 50 lb. bags.

 

I further predict that such successes will be short-lived, as bass will adapt. As it always is in nature, it's adapt or die. The stress of being caught again and again will kill some of the old gals and especially if they're crammed into livewells so that the tech users can pose with five DDs at once. 

 

I hope I'm wrong. 

ol'crickety, I hope these things never happen. 

[GRiver]

2 hours ago, ol'crickety said:

I hope I'm wrong.

So do I…..
I have a ca-zillion year old hummingbird that gives water temp and shows the bottom, useless in shallow water. Plus if the transducer is mounted on the back, it shows what’s behind you. 
I turn everything off and push-pole in places when I hunting the big ones anyway.

[Zcoker]

On another note. We can all be about as old school as can get but there's not doubt about modern day fishing electronics. A fair hand shake is a must. They've opened the door, completely, a game changer that has moved the fishing industry forward like no other. The tournament world is dominated by FFS. Many purest abound but the fact is, no one can compete with these electronic marvels that have basically eliminated the concept of luck. Luck can still be in anyone's favor, no doubt, but to eliminate it from the equation is pretty drastic. Readying the water, seasonal patterns, and all the jazz is all well and good but the guys who know how to read a FFS screen pretty much will lead the pack.  

[IcatchDinks]

@Zcoker when I first got into fishing a few years ago, I thought the tournament scene looked pretty cool. And then the more I looked into it, the more distasteful I found it. Competition fishing is something I want no part of. I don't go out on the water to compete with others. I go out to enjoy nature, enjoy the fish, hone my skills, find some peace, and commune with God in a very real way. 

 

I don't judge those who do competition angling. It's just not my thing. FFS anglers will definitely out fish me. Good on em. Hope they have fun. But as per the original post starting this thread, I'm here just for fishing. It's a completely different philosophy, and I just don't mesh with the electronics and gizmos. 

[DinkDonkey30]

My hummingbird transducer broke for the second time about 2 months ago. I took the graph and ffs off my bass boat at the same time. I don’t miss them. I fish both rivers and lakes if I go somewhere new I check topo maps on my phone and figure it out from there. Graphs can help locate fish but can also hinder catching fish if you rely on them to much.

[Zcoker]

5 hours ago, IcatchDinks said:

@Zcoker when I first got into fishing a few years ago, I thought the tournament scene looked pretty cool. And then the more I looked into it, the more distasteful I found it. Competition fishing is something I want no part of. I don't go out on the water to compete with others. I go out to enjoy nature, enjoy the fish, hone my skills, find some peace, and commune with God in a very real way. 

 

I don't judge those who do competition angling. It's just not my thing. FFS anglers will definitely out fish me. Good on em. Hope they have fun. But as per the original post starting this thread, I'm here just for fishing. It's a completely different philosophy, and I just don't mesh with the electronics and gizmos. 

 

I understand what you're saying, I think. Many don't mesh with electronics FFS,  including myself. Just pointing out that it's a very big player in the fishing scene and deserves a fair handshake. I can at least give it that. Whether we like it or not, that's up to each of us to decide. Frankly, I could care less about it because it's of no use to me out in the everglades. As I pointed out, I fish old school down and dirty combat fishing, no screen to get in my way. I can see a plenty, day or night, with my own eyes. Everything that I need to know is all around me....natural electronics! 

[FishTax]

When I bank fish, definitely!  

[ironbjorn]

Can't use a drone when hunting, but you can use FFS when fishing. Make it make sense.

[Texas Flood]

I use electronics because I want to catch fish when Im on the water. I dont need self assurance that I caught a fish using my brain but others might prefer it that way. Nothing wrong with that.

[Log Catcher]

Like many others have posted I use electronics to keep from running aground in shallow water. When fishing I will look at the screen occasionally to see the depth and temperature. I will never use a FFS unit.

[TnRiver46]

On 5/16/2024 at 3:51 AM, ol'crickety said:

It won't end at FFS. I predict that drone lures with AI are coming, i.e. lures linked to FFS that will swim to the scoped bass and using AI, entice a hit. The technology already exists. The tech user will have to free line the lure and the lure will alert the tech user when it's been hit, so the tech user can take up the slack and set the hook. Then these tech users will be posting photos of 50 lb. bags.

 

I further predict that such successes will be short-lived, as bass will adapt. As it always is in nature, it's adapt or die. The stress of being caught again and again will kill some of the old gals and especially if they're crammed into livewells so that the tech users can pose with five DDs at once. 

 

I hope I'm wrong. 

I predict none of that will actually work well