B.A.S.S. announces

[Catt]

B.A.S.S. announces the creation of equipment standards related to new technologies that will impact anglers competing on the biggest stage in bass fishing.

https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fishing_123/bass-ffs-9424.html

[Koz]

A decent compromise with limiting it to one FFS transducer and limiting the total inches in screen size.

 

Also interesting that the LVS62 transducer is not approved for 2025.

[F14A-B]

55” of screen? I have a bedroom tv that’s 53” and that’s huge!!

[gim]

8 minutes ago, F14A-B said:

55” of screen? I have a bedroom tv that’s 53” and that’s huge!!

 

Haha, wouldn't that be something if you actually saw a 55 inch screen in a boat.  Instead of several 12 inchers, just one 55 incher. 🤣

[Pumpkin Lizard]

Only 55 inches, LOL.

 

 

[A-Jay]

I only have 20 inches.

Makes me feel so inadequate.

A-Jay

 

[crypt]

I have 9 inches............I'm way behind the curve.......

[MN Fisher]

1 hour ago, A-Jay said:

I only have 20 inches.

Makes me feel so inadequate.

A-Jay

 

Don't feel bad, Andy...I've only got 16"

[A-Jay]

18 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

Don't feel bad, Andy...I've only got 16"

We are just Pathetic !

Pathetic I tell ya . . . .

😎

A-Jay

[Susky River Rat]

@A-Jay it’s not the inches that matter it’s the way you use 🤣

[WRB]

B.A.S.S. compromising with sponsors and Pro’s came up with this interim plan. 
Sonar technology isn’t going to stop improving their products in a competitive market, they are already years ahead of what’s marketed today. The general fishing public is their market the pro’s are salesman.

Tom

[MN Fisher]

15 minutes ago, WRB said:

The general fishing public is their market the pro’s are salesman.

Now if they'd just make them affordable for the average guy.

[Woody B]

I like their decision.  Assuming the 55 inches is total diagonal measurements there's still a bunch of big screens.   If my math is correct that's two 16 inch screens, along with a 10" and a 12".   For safety reasons I think smaller, or few screens would be good.   

[casts_by_fly]

Just think of the used gear that’s going to flood the market now…

[gim]

2 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Now if they'd just make them affordable for the average guy.

That unit is coming out later this fall. The Lowrance Eagle Eye 9 which is a FFS kit that comes with a dedicated 9 inch screen. MSRP is $1000. It will sell a lot anglers who could not afford the Garmin livescope of Lowrance active target.

[MN Fisher]

Just now, gimruis said:

MSRP is $1000.

Only reason I got an Ecomap 93sv is its the GT-54 transducer model, on sale...and I got financing for 24 months at 8%...otherwise I would be stuck with only my Striker 7cv.

 

Being stuck on SS benefits alone sucks.

[gim]

I understand. Comparing this new “kit” to Garmin livescope or Lowrance active target where you need dedicated graphs, transducers, and modules, this new eagle 9 is a quite a relief in cost though. You will see a lot of people with it in the next year solely based on the significant reduction in cost, plus no black box module.

[gulfcaptain]

Shoot I got room to grow with screens.....only rocking 41" and my single ffs transducer up front. I can still add a 10" helix and 360 and I'll still be legal.

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

That unit is coming out later this fall. The Lowrance Eagle Eye 9 which is a FFS kit that comes with a dedicated 9 inch screen. MSRP is $1000. It will sell a lot anglers who could not afford the Garmin livescope of Lowrance active target.

Rather spend 2k and have the original 32 with a 7 or 9" screen myself. Garmin is definitely more affordable then lowrance or hummingbird and more head units as well 

[fishballer06]

The most interesting part to me is no more power poles. That one has me scratching my head more than anything. 

[gim]

18 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

The most interesting part to me is no more power poles.

 

I must have missed that part.

[volzfan59]

 

2 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

The most interesting part to me is no more power poles. That one has me scratching my head more than anything. 

I thought that the new rules only covered whatever they call those power poles that have trolling motors on them. Making a rule against power poles doesn't make sense.

[fishballer06]

2 hours ago, fishballer06 said:

The most interesting part to me is no more power poles. That one has me scratching my head more than anything. 

 

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

I must have missed that part.

 

Only one electric motor allowed per boat. That eliminates power poles, assuming guys want to have a trolling motor. 

[Team9nine]

36 minutes ago, fishballer06 said:

Only one electric motor allowed per boat. That eliminates power poles, assuming guys want to have a trolling motor. 

“Crappie brakes” are an aftermarket add-on accessory to either PowerPoles or Raptors/Talons. Basically just a trolling motor and mounting adapter kit with wiring. You can simply add them to your existing poles, or remove them from your poles at any time. As such, the poles by themselves are still perfectly ‘legal’, and you’ll continue to see them on all the boats on tour.

[SC53]

It’s the trolling motors mounted to the power poles they are eliminating, not the pole themselves. Only one trolling motor allowed and it has to beat the front of the boat.

14 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

 

Being stuck on SS benefits alone sucks.

Amen @MN Fisher, we’re right there with you. 

[gim]

10 minutes ago, SC53 said:

It’s the trolling motors mounted to the power poles they are eliminating, not the pole themselves.

 

I see.  @fishballer06 seems to think the actual shallow water anchors themselves are prohibited.