electronics

BASSINPHOENIX · 09-13-09, 10:56 AM

this is for the old timers that used to fish without the help of todays electronics,you guys think that you lost some of your skills because you are relying too much on electronics(gps and fishfinder)nowdays?i remember back in days fishing with my late father soon as we hit the water he always look for the ducks and their activities and same thing with the birds on the shoreline.just out of curiosity and not meaning to offend anybody.

zooker · 09-13-09, 11:07 AM

nope i belive they help you find and replicate the working pattern... i use my front one only for depth really..

zooker

Rebbasser · 09-17-09, 07:48 PM

What Zooker said. I never have used mine to find fish. I use it to find structure/cover/depth.

Lancer6 · 09-17-09, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Rebbasser

What Zooker said. I never have used mine to find fish. I use it to find structure/cover/depth.

Yeah, but we DO have fun reading the "jersey numbers". Right, Reb?

L6

Rebbasser · 09-19-09, 12:52 AM

Not anymore. Bought a DVD called Electronics 101 and FINALLY have a good idea of how to use them properly now. I learned a LOT about how to use them from this DVD.

bamabassman · 09-19-09, 08:21 AM

skills? me have skills? hahahahahahah, nope i haven't ANY of my skills because of electronics. didn't have any to begin with. hahahahahaha.
but seriously, i am like zooker. i have 2 fish finders only. no gps or any thing like that. and i haven't lost any that i can see. i still look for the same things i did when i fished from shore.

zooker · 09-19-09, 12:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bamabassman

skills? me have skills? hahahahahahah, nope i haven't ANY of my skills because of electronics. didn't have any to begin with. hahahahahaha.
but seriously, i am like zooker. i have 2 fish finders only. no gps or any thing like that. and i haven't lost any that i can see. i still look for the same things i did when i fished from shore.

coming from a guy not a month ago found some um "strutrue" with his transducers...

zooker

bamabassman · 09-19-09, 08:05 PM

hahaha, now zooker.................. hahahahaha.

glad to see you bud, you feeling alright?

nofearengineer · 09-19-09, 10:48 PM

Frankly, I don't think electronics have any effect at all on "skill". Fish finders don't put them in the boat for you. And 99% of all the fish you ever catch will be ones you didn't see on the finders. I think finders are mainly good for eliminating water from your search. In that respect, all they do is allow you to fish more than before. So they may actually improve your fishing skills.

BASSINPHOENIX · 09-20-09, 02:32 AM

fishing changed a lot the way i see it,even the boat we are using nowdays.back then we had a 14 foot aluminum boat and camped at the back of our pickup truck,nowdays we have 22 footer fiberglass with a 225 hp engine and spend the night in a nice airconditioned motorhome with a flat screen tv.its not that im complaining here,its just a thought how things changed for the better.nowdays youre just a few click away and you get a fishing and weather report,back in the days you have to stop by at the local bait shop to get some information on whats biting.

Abbeysdad · 09-28-09, 04:13 PM

Besides, you have to find the fish before the thing confirms they're there!
I was out last week and the at spots I thought should have fish, the finder found nothing. Then I happened on a spot and the fish finder was going crazy. Nothing, not even a bite!
gosh dern gizmos!

MallenManson · 09-28-09, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BASSINPHOENIX

fishing changed a lot the way i see it,even the boat we are using nowdays.back then we had a 14 foot aluminum boat and camped at the back of our pickup truck,nowdays we have 22 footer fiberglass with a 225 hp engine and spend the night in a nice airconditioned motorhome with a flat screen tv.its not that im complaining here,its just a thought how things changed for the better.nowdays youre just a few click away and you get a fishing and weather report,back in the days you have to stop by at the local bait shop to get some information on whats biting.

Ehhhh...the local bait shop is still the best info you're gonna get.

MallenManson · 09-28-09, 04:24 PM

I was seein all kinds of fish on my finder but couldn't get anything to bite. Turns out I'd grabbed my Etch A Sketch by mistake

TnTom · 09-28-09, 09:14 PM

I'll use it for structure and bottom condition and noticing schools of bait fish maybe scanning points for suspended fish but when I'm fishing I turn them off. I'm more confident using my map identifying breaks along the contour lines and maybe double checking with the unit to be sure the contour hasn't washed significantly.

I don't know if the units "ping", I think they do,

09-13-09, 10:56 AM	#1
BASSINPHOENIX BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25	electronics this is for the old timers that used to fish without the help of todays electronics,you guys think that you lost some of your skills because you are relying too much on electronics(gps and fishfinder)nowdays?i remember back in days fishing with my late father soon as we hit the water he always look for the ducks and their activities and same thing with the birds on the shoreline.just out of curiosity and not meaning to offend anybody.

09-13-09, 11:07 AM	#2
zooker BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: denton nc Posts: 13,441	nope i belive they help you find and replicate the working pattern... i use my front one only for depth really.. zooker __________________ the godfather.. aml in remission since 7-20-09

09-17-09, 07:48 PM	#3
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	What Zooker said. I never have used mine to find fish. I use it to find structure/cover/depth. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

09-19-09, 12:52 AM	#5
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,142	Not anymore. Bought a DVD called Electronics 101 and FINALLY have a good idea of how to use them properly now. I learned a LOT about how to use them from this DVD. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

09-19-09, 08:21 AM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	skills? me have skills? hahahahahahah, nope i haven't ANY of my skills because of electronics. didn't have any to begin with. hahahahahaha. but seriously, i am like zooker. i have 2 fish finders only. no gps or any thing like that. and i haven't lost any that i can see. i still look for the same things i did when i fished from shore. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-19-09, 08:05 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hahaha, now zooker.................. hahahahaha. glad to see you bud, you feeling alright? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

09-19-09, 10:48 PM	#9
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Frankly, I don't think electronics have any effect at all on "skill". Fish finders don't put them in the boat for you. And 99% of all the fish you ever catch will be ones you didn't see on the finders. I think finders are mainly good for eliminating water from your search. In that respect, all they do is allow you to fish more than before. So they may actually improve your fishing skills. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

09-20-09, 02:32 AM	#10
BASSINPHOENIX BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 25	fishing changed a lot the way i see it,even the boat we are using nowdays.back then we had a 14 foot aluminum boat and camped at the back of our pickup truck,nowdays we have 22 footer fiberglass with a 225 hp engine and spend the night in a nice airconditioned motorhome with a flat screen tv.its not that im complaining here,its just a thought how things changed for the better.nowdays youre just a few click away and you get a fishing and weather report,back in the days you have to stop by at the local bait shop to get some information on whats biting.

09-28-09, 04:13 PM	#11
Abbeysdad BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Central NY - Finger Lakes Posts: 1,307	Besides, you have to find the fish before the thing confirms they're there! I was out last week and the at spots I thought should have fish, the finder found nothing. Then I happened on a spot and the fish finder was going crazy. Nothing, not even a bite! gosh dern gizmos! __________________ Fish now, work later

09-28-09, 04:24 PM	#13
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	I was seein all kinds of fish on my finder but couldn't get anything to bite. Turns out I'd grabbed my Etch A Sketch by mistake __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

09-28-09, 09:14 PM	#14
TnTom BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Woodbury Tn Posts: 119	I'll use it for structure and bottom condition and noticing schools of bait fish maybe scanning points for suspended fish but when I'm fishing I turn them off. I'm more confident using my map identifying breaks along the contour lines and maybe double checking with the unit to be sure the contour hasn't washed significantly. I don't know if the units "ping", I think they do, Last edited by TnTom; 09-28-09 at 09:22 PM.

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