I'll bet my down-imaging sonar is better than yours!

[joedog]

Can give feedback from THREE DIFFERENT angles...all at the same time!
Has OWN POWER SOURCE!
Probes are TRUE to LIFE in appearance...actually have a neoprene cover over probes!
Voice activated probes. Simply state where or what angle you want view from and say it in the head piece. After it relocates to where you want it TELLS you!
Head piece comes WITH the probes.
Self embodied power source for probes.
Leave boat at home....works PERFECT from shore! Can be used with single probe if you want!

And listen to this.....It COMES WITH A TRUCK!
No LIE!
And the best for last:

ALL FREE!

With the help of the new 'tool' or actually, tool's', I was able to locate AND land 2 Bass.
FINALLY!









The rest of the story.
I'm fishing one of the ponds this morning when a truck pulls up and three of the local dive team showed up to do a practice swim.
Being the 'shy' angler I am, I asked them whats on the plan for today's swim. I was told they were just the three on their own cause a fourth couldn't make it. The forth they said wasn't going to swim but they were 'supposed' to try the new sound system but with the land guy a no show that kind of knocked that idea out.
They said they decided they mite as well swim.

Now, being the good citizen I am.....I volunteered to be the land guy.
When public duty calls....I listen!
They actually said,"OK".
Larry said, ( ya the guy's name was ACTUALLY Larry, not Lowrance but hey) that they were just kind of messing around so why not.
So I'm telling them as they're getting ready that while they are down there they might as well let me know where the Bass are at.
Larry said sure.
I'm thinking, this isn't really happening!

So off they went and like 5 minutes later, Larry says through the head piece I'm wearing that they found a crib at about 25 ft. The bass were suspended at about 12 feet above the crib. There were 5 of size and numerous others. The sunnies were in the same area only DOZENS of them.
Next guy chimes in, there's a like a 8lb 'CAT' lying next to the crib.
Next guy chimes in, "You guys see the size of that snapper?"

Anyway I messed around with them for like 20 minutes and after they got out I went to the opposite shore so I could work the crib area and TWO BASS hit on yo-yoing a lipless sunny colored crank DONNY made for me.
Smitty I guess I owe you and be sure to tell Donny thanks.
I'll probably e-mail him too cause we were working on some things.

Anyways I just thought I'd share.

[Jrob78]

That's really cool Joe! I've never a had a dive team locate fish for me. Nice job on using the info to your benefit too.

I saw Zona and Byron Velvick (I think) using one of those underwater cone things on an episode of Zona's awesome fishing show last year. They were fishing clear northern waters but you could clearly see down pretty deep with it.

http://www.cassellmarine.com.au/p/59...er-viewer.html

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by Jrob78

That's really cool Joe! I've never a had a dive team locate fish for me. Nice job on using the info to your benefit too.

I saw Zona and Byron Velvick (I think) using one of those underwater cone things on an episode of Zona's awesome fishing show last year. They were fishing clear northern waters but you could clearly see down pretty deep with it.

http://www.cassellmarine.com.au/p/59...er-viewer.html

I saw that show too. It was awesome watching them look through that thing and see smallmouth on beds.

[kennethdaysale]

Define crib. Brushpile? Pallet structure? PVC condo? Submerged infant bed?

[aikenyounggun]

My neighbor back home is a dive master, and he used to always tell my dad and I if we could actually see all the fish that are down there, we would just give it up if we came back and said we hadn't caught anything.

Cool story though, that goes up there as a cool life experience

[bassinbob]

Great story joe. The fish are there you just have to get them to strike.

[MIbasser]

Originally Posted by Jrob78

That's really cool Joe! I've never a had a dive team locate fish for me. Nice job on using the info to your benefit too.

I saw Zona and Byron Velvick (I think) using one of those underwater cone things on an episode of Zona's awesome fishing show last year. They were fishing clear northern waters but you could clearly see down pretty deep with it.

http://www.cassellmarine.com.au/p/59...er-viewer.html

I know a couple of guys that have used them. I guess the "big" smallies bed in 10+ feet of water and are a little harder to find. Most lakes in northern MI you can see 15'-20' on a sunny day, but add some clouds and a little wind and it makes it a little harder to see.