Forward facing sonar

[Chrisper4694]

What are your thoughts about all this new technology in the fishing world? Specifically the foward facing sonar? Is it too much? If not, where SHOULD the line be drawn?

This weeks episode, we have Taylor Stewart who both uses ffs in competition and recreationally, with different opinions on each. We also talk about throwing big swim/glide baits to target big fish.

Link to the yoitube episode is below:

https://youtu.be/_HgFi0nb6rA?si=0KMpeF6Ou0IRSvDw

[NJSquatch]

everyone hates the idea until they fish with it...it really is cheating

[bunker dunker]

all the tech in the last 20 years has changed fishing for ever.better hooks,better line,faster reels,lighter rods,better boats and now much much better electronics.
think about all the fish that would not have been caught in those last 20 years
and think of all that have been.we had what we had and learned to work with it.
are's was all trial by error,we had to work for them everyday without the help.i am only speaking for"me" but i like it allot more when we had to hunt for them.know the seasons and patterns of not just the target fish but the forage
and habitat.i know i'm old but turning on the boat, lighting up the eltronics and running around the lake till you"find them on the screen"is just that.

[AndrewT]

I don’t go fishing to stare at more screens but I only fish recreationally. I would get FFS if I fished tournaments due to the competition having it. If I had a vote to ban it, I would vote in favor of banning it.

[Broad Bill]

All these technological advancements have taken the sport out of sport fishing, are threatening recreational fishing in its purest sense and tournament fishing should be banned. Tournament sponsors, bass masters, boat and tackle manufacturers all make millions on a public resources at the resources and public's expense. Millions of the largest fish every year are killed because these fisheries are being commercialized and tackle manufacturers have a platform to advertise their merchandise. All the technology in the world won't mean a thing when there's no more fish left to catch and then what happens to our beloved past time.

[AndyS]

If they come up with a sonar to find tires I'm all for it !