RE: Surman's Elite quest – Great article and interview with Mike! Thanks, John! Being 60-plus myself, I'm pulling for him to make it.
RE: Surman's Elite quest – Great article and interview with Mike! Thanks, John! Being 60-plus myself, I'm pulling for him to make it.
RE: FFS poll – Ban forward-facing sonar, it is killing our sport! Most of the high tech that has come out in recent years is taking away the outdoor experience, the thrill of being in nature and relying on your instincts and experience. I don't have to catch fish to enjoy a trip outdoors. It is the sounds and smells and sights I encounter that are memorable. In today's world, fish don't account for much and are being used as pawns in a video game of greed chasing a dollar. Sad.
RE: FFS poll – I would like to see FFS banned. I have one installed on my Ranger and I use it sometimes, but it takes the real fun away from bass fishing. I will gladly remove it if North Carolina would ban FFS.
RE: FFS poll – I am 78 and I don't have it on my boat, but I don't care if fisherman use it. If you fish big tournaments, you'd better learn to use it. I am a B.A.S.S. Nation fisherman and guys use it, so i don't mind.
RE: FFS poll – I cannot afford this stuff, but you still have to be able to find and catch fish. Besides, I fish shallow, so this should leave more fish for me as I see FFS as an off-bank deal mostly. Let's not go to to a "keep off my lawn" program.
RE: FFS poll – No more than five units should be allowed – three front, two back.
RE: FFS poll – Ban it from all fishing.
RE: FFS poll – No to FFS in Bassmaster and MLF tournaments.
RE: FFS poll – I am against FFS. It gives too much advantage to the fisherman. Just like the PGA and NASCAR, we need to limit this in order to keep our sport competitive. For those trying to enter into tournament fishing, this gives those with monetary resources an unfair advantage. I know just because you see fish doesn't mean you can catch them, but the percentages of those that can be caught go up dramatically.
RE: FFS poll – FFS should be banned in tournaments due to its detrimental effect on the fisheries. A large number of fish caught at great depths will die due to pressure problems with their swim bladder.
No dog in this ban, but if Wisconsin wants to restock their lakes, just ban the ordinary flasher – Vexilar and Marcum – during ice fishing. Most ice fisherman won't go without one, including me. These have been showing real time lure/fish for decades and are still as deadly for vertical fishing as ever.
RE: Balog on Wisconsin FFS survey – I do hope Wisconsin follows through and bans all types of FFS and I hope it resonates to other states. I have FFS on my boat, but will willingly remove it. I prefer old-school bass fishing as much more fun.
RE: Balog on Wisconsin FFS survey – Great article, Joe. Thanks to the state of Wisconsin for bringing this issue to the forefront. The most important line is in the last paragraph: “the big pockets of the electronics companies.” So it’s up to us. You can be a pawn for the industry selling this nonsense or you can be a good angler and put our God-given resources first. “Where money rides, the devil lies.”
RE: Balog on Wisconsin FFS survey – It will be impossible to enforce. The three big electronics manufacturers will fight this. This will cost them mega millions.
Regarding Joe Balog's article on forward-facing sonar, I stand with him and Hank Parker. Between land developers and computer geeks, I am infuriated to the Nth degree. Why can't people just leave well enough alone? I still have a working 1985 Lowrance Flasher unit and plan on using it, until either I or it dies. Why keep complicating things? This nation is becoming to technologically dependent.
I saw an article about Carl Jocumsen's tournament kayak. So much for the beauty and simplicity of kayak fishing! Crazy! Multiple screens, FFS, 360, etc. I bet his kayak costs more than my 18-foot Ranger. Is this really bass fishing now? Not a knock on Carl, but this is ridiculous. How many can afford to enter kayak tournaments if this is now required to compete?
RE: Smack 'Em on Small Swimbaits – Some solid insights on downsizing swim baits/ boot-tail grubs, but there are a ton of brands of these soft plastics that will do the job. This article just read like an advertisement for Keitech.
RE: Watson's suspension – MLF is a joke and I am done with them!
RE: Watson's suspension – All the rules violations that have gone unpunished and Watson gets suspended for this? Good grief! Bad PR by MLF.
Listened to Dave Mercer and Davy Hite say on a podcast that the electronics companies are not influencing them and other B.A.S.S. officials is any way, shape or form. Then on LIVE during the Classic they said you should see the fantastic lunch spread that Hummigbird brought for us and the B.A.S.S. staff! LMAO. Politics at it’s finest!
By John Johnson BassFan Senior Editor
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By B.A.S.S. Communications Staff
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