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• Mark Claerhout of Geneseo, IL writes:

  Saturday, October 31, 2020

  So the pro bass fishing circuits can use Panoptix, but they are not allowed to use the A-rig in tournaments because they consider the A-rig to be to easy to catch fish on. What’s wrong with this?

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• Dennis Pentecost of Milford, IL writes:

  Friday, October 30, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – How many have these high-priced units on their boats but do not have a clue on how to set them or use them? But by God, they look good!

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• David Harrison of Huntsville, AL writes:

  Thursday, October 29, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – I have already seen many kayak fishermen with thousands of dollars worth of electronics on their boat. One of them offered to sell me his old units to put on my old fiberglass Ranger. Hard to put electronics on that are worth more than the boat itself. The top kayak anglers have a LOT of money sunk into the rig. Could get a nice, used fiberglass rig for less.

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• Bruce Fisher of Lakewood, OH writes:

  Thursday, October 29, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – This article reminds that you have to take a break from all of that. Fished a golf course a couple of weeks ago that let me rent a cart and fish their ponds. It was a blast without all the high-tech stuff!

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• Joseph McKinnon of Waltham, MA writes:

  Thursday, October 29, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – Spot on! Fishing is getting tougher by the day.

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• Corey Gue of Huntington, WV writes:

  Thursday, October 29, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – I truly believe it is not technology that is making the bite tougher. It is solely from fishing pressure. We simply have more anglers that vie for the same number of fish we had 10 years ago. Not sure of the numbers but we have had to double the number of tournaments due to all levels of scholastic fishing. The fish can only look at so many 1.5s and Senkos.

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• Brad Finch of Hendersonville, TN writes:

  Thursday, October 29, 2020

  RE: Balog on tech advances – Great article and observations on our electronic evolution, Joe. I am a member of the “flasher generation” and now I have side and down imaging devices and I spend far too much time idling and screen-watching. Let’s just fish!

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• Paul J. Wallace of Cambridge City, IN writes:

  Tuesday, October 27, 2020

  I would love to go to Sturgeon Bay or Erie or and catch giant smallmouth because it looks like a blast. To be honest, though, watching multiple tournaments on TV of these fisheries is slightly boring. Each fisherman seems to be doing the dropshot ... fight fish for 5 minutes and land fish. I find myself fast-forwarding through the middle of the show just to get to the end to see if it's going to be competitive.

  Don't get me wrong, it takes a skill set with electronics that is beyond my comprehension. Just visually seems MEH.

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• David Harrison of Huntsville, AL writes:

  Thursday, October 8, 2020

  I also have a bunch of Weed Wings. My favorite has always been the black one with the Uncle Josh pork frog, regular green spotted with the green side down. Most folks who get in my boat have never seen one before, which means I'm getting old.

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• Chad Griffin of Cresson, TX writes:

  Sunday, October 4, 2020

  RE: Talley's win at Guntersville – Congrats to a heck of a guy and great fisherman – good things do happen to good people. Best of luck for the rest of the year. I'll be pulling for you.

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• Brad Finch of Hendersonville, TN writes:

  Friday, October 2, 2020

  Heard of a Weed Wing?! I’ve got a half-dozen in my boat. Grew up fishing this awesome lure on Okeechobee in the mid-1970s. I’ve also got a box full of Snagless Sallies. Timeless lures, forgotten by most.

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• Brad Finch of Hendersonville, TN writes:

  Thursday, October 1, 2020

  RE: Balog on making changes – Great article, Joe. Because I fish the “Dead Sea”, (i.e. Old Hickory Lake), I get stuck on thinking what worked in the past should work now. I need to think outside the box more often. I appreciate your insight and analytical view of our sport.

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