A pair of anglers have embraced the evolution of electronics and aren’t looking back.
Furuno has a scanning sonar designed for commercial fishermen that some hardcore anglers are adding to their helms. It’s not hard to see why. Have a look at the pricey unit here.
The Simrad S5100 has three independent sonar channels that offer high-resolution sonar function throughout water column depths. With the S5100 boaters and anglers can link to either three single-channel transducers or an array including one dual-channel and one single-channel.
Anglers will flock to the bird mode feature, in which birds are readily marked without tuning the unit, and then tracked simply with an echo trails feature.
Airmar recently introduced a line of ultra-wide-beam transducers for sportfishing applications using CHIRP technology.
SonarChart Live is a Navionics feature add-on to a recent update of Raymarine’s Lighthouse II operating system that allows users to create bathymetric charts in real time.
The electronics available today have done nothing short of revolutionizing the way we use our boats to fish. But beyond the fishfinders and chartplotters that help target chosen species, there’s so much more to add to the advantage. See the upgrades here.
C-MAP’s new High Resolution Bathymetry fishing charts actually put contour-line data in a 3-D view.
The Vexilar SonarPhone T-Pod is a castable combination of fishfinder transducer and Wi-Fi hot spot that lets the user target data gathering and see what lurks below the surface on the screen on a compatible smartphone.
Pro anglers reveal their high-tech tricks for finding the bite.
Electronics manufacturer Humminbird has long served the freshwater angling market and kept an eye on the big picture. And now they’ve developed a radar-like sonar system that could change the game for all boaters, saltwater and fresh. Learn more about this category-killing development here.
Do electronics help you catch fish or distract you? We share some tips.
Add a CHIRP sounder system, in a bracket-mount standalone unit. Raymarine Dragonfly may be the buzz on the fishing docks this spring.
PCs can be a great addition to your electronics array, so long as you pick the right one.
Charts and fishfinding functions share the screen seamlessly in the Lowrance Elite 7 HDI.
The Si-Tex SVS-750 is a dual-frequency digital echosounder with 600-watt output.
CHIRP transducers meet their match in sounder electronics, and the view below comes into sharp focus.
XM WX Satellite Weather derives data for the images from multiple sources to ensure good resolution.
Terrafin’s Web-based software service gives you Sea-surface temperature (SST) data for your cruising range and beyond at an affordable price.
Good data is key for anglers who want to capitalize on fishing conditions...
The Hatteras 60GT Tournament Edition sports a custom look, an awesome power package, and a couple of more surprises that are sure to turn heads her way. Ride along with PMY as we join her crew for this boat's first ever fishing outing.
The FLS 2D is one of two newly introduced products from Echopilot, a company that has been producing sonars for nearly 20 years.
A commercial-grade bottom profiler for the serious sportfisherman or diver. The WASSP rolls seven fishing tools into one...