Author Topic: Keeping up with electronics  (Read 1320 times)

Offline Muskygary

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Keeping up with electronics
« on: 07/23/19 11:27 UTC »
With all the new stuff coming out in electronics; it's hard to keep up with everything; let alone how to give out the commands. Wish hummingbird or Lowerance would have weekend workshops. If I knew how to use this stuff (fishfinders) I might buy it! I think it's easier for the younger guys to understand how to work the new locators? What do you guys think about this?

Offline brennan.chapman

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Re: Keeping up with electronics
« Reply #1 on: 07/23/19 14:13 UTC »
I know a few shops in my area (Northeast Iowa) host a few workshops from time to time. Most are in the winter months, where a rep from Garmin, Lowrance, etc, will walk attendees through the basics, new features, and answer questions.

Offline Muskygary

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Re: Keeping up with electronics
« Reply #2 on: 07/23/19 15:05 UTC »
The companies should do that all over the country. They would sell a lot more fishing equipment!

Offline Lamar

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Re: Keeping up with electronics
« Reply #3 on: 07/23/19 16:28 UTC »
 Go to the Bassmaster Classic. You'll learn a lot. Plus fish opens as a non boater. Those guys are amazing on how they use them.

Offline Do-it Rep

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Re: Keeping up with electronics
« Reply #4 on: 07/23/19 16:30 UTC »
I think we are pretty blessed to have all the technology we have today to help us find fish and structure.  Not one company, model, or technology does it best. Each has it's time/place and applications where it excels, some at times better than others.

Between side imaging, 360, Panoptix, Livescope, etc. it is simply amazing the leaps and bounds the tech game has made in the last decade.  Whether it is easier for the younger generation to pick up on or they just simply are more willing to embrace it, I'm not sure, but I know we are all students of the game and learning new technology has been half of the fun for me the last several years.  There are a lot of ways to catch a fish and the whole tech side of the game has been an extension of that learning for me which has kept fishing fun. 

Of course there are many forms of learning.  I've learned a ton from following various Facebook groups or online forums like this one, but it's hard to compare experiential learning and getting to spend a day in a boat with someone that has a really good understanding of electronics and how to apply it to have a more successful day on the H20.

The new tech. of today is not for everyone and I certainly respect that. We all have our favorite ways to catch fish, favorite baits, and ways of doing things.  Different strokes for different folks.