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crazy how far we've come
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02/16/16 03:27 AM
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Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 1,410
DavisGuideService
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Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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A friend of mine brought this to work today to show me, I never knew they used ink and paper back then. its really hard to imagine,my first unit down image on it.what about you guys ?anybody remember these?
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
#11416632
02/16/16 03:29 AM
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Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 11,546
Coach Hark
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Yessir, I remember them well.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
#11416668
02/16/16 03:41 AM
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 2,117
Troyz
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Still have one. Was working great when I put it up. They are old and antiquated by today's technology standards, but if you had one set up right it could paint a very good picture of what was under you.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 03:44 AM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,227
Jig Man
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2009
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They were a huge improvement over the flashers... And can still get the job done.
Life is Good..<><
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 04:16 AM
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Joined: May 2010
Posts: 7,065
crope1
Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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I think that's a trick question....he's trying to get us to tell our age,LOL!
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 04:24 AM
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 4,439
Gamblinman
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
Joined: Nov 2002
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I still have one, found a whole box of paper and needles when I moved. They were quite the instrument in their day.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 05:07 AM
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Joined: Nov 2014
Posts: 869
larry mays
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
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I never had one because of the cost to keep it up. But, I still think the best fish finder there is a jig. I did have a flash type but when moving around they were slow.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 07:08 AM
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Joined: Sep 2015
Posts: 414
Bruce Bullard
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Remember them, but they seemed so expensive for youngsters back then, everyone loved flashers. My first boat, I had the dealer swap the flashers for the new Humminbird LCR 4ID, I think, he told me I was wasting money.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 12:15 PM
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Joined: Nov 2015
Posts: 104
184Champion
Outdoorsman
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Outdoorsman
Joined: Nov 2015
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I bought a 1984 Ranger last summer that still had one on it and it still worked.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: 184Champion]
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02/16/16 12:31 PM
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Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 5,517
The Crappie Guy
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
Joined: Mar 2003
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When those first came out, I lived in CA and was on the Lowrance Pro Staff. We got them about a month before they were offered to the public, and trust me, we were steppin' high. This was pure magic compared to the flashers that we were all using. Yes, I remember them well....
"The Crappie Guy"
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 12:43 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 5,349
tboxfish
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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My dad bought the 1st one that came out. Made by Ray Marine if I remember correctly. He was on the Vol. Fire Dept. and worked a drowning on Lake Welsh. It drew a stick man suspended in 40 fow down by the dam. I had that piece of paper for a long time!
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Re: crazy how far we've come
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02/16/16 01:34 PM
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Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 1,062
mayor (crappiepete)
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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Yes, remember them well. Was a Bass tournament Guy at the time. Scoped Bob Sandlin and Monticello. Always carried an extra roll of paper and electrodes to burn the paper. Could open the door and mark on the paper the location. Gave it away about 2002.
Using the site for a while...this is really great to share fishing ideas and success with others.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 02:29 PM
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Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,974
Smithaven
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
Joined: Mar 2010
Posts: 1,974 |
I bought a Lowrance graph in 1973. It was a bear to maintain, and the paper cost a fortune. But the difference in information presented when compared to a flasher was outstanding.
. Seventy five years of chasing the elusive sunfish.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
#11417378
02/16/16 03:31 PM
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Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 736
Jerry T.
Pro Angler
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Pro Angler
Joined: Jun 2012
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Brings back some great memories for me, thanks for sharing.
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Re: crazy how far we've come
[Re: DavisGuideService]
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02/16/16 05:28 PM
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Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,227
Jig Man
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 8,227 |
Life is Good..<><
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