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 Re: FFS yes or no?
[Re: grandbassslayer]
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03/27/24 01:29 PM
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T-Rigger
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I am not going to get it. Don’t want to invest that much on something I won’t get to use very often.
As far as the pros I say go for it. These guys are spending between 30k and 50k for electronics. Zaldain interviewed the BASS guys on one of the stops on his YouTube channel. It’s obviously necessary to compete or they would not spend that kind of money on it.
They have 2 types of FFS based on the interviews I watched. They were referring to it as salt water and fresh water.
One has a longer range I think. They all had both.
I rarely agree with Mr Randy but some points are valid on this tech. One thing I would agree with him and Hank Parker on is the HS competition. That should be a level playing field as far as I am concerned.
If you like it, great. If you don’t, great. With the exception above I don’t care. Nothing is level in HS competition. You’ve got a kid throwing a bass pro crankbait on a ugly stick with mono and another team with g loomis rod’s throwing 20 dollar baits, different mapping, etc. Can't tell you how many LMB I've seen caught with an Ugly Stik using mono especially with a crankbait. Believe Rick Clunn would rather use it for crankbait fishing too. Matt Robertson likes it, too. Once on the Stik it's not likely the Bass will get off that easily ... Good Fishing
Last edited by T-Rigger; 03/27/24 01:30 PM.
Releasing a great fish is the greatest thrill I get from fishing.
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Re: FFS yes or no?
[Re: Farrside]
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03/27/24 01:51 PM
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Strugglebus
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That part is true about golf, tennis, etc. I coach Football and Basketball, so I didnt really consider those when I said HS sports. Kind of like Band and Cheerleading. hahahaha You made some good points..
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Re: FFS yes or no?
[Re: GreaseMonkey]
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03/27/24 02:15 PM
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sprigsss
Extreme Angler
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I have the least favorable brand of FFS, Humminbird. I may not see every fish or be able to see my lure retrieve while watching the fish move in for the bite every time, but, the one thing I believe makes it worth the cost is being able to identify dead water and move on without wasting time. Being able to see that areas are holding schools of bait fish and seeing bigger fish in an area helps a lot also. I have found bass in random spots that I would have never even made a cast otherwise.Saying all that, you don't necessarily have to be good at targeting big individual bass with FFS to get a benefit from it. I am very new at using FFS and I'm over 50, so it is quite the learning curve for me, I would definitely recommend FFS to anyone who bass fishes. If you haven't updated your software to the latest 1.300 version, do so. I was just about ready to invest in a Garmin graph for my bow. I installed the update and now the Mega Live isn't that far behind Garmin, and IMO is on par with Active Target.
Last edited by sprigsss; 03/27/24 02:16 PM.
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