Hydrowave

[zaneofishing]

Originally Posted by forsterfisho

Interesting topic and I think we all know the answer to it!

It will oneday be allowed in the ABT and associated events, if its not already so. 360 degree structure scan, HD sounder technologies, power poles, drift paddles, GPS controlled electric motors, high grade braided lines, scents that blur the line between baits and lures, soft plastics that blue the line between natural and manmade products.....we've seen a lot of changes in a short period of time, this will open up comps to a whole new level, so I really can't see it not entering Australia's tournament scene.

Do I agree with it? well no.

There is a big gap between sounder technology, electric motors, high speed light weight motors ect and actually re-engineering the target species behaviour.

Wheres the skill in driving around with an ultra quite 4stroke motor, turning on your 360 degree structure scan sounder to find fish, then marking each school of fish found on your interegrated GPS, or better yet make a track with your Ipilot and fish the length of bank holding fish without even having to use your footpedal.
Currently if the fish won't bite, well you swap lures...swap leaders, swap jigs, swap rods untill you find a bite pattern.
With this hydrowave technology you simply locate the fish, mark them and it appears in theory simply flick a switch into the correct rhythem and start catching them hand over fish as you hathve changed their behaviour and thinking to become aggressive and actively feed. Wheres the angling challange in that??

thats basically sums it up in a nutshell, all the other technology we use and that is on the market is soley a aid in locationg fish and keeping us on the school, like myself i know most of u live by your sounder i honestly dont know what id do without it anymore, just knowing water temps and depths and contours is a massive help in lure choice and all around approach, however there is still a large amount of skill involved in simulating what the fish are activly feeding on or what is going to arous them enough to feed wheather that be reaction bite or not.
simply flicking a switch in my opinion is going to slacken your approach, and in no way help sharpen your skills which seperate us anglers from danglers.