Active Target

[limeyangler]

Hi all,

A good buddy from Wisconsin loaned me his Active target for the summer to use and figure out so i could reconnect with him on the ice this winter and teach him how it works. I'm completely new to this technology this year, and given my boat is rigged with Humminbird it was a bit of a steep curve at first but glad to say apart from the mounting of it its pretty much plug 'n' play. I have been using it in "down scan" mode on the humps fishing walleye....seriously these things should be illegal....lol. Sat on a hump in 14' i can see 20' either side of the boat, and the fish are instantly recognizable. Casting to a fish 20 feet to the side and watching it come up and nail the bait is so fun. You can actually see the shape of the fish...we call them cartoon fish. I'm guiding for musky in a week and ill get the chance to use the forward sonar while the boys cast, should be interesting.

 

 

[Terry]

I have had the livescope garmin version of it for years and it never fails to amaze me the stuff you learn about fish watching it 

I use it on the ice  and casting for fish and trolling for fish is really cool to see how many take a look but never touch your bait 

one thing about ice fishing is with a regular sonar you get the lines going through your screen and you believe it’s fish swimming by constantly but it can be a few fish 15 ft to the side of your hole and they just sit there and never move and you think damn they have been coming through all day and not a bite 

[BillM]

Have never tried FFS yet, don't know if I ever will.  I definitely won't be sharp shooting muskies with it like some guys do. 

[limeyangler]

22 hours ago, Terry said:

I have had the livescope garmin version of it for years and it never fails to amaze me the stuff you learn about fish watching it 

I use it on the ice  and casting for fish and trolling for fish is really cool to see how many take a look but never touch your bait 

one thing about ice fishing is with a regular sonar you get the lines going through your screen and you believe it’s fish swimming by constantly but it can be a few fish 15 ft to the side of your hole and they just sit there and never move and you think damn they have been coming through all day and not a bite 

Very true about learning fish behaviour. It is as you say amazing to watch schools of walleye just sit a foot off bottom and totally ignore any bait. It’s also amazing to see that when they get off half way up they will hit again 20 feet off bottom. So many cool things to watch and learn.

Edited August 31 by limeyangler

[Terry]

 

 

Edited August 31 by Terry

[limeyangler]

50 minutes ago, Terry said:

 

 

That is sooooo much sharper than the Lowrance.

[Terry]

Yeah right now livescope is the king of forward facing sonar but they are all trying to improve them. In a year or two. I think the new ones will make this one look it was made in the stone ages 

and iwill be spending more money to get it. Lol 

[CrowMan]

Technological development only moves in one direction. At what point do we as anglers, or the agencies that write the regulations, draw the line. When do we say enough is enough, and fishing is no longer "the art of angling", but just a technology arms race.

Don't get me wrong, I'm first in line for new tech...but something to think about. 

[petersaban]

BREAKING NEWS: The Future of Forward-Facing Sonar in the NPFL - The National Professional Fishing League

[Terry]

It’s a business, they can set any rules they want.