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6 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

This technology in the wrong hands, especially when fished with large groups, sadly could decimate populations. If you ask me it takes away the "fair chase" argument. I'm sure my concerns aren't alone. 


It won’t stop as long as people are willing to dump $1000’s of dollars on new toys for the sport.  That’s what they are; our toys. ?  I’m not promoting this, just commenting.  Amazing technology we have these days.

 

Funny thing: years ago I would search around my ice hole (when the ice was thin enough) by taking my FL8 ducer in hand, down the hole and pan the area for marks.  I’m pretty confident the inventor of Pan Optics figured that out too.  It wasn’t lights out effective but did prompt several moves.

 

 

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Limits will probably have to change eventually. Even with just a vexilar and electric drill a person can really be effective. 

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Gotta remind myself to put some treats in my tackle box. ?

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Also. Forgot to mention in report. McDonald’s breakfast burrito flavor on fingers.  

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3 minutes ago, eyeguy 54 said:

 McDonald’s breakfast burrito  

 

Was wondering what the big brown stain was from on the ice, next to all your blood, "yikes"

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12 hours ago, Tom Sawyer said:

 

This technology in the wrong hands, especially when fished with large groups, sadly could decimate populations. If you ask me it takes away the "fair chase" argument. I'm sure my concerns aren't alone. 

As we are Sitting out on the lake with some Nice jumbos laying next to us takeing a well deserved lunch break made me start wondering the comments of fair chase. Isn't all the equipment we use now take the fair chase aspect  out of what we do. Navionics on Phones, Fish finders, custom rods, electric drills, snow machines and Atv's to get to isolated spots  etc the list goes on and on. Think about that for  while? In the wrong hands of the bucket brigade meat hunters these items can be just as depremental of hurting a fish population as something as high tech and usefull as a Panoptix or Livescope. I say if you got the cash and want to up your odds go for it! Isnt this why all of us dedicated fisherman spend thousands of dollars to up our odds and make the sport easier and more fun? Well break is over got to run see couple more jumbo's flopping on the ice and the boys are hollering at me ? Let the Fun begin 

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16 hours ago, IceHawk said:

 

Isn't all the equipment we use now take the fair chase aspect  out of what we do. Navionics on Phones, Fish finders, custom rods, electric drills, snow machines and Atv's to get to isolated spots  etc the list goes on and on. Think about that for  while? In the wrong hands of the bucket brigade meat hunters these items can be just as depremental of hurting a fish population as something as high tech and usefull as a Panoptix or Livescope. I say if you got the cash and want to up your odds go for it! Isnt this why all of us dedicated fisherman spend thousands of dollars to up our odds and make the sport easier and more fun? 

 

You are completely correct, and I think about it everytime while sitting on the water. Methods and means will always evolve, but sadly mindset usually doesn't follow. It is always just a better mouse trap to get the job done. Using these tools responsibly, is the point I was making. 

 

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Good stewardship of our resources must be shared by everyone of us. The gun doesn't kill, it's the person behind it. 

 

 

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This was my set up when I caught that piglet. these panfish pirate soft plastics been amazing this year. 

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