Fishing
Electric propulsion update
Today’s electric propulsion systems can replace everything from kayak paddles to outboard motors, and fishermen are finding them more proficient than ever. […]
Marine Electronics
Fishing
Furuno’s new small-boat radar
Ask three fishermen what they like most about their radar units and you might well get three different answers.
The most-experienced user might tell you it ties with sonar as his most valuable fishing tool. […]
Fishing
Digital binoculars for night or day
Binoculars have always had a place in my outdoor life. I keep a pair handy in a storage compartment in my boat, in my truck’s console and in my hunting pack. […]
Fishing
Marine-grade software updates on your electronics
There was a time when updating your electronics meant buying new units.
We gadget-minded fishermen understood that keeping up with technological evolution meant replacing our fishfinders and navigation units every eight to 10 months. […]
Fishing
Put your hitch ball on TV
When hooking up to your boat trailer, how many times do you have to get out of your tow vehicle and walk back to check on the stormy relationship between its hitch ball and the trailer’s coupler? […]
Fishing
Phone-in boat control
There seems to be no end to the number of ways smartphones and tablets can help us. Just about the time I thought I couldn’t be surprised by another smart-electronics revelation, I discovered that they can now operate a bow-mounted trolling motor. […]
Fishing
Understanding Navspeak
Looking through an owner’s manual for a new GPS navigation unit, I was surprised at how much the manual assumed I already knew. Some of the terminology was so poorly explained I don’t know how a newcomer to GPS navigation would figure it all out. […]
Fishing
New Garmin combo units CHIRP and draw their own maps
Garmin bills its new echoMAP CHIRP models as a series of “entry-level” combination sonar/GPS units with built-in CHIRP sonar technology, but I think the term “affordable” fits better. […]
Fishing
Sometimes bigger and better are separate improvements – Big-screen GPS units allow for greater fishing flexibility
Back when big-screen LCD fish finders started appearing on professional tournament anglers’ boats I discussed them with walleye pros Scott and Marty Glorvigen. […]
Fishing
‘Marine-grade’ means more than you might think
Owning a boat long enough to pay it off has a dark side. I usually own a fishing boat about 15 years — long enough to get it set up just right for me and, unfortunately, long enough to see electrical problems develop. […]
Fishing
High-tech developments haven’t changed sonar basics
Current-generation sonar units show the underwater world with a level of realism fishermen could only dream of 30 or 40 years ago. […]
Fishing
New trolling motors solve old boat-handling problems
One of fishing’s truths is that more casts mean more fish in the boat. And anything that eliminates distractions and saves time helps you make more casts and lets you pay more attention to your fishing. […]