Dalton Smith (left) and Caden Cowan with their two Legacy Lunkers weighed just minutes apart on February 2 at Lake O.H. Ivie. Both anglers used forward-facing sonar to locate and catch their fish. It’s Smith’s third FFS 14 pounder since December 30. (TPWD Photo)
Forward sonar has been especially useful in crappie fishing arenas. It allows anglers to move with the school and hound the fish until they bite. (Photo by Matt Williams)
YUM’s FF Sonar Minnow is one of several bass fishing baits to come available following the FFS craze. (Courtesy Photo)
Forward-facing sonar expert Josh Jones recently posted this image on his Facebook page along with the caption: “This is what a potential 18+ Texas state record bass looks like compared to a school of 8-10 pounders. I had this fish hooked and it got me in a tree.” (Courtesy Photo, Josh Jones)
Outdoors Writer
Anyone who spends much time fishing these days is sure to have an opinion on forward-facing sonar. Like it or not, the technology is here to stay — at least until something better comes along. It has given fishermen eyes beneath the water like none they have ever had before.
It would be reaching to say modern anglers would be lost without their Garmin Panop...
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