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| Jerry, that is exactly what I s[peak of. All the guys that have entered the open water regatta since the mid 90's never knew how the open water bite was found or why it had to be shared. I will go into a short description.
In the early days of the PWT they did not get enough amatures at 500 smackers to join. So the pro's would draw with each other and they would have a 1/2 day each in the drivers seat to do what they wanted. Roach drew parsons. Parsons entered the boat with level winds and wiille's crankin bait line. I think that was 1992. could be wrong. Roach went and jigged the reefs like every single other boat. when it was parsons turn, they went trolling. Maybe gary will jump in and clear up details, but they both clobbered them the 2nd day. The wind blew up and roach went back to the fish and dragged bottom bouncers and beat Gary.
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| Don't get me wrong, GPS is really nice and I'd hate to be without it, but I'm surprised it's the concensus pick so far. It doesn't help to know where you are on the lake if you don't know what's beneath you.
I'd ask two simple questions -
1. If you had to choose, would you choose to fish with a handheld GPS unit alone or a sonar only unit alone?
2. Would you choose to use the sonar you had in 1985 or 1995 if it had GPS, or would you choose to use the new state of the art sonar units without GPS?
I know for me, the answers would be simple, I'll take the sonar in 1 and the new sonar units in 2.
The advancments in sonar technology are IMHO the single biggest factor in improving walleye fishing. The new units with their fine detail and large color screens give anglers a view of the fish's world and the fish themselves that was nearly unimaginable even 15 years ago. On top of that, with the increased technology, the availability of sonar units has gone way up, and their price has gone way down, which means there's a lot more people that are now using sonar to help them fish, and as a result, they catch a lot more fish.
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Location: Berlin | I will take the GPS and a flasher all day long over the nice sonar. Flashers have been around a while and some still use them on the open water. |
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Location: Waukesha Wisconsin | Had a flasher ( green box) in the 70's. If I read Jerry's thread correctly, he wants 80's and beyond (otherwise I'd pick a fish locator) . I'll go along with the gps units. Rich finds 'em and then sends me the coordinates. What could be ant easier than that? |
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Location: Manitowoc, WI | ".....Rich finds 'em and then sends me the coordinates. What could be ant easier than that?....."
Somewhere in this equation Rich has left me out in the cold. I'm still waiting for those coordinates....:) |
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| These answers are BS. You all can't deny the obvious forever.
Sincerely.
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| Action, Profile, Color, then everything else. |
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Location: Fremont, Wisconsin | My druthers, I would take my handheld with a chip and string with a weight so I can check depth. Sonar is great, but the chip is MANDATORY!!! |
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Location: Berlin | jerry - 4/15/2009 5:37 PM
".....Rich finds 'em and then sends me the coordinates. What could be ant easier than that?....."
Somewhere in this equation Rich has left me out in the cold. I'm still waiting for those coordinates....:)
Rich is having a bad spring and the only place I know to get fish is the supermarket  Been having fun on the bike though 
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| Organizations like the PWT, walleye media (WF, WC etc.) that brought walleye fishing into the spotlight and bridged the walleye regions. Plus it was specific to walleye.
New gadgets and technology come and go. I have deceased relatives that would of said the june-bug spinner was the be all and end all of walleye fishing. There is a very good chance a new better and more logical planer board will also be available soon. Making the current over priced models obsolete. It is in fact possible to build a better mouse-trap. GPS well that is highly useful but the category it serves is much broader. |
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| The GPS, is hands down the most innovative. |
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| Organizations like the PWT, walleye media (WF, WC etc.) are not innovations. Giving them the main credit in walleye fishing is absurd. There are many people behind the scenes through-out the years that have helped the average fisherman catch more fish. The organizations mainly exploit and make money from what has been created before them. |
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Location: La Crescent, MN | Without a doubt it's the affordable, mapping gps unit. Allows anyone to access spots with precision that previously only those with extensive time on the water knew about or could find through alternative methods. Every mudflat on Mille Lacs and every shoal on upper green bay is now fishable by anybody, that wasn't the case 12 years ago. |
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| I agree with above post on GPS/mapping cards! It allows the most inexpereinced /experienced angler to find a spot with exceptional detail! |
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Location: Rhinelander | Guest,
I'd disagree that the media hasn't been innovative or had a huge impact. The PWT brought competitive angling in the walleye world to a new level, and made the information, innovations, new concepts, ideas and products public information. I'd also point out that the very foundation and intent of the top competitive angling circuits IS the media coverage, driven and paid for by the companies who have built new, innovative products. In Fisherman existed well before the PWT. Web based media couldn't have been, simply because it's too 'new', but certainly falls in the time frame of the original question. Since web media didn't even when the PWT was formed, I'd say it deserves at last 'honarable mention'. |
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| Depending on how far back you go, sonar would be #1 for me. Without it, offshore structure, edges, holes, and weed lines would be mysteries. Have to know the reef is there in order to line up with a pine tree, and the sonar is the first step in creating the map chips. That being said, I'd hate to lose any of my favorite gizmos. As far as Sunshine and coordinates, I have seen some on his units that look strangely familiar, eerie almost. |
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| Maybe it is the outboard motor? Before that we rowed, well not me of course.
It might be mono line? Before that it was all dacron.
Maybe it is graphite rods? Before that they were all fiberglass.
Maybe spinning reels? Before it was baitcasters.
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| Summer- GPS , Winter- Sonar/flasher. How many people ice fish without a flasher anymore???
And the Ranger 690 and Lund Pro-V tournament style boats in the early 90's.....
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Location: Forest Lake, MN | The green box.
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| The Bamboo Cane Pole and the hook, without it we'd still be spearing fish! |
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| This one's a no brainer.... The formation of the NCA. Without it, we would still be over harvesting our most precious fishing resource! For 2010, our lobbing efforts in Washington are focused on the elimination of all plastics in fishing lures, we have doubled our effort to eliminate baits like Twister Tails, Gulp and FAKE Crawlers as well as all plastics used in any type of crank baits., but your help is urgently needed! Please send your donations to our new headquarters in Oshkosh. Daily tours of the new facility are now available, parking is limited on land, so feel free to use the dock to stop in and say HI. We are hoping to raise enough money to complete the guest quarters above the garage. In addition, work is being done on the grounds to promote the proper management of the new batch of crawlers that have just been flown in from Canada. A large group of supported looked on as the first batch of crawlers were released. God's speed little fellows and stay off the pavement! Purple Skeeter
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Location: Badgerland | GMW - 4/22/2010 12:54 PM
After all the self proclamation none of you consideried it to be Proeye?
and Bushnell, Simmons and Leupold.  |
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| Dynamite, KABOOM!!! |
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Location: Manitowoc WI | id like to add auto-pilot and reef runners to the list! |
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| it's is the gps!!! plus if you have to many beers it tells you are LOL ( remember never drink and drive boat or car)  FISH ON GOTTA GO |
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