Whats next

[Reservoir Dawg]

Think of the changes our sport has gone through in the last 25 years.Could you have imagined back then we would drive to the lake get out the GPS go to our Lakemaster map and drive right to the spot,then auger a hole drop down your flasher and underwater camera and procede to catch fish.

My question is 10 years from now what will be the latest inventions? Remember, think outside the box.

How about a night vision camera where you can look right thru the ice to see schools of fish?

[Sonicrunch]

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Think of the changes our sport has gone through in the last 25 years.Could you have imagined back then we would drive to the lake get out the GPS go to our Lakemaster map and drive right to the spot,then auger a hole drop down your flasher and underwater camera and procede to catch fish.

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I do all that except catch fish. What is this catch fish you speak of?

[BobT]

I've often wondered if we're getting too carried away and removing some of the challenge with our electronics. I know you can't make them take the bait but we can just about do everything else.

An idea of how difficult it can be, a friend was telling me about a time when they could see walleyes with an underwater camera. They were dropping their jigs on the nose of the fish, letting it roll of their nose, and they did not care. Talk about neutral fish, eh?

Bob

[Boar]

I sit an think back to the days when I had the old blue mora hand auger an try to cut through 3 an a half feet of ice on LOW, One hole was pleanty. The get out the old dowl rode with a steel pick on the end an a red rubber hand grip on the other. The line made a many z's as I let down line in hopes to reach the bottom, I think I reached the bottom could'nt really tell to acurately. Big old red an white bobber. No shelter. A good game of burbot ball to pass the time. Never thought of moving cause ya did'nt want to cut another hole. I love to seeing this sport go to far lenghts to up the odds in our favor a little bit. God knows we deserve it for the effort we put in twenty thirty years ago. Boar

[JustinG]

Well, for me it is a much more enjoyable sport. My job doesn't allow me any time to get out fishing during the summer months, but during the winter, I am an ice fishing machine! I love ice fishing!!! It is just alot more comfy sitting in the otter with my vexilar and having my jiffy power auger. A person is able to enjoy winter and not even give a second thought to the temperature!

It wasn't always this posh for me. It wasn't too long ago that I had the stick pole, the old 8" hand auger, and an old acrtic cat cheetah from the early 70's that broke down about every 10 minutes! ...remember the old spoon augers? Sheesh, I am getting old.

Justin