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I use my flasher and once in a while the camera...more to see the actual bottom structure though. Knowing the area, using the right bait, attracting them in, and then getting the hit...all that is the enjoyment of the sport for me, plus just being outside and away from people. It's kinda like in the movie "A Christmas story"... the dropping hints, laying out the bait, (the magazine ads), working them in, and then the yank and tug on Christmas morning...and the great surprise...Wow! “The official Red Ryder carbine action, 200-shot, range model air rifle with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time!!!!"
Muggy your right , pro staffers are there to promote products, and of course it’s about $$$, I pay more attention to regular joes on here with hands on experiences
Those videos you're watching are those guys trying to make money off of people watching them fish. That's a big difference between you and I fishing for the joy of fishing and being out to enjoy the day. They won't make money if people don't watch their channel. And we have no idea of how much they might be being "helped" by the various manufacturers to advertise the tech. To many of them, I bet it's very much about the benjamins in the final analysis.
To each his own on the optics, but is it necessary to drill 100+ holes to use em ?
All about preference. If you’re willing to spend the money on electronics and use them to your advantage nothing against it. Also isn’t an elitist thing where those who use them are “better” fishermen. Always gonna be guys who can catch just as many if not more with no sonar and plain knowledge of the lake/species etc. with or without em ice fishing is fun… I think we can all agree on that!
Don’t know if there’s anyone out there that may agree with me but I like watching YouTube videos and see that’s it’s almost impossible to find recent videos where livescope, livesight, etc. are not being used. I personally have no problem affording one or even a couple units for that matter. Has nothing to do with money. The problem is I’ve had the chance to use them on the boat and hardwater and it killed the excitement for me. I like to hunt, be surprised and use my own intuition to figure fish out even if it’s a matter of patience. What happened to fishing with an old school flasher or fishing blind. Can’t even watch videos anymore where FF tech is being used. I know this will be a sore subject for a lot of people and if it offends you I really don’t need your feedback. Most will try to justify their purchase and that’s fine but I want to know how many out there can’t stand it?