I didn't ever have excitement "finding" fish. After finding them, is where I get excited. Not finding them kinda sucks.
But don't you think that the people who had to search and search for gold were better off as men then those who were given the opportunity afterwards to get pointed in the right direction. Is technology making us weaker or stronger then past generations of those who had to struggle to make the accomplishments that they sweated over.
The article talks about the problem with the technology when it comes to the interaction of those who enjoyed to watch fishermen pursue the quest to find the perfect environment and what that entails. I'm not talking about the avg person who is a weekend warrior who has the blessing to spend his or her hard earned money on technology that helps him catch more trip on those few days he gets to enjoy in a time that are far and between. No one likes to fish all day and catch nothing, I did it many times growing up when you didn't even have a depth finder, this article is pertaining to the disadvantages of those who don't have the financial means to own forward facing technology. Once the technology becomes more readily available to everyone, I think more and more records of fish will shattered in the next decade.
I just own a vex and have finally seen the live sonar up close and its absolutely amazing especially fishing a lake like devils where i have been skunked more times than I would like to admit.
But it's still can't make those little bastards bite if they don't want to it just gives you better opportunity to find active fish.
My cousin bought a garmin 3 years ago and he has found out that ice pirating has gotten worse when it comes to those who are hardwater trolling, he says that if you find active fish and are stationary for a set amount of time people will set up next to you all day if they know you have one. It's still called fishing and being mobile is the name of the game especially fishing in devils lake where sometimes you were better off staying home when fish have lock jaw.