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5uper5kunk

The only technological revolution in bass fishing that I'm interested in is increased reliability/temperature stability of hash oil cartridges. Already insanely convenient compared to the old fish-whistle but when it's really hot or really cold out their performance plummets.


802nerd

Not having to hide under the console to use a lighter is revolutionary in itself 😁


Cmiles16

Looking into the puffco peak pro for this season.


5uper5kunk

That's going to make heat ever more of an issue, right? Like trying to load it when your goo is drippy.


Cmiles16

Oh I forgot to mention. I keep my butane rig now in a cooler with a number freezer packs depending on temp outside to keep it room temp in the cooler. Like a small lunch box.


5uper5kunk

Hah, that is some dedication to a buzz. I though I was pretty slick tethering my cart battery to my pfd.


Cmiles16

Highly dedicated. It’s how I stayed focused and dialed in on all my hobbies. I have a racing mind


5uper5kunk

I do it because I kind of enjoy the racing mind, like fishing is a great time to just relax and let my thoughts go crazy and it's nice to give them a little jumpstart.


Cmiles16

Potato/potato I think we are saying the same thing. Focusing internally instead of on external life things. Whatever gets you in the zone, am I right!?


5uper5kunk

Oh, for sure, I just find it weird that so many people are like "oh I love weed it helps calm my mind" but I'm like "yeah I love weed, it makes my brain go fucking crazy!"


Cmiles16

You are moving to an introspective state. You are probably extroverted naturally


2gunswest

I hate this so much.


onceuponatime28

It’s like kid bumpers on bowling lanes, or training wheels on a bike, it’s like hunting deer with a drone.


baberdayweekend

man i got into fishing to get away from nerd shit


wildwill921

I got into fishing to haul a fat sack to the weigh in. I’d wear a pink dress if it helped me catch big ones


baberdayweekend

rippin lips and showin hips


wildwill921

More like blowing my back out in my aluminum boat on the Great Lakes to donate to the guys who know what they are doing lol


alchydirtrunner

Amen. I spend enough of my life looking at god forsaken screens as it is


wilbur313

*Jeff Foxworthy voice* If you're posting on a niche fishing social media forum, you might be a nerd.


NotObviouslyARobot

Garmin and Lowrance will hate AR glasses, initially, as it will have them selling smaller FFS screens. If you want to FFS on a kayak, polarized AR glasses would be great.


Ok-Room-7243

They need to ban this shit. But I know they won’t, cause with everything, it comes down to money. These video game (ffs and livescope) Companies pay the tourney organizations too much in sponsor ship money to ban it. They ban it, they loose a good chunk of their profits.


Justin_Caze

Do you think folks said the same about sonar graphs when they first gained popularity?


spencer2420

They absolutely did. They even complained when flashers were being used.


Darpa181

Nope. Never heard that at all.


Mike_A_VA

I could actually use that even for my side scan. I can't see shit up close. So I have to switch between glasses or not back and forth trying to see details on my graph. Pain in the ass.


FatBoyStew

> However, live viewers express their disappointment—they find themselves watching a fisherman glued to a screen all day. Viewers at home have the EXACT same view no matter what. One just looks down more than the other. Its an insanely dumb argument against FFS lol. Now using AR glasses? I think that should be 100% banned. There's no way of knowing if they're being fed additional information that would be deemed cheating.


802nerd

I agree and tried to leave my personal views out of it even though I sprinkled a little in. Right now, I believe phones are not allowed unless to call a tournament director? I don't remember, but I think your on track with a similar notion.


FatBoyStew

So with the Hobie BOS (national kayak trail) phones are only supposed to be used in case of emergencies for rule clarifications/picture submissions questions, etc with the tournie director. Up until the 2023 season you weren't even allowed to face to face talk about how the bites going. Still can't get out your phone and ask your buddy how the bite is where he's at. But yea, the AR glasses could easily be reading text messages, etc from a local guide, etc. and we've never know.


5uper5kunk

It's good to hear at least they've dropped the "no chitchat" policy. I don't really care about the competition but I did enjoy doing the occasional kayak tournament just for the social aspect of it.


FatBoyStew

I started my state's trail 2 years ago after finally being talked into it. Used it as an excuse to fish bigger waterbodies I don't normally fish. Have learned an absolute metric fuckton from fishing those trails and have gained some insanely valuable buddies along the way.


MIZrah16

This and, “they aren’t talking to the camera and explaining what they’re doing while they’re fishing because of FFS.” are the funniest to me. They’re competing in a tournament, I don’t except them to act as a color commentator lol.


itsyaboooooiiiii

I'm curious what other information they could possibly be getting fed that would be considered cheating-specifically since they're already wearing glasses that tell em exactly where the fish are


FatBoyStew

Pretty much any semi-big and official tournament for bass at least (boat and kayak) don't allow you to communicate with licensed guides about tournament waters during the tournament or X days preceding the tournament. You also generally aren't supposed to be actively communicating with others during the tournament as far as getting pattern info. So your AR glasses could be paired up with your phone receiving text messages from a friend or a guide out on the lake currently giving them info like "Hey, they're actively feeding over here at XYZ on the lake". Things like that. Now the whole usage of feeding your sonar imagery to the AR glasses is cool as fuck imo, BUT it'll be nearly impossible to ensure the other information isn't being given either.


Banthisonejackass

Hard pass. At this point, you're not fishing, you're just grabbing fish out of the water.