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Looking forward: Is technology spoiling fishing instincts?

Technology, like forward-facing sonar, is a gamechanger for anglers, especially tournament fishermen. But the author says they still have to learn how to fish. (Photo by Dan Ladd)

An evergreen tree, a meandering point and a water tower was all the romance needed. I can still remember looking at these things like it was yesterday. But yesterday was 30 years ago. On that day I learned the most valuable aspect of fishing for the day; that being, instinct.
GPS was still in design, basic flashers provided depth, and finding fish relied on physic lure selection or your “sixth sense.” Anglers viewed water with intuition simply hoping and poking at what lies below.

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