The UNTOLD FUNCTION of LIVE SCOPE: Every Boat Need This

[@ZZ430T56]

Very well spoken. As far as obstacle avoidance, buying FFS just for this would be like buying insurance. Most people would rather take the chance than but insurance just for this.

[@wciii3591]

No one is against new tech. However, there are people who are against taking unfair advantage of our shared resources.

[@Allansybesma]

I agree, cause if you can't fish without this tech your are not a real fisherman you become a no nothing cheater, and in tournaments it should be banned.

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

@@Allansybesma 😂😂😂 is this randy blaukets berner account ????

[@Daiwa_Is_King]

Just because you can see the fish doesn’t mean that they are going to eat your bait. People are hilarious, they think that having FFS is cheating and that it’s so easy to use and it guarantees you that you’re gonna catch fish. Also I can’t stand people that have never used FFS but continue to bash it and say it’s cheating. I would love to see someone come on my boat and try and use FFS, and watch them struggle man I would pay to see that

[@BassniperEng]

I don't think it's cheating at all. Just like A-rig, not cheating. At the top pro level, I know nowadays you will need to have it to compete, but it's not that much of sportsmanship, also similar to the reason BASS banned the A-rig. Regarding the "you still need to make it bite" part, I also agree it is not guaranteed bite, meanwhile this is also true for folks who fish without FFS -- they also need to make the fish bite without seeing the fish on the screen reacting to the bait. Not sure which is more challenging. To me, FFS is not making fishing more difficult. It expands the capability of anglers.

[@JasonBrown-es5yw]

I would love to see you turn it off. Why not? It's nothin... Right? That's what I thought.

[@kevinbeaudean704]

Thanx Bassniper. I fish club level and a few open tournaments. The FFS has definitely impacted that level. I look at this as someone will always have a bigger or better boat, a more sensitive rod, a further casting reel and yes better electronics. In pro level you better have the best or your at a huge disadvantage. Being able to see a fish eat your lure probably has gone to far. It's hard enough to call bass fishing a sport. There's still talent involved with FFS but being able to skip a jig under a overhang or pitch a worm between two dock pilings without a splash is more of a sporting talent. Bottom line, I don't like it but if I was pro, I'd have it.

[@BassniperEng]

Agree, at top pro level if one is not in NPFL in 2025, he better be having it on the boat and know how to use it. My thing with FFS in top level tournament is, among "traditional" tactics, ie. jig, jerkbait, deep cranking, frogging etc, one can never find one tactic that could be dominating 90-95% (maybe more) of the top tourneys. When Scott Martin was using FFS to fish for bedding bass in Florida, that was the moment for me to call it too much lol Tight lines.

[@kenneth9874]

A better description would be directional sonar.

[@krum81]

Dude the underwater senator killed me lol 😂. Great idea on using ffs for safety .

[@SpinnMasterTeam]

Hello, Not my beach but well told. See you at the next post "weekend fisherman". Cheers

[@donovanjackson7241]

I think the obvious comparison is how almost every other sport has limits on technology to keep the "sport" in the sport. Why does baseball not allow aluminum bats? Why are there limits on golf clubs and ball technology when we could easily design equipment to exponentially hit balls further? Why do we have any rules in bass fishing at all? I think FFS is awesome technology and has allowed us to learn so much more about bass. On the other hand, it is completely boring to watch someone stare at a scope all day. so I think the obvious answer is to allow FFS in practice but not in tournaments.

[@BassniperEng]

What make the pros pro, and what are the fishing tournaments competing for...sportsmanship is out the window, although A-rig and netting is still banned in the name of sportsmanship.

[@BassniperEng]

Hit that reply button too soon, but also, how much of the new things learnt by FFS is actually applicable to fishing not using FFS is another question. A lot of the fish-bait reactions realized by FFS had pretty much taken the "strike zone" factor out of the equation, so the fish reaction has a precondition which is keeping the bait in the proximity of fish. Without FFS, one can barely make sure every cast is close to fish.

[@ChrisWhite.fishing]

We in eastern europe have mounted LIVE sonars on a movable handles since they came out. No one ever hard bolted the "FFS" to the boat. For us it is not a a FFS, because we can turn it any direction we want.

[@kenneth9874]

Lol, no one has it hard mounted to the boat......

[@katannanat]

@@kenneth9874they’re all mounted to something that turns back and forth 😂😂

[@BassniperEng]

Forward refers to the direction of the sonar beam, unlike traditional sonar which pins down to the bottom. Early versions were mounted on the trolling motor shaft, now there are a couple dozen options to mount it everywhere on the boat.

[@JasonBrown-es5yw]

Lol. It's called "forward" because the transducer shoot the beam forward. Rather than down. If you have it pointed left... It is still shooting "forward". Which is one of the many reasons it is completely unethical cheating.

[@mikecamalier2653]

You have a great idea .bassmd

[@passingduck]

哟 英文版来啦

[@BassniperEng]

和中文版角度不同，其实中文版下期准备着重说这个，主要是一个可能的新用途。

[@passingduck]

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[@JasonBrown-es5yw]

Its pretty simple and obvious. Its for rich people who dont even like fishing. It is the most disappointing thing i have ever seen in fishing. I cant even begin to understand how any angler cant see it. Its the end of fishing.

[@BassniperEng]

Coming from R&D industry, I honestly think it might come from a couple engineers who could not catch fish, turned around made this so fish (almost) have nowhere to hide, almost like a nerdy personal revenge lol

[@secretbassrigs]

Its about its use in tournaments. And you never answered my question about your use of Kanji (Japanese) when you are Chinese.

[@BassniperEng]

According to KZbin I replied 7 days ago. You might have some misunderstanding of what Kanji is-- Kanji(漢字) literally means Han Characters in Japanese. Here is the original answer: [Kanji is Han Character, which is Chinese, don't see any problem here. If you are referring to "simplified Chinese character简体字" -- I grew up reading books in the "traditional characters正體字" so have no problem switching back and forth, plus the pronunciation are essentially the same." ] link to the response: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nnzCnXiap5d5adE&lc=Ugw_7kKhQqxEHJWxibl4AaABAg.ABzPchSd0T4ABzYDbfJTwH&si=wEnNezTI0LtRuHZx Japanese unique characters are Hiragana and Katakana. Even if you are referring to hiragana and katakana, I also don't see why I am not allowed to use...I do speak a little Japanese as well, just like I was using English in the other channel. KZbin also allow creator to add different languages to the content and Japanese is one of the auto-translated options as well. About FFS, yes, that was what I said.