04-23-2009, 06:10 PM
Having a fishfinder can be helpful, especially on tough days, but if you can't catch fish without one your problem probably won't be solved by getting one.
It also depends on what type of fish you target and what they orient to. My fishfinder can't see bass deep in the tules, which is where I fish a lot. But it is nice to know which tules are sitting in 6 feet of water as opposed to 3.
You should definitely be able to catch fish without a fishfinder, I almost recommend learning how before fishing with one. After that, adding sonar just makes you that much better. I fished from my tube without a fishfinder for almost 20 years and just picked one up about a year ago.
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It also depends on what type of fish you target and what they orient to. My fishfinder can't see bass deep in the tules, which is where I fish a lot. But it is nice to know which tules are sitting in 6 feet of water as opposed to 3.
You should definitely be able to catch fish without a fishfinder, I almost recommend learning how before fishing with one. After that, adding sonar just makes you that much better. I fished from my tube without a fishfinder for almost 20 years and just picked one up about a year ago.
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