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Nevermind...

Falcon, Please don't take offense to my article. I'm in NO WAY trying to degrade KVD. I was only saying that being a newbie -- picking up and reading those articles in magazines like Bassmaster it makes it seem like the only reason any of those guys are any good is because of their electronics. 90% of the article is blabbing about what kind of on-board gizmos he has and how they work. The other 10% contains the location they were fishing, month/day/year, and what the result was.

Thanks for the tip, I'll definetely look into that. Speaking of which -- I already have his 3 disk set where he shows you a whole bunch of stuff! The guy truly is an awesome fishermen. Those articles sometimes make you think otherwise though. Thanks for the reply!

good point. agreed.

Absolutely. I'll definetely look into that. Thanks!

I understand what you're saying and I agree. They are pro's because they have much more knoweldge and the skills to use it. Well put. Like I said before, being a newbie you wouldn't think these guys pro when all you're reading about is what kind of gizmo's they're using. Thanks for the reply!

I apolgize. Really, I'm sorry. I should have explained myself better at the beginning. Sorry.

That's what I'm trying to say! When you're a newbie to fishing and you pick up one of these articles and all you're reading about is what electronics they're using it makes it sound like all you have to do is launch the boat, turn the stuff on, and wait. That's it. I'm not saying these guys suck. I know they're good. They're the best. But you wouldn't know that by reading the articles. That's all I'm saying. I'm not putting down the fishermen -- I'm putting down the articles.

Thank you Craw.

you're right. I think you're starting to understand what I'm saying. I'm a newbie. Until last year I never heard of Kevin VanDam. So, when I picked up the magazines and started reading I noticed that 90% of the article was talking about electronics etc... and not technique. I should have explained my initial post better -- to someone who is new to fishing can they really see these guys as pro's when all they're hearing is what kind of new electronic is being used? It makes it seem like these guys don't know who to fish. That all they're doing is turning on their equipment and waiting.

You give me saracasm I'm gonna give it right back. I'm not trying to diminish anyones abilities. Like the post above mine said...these guys are great fishermen. Far better then I'll ever be. I'm just saying that when you read these articles you start to wonder if they are really pro's when all they're doing is sitting on the water and letting their equipment bring the fish to them.

I stand corrected. You're right. Fishing pro's are fishing pro's because they know how to watch the weather channel and drive a boat.

That's my point. These fishing "pro's" are not taking and pushing anything. Like the VanDam example -- what is he pushing? What skill is he using? What technique? His skill goes as far as casting and reeling. The sonar is doing the rest by attracting the fish to him.

Hey guys -- as I was reading my latest issue of Bassmaster magazine something came to my attention that I wanted to bring up to see if I'm crazy or if other people feel the same way. I've noticed that everytime a "pro" is giving his/her advice on how to catch more fish etc. it's 10% technique and 90% everything else. For example -- I was reading something by Kevin VanDam where he talks about having some kind of sonar thingy that emits a sound underwater that to a Bass sounds like a wounded baitfish. Are you kidding?! No wonder he's a "pro" and is so good at catching fish -- he's got a freaking transmitter that's bringing the fish to him. All he has to do is cast and wait for something to bite. For those of you that are familiar with the Bassmaster magazine, they have a section in there titled "A day on the lake with (insert "pro's" name here). In this section they take a "pro" to a local lake to show you how they would fish it. This sound great when it's your lake that they're going to. You finally get to see how a pro would do it. Needless to say you become INCREDIBLY discouraged when you start to read the article. The first 20 paragraphs are doing nothing but describing the electronics this guy has on board his boat. I'm exagerating of course but you get the point. These articles make it seem like unless you have 10,000+ dollars of equipment with you, you can forget about catching anything. I'd like for them to take one of these "pro's" put them on my lake without their electronics, withouth their boat, and without suped-up lures and let's see how well they do. Now I'm not trying to offend anyone that uses electronics, etc. I'm just pointing out that sometimes it seems that these guys are going a little overboard. A football pro is a pro because he has skills. He can run, throw, catch whatever. Are you a fishing pro when all you're doing is hitting the water and letting your electronics, etc. do all the work?

Thanks! I'll have a look at that.