With all this talk about cd changers, stereos, ac/dc, and all, are you not concerned about the noise spooking the fish?  Afterall, we have all heard about being careful not kicking tackle boxes around in the boat, being extremely quiet when approacjing a spot, etc.  What gives?? ??? ??? ;D

The truth is that air and more specifically sound waves are not dense enough to penetrate water very far or at all. As far a  jumping up and down in your boat, then yes, the vibration transmits right throught your hull. The further sound waves travel the more they dissapate in water and air. So having a 14" sub woofer in shallow water might not be great but they can't hear it 50 feet down.So far i haven't listened music on the water just the drive to get me pumped up.

I won't listen when seriously fishing (tourney) but it will be fun when just practicing.  (4" speakers)

Just a note!  In my original post ,  I was just wondering if anyone listened to headphones while fishing.  Boy things have been blown out of proportion!  I like AC DC,  Metallica,  and Barry Manilow,  but I wouldn't blow out my 1000 watt subwoofers on my bass boat trying to catch the world record large mouth listening to any of it!  I like nature sounds too!  I like the sounds of the water rippling too!  From now on,  I'm wearing ear plugs with nature sounds in them!  

   i just take my back pac harp with me  and when the fishing slows down ill pull out my harp and start playing , [she will be coming around that mountain, when she comes] . that  most of the time starts them biting again.   got to run   catbird48

I listen to Bassaholic on the way to the ramp, but when it come to being in the boat, it's all nature. Heck I'm deaf enough in or out of the water,my partner Squid has to yell at me anyways ;D

     dang, squid, dont be so hard on your man. so what if he disagrees.

I tried it once and found that it was distracting and you cannot hear other boats as they fly by causing a wake.  Plus, I got interested in a football game and missed lots of taps.  My concentration went to the radio and not the fishing.  Turn on radio only when anchored or tied up and not fishing.