You thought you needed forward-facing sonar to catch more fish, so you bought a unit and got it installed. Then you went to the lake, only to discover that operating ...

It’s no secret that forward-facing sonar (FFS) is an incredibly effective tool for catching crappie. The best crappie lures and crappie rods are also not a secret. But, the FFS settings to clearly see ...

The all-new forward facing sonar system from Humminbird® is called XPLORE™ and MEGA Live™ and provides high performance with innovation to the world of fish-finding technology. Photo courtesy of ...

Forward-facing sonar — which only a few years ago seemed too futuristic to impact Minnesota fish and fishing, and anyway seemed too costly for most anglers to acquire for use in their boats and, in ...

Greg Hackney doesn’t mind adapting. He’s seen it all during his two decades as a professional angler and has found success by fishing in multiple ways. As a young angler in Louisiana, he first learned ...

Some anglers are saying new, live-image sonar technology is so good that it takes fair chase out of fishing. Others say that if used responsibly, it's just another tool for them to catch more fish.

Forward-facing sonar and high-resolution mapping are like peanut butter and jelly — sure, you can enjoy them separately, but why? Each improves the other; the whole inarguably better than the sum of ...

If it's not the end of fishing as we know it — and it might be — it's at least the beginning of a long, wavy boat ride into the unknown. Already on some of Minnesota's best fishing lakes, boatloads of ...

Side imaging fish finders have found their way into every tournament angler’s boat. The ability to scan for structure, weed edges, and fish helps anglers stay dialed. Side imaging works similarly to ...

In early August, blue crab fans took over Lewes, Delaware, for the Crab Pot Jamboree, where the biggest catch was learning ...