THE BUSINESS NEWS OF FISHING. |
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Issue #130
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How Much Does It Cost To Fish In Your State? |
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To legally fish in the United States you need a fishing license. Fishing Licenses are only valid in the state they were issued for. Every state offers annual licenses and most offer a shorter term ranging from one to seven days. The price of each state’s license varies but the average annual license is $25.42 for residents and $61.52 for non residents. See the prices of a 2021 fishing license in your state here.
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Making your way around the floor at an ICAST show can be quite the task. Around every corner is a booth filled with the latest and greatest in fishing tackle, electronics, apparel, and just about anything else you can imagine to fulfill your angling addiction. However if you look a little closer you might find something that is much more important to our industry in the long term. That something is Conservation Corner, a small area within the ICAST show that features state department of natural resources that come to show appreciation to the companies that make the fishing industry tick. Ross Self, Chief Of Freshwater Fisheries for South Carolina is one of the officials who makes the trip to ICAST to help spread the word about the importance of conservation. "The companies in the fishing industry help conservation efforts tremendously each and every year through payment of an excise tax based on the amount of product they sell. These monies are apportioned back to the states based on the size of the state and the number of license holders we have," said Self. The funds are intended to help restore sport fish populations across the country, and are a critical portion of the funding that supports conservation efforts nationwide. "Fish and Wildlife services reviews grant applications and releases the money to the states. Over the years we have come to realize that most of the companies that are contributing money to this funding don't truly realize what those funds are being utilized for. Our intention with Conservation Corner at ICAST is to showcase some of the programs that we are involved in due to the funding, and simply say thank you to the companies within the industry." Self concluded. |
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5 Fish Finder Features You’re Missing On Your Lowrance |
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Today we are going to quickly go over five often missed features that are available on your Lowrance MFD.
Auto Hide Menu
This is a great function to gain some screen real estate back after you are done accessing the Menu options
- To turn this feature ON, simply:
- Press the Power Button
- Go to SETTINGS > SYSTEM > ADVANCED > USER INTERFACE > AUTO HIDE MENU (turn it ON)
Take a Screen Shot
This is a great feature when you want to take a photo of what is being displayed on your screen. (Just like we do with cell phones and computer) This way you can look at them later for scouting or sharing on your social media network
- To use this feature, simply:
- Press and hold the Pages & Power buttons at the same time
- Please ensure that you have a SD card (32gb or less) in your unit when you plan on exporting them for sharing or viewing outside of your MFD.
Adjust Splits
- This feature is used when you are displaying more than one application on one Lowrance MFD
- To use this feature, simply:
- Press the Power Button
- Tap the Adjust Splits button in the system control dialog to show the resize icon
- Drag the resize icon to set preferred panel size
- Save the changes hitting the Enter key or, select the Save button
Navigating
- To navigate to a cursor position
- Position the cursor at the selected destination on the panel, then select go to option in the menu
- To navigate a route
- Tap the route to make it active, then select the start route option in the menu
- Select the route from the routes dialog, then select the start option in the dialog
Overlays (adding and editing)
- You can turn overlay data on or off for any active page by selecting the Data overlay icon on the System Controls dialog. When Data overlay is on, an orange bar appears above the icon
- Use the Edit overlay option on the System Controls dialog to access edit menu options to:
- Add a new data overlay to the active panel
- Delete a selected data overlay
- Change a selected date overlay to display different data
- Configure a selected data overlay appearance (digital or analog, size, etc.)
- Re-locate an item by selecting and moving it
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5. Baits Not Being Talked About |
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Delivering a signature spunky action, the HogFarmer Baits Spunk Shad Swimbait is built to shimmy and shake unlike any other swimbait on the market. Molded with a unique pintail design, the HogFarmer Baits Spunk Shad Swimbait creates an enticing slithering action like a baitfish fleeing for its life when rigged on a scrounger head or vibrating jig. The pintail design of the HogFarmer Baits Spunk Shad Swimbait also allows anglers to rig it weightless and fish it like a soft plastic jerkbait to create a super erratic side-to-side darting action that fish simply can’t resist. Finished with a heavy dose of scent that will please the palate of any bass, the HogFarmer Baits Spunk Shad Swimbait will add a new dimension to your swimbait arsenal. Check out the full lineup here.
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6. What We're Watching & Listening To |
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Does Technology Help You Catch More Fish? |
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Live Imaging, Side Imaging, Down Imaging, Sonar, 360... there are so many options! Do you really need all this technology?! How do you choose between them? Does all this tech really help you catch more fish? In this video the guys from TacticalBassin take an in-depth look at Humminbird's Mega 360 Imaging! Check out the full video here.
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Support Your Favorite Angler |
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Want to support some of your favorite professional anglers? Head over to www.shopprofishing.com and shop for apparel to represent them both on and off of the water.
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What Fishing Podcasts Are You Listening To? |
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Over the past decade, podcasts have seen a steady rise in popularity. According to Edison Research, 78 percent of Americans are now familiar with the term “podcasting” and more than 5 in 10 have listened to a podcast themselves. The fishing industry has numerous podcasts available for your listening pleasure. Here are a few that we have been checking out recently.
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What Are The Odds To Become A Pro Angler? |
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The fame, the fortune, the notoriety; it’s not hard to understand why so many people dream of becoming professional athletes, but what are their odds of actually doing it? They vary between the sports of course, but what are the odds that you could actually make it to the professional level of tournament bass fishing? While tournament bass fishing has grown tremendously over the past few years, the odds of competing at the highest level of the sport still remains extremely low. To learn more about your odds of making it to the big leagues check out this article.
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Which of these long running, traditional tv shows do you like best?
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Fishing with Roland Martin
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Like what you see, refer a friend.
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