“Cast that way, about 40 feet,” said Lake Michigan fishing guide Capt. Chris Noffsinger, pointing off the bow at roughly 10 o’clock. I readily complied, flicking a drop-shot-rigged worm to the spot ...

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 ...

Major League Fishing announced Friday updates to its 2025 rules that will allow tournament anglers to utilize the fish-catching power of forward-facing and 360-degree sonar technology while preserving ...

Major League Fishing changed its rules about forward facing sonar in 2025, but anglers are lukewarm to the compromise. The new rules intend to keep professional fishing modern and current while ...

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DULUTH — They have been flying off the shelves at Marine General sporting goods store for a couple of years, and the breakneck pace at which anglers are getting into forward-facing sonar units hasn’t ...

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.

Viam, the universal software platform for robotics, today announced the launch of Sonar AI, a virtual sonar operator designed ...

Forward-facing sonar is the arch nemesis of many an angler. The "cheater box," as it's called by its fiercest opponents, has polarized the angling community worldwide. From the top stages of the sport ...

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 ...

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 ...