Finding Bass with Virtual Globe Software

Kevin from bassfishin.com recently posted an informative video on all the recent advancements in virtual globe software and global mapping like Google Earth, GeoGarge, or Nasa World Wind. He also shows how bass fishermen can use these free tools to find fish.

Learning how to overlay USGS topographic data on Google Earth  was the neatest thing I learned from the video. I also didn’t know the bird’s eye view on Microsoft Virtual Earth was so realistic. The video is well produced and well worth the time to watch. 

watch video: The Geospatial Advantage

Understanding Sonar

I’ve been messing around with my Lowrance LCX-28C HD for a few months now and it’s one handy gizmo. Besides helping me find fish, it allows me to run pretty much wide open before the sun comes up with the maps and trails it provides. It saves my hot spots and records the time of day, water temp, depth, etc. when I record it. There’s also an accurate measure of my boat speed through the GPS. Yup, I can’t imagine going fishing without one.

While I believe I have a basic understanding of this machine, there’s a lot more info on the Lowrance that I could be paying attention to. That’s when I ran across Doc Bruce Samson’s Hightech Fishing site. Holy smokes, I didn’t realize there’s so much info on this thing. 

If you own a Lowrance and think you understand this machine, I’d take a look at Doc’s site. I think you’ll think otherwise once you read through his explanations on the Lowrance.

I’ve been looking at the Side Scan Sonar from Hummingbird, but now I think I need to understand what I have first.