The more I write about marine electronics, the more often I hear the question: Isn’t all that technology unfair to the fish? But I think that paints too simple a picture of recreational angling.Not only must we know where to find fish, we also must predict when and what they will bite. And we must prepare our gear and ourselves properly for battle.All things considered, I’d say anglers remain disadvantaged. But that’s not for lack of trying, particularly when it comes to online oceanographic services that provide sophisticated satellite data beyond sea-surface-temperature maps.“If time is important, and with fuel getting more expensive, anglers are more or less realizing they need help,” says Mitch Roffer, a biological oceanographer who started his Roffer’s Ocean Fishing Forecasting Service (www.roffs.com) 25 ...![tuna]()
