| It all started on a cold January day out of Oregon | | | | the fish finder have great capabilities to show where |
| Inlet, NC. It was 6 AM and we were heading out of | | | | the fish are, but it also clearly shows your exact |
| the cut to go and do some world class striper fishing. | | | | location of where you have been all day long. We call |
| It was very cold that morning, and the wind was | | | | it a bread crumb trail. So, when the Coast Guard got |
| cutting trough us. | | | | on the boat to check, we were able to show them |
| We were fishing with Stretch 30's off the back of | | | | exactly where we were all day long. |
| the boat with 4 rods out. Trolling at about 4 knots | | | | You can get a fish finder combo loaded with the |
| offshore about 2.5 miles. Thankfully, we had a GPS / | | | | software of the particular area that you enjoy to |
| fish finder combo to help show the way and the fish. | | | | fish, whether it is the Outer Banks, Gulf of Mexico or |
| The law in North Carolina states that you cannot | | | | off the coast of California. The new fish finder |
| catch stripers off the coast more than 3 miles | | | | technology is becoming a necessity for all anglers. |
| offshore. The GPS / fish finder combo with chart | | | | The GPS / fish finder combo not only finds fish under |
| plotter clearly shows the 3 mile line offshore, so that | | | | your boat, but all around the boat. They also guide |
| we would not go over it. Anyway, we were fishing | | | | you to fishing spots and then back to the dock |
| about 2.5 miles off when all four rods in the boat | | | | safely. Once you get at least 5 miles offshore |
| dipped at the same time. There were 4 large stripers | | | | (depending on weather conditions) you cannot see |
| on at the same time. It was going to be our day. | | | | land anymore. This piece of equipment will show the |
| Well, it was a hard fought battle, but we were there | | | | exact route that you took to get to where you are. |
| for the task. It took about an hour, but we were | | | | This is yet another reason to have the finest fish |
| able to land all four fish. | | | | finder equipment available on board your boat. If we |
| Thankfully, we had a GPS / fish finder combo on | | | | could have not showed the Coast Guard this |
| board the boat with chart plotting capabilities, so we | | | | information, we would have been fined $300 per fish |
| knew exactly where we caught the fish. Soon after | | | | by the NC Marine Fisheries, and the Captain could |
| we got the last striper onboard, the Coast Guard | | | | have had his license revoked. If you are going to go |
| pulled up right beside us. The problem was that we | | | | after that trophy fish, then please invest in a GPS / |
| were so close to the 3 mile line, they had thought | | | | fish finder combo and it will increase your chances of |
| we caught the fish over the 3 mile marker. Thanks | | | | catching more, avoiding fines and returning back to |
| to the trail that or fish finder combo registered, we | | | | the dock safely. |
| were able to show them our exact location of where | | | | Also, always have back up charts in case there is |
| we were when the fish were caught. Not only does | | | | ever a problem with your electronics. |