Opinions vary among bass pros and fishing fans regarding the usage of forward-facing sonar in big-league fishing tournaments. Some like it. Some hate it. Others are divided. Forward-facing sonar ...

Forward Facing Sonar has once again been the only topic in tournament bass fishing the past several weeks. Will it be banned? Should it be banned? Will the professional anglers get a say? Will the ...

You are entering a tournament landscape where one of the most rigid rules in professional bass fishing is being... The post A ...

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 ...

The founder of a popular charity bass tournament benefiting children’s hospitals recently announced a rule change for the upcoming 2024 event that has grabbed the attention of the fishing community ...

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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Just one week after the 2025 Bassmaster Elite Series wrapped up on the Mississippi River, B.A.S.S. dropped a bombshell. The 2026 Elite Series will have new restrictions around forward-facing sonar ...

This past week I conducted four on-the-water sonar training sessions and a common thread I noted was the owners’ lack of awareness about just how handicapped they would be by choosing to mount their ...