Live Sonar Study Conducted in Arkansas

[Hitek]

I will reply how I did the last time I saw this study:

Eventhough I don't believe it is the end of crappie fishing as we know it, this study is about as good as a CNN news report. Too many variables and unknowns.

[bigdoug03]

I didn't see a link to the actual study, but I'm not sure you can draw any meaningful conclusions at all from this.

First of all, it's based on self reported survey results (notoriously inaccurate) submitted by fishermen (notorious liars!). Secondly, the self selection bias here is extreme. Live sonar costs thousands of dollars. Anyone with it is far more likely to be a dedicated, skilled fisherman.

I'm willing to bet that the live sonar group would catch far more than the other group, even if you made them all use traditional sonar.

[Ketchn]

first thing that crossed my mind was this .....we met a fella we see all the time just glued to his livescope the other day at a lake without a clue of a bite on that lake lately.
we have seen him countless times during sling festivals , he is just looking at the screen while we sling them .
reported to us he ketched over 500 just last week ,with lots being over 2 lbs .......
being that lake is about one of my mostest favorite spots ever for crappie
and knowing it is a dead sea in the winter EVERY year ....
if he was in the reporting crowd in a survey , it would likely be not so factual ......just saying