BASS adjustments guidelines for FFS

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BASS is altering the principles concerning forward-facing sonar (FFS) that can take impact throughout the 2026 Progressive Bassmaster Elite Collection season.

The true-time, high-resolution fishing know-how will solely be allowed in as much as 5 of the 9 common season occasions, the Birmingham, Alabama-based professional tourney operator introduced Sept. 2. The remaining occasions will prohibit its use totally, together with throughout official apply, BASS said.

Restrictions carried out for 2025 — limiting anglers to at least one dwell sonar transducer and a most of 55 complete display inches — will stay in place. The 2026 Bassmaster Basic will permit FFS, since all qualifiers earned their spot below the 2025 guidelines.

This choice follows two years of cautious analysis, officers said. FFS has been the topic of a lot debate. Not less than one northern Ontario conservation group has requested anglers to voluntarily keep away from utilizing it when fishing for muskie.

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