I get the opportunity to R&D a number of products in our industry; some standout, some really don’t… but the new Navionics Fish N’ Chip has definitely impressed me! I put the new Fish N’ Chip in my Raymarine C90 Wide about 2 weeks ago… and it has showed me underwater contour detail about some of the areas I have been fishing for years. I really had no idea what I was missing before using this amazing tool! I now feel as if I’m armed with a piece of technology that will absolutely help me catch more fish for my clients and pattern fish for future tournaments and TV shows.
If you’ve ever wondered where do those redfish go when the tide starts to fall? The Fish N’ Chip will reveal to you the drains and bowls the redfish are most likely to use during lower tide phases. Additionally the Fish N’ Chip has been useful for finding “oxbows & hooks” along sand bars and channels that you can’t see… these are places trout, snook, and even tarpon use for ambushing bait! The new Fish N’ Chip also gives me information on bottom make-up, wrecks, tide info, and even current velocity… this technology will shorten the learning curve for all anglers. It’s almost cheating once you start developing and understanding patterns, like why & where fish position during certain phases of the tide or when the current picks up or even slows down. All this information is now at your finger tips.
Here is a quick scenario where the Fish N’ Chip helped out during a recent FCTV episode… our tarpon were strung out along the beach but in no particular groove, very frustrating and very hard to get hooked up. I referred to the Fish N’ Chip’s detailed contour chart and located a zone where the tarpon should pinch together based on the contour of the beach giving us more shots at them… to make a long story short, the tarpon funneled down the predicted edge and we jumped three. It sold me… the Fish N’ Chip is like having a local guide in your boat!
The new Fish N’ Chip obviously provides inshore anglers with undoubtedly the most detailed chart information available today. I promise you once you use this new Navionics offering… you’ll be hooked just like me!
For more information about the new Fish N’ Chip visit: www.navionics.com/MarineFeatures_FishNChip.asp
