Three Fishing Leagues BANNED This, But You Can Still Use It!

Three pro fishing leagues looked at the same fish finder and reached three completely different verdicts. One put it on a timer. One ran a coin flip to decide who could use it. One banned it outright. Meanwhile, the exact same forward facing sonar is sitting perfectly legal in your boat right now, and this video breaks down why that matters for the average fisherman trying to catch more fish. I go through how Major League Fishing, the Bassmaster Elite Series, and the NPFL each cracked down on live sonar for 2025 and 2026, including the lock boxes, the polygraph tests, the fifty five screen inch cap, and the September coin flip that set four events completely sonar free. Then I flip it around and show you what the bans are really telling you, the weekend angler, about where the advantage is actually hiding. Most importantly, I get honest about the one thing nobody else will say out loud: forward facing sonar is not a magic fish magnet. It's a targeting system. I cover the Mississippi crappie data where sonar users caught two to three times more fish, the Wisconsin and Kansas controlled studies where it didn't increase bass catch rates at all, and the single factor that decides whether this screen is a real cheat code or two thousand dollars of wasted plastic. In this video: Why three bass fishing leagues banned or restricted forward facing sonar How MLF, Bassmaster, and the NPFL each handle live sonar differently The lock boxes, cameras, and polygraph tests pros now deal with The 2026 coin flip that decided which events allow FFS Why FFS is still completely legal for recreational anglers The Mississippi crappie study (2 to 3 times more fish) The Wisconsin and Kansas studies that tell a different story Garmin LiveScope, Lowrance ActiveTarget, and Humminbird MEGA Live Budget setups starting around seven hundred dollars The one factor that decides if FFS is worth the money for you Whether forward facing sonar is a cheat code or overhyped Garmin LiveScope, Lowrance ActiveTarget, and Humminbird MEGA Live get more powerful every year, and the pros are fighting harder than ever to keep them out of competition. The question is simple. If it's too strong for a tournament, what could it do for your Saturday on the water? Subscribe for more no hype breakdowns of the fishing gear the tackle shop won't explain. Sources: https://www.bassmaster.com/elite/news... https://www.bassmaster.com/elite/news... https://www.wired2fish.com/news/bass-... https://www.si.com/onsi/fishing/bass-... https://www.si.com/onsi/fishing/bass-... https://majorleaguefishing.com/press-... https://majorleaguefishing.com/press-... https://majorleaguefishing.com/bass-p... https://www.bassresource.com/bass_fis... https://thenationalprofessionalfishin... https://newschannel9.com/sports/outdo... https://www.thedailyiberian.com/sport... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://abcnews.com/Technology/wireSt... https://www.bassmaster.com/news/b-a-s... Time Stamps: 0:00 Three Leagues, One Piece of Electronics 0:52 What This Video Covers 1:16 Restriction #3: Major League Fishing 2:24 Restriction #2: The Bassmaster Elite Series 3:20 The 2022 Classic Proof 3:45 Restriction #1: The NPFL Outright Ban 4:29 Why the Ban Points Right at the Advantage 4:48 The Mississippi Crappie Data 5:37 The One Factor: Controlled Studies Flip the Story 6:10 Targeting System, Not a Fish Magnet 6:46 When It Works and When It Doesn't 7:01 The Honest Verdict and What's Next Follow us! X: https://x.com/MaritimeFiles Instagram:   / themaritimefiles   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?...