Are electronics unfair to fish? I know the electronics on my boat are useless. They continually mark fish where there are none and only reads the surface temperature when the fish are actually in the water. The only reason I have not thrown it into the lake is because it gives the correct depth and reveals changes in the bottom.

I feel if I purchased a more pricey fishfinder it would only increase my aggravation over my lack of ability to use it properly.

So to answer your question... maybe, if I knew how to use it.

They already exhist, they're called the 'farm pond'. I know, I know, there's portable fish finders that you can take anywhere, but most people still fish the little 1 or 2 acre farm ponds the old fashioned way. As for big lakes, I don't necessarily think it's unfair. It definitely gives the fisherman an advantage. Kind of like a new Quantum reel is an advantage over a bamboo pole and string. Or, in hunting, a rifle compared to a spear. A game cam. compared to traditional scouting. A new lure over a hand carved one. etc. etc.
I will tell ya this, these $2000 fish finders look awesome. I don't have the money, or a friend even w/the money, but I'd love to test one out on the water.

One still has to know how to catch them.

But, all this new technology does seem to rob us of the need to gain knowledge and ability to read the water, the weather, the time of year, etc. You, know the stuff that is passed from parents to their kids and from a master to an apprentice. Besides the deep satisfaction and connection between generations, what happens if we lose power?

That's a great idea, don't outlaw the electronics everywhere but pick a few lakes and prohibit their use in those lakes and see what happens a few years down the road.

It may or may not have an impact on the fish population but I would be that it does have an impact on the human population that is drawn to that lake.

I think electronics used fishin is kinda like cheating i dont really like how they are used but they have there advantages too though but i still dont like them

I have an interesting story that pertains to the electronic issue. A couple years back my dad went fishing with an old friend on the Mississippi River that had a fancy boat decked out with all kinds of electronic fish finding gadgets. Well they motored around for a couple hours or so, stopping and fishing when they marked fish. The problem was they weren't catching any. My dad, an old timer that has never used any sort of electronic fishing aid in his life, got fed up and told his buddy to go back to a nice deep hole they had passed up earlier because they hadn't marked any fish. Well lo and behold they started hammering walleyes.
I guess the moral to that story is that technology will never replace good, old fashioned fishing knowledge.

obviously they can be very useful, but there no different than than scouting cameras in my opinion, the one i have shows the bottom structure...kind of, and it tells me the water temp and the depth, those big fancy ones are nice, but they cost more than my truck