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Ed Loughran, a 53-year-old Bassmaster Elite Series pro, admits he’s not a technology guy.
“I can drive a boat, and I can drive a truck,” he says. “But if the motor breaks, I’m out of luck.”
That’s why he surprised even himself by jumping to the front edge of bass fishing technology. Loughran recently figured out how to link augmented reality glasses with his Garmin LiveScope, essentially getting forward-facing sonar data overlayed on his glasses lens. This means that Loughran doesn’t have to look down at a screen while using LiveScope.
To put this development into context, it’s necessary to understand the landscape in which professional bass fishing finds itself. Advanced electronics have always been controversial, ever since Darrell Lowrance introduced the “Little Green Box” (aka, “Fish Lo-K-Tor”). Still, few have ever…
