Hydrowave

[CaptainJoe]

Well, it has been nine months using the Hydrowave and I can honestly say that it has improved my fishing. I mainly run the Frenzy Shad, 30 second delay, the most out of all of the settings. I have tested it in many different situations and can see and catch the difference. When on, the shad, if in the area, will soon be around my boat. One day a loon was so sure that shad were under my boat, that it made dozens of dives under my boat looking for the shad. I even took pictures of the loon. In my opinion, the Hydrowave works. I am not on Hydrowave's ProStaff and I have not received and will not receive any compensation or in kind services from Hydrowave. The thing just works and I wanted to share my opinion with the forum.

[rps]

Thank you for the information!

[motoman]

It stands to reason the thing would work. I've been intrigued by the concept since this type of product came on the market. I know I've seen a lot of research over the years regarding saltwater baitfish, and predators feeding increasing, because of the sounds given off by the frenzy.

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Watch and listen at about the 50 second mark.......interesting stuff.:-)

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Now I'm waiting for water sprayers for a bassboat to become affordable. Then my co-angler and I can wear hardhats as we flip the tons of fish in the boat!(lol)

[jeb]

I'm in the opposite camp. I've had mine for 4-5 months now and almost think it drives fish away. I've tried lots of different settings, but tend to use the same one Capt Joe listed above the most. I really can only point to one "maybe" situation where it might have helped. I'm going to test it through the winter, though.

[ryan]

Jeb let me know when you want to sell that thing!

[jeb]

I'll try to remember to look this thread up when/if I dump it in the spring.

[Bill Babler]

Joe a couple of the other guides have them. Seems the best application is when you have deep fish already located and you can stimulate them into some activity. Have also heard that the whites will respond to it in the same situation, if you have them located.

No one I know has had it make a difference at all except vertical fish. You cannot just turn it on and go down a bank and get it to do anything or increase your fishing success. From what the guys are telling me, it is only for fish you already have found and it helps stimulate them to more activity. You notice I did not say bite.

Good Luck

[CaptainJoe]

Bill. Agree that vertical is the "best" application, but I have had more activity in other situations where you have just the shad located. Find the shad, find the fish. Notice the picture in my original post. Calm, no activity, fishing VERY, VERY, slow dragging a tube. No bites for over 30 minutes. Turned on the Hydrowave, and within 15 minutes had surface activity and the loon. Bite started to turn on.

Another situation, when in Spring or Fall way back in the back of a creek and the boat NOT moving. You can see shad on the graph; however, no surface activity, boiling, etc. Turned on the Hydrowave and took about 15-20 minutes for the activity to increase and fish began feeding and biting.

I agree, going fast down a bank.....NO. But, VERY slow to STOPPED situations, it seems to work.

Also, agree that vertical Whites will respond.

Hope you had a Merry Christmas

[exiledguide]

Thanks for the info Captain Joe I was just talking to my brother about this saturday and neither of us had heard anything recently and had kind of thought it was just a gimmick My question now becomes can I apply it to my fishing? I only fish for fun but if I were fishing for money I think I think I would have one. If I had one of these maybe drop shotting would be fun.

[exiledguide]

I also want to thank all the guides who readily share information on OAF it sure has helped me when I moved to the area from central Arkansas I wish I could have had a website like this when I left St Louis and moved there.