Feeding Frenzy That Attaches to Trolling Motor

It's a known scientific fact that fish hear and sense movement in the water with both their 'ears' and with the area that join their body to their tail called the Later Line. The Lateral Line is a sensory organ consisting of fluid filled sacs with hair like sensory apparatus that are open to the water through a series of pores. The later line primarily senses vibrations, water currents, pressure, and movement in the water. This allows fish to determine the direction of their source.

Product Development

Several years ago a Dallas businessman and competitive bass angler Gene Eisenmann introduced the concept of building a device that produces the natural sounds of bait fish and predatory fish feeding on them. Together with Engineer Robert Palmer, Professional bass fishermen Jeff Kriet and Kevin VanDam, they joined forces that lead to the designed and development of the HydroWave.

Sound Production

The science behind HydroWave is called Tactile Sound Transmission (TST). This sound is different from ordinary sounds because it's sounds that you can feel. It's like stopping your ears up and feeling the sound of a subwoofer. Sound travels further and faster in water than it does in air, around 4.4 times as fast, about 5,000 feet per second. The speed combined with the poor visibility of water is the reason that fish rely heavily on vibrations and water movement to detect their prey. Fish have developed keen senses that allow them to precisely identify the clutter from prey and feeding activities of other fish. Predatory fish use sound to help them find their prey and bait fish can sense these sounds from great distances.

The HydroWave integrates both Lateral Reactive Technology (LRT) and Vibration Reactive Technology (VRT) to provoke predatory feeding responses. LRT is a vibration wave that operates at a frequency level that stimulates a predatory response through the Lateral Line. The HydroWave produces the same vibration frequency created by shad and other bait fish; remember I told you fish could hear. VRT is a vibration wave that stimulates a predatory response from fish through their inner ear. This vibration detection is so precise that predatory fish can distinguish between vibrations of prey and other sources. This explains how blind fish continue feeding.

The True Test – The Pros and Their Testimony

Fishermen know it works, 105 out of 108 BASS Elite pros use HydroWave. The Hydrowave has played a major part in many top finishes. Randy Howell even credited the edge Hydrowave gave him in his 2014 Bassmaster Classic win.

Professional crappie fisherman Jim O'Donnell says, "I fished the 2013 Crappie Masters Classic on Grenada Lake along with 193 teams from around the country. I'm giving a lot of the credit to Hydrowave for my fantastic finish. For me it made all the difference when I was running my Hydrowave I could get good quality bites and when it was off I couldn't buy a bite. In this tournament there were 193 of the best crappie fisherman in the country and only 7 of the teams were able to put together 14 fish over the two days and I was one of them. Most we're fishing deeper water and I was fishing it two to four foot of water."

Kevin VanDam said, "I've always paid attention as to how fish seem to feed and respond to each other while in competition for food. Like most bass fishermen who spend a lot of time on the water, I've witnessed situations where a school could be fired up by getting just one fish to bite. Igniting those kinds of flurries during a tournament day can be a huge advantage. HydroWave is about providing that stimulus for that first response to get things going."

Bass pro Jeff Kriet said, "Most electronics have way more choices than what a fisherman would ever need, much less remember how to use. When fishing, I want to be able to push a button or two and get right back to casting. Trust me; HydroWave is built for simple operation."

Professional crappie tournament fisherman Dan Dannenmueller said, "I've used the HydroWave over three years. It was definitely worth the investment. It causes frantic schooling, even in cold water and rainy conditions. The HydroWave works great in deep or shallow water, if over 20 feet, a lower speaker works better".

Freelance outdoor writer and professional photographer Brad Wiegmann said, "I used the HydroWave for nearly two years. I it has increased my catch ratio. The HydroWave was designed to mimic noises of baitfish or other prey game fish feed on. Kind of like two kids fighting over candy, one fish will grab the lure and swim quickly away causing other fish to go crazy trying to find something to eat. HydroWave stimulates a feeding response is it gets baitfish more active. Anytime it's on and you get within a certain distance, shad will pop the surface or even start darting or swimming around. The HydroWave is definitely worth the investment if you use the settings correctly. Biggest mistake is setting the volume too loud. The HydroWave will pull game fish up in the water column. It excels in shallow water and it works in deep water under certain situations".

Easy, affordable

All of the sounds and sound loops come programmed into the unit's software. There is no loading of programs and/or sounds required. Operation is truly a pick and play procedure; it mounts easily on the bow with a bracket or Velcro. The Hydrowave speaker can be mounted on the underside of the trolling. The speaker is multi-directional so it doesn't matter which way the trolling motor is pointed; the unit operates on a 12-volt power supply.

The HydroWave is priced affordably, starting at $139.99 for the HydroWave Mini for anglers fishing from a small boat or even from a dock. The Hydrowave Incept model is priced at $249.99, the classic model is priced at $299.99. The top of the line flagship H2 model sells for $469.99.

So if you want that extra advantage that the HydroWave can offer better get you one. The boat next to you just may be equipped with one, I know mine is. Just seeing fish school is enough to convince me.

Contact Bernard Williams at bwilliams27@comcast.net.

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Source: https://www.clarionledger.com/story/outdoorsreport/2015/01/17/hydrowave-performance/21774663/

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