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Fall 2025
W
hen bass get hungry, they prowl for food.
Some prefer to hide in the shade of a log or
dock, waiting to ambush their meal. Others prefer to hunt in wolf packs, especially when the primary
food source is schooling baitfish, which requires bass to be
always on the move following the bait. This is why Forward-
Facing Sonar is all the rage. FFS allows savvy anglers to find
bass that are either stationary or moving.
A decade ago the rage was GPS anchoring of your boat with the electric motor. Anchor lock (aka spot lock) is especially useful because it keeps your boat anchored in one spot despite the wind or current. No matter which way the wind blows, the motor turns to hold your GPS position.
Forward Facing Sonar and Anchor Lock are great innovations, but they don’t play well together. Until now. Let me explain.
Most FFS transducers are mounted directly to the trolling motor shaft. Do you see the problem? As
the wind direction or current direction changes, your trolling motor turns to compensate and hold your position. Every movement of the trolling motor shaft changes the aim of your FFS transducer, and not in the direction you want to look. But now there is a solution.
ENTER REVOLUTION SONAR (RS1)
This innovative FFS aiming system mounts to your trolling motor shaft but operates independent of the trolling motor. With the RS1 you can anchor AND aim your FFS any direction you wish. I often anchor-lock over deep humps in search of bass. I want to be able to aim my dual Active
Target transducers (one in forward
view and one in scout view)
all around the hump to look
for roaming bass but want
to keep my Ghost trolling
motor anchored. If I see a
school of bass off to the
right side of my boat at 9
o’clock I can quickly cast
directly to them. If they are
moving, I can follow them
by turning the foot pedal
to keep them in view.
The RS1 Manual Mode
lets you steer your FFS
transducer anywhere you
want, regardless of being
anchored or moving.
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