Best Screens Available & High-Performance Processor with Power to Spare

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Rig your boat with HDS Carbon and you will be ready — Ready for Battle.
Today, Lowrance^® launched HDS Carbon, a new high-performance addition to the HDS Series of fishfinder/chartplotters.

HDS Carbon — which features 12-, 9- and 7-inch models — includes a new high-performance, dual-core processor, multi-touch SolarMAX™ HD display, Dual Channel CHIRP and Network Dual Sounder sonar technology.

HDS Carbon takes processing power to new heights with a dual core processor that allows anglers to switch between applications and simultaneously view independent sonar feeds with ease — smoothly driving high-tech Lowrance technology like StructureScan^® 3D with SideScan and DownScan Imaging™, StructureMap™, Broadband Radar™, SiriusXM^® Weather Chart Overlay™ and more.

Lowrance SolarMAX™ HD display technology features high-definition views and clear visibility in all conditions with the widest available range of viewing angles. The new displays are engineered to withstand higher temperatures than conventional units, offering better reliability in warmer climates.

HDS Carbon bolsters award-winning Lowrance sonar technology lineup with the addition of Dual Channel CHIRP and Network Dual Sounder. Dual Channel CHIRP enables anglers to view dual range sonar coverage from the same transducer when a dual channel CHIRP sonar transducer is installed on their boat. Network Dual Sounder supplies sonar data from a network of CHIRP transducers, allowing anglers to cover more water in less time and mark fish targets more clearly.

Key Features:

• NEW ultra-bright HDS SolarMAX™ HD displays with greater resolution and a wider range of viewing angles
• NEW high-performance HDS processor for faster redraws and quicker response times
• NEW HDS Dual-Channel CHIRP Sonar – dual sonar-range coverage from the same transducer*
• NEW HDS Network Dual Sounder – cover more water and mark fish targets more clearly from a network of CHIRP sonar transducers
• Multi-touch display interface
• StructureScan^® 3D ready
• Built-in CHIRP and Broadband Sounder™
• SmartSteer™ control for Xi5 Trolling Motor and Outboard Pilot
• Radar and SonicHub^®2 audio server connectivity
• Wireless and Bluetooth^® connectivity
• NMEA 2000^® engine support
• Built-in C-MAP charts with a multitude of mapping options (C-MAP, Navionics^® and more)

*requires dual-channel CHIRP sonar transducer

Introducing New Lowrance HDS Carbon Displays

Oklahoma and Arkansas Advance Anglers to Nationals

The Oklahoma TBF played host to the first TBF National Semifinal contest for District 6 on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Okla. The new TBF National Semi-Finals program pits top grassroots anglers from each state in a “close to home” weekend event with neighboring states for significant cash prizes and advancements.

In District 6, top TBF anglers from Oklahoma and Arkansas competed September 23 for the chance to advance to the 2017 Federation National Championship and to win enough cash to travel to the 2017 spring event.  Anglers qualify for the semi-finals in one of two ways.  Active state clubs in good standing can send their top two anglers directly to the semi-final event, in addition, the top 10% of state event participation or a minimum of 12 anglers per state qualify, whichever is greater.

The new format pays back 100% of the entry fees, 75% to the top 20% of the field, 10% to the state federations and 15% to the TBF Federation National Championship.  In the new NSF rules, a co-angler can also move up as a boater if his/her weight totals more than the state boater’s weight.

A total of $10,120 in cash and prizes, National Semi-Final qualifying jerseys, trophies, champion titles and slots in the national championship were awarded in the boater and co-angler divisions.  The top five boaters and co-anglers in the 26 boat field divvied up $5,850 in total cash payback, not including the $500 Ranger Cup award and the $1,000 Evinrude E-tec award for the top boater running a 2012 or newer Evinrude.

After two days of competition, the District 6 National Semi-Final Champion titles would go to the boater from Arkansas, Josh Ray, who received a $1,700 cash prize and the $1,000 Evinrude E-tec award.  The co-angler champion was Sandy Hooker from Oklahoma who received $850 from his two days of work.

Jackie Husmann nabbed the $500 Ranger Cup award for being the highest Ranger Cup qualified angler along with his $900 second place overall purse.  The Oklahoma TBF made the final sweep taking home bragging rights and the first District 6 State Pride Award with 65.93 total pounds.

The Arkansas River proved tough this time of year.  Two Oklahoma anglers, Jackie Husmann and Stewart Ryan, found a pattern and responded with the only five fish limits on day one. Husmann took the first day lead with 12.20 pounds followed closely by Ryan with 11.96 pounds. Josh Ray had four fish weighing 7.65 pounds to hold down third and lead the Arkansas boaters.

Overcast skies greeted anglers on the final day as Josh Ray responded to land the biggest stringer of the tournament at 15.05 pounds and a winning tournament total of 22.73 pounds.  First day leader, Jackie Husmann, Oklahoma, brought in his second limit of 9.40 pounds, the only angler to record limits both days.  The anglers fished almost 40 miles apart but both put it together to earn slots in the 2017 TBF National Championship representing the Arkansas and Oklahoma boaters, respectively.

Josh Ray used about 45 gallons of gas to fish the lower Kerr Reservoir pool approximately 30 miles from the launch site.  Although this was Ray’s first trip to the Arkansas River he was able find areas with water willows in practice, and then set way points using his Lowrance HDS 12 to return to them on tournament days.  He also used the power of his 112 Minn Kota trolling motor to hold despite the current as he presented frog and swim jigs.

The co-angler race was also close after day one as Kyle Tudor from Oklahoma brought four fish to the scales for a leading weight of 8.37 pounds.  Sandy Hooker also from Oklahoma followed close behind with three fish at 8.21 pounds, anchored by a 4.66 pound lunker.

On the final day Hooker brought three fish to the scales for 6.26 pounds to make his winning tournament total 14.47 pounds.  Tudor’s big bass tipped the scales at 4.76 pounds, but with only one fish it wasn’t enough to hold on to his day one lead.  Robert Scott’s 7.12 pounds on the first day held out to top the Arkansas co-anglers; he will advance with Hooker to the 2017 TBF National Championship in the co-angler division.

The top boater and top co-angler from each state advancing to the 2017 Federation National Championship are as follows; (boater, co-angler) Oklahoma: Jackie Husmann, Sandy Hooker; Arkansas: Josh Ray, Robert Scott.

The event was sponsored by the Greater Muskogee Chamber of Commerce, The Muskogee Basin, Three Forks Marina, and the Knight’s Inn Motel.

For full tournament photos and info CLICK HERE.

The Oklahoma Bass Federation Top 6 and Team tournaments were held on the Arkansas River in Muskogee, Oklahoma September 17 and 18.  The weather predictions indicated rain while the river was at a moderate flood stage.  The two day practice mirrored the predictions but as the tournaments started on Saturday things changed.  The river current was almost nonexistence in many parts of the system and the predicted moderate temperature was far from accurate.  The anglers were treated with a clear blue sky, no wind and a high humidity.  Regardless of the conditions, many of the anglers mastered the conditions and brought in large limits of bass.  The limits for this event were a 12 inches on spotted/Kentucky bass and 14 inches on largemouth and smallmouth bass with a five fish limit.

Day One

The first day of the tournament 11 limits of bass were brought to the scales.  The leading two person team of Jason Powers and Justin Parchman, His and Her Club, brought in a limit tipping the scales at 12.42 pounds to lead the field.  Greg and Cass Blaylock, Central Bass Club, led their team with an 11.74 pound limit  for second while Wyatt Ryan and Keltyn Hendrix, Ada Bass Club, followed in third with a limit weighing 11.29 pounds.  John Pritchett and Mark Jones, Claremore Bass Club, brought a limit weighing 11.13 pounds anchored by a 3.93 pound lunker for fourth place.  Fifth place went to Jackie Husmann and Jeremy VanTuyl, Ponca City Bassmasters, with a 10.83# limit with a 4.56# anchor.  Following at sixth was Greg Ingram and Dan Beach, Claremore Bass Club, with 10.76#.  Chickasha ran the table on the first day weighing three limits, all in the 10# class.  Tate Musae and Jesse Sexton’s limit weighed 10.74# for a seventh place while Doug Schaekel and John Scott, 10.34#, nosed out Greg Sebold and Greg Ledford by .01# at 10.33# for eighth and ninth, respectively.  Brannon Whipple and Kyle Tudor, NEO Bass Club, at 10.24# was tenth with their 4.14# big bass.   John Garcia and Keith Whitmire, Bedlam Bass Club, with 9.95# was eleventh place and rounding out the top 12 was Michael Morris and Blake Whelchel, Ada, with a 8.78# imit.

The leading club after the first day was Chickasha with a total of 31.41 pounds and three limits.  Claremore followed in second with two limits weighing 30.67#.  Following in third with 27.83#, the only other team to garner three limits was Ada, while Central followed at 24.97# for fourth.  NEO was in fifth with 20.57#.  Big Bass for day one went to Brian Hurst, catcher, and Kenny O,Malley, netter, as they nosed out Don Linder, Ponca City, by .03#, 4.67# to 4.64#.

Day Two

The final day of the tournament was more like the weather we expected, overcast skies, rain and moderate current conditions.  Although it looked more like a “good fishing” day, the field was limited to only 7 limits.  Jason and Justin, His and Hers, snagged their second limit for the weekend and their second first place finish with a 13.54# stringer.  John Pritchett and Mark Jones, Claremore, moved up from fourth the first day to second with their second limit weighing 13.14#.  Greg Seblod and Greg Ledford was third with 12.43# while Chickasha team mates, Tate Musae and Jesse Sexton, took fouth with their second limit for the weekend at 12.20#.  Gene Vogt and Donnie Combrink, Ponca City Bassmasters, was fifth with 10.34# followed by Brian Hurst and Kenny O’Malley, Claremore, with 10.13#.  Mike and Sandy Wisdom, His and Hers, brought in a limit weighing 9.87# for seventh followed in eighth by John Garcia and Keith Whitmire, Bedlam, with their second limit for the tournament weighing 9.71#.  Dean Matts and Mike Sanders, Central Bass Club, also boasted their second limit of the weekend to take ninth for the day followed by Johnny Babb and Chris Tarron, Ada, had 7.90# at tenth.  Rounding out the top 12 were two Ponca City teams.  Jackie Husmann and Jeremy VanTuyl, with a 7.75# limit for the day for eleventh while Jody and Jeff Linder, Ponca City, weighed the other daily limit at 7.32#.  Big Bass for day two was a 5.18# lunker boasted by Jason and Lynn Conaway, Chickasha.  Greg Seblod and Greg Ledford, along with Gene Vogt and Donnie Combrink, both brought in a 5.03# lunker for a tie for second.

Final Results

The 2016 Champion team was the Chickasha Bass Club that made a first for the OBF State Top 6 event;   they weighed in the same total both days, 31.41#, to bring their total to 62.82#.  Chickasha was lead by Tate Musae and Jesse Sexton, 22.94#, followed by Greg Sebold and Greg Ledford, only .18#, with 22.76#.  Doug Schaekel and John Scott contributed a total of 8 fish to round out the team total with 17.12#.  The State Runner-up was Claremore had a total weight of 59.6#.  John Pritchett and Mark Jones lead the team with 24.27#.  Rounding out the second place team was Brian Hurst and Kenny O’Malley (18.91#) and Greg Ingram and Dan Beach (16.42#).  Third place went to His and Hers at 45.59#, nosing out Ada by less than pound.  The His and Hers team consisted of Jason Powers and Justin Parchman, Mike and Sandy Wisdom, and John and Chris Lee.  Ada’s 44.63# total was followed in fifth be Central at 42.20# while Bedlam rounded out the top 6 teams with 36.79#.  Ponca City, 32.40#, and NEO, 26.64#, completed the standings.

The individual two person teams crowned the champions for our second State Team Championship.  Jason Powers and Justin Parchman not only won the honor but led with top stringers both days.  Their 25.96# total was only 1.69# ahead of John Pritchett and Mark Jones at 24.27#.  Third and fourth places came from the Chickasha champions with Tate Musae and Jesse Seston, 22.94#, at third followed by Greg Sebold and Greg Ledford, 22.76# at fourth.  John Garcia and Keith Whitmire was fifth and Brian Hurst and Kenny O’Malley competing the top 6 teams.

The tournament was once again successful due to the help of the many volunteers.  We were also thankful to the Greater Muskogee Chamber of Commerce and the Knight’s Inn for sponsoring the event.  There was 167 fish brought to scales with 166 returned to the Three Forks Harbor.

FINAL RESULTS