Sammy Lee of Tight Lines syndicated radio program created a new iPhone app for anglers called FishMate. The new app can tell you the best times to fish, let you store your big catch photos and tie them back to information in a log of your fishing activity.
“When I was a kid growing up on Smith Lake in Alabama, I had to read the paper, listen to the radio and study an almanac to figure out the best time to go fishing,” Lee said. “I never had one source of information that would provide everything I needed until now.”
A touch of the screen also takes you to current weather conditions, including temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed and direction. There’s also an extended forecast prepared for your current location or anywhere else you plan to wet a hook.
Another touch of the screen loads tournament news, fishing tips and tackle information from informed sources in the industry, including the BASS Reporter’s Notebook and FLW Outdoors.
After you’ve used the information from your FishMate to set up the perfect fishing pattern, you can touch the screen again while you’re waiting for a big strike and listen to podcasts of “Tight Lines with Sammy Lee." Another fun feature, the Big’uns” page, allows lucky fishermen to post details of their catches, with photos, for other anglers to enjoy, utilizing social networking media like FaceBook.
The app sells for $3.99 on iTunes.
