Here is the link to an article (they indicate I cannot “redistribute” the article), so I have only targeted a couple quotes. IDA Staff – if you think I have infringed on copyrights, I will remove, as I want to protect the site and myself and I am not an expert on copyright’s do’s and don’ts. 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2004-05-05-hightech-fishing_x.htm
All – this article brings up some interesting points that I thought might stir some discussion. What are *your* thoughts on this topic? 
A couple quotes from the article:
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… “[the] goal is to put the most accurate maps of Minnesota’s lakes into every angler’s boat and Global Positioning System unit… [with] the 100 most popular lakes in the state and creating maps with never-seen details…showing lake structure that took [anglers] years to find and learn. As a source of information, the new maps promise to reveal spots few anglers knew before.”
…”But unlike recent controversies over underwater video cameras and lighted fishing lures, no one is raising technological red flags over Wood’s mapping project…If the technology makes anglers more effective, [the DNR will] have to limit harvest in one way or another in order to keep the quality of fishing…probably means we’ll continue to go in the direction of more regulations or more regulations that are more restrictive than they are now.”
“The DNR will regulate fishing and not fishing technology…”