FISHING EXPERT V4.0 - A program which contains fishing patterns and techniques as well as a fishing logs. Recommended BEST by Pros in BASSMASTERS magazine. OUTDOOR LIFE recommends the program in previous issues. You select conditions you fish under and program gives 400 proven methods to catch fish. Library, Whatif analysis, recipes. Bass, walleye, crappie, musky, trout, and boat control databases with purchase. IBM PC, Windows 95/98/NT/2000, 4mg memory, Pentium.
The system is based on recent research on fish behavior and involves a literature search of recent writings in the area. We found a consensus of opinions in these writings
and use the consensus as the basis for determining the data base which includes possible fishing conditions and the best methods for the conditions. The data base contains hundreds
of possibilities which the expert system links to automatically. The expert system is a popular technology used for relaying complex information in an area. Doctors
use expert systems to diagnose illnesses, and we apply the expert system concept to fishing.
Variables:
Type of fish sought: largemouth bass, trout (rainbow, brook, brown),
walleye, musky, panfish (bluegill, crappie).
Time of Day: morning, midday, afternoon, night. (night includes dawn
and dusk hours)
Time of Year: spring, summer, autumn, winter (for panfish icefishing
you could easily find other game fish near the panfish).
Type of Water: lake (not the Great Lakes), river, stream.
Water Clarity: clear, murky/muddy.
Water Depth: shallow, medium, deep.
Weather: sunny, overcast, light rain, medium rain, heavy rain.
Wind: calm or light, medium, high.
Spawn: pre-spawn, spawning, post-spawn.
Weed conditions: surface, submerged.
Water Temperature: cold (below 55 degrees), medium (56-70 degrees),
warm (71 degrees and up).
Water Bottom: sand, rock, mud.
Pressure System: high, low coming in.