METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FISHING HARDWARE AND DISPLAYING FISHING INFORMATION

1 . A method for controlling fishing hardware and displaying fishing information, comprising:

running an application on a computing device having display means for displaying said application, said application configured to display and control a fishing lure configuration of a fishing lure;

establishing a connection between said computing device and a system comprising:

said fishing lure having said fishing lure configuration, wherein said fishing lure configuration determines one or more sounds resembling the prey of a fish capable of being emitted by sound emitting means of said fishing lure; and

updating said fishing lure configuration with said application.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said one or more sounds are stored on a memory of said fishing lure and said fishing lure configuration enables at least one of said one or more sounds to be emitted via said sound emitting means.

3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said updating said fishing lure configuration with said application comprises downloading at least one of said one or more sounds to said fishing lure.

4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said updating said fishing lure configuration with said application comprises removing at least one of said one or more sounds from said fishing lure.

5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises:

non-aqueous ambient conditions monitoring means for measuring and transmitting ambient atmospheric condition data;

aqueous ambient conditions monitoring means for measuring and transmitting ambient aquatic condition data;

a global positioning system (GPS) for obtaining and reporting a GPS position; and

database means configured for receiving, storing, and reporting one or more of said ambient atmospheric condition data, said ambient aquatic condition data, said GPS position, and said fishing lure configuration,

the method further comprising storing, via said application, one or more of said ambient atmospheric condition data, said ambient aquatic condition data, said GPS position, and said fishing lure configuration in said database means.

6 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

predicting a preferable fishing lure configuration based on a global positioning system (GPS) position obtained via a global positioning system, and corresponding geographic data; and

displaying said prediction to said user via said application.

7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising programming said fishing lure with said preferable fishing lure configuration.

8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein said fishing lure configuration includes configuration of a light on said fishing lure.

9 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising indicating fishing conditions to said user via said display means as a color-based system, wherein said indication is based on one or more of geographic information and a GPS position obtained via a global positioning system.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein said color-based system indicates first fishing conditions as green, a second fishing conditions as yellow, and a third fishing conditions as red, wherein said first fishing condition is more desirable than said second fishing condition which is more desirable than said third fishing condition.

11 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising indicating fishing conditions to said user via said display as a numeric scale-based system, wherein said indication is based on one or more of geographic information and a GPS position obtained via a global positioning system..

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an electric fish length measurement system that determines a fish length, and said method further comprises:

establishing a connection with said electric fish length measurement system; and

storing said fish length in database means configured for receiving, storing, and reporting data comprising said fish length.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an electric fish weighing system that determines a fish weight, and said method further comprises:

establishing a connection with said electric fish weighing system; and

storing said fish weight in database means configured for receiving, storing, and reporting data comprising said fish weight.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said system further comprises an automated cull system, and said method further comprises:

establishing a connection with said automated cull system; and

establishing a connection with database means configured for receiving, storing, and

reporting data comprising a fish weight and having said fish weight stored therein;

indicating a first fish to cull with said automated cull system based on said measured fish weight reported via said database means.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein said application is run on a wireless device.

16 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

associating a note generated by a user with said fishing lure configuration and a GPS position obtained via a global positioning system; and

storing said note in database means configured for receiving, storing, and reporting data comprising said note.