Who
uses ROFFS™?
People who are serious about finding fish without wandering blindly over the ocean. They value their time and trust our background, service, and time proven successes. Our clients include people who fish once a week or less, as well as, people who fish every day. One common denominator is that clients believe that every fishing trip is important.
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Why
should we use ROFFS™ when there are satellite images
on the Web?
ROFFS™ provides a fishing forecasting analysis not static sea surface temperature, static ocean color pictures or unvalidated ocean models. We provide an interpretation of oceanographic information for fishing. We integrate data from at least six high resolution satellites (NOAA & NASA, twice a day, infrared and ocean color) along with other oceanographic and meteorological data to provide a comprehensive fishing product that is unequaled. We pinpoint the hot spot areas with navigational coordinates, indicate how long the conditions have been favorable, show the significant ocean features (temperature, color, current direction, etc.), and provide a text description - interpretation. Colorized images and models supplied by other services, including those available on the internet, are not fishing analyses. They do not provide the temperature resolution nor the accuracy and precision of navigation that we provide. Single satellite images can not provide the important information about water motion that is critical to forecasting fishing hot spots. Observing water motion from satellite imagery in real-time and relating it to present and future fishing success is our expertise.
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What
are those dots on the map portion of the analysis?
Based on a multiple factor analysis (approximately 20 factors),
the symbols (hot spot dots) mark the areas where bait concentrations
are expected and where fishing action is expected to be
better compared with other (non-marked) areas. Numbers inside
of the dots indicate the number of consecutive days that
we have seen favorable conditions at that location. The
greater the number, the better your chances are that good
action will happen at that hot spot location.
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How
can we know what's happening in my local area ?
Everyday our clients provide numerous catch reports. They
understand that the more information we have, the more accurate
their analyses will be. All reports are verified. We often
receive calls from fishermen via cellular phone or satellite
telephone while they are offshore. We provide free verbal
updates when you call us while fishing, if you purchased
an analysis for that fishing trip. We have a great network.
Reports from tournament anglers during the tournament are
kept confidential and are not included.
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When
are the analyses updated and how long are the analyses good
for?
The precision, accuracy, and reliability of our analyses
are maintained for 24 hours. Our reputation and your fishing
success are at stake. We do not guess. We use time tested
procedures and field tested science. Basically, we update
our analyses all day (and night) after each satellite pass
and each fishing report. We customize the time when we provide
our "final" analyses based on your fishing and
travel schedule. One of our goals is that you receive the
most current and best analysis possible. Thus, we schedule
each analysis, each day differently and do not want to simply
post our analyses on the web.
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Do
you provide colorized fishing forecasting analyses via the
internet?
YES, this year we are providing analyses from our website (www.ROFFS.com). Please keep checking back often as we hope to have this up and running sometime in the near future. In addition, we will continue sending the latest fishing forecasting analysis update via email (or fax) the afternoon or evening before you leave the dock. The transmission time is optimized so that you receive the best available information based on your time schedule. ROFFS™ understands the meaning of the word "service" and provides that extra special treatment you deserve. Call us toll free (800 677-7633) to order a current fishing analysis and you will speak to a person, not a machine. Sometimes, it seems like we never leave the office. If you prefer not to use email, then we will be happy to fax the same information to you in a black and white format. The interpretation, analysis, and hot spots are the same.
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