Entries by pwsbuilder

Setting up the Depth Whisperer with a Lowrance Fish Finder

Hi Lawrence, My name is Teri and my husband is legally blind and used to love to fish just recently he decided to give it another try. While on the internet he found your site with your product the Whisperer. My question is will the Whisperer work with any fish finder or just certain models […]

Have you Heard of This?

Greetings Lawrence, I’ve been following your podcasts with great interest. While they focus on Canada, the general topics also apply to the issues we face here in the U.S. as well. For example, I thought your podcast dealing with the pollution of our waterways was especially enlightening and motivated me to investigate the contamination levels […]

Never Too Old

Hi I seen your web site I was looking if blind people fish, camp, backpack etc. I came across your site I am so glad you live a normal life you work have a family and you fish and do your other hobbies. I am chad, I am 45 I live in Wyoming in the […]

Question about Sailing Blind

Hello Lawrence, I have read with interest of your adventures on the Blind Fishing Boat for several years. I’ve always been fascinated with what you are doing, as I live full-time in North Vancouver aboard my 31-foot sailboat. So far, my friend and I have always sailed together, but we are planning to do offshore […]

Following Bottom Contours with Sound

The Talking Tackle Depth Whisperer is a handy little automation that provides intuitive audible feedback on important depth changes. I’ve been assisting its inventor for the past several years to get the technology just right, including a plug-and-play version that takes advantage of the NMEA output produced by most modern fish finder sonar devices such […]

Seven Storm Sensing Non-Visual Tips

I spend a lot of days on the water, which means I’ve had to learn to use non-visual senses to alert me of approaching storms. Sure, you can simply go by the tell-tale storm clouds on the horizon, or the ancient sea-farer’s caution, “red skies in morn, sailors take warn”. But, sighted or not, summer […]

Friends of the Newly Blind

Hi Lawrence I just found your site and so far I’m glad I did. One of my best friends lost his eye sight within 48 hrs 2 yrs ago from MS he had no warning signs or conditions before this happened. He hasn’t let it stop him though he just accepted by a service dog […]

Craig Oliver Interviews Lawrence Gunther on Challenges in Change

Craig Oliver has been working in television for more years than people can count. His interview style and ability to connect with his guests is legendary. Craig asked me to come on his show for a 23-minute interview as he recognized my story was unique. Different in that I don’t represent a person who has […]

Questions from a blind kayak enthusiast

Hi Lawrence, This is XX from San Francisco. I found your website while I was searching about how to set up a boat that blind people can operate. I am a blind ocean enthusiast. I frequently go fishing and kayaking in and around the SF Bay Area. For A while I have been thinking to […]

Blind Angler’s International Tournament 2016

I attended my first Blind Anglers International Tournament (BAIT) organized by area Lions in 1992 shortly after moving to the Ottawa area. I made a lot of good friends that weekend that I still keep in touch with to this day. It was in 2007 that I first fished the tournament in my own Blind […]