Quote Originally Posted by JCLA View Post
My transducer is also set forward. It hasn't helped me catch fish. Yet. Watching my lure going up and down is "cool" for a little while. My lake average is 6'(shallow). I want to get better at this. How do I become a Crappiepappy? LOL I'm crappy at everything already.
Don't feel too bad ... I've only had mine out on the water twice (one short day trip & one short night trip) and so far have only caught 2 dink Crappie & a 13" Bass (day trip). I skunked out on the night trip.

Check out some of the Perspective videos on YouTube, if you haven't already, just to get a sense of what you're going to be seeing in that mode. Also, notice the difference in what's shown on the screen when you have the transducer mounted on your trolling motor shaft (stationary) and when it's mounted on a separate mounting pole that can be "tilted" a little ... though in your case "tilting" the pole probably won't be necessary on account of your water depth. BUT ... the placement depth of the Perspective Mount on your trolling motor shaft might need to be "tweeked" to give you the best position for a permanent spot to mount it, that gives you the best coverage for the water depth you're mostly fishing in.

One thing the Perspective mode software update will do is put a boat/beam icon in the upper right of your screen. That will show you the direction and coverage area of the "ping" in relation to the boat (as seen in this picture) :


(I sure would like to have that icon on my Livescope screen, as it would make it a whole lot less cumbersome to know where my transducer is pointing without having to look down at the direction arrow all the time. )