Thread: Finally Got My Livescope Dialed In

I finally got my settings dialed in and can see my bait good.
It took a while to figure out how to keep up with my bait, with the transducer mounted on my trolling motor.
Now if I could just find some fish that will eat, I'm not having any problem finding fish, they just won't bite.

A lot of folks think with live sonar you find them and they jump in the boat, not my experience. LOL

You guys are saying the fish won't fight to get on my hook???

Originally Posted by DWILL

You guys are saying the fish won't fight to get on my hook???

They will, nothing but limits of 3+ pounders for you going forward! LOL

I'm glad you got yours adjusted in. I wish I could get mine. I get frustrated. I can see fish, but I can't see my bait drop. Sometimes, I can see it if let it go down to the bottom, then raise it up. I'm sure I will get it figured out one of these days.

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Originally Posted by Curlytail

I'm glad you got yours adjusted in. I wish I could get mine. I get frustrated. I can see fish, but I can't see my bait drop. Sometimes, I can see it if let it go down to the bottom, then raise it up. I'm sure I will get it figured out one of these days.

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I was the same way, I had to just start adjusting my setting and figuring out how to keep my bait in the cone.
I can see a 1/32 jig now.

Curlytail, If you can,t see your bait spin your transducer up 1 click.
Heres and older video that explains in more detail.
works on LVS32 and LVS34
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https://youtu.be/BZJ1Bi_3x4E?si=VcWlIDnmbvy35-fp

One of the most frustrating fishing experiences is to find slabs and not be able to get them to bite. Without FFS I would just fish that spot and after getting no thumps I would move to a different spot convincing myself there were no fish at that spot. With FFS however I see the fish. I can even hit the fish on the head with my jig. Its hard to leave a large group of slabs but one must do so quickly if one wants to stink up an ice chest.
I struggled at first with my FFS and all I can say is “time on the water” is the only solution. I even launched several times and reset my unit to factor settings and adjusted all the settings till I got the clearest picture and could see my jig hit the water and fall. I did not plan on catching any fish I went simply to get experience and confidence with my electronics.

Bon Temps!!

Originally Posted by jusanothajoe

I finally got my settings dialed in and can see my bait good.
It took a while to figure out how to keep up with my bait, with the transducer mounted on my trolling motor.
Now if I could just find some fish that will eat, I'm not having any problem finding fish, they just won't bite.

Experiment with different weights to figure out what fall rate works best because if they're falling to fast you're pretty much not getting bit. Yesterday while pitching to brushpiles they wouldn't hit an 1/8 ounce head with a baby shad on it. I tried a 1/16 but it fell really slow & didn't do well in the wind so i added a number 5 split shot about 15" above the jig & they bit it pretty good then on the same lure they wouldn't bite on the other two tries.

In a few years you will be able to tell what size they are . lol So easy a caveman can do it .