What is the learning curve like on fishing with the livescope? Is it pretty user friendly?
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What is the learning curve like on fishing with the livescope? Is it pretty user friendly?
Everyone learns at a different speed. Fishers, Starfish or Josh Jones could significantly shorten the learning curve via settings to use to maximize results. Josh is on Garmin Pro Staff I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgoodwin
I like my Garmins. I switched from Lowrance when the Echomaps first came out with a 73DV up front and 93SV on the console. Then replaced the 73 with a 93 up front. Now I have a 93 Chirp at the console with a 93 plus up front so I'm set for the livescope. It's gonna be hard to pull the trigger on that price because every unit I have had cost me about 60% of MSRP with sales and rebates.
Might have to tho'. :Doh:
Garmin knocked it out of the park on their automatic settings with live scope. I messed around with contrast and other things and could not improve upon what they have done in their Auto settings. Except I manually adjust distance and depth to maximize screen use. The only other thing I think somebody may want to adjust would be color palette. As far as ease of use, you are simply using your foot to point the trolling motor at what you want to see, it is really straightforward and you won't even think about it after using it for a few hours.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bgoodwin
Will appreciate any comments. Not sure I can make it much longer without livescope. Issue is I'm running relatively new HDS in front and back that are connected with each other. Would it make any sense to add Garmin screen up front for livescope only?
Absolutely! You can use the HDS unit for map, sonar, downscan and side scan giving you an idea of which way to point your trolling motor that has the livevue mounted.Quote:
Originally Posted by Linz
Last Saturday, water was colder (39-41) had to fish the jigs slower but it was very good. Getting into winter patterns.
ACC crappie stix is coming out with a super light 12 rod because the live scope guys like the longer rods. Should be out in the near future.
I hope the fish don't find out that I don't have live scope and quit biting all together because I am sticking with HB :) Maybe some day I can get Reaper to show me that it is all y'all say it is. :Rofl
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Power Crappie LLC, aka Huckabee Rods has a 13' lightweight Rod coming out designed for the LiveScope fisher peoples. I don't have the LiveScope. I have it's predecessor, Panoptics. The difference is Panoptics shows a 2d sonar picture live and the LiveScope shows a Down View picture live. So, when I'm out fishing using the Panoptics, I am searching for "Blobs". The LiveScope would be very nice to have and if a wealthy good samaritan were to send me a LiveScope Transducer, I'd be more than happy to use it. (I'd also show them my design and rigging I did to be able to use it with the Motor Guide XI5 trolling motor. It's pure Genius!)Quote:
Originally Posted by skeeter96
I think several of us would like to see your design, Reaper!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Reaper
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Originally Posted by IkenI
The GPS store has the Garmin 93sv touchscreen bundled with the livescope transducer in a package holiday deal for 2,099.00. That's a heck of a buy.
I would love to see it as well. I think I sent you a pm but I have no idea if I did it correctly.Quote:
Originally Posted by IkenI
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That is an awesome price. I paid 200 $ more and did not get the regular transducer with mine... but I have to say, it was worth it to fish with it the last several weeks LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by TimY
Reaper, do you know if it is going to have a rear real seat? EB let me use one of his new B&M rear seat rods a while back and it was much more comfortable than the traditional real seat placement. As an added bonus you end up using the full length of the rod also and, it was better balanced... Geez I sound like a rod salesman. Seriously tho, I am going to have to switch to rear real seats to be able to handle the longer rod lengths for LS.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Reaper
No Idea, get with Ken, "Starfish".Quote:
Originally Posted by Fishers
I've been using two rear seat rods from ACC Crappie Stix for two years now. They are excellent. The 10' is extremely light (weight, not action) while the 11' is somewhat heavier and more like the action of Huckabee Pro. They do give you some extra reach.
I know this is not a rod forum but have a little tip that some of you may know about but if you don't, it will really improve your rod sensitivity for those light winter bites or any time the fish are not real aggressive. I have never used a Huckabee rod but sure they are a great rod. A few years back, my kids bought me a B n M 12 duck commander double touch rod that had notches cut into the cork handle so you could lay your finger directly on the rod blank. I couldn't believe how that increased the sensitivity on the light bites. I decided to notch my Sam Heaton super sensitive the same way. I just held the rod where my index finger laid on the cork and marked it. Then I took a knife and cut a V notch out of the cork and used light sandpaper to smooth it up. The photos are my Sam Heaton. It is amazing how much feel you have when you are in direct contact with the rod blank and it doesn't matter what kind of pole you use. I now have notches in all my poles I use.
Tim. Share your livescope design with us all please.
That's Reaper. I'm gonna mount my transducer on a fishing specialties transducer pole
Reaper. How you gonna do it?
Whats the setup you are using with the panoptix?Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappie Reaper
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_Mg...ature=youtu.be Targeting bigger fish. I pulled it away from the dink, dropped it back to the bigger one I was fishing for.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JG-4J3wfVrE&feature=youtu.beSome bigger fish were cruising in small packs chasing shad. They would all seem to be about the same size with a few bigger ones mixed in but never any small ones with them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=67ROFsNe3Xw&feature=youtu.beOn this day, the fish always wanted it moving away. They would hardly ever touch it stationary. The ideal presentation would be to pitch it past the target area or fish and let it swing 1 to 2 feet above or to the side of the fish and let them leave the school and chase it. Dropping it into the school would often disrupt or even disperse the school of fish. Apparently Crappie hate the fishing line touching them, also like trout, the presentation can be critical. In today's case, shad were swimming around everywhere and when they see crappie they swim away from them quickly, the crappie were keying on that type of movement to strike.
That is awesome Chris
FYI OKC Cabela's has 3 of the 93sv garmin units left for $599.00. They started with 15 last week and they are down to 3. BPS is out of the units at that price and they are back up to $999.00. BPS would not honor the $599.00 price. I had to have an attendant call someone just to get some help in the marine dept. I was not pleased to say the least.
Just a heads up. If you currently have a non-plus Echomap series and are thinking about adding an additional plus model to your boat the two will not be able to directly share waypoints. Must do it with cards.
That's high definition looks like a big school of crappie
Hey liked the video! would it be possible to gets some photos of your setup including your display unit mounting, Live Scope mounting, also where did you mount the black box at?
I've got the same setup but haven't mounting nothing yet!!
Thanks!
I’m having a terribly hard time talking myself out of not buying the garmin unit. I currently have a Lowrance HDS 7 touch. Gen 2. 3 years old. Should I wait until Lowrance comes out with their version? Will it even be compatible with my current unit?
I was thinking like you but decided to give it a year and see where things shake out, I'm tired of buying the most current model only to be out dated 6 months after I pulled the trigger. I know it's always going to be that way, I haven't even learned all the stuff on my Gen1 Helix 10 and there already to Gen 3.......
That’s so true. I know I’m not using half of the things that mine can do now. Videos sure do look good tho
I completely understand how you feel. But I did pull the trigger on the livescope and I for one am not at all disappointed I did. The livescope is what fish finders should be. It absolutely 100% lives up to the hype. I went crappie fishing today and I truly believe I would have only caught 5 or 6 with my lowrance gen 3 and I used to have hummingbird 360 but with the livescope I boated around 50 fish and I could actually see them bite my jig. I don't think you would be disappointed if you bought it. However there is no telling what is coming next but the livescope if you can afford it is absolutely worth the money. Just my 2 cents.Quote:
Originally Posted by Domsmith4
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Of course I don't know but I'm thinking the next livescope gen 2 will be like Humminbird Mega with detail so clear that you will almost know for sure what type of fish you are seeing.Quote:
Originally Posted by drmdr2001
I’m holding off to see the new HB.
I too am tired of the constant upgrade, and not backwards compatible with something, I bought last year.
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There's a lot of people spending a bunch of money on these units today. Most are still trying to figure out how they are gonna mount the 1,500.00 transducer and keep it out of harms way. If you run it on your trolling motor with spot lock, you better make darn sure when you hit anchor the cable can spin a complete 360 without pulling it apart. I know a bunch of people that pulled the transduce cable apart when the anchor was set. Some don't want a second pole because of deck clutter but have to say Fishing Specialties came out with a mount specifically for the livescope transducer. When you mount the transducer pole on the opposite side of the deck from the trolling motor, you get no trolling motor interference plus no worry about the cable twisting around the trolling motor shaft. It also has a break away mount that connects to the boat the pole runs through that will save the transducer if you do hit something hard. You can run the transducer up to 5 mph when it's deployed. It comes with 2 rubber bases that mount on the deck when you are running across the lake. I does take a little room when it's stowed but if you are fishing its in the water anyway. The whole set up for livescope is around 150.00. Pretty cheap insurance for a 1.500 dollar transducer. You can get the transducer mount for the factory transducer and mount it flat on the bottom and mount the livescope above it on the pole. No interference because totally different frequencies if you run split screen
Chris- Which Pro Source 12’ rod do you use? Light or heavy version?
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Attachment 326460Attachment 326461 I didn't want to mount the Box in a tight compartment. In the summer it is going to be too hot to radiate the heat properly. I was just wanting to fish so I left it on the deck, and I've gotten used to it so I'll probably leave it that way, it's not in my way.