Has anyone used the garmin livescope with the LVS 34 transducer with the 10 inch and 12 inch screen? wondering what the difference is related to clarity and resolution. The 12 inch is $800 more . from your experience is it worth the difference.
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Has anyone used the garmin livescope with the LVS 34 transducer with the 10 inch and 12 inch screen? wondering what the difference is related to clarity and resolution. The 12 inch is $800 more . from your experience is it worth the difference.
I started off with the LVS32 and 9" screen about 4 years ago. Last year, when Bass Pro had their annual spring fishing sale, they had a pretty good deal on the LVS34/12" "bundle" package, and since I was already a club member, I got an even better discount. I think the LVS34/12" upgrade is definitely worth it, and I LOVE my 12" screen.
I started with the 93SV, then upgraded to the 126SV, and now I’m running the 1643. I’ve also spent a lot of time fishing with a buddy who has the 1022. From my experience, if you can afford the 12-inch unit, go ahead and get it. You’ll eventually outgrow the 10-inch and wish you had the larger screen—the extra screen real estate makes it a little nicer on the water.
I know everyone has their opinion, but for me it's not worth the extra $$ if you're a recreational fisherman vs a tournament/guide fisherman. If you're invested in tournament or guide fishing the extra $$ can easily be justified. I've fished with guides who have 12" and 16" screens. Here's the only difference in performance I've seen (for the record, I have a 9" screen and do wish I would have spent the extra $200 for the 10".), with my 9" screen I can easily tell now if the fish are big fish or small fish. This is pretty much all you need to differentiate if you're on legal fish or short fish. I can clearly see fish on structures and see their actions to my bait. With the 12" and 16" screens you can easily tell the difference between a 2 3/4 lb fish and a 3 lb fish. If I'm fishing a tournament this is critical to determine whether I come in first place or last place and take home a $10K check or a $500 check. If I'm just filling my cooler it's not worth the extra $$. I can catch a limit with a 9" screen just as easy and fast as I could with a 12" or larger screen. For me, I'd rather spend the extra $800 on more rods, reels, tackle, or accessories for my boat, or other toys. Although as stated, I wish I would have spent the extra $200 for the 10" screen, I can't say I would catch anymore fish. It's simply because it wasn't that much more. The price jump from 10" to 12" is significantly higher and has been since they came out with them. The spread seems to get bigger each year.
I've had both, just get the 12 and be done.
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Thanks for the information. Went with the Garmin 12" bundle. Works fine but I am still in the "I can't differentiate fish species" mode. I am told that will come with screen time but can be frustrating. I am not going to give up.
Crappie tend to look like footballs on Livescope to a lot of people, although it is fun to catch a different species to say, "oh, that's what that shape is!"
Like mentioned above, from my experience, when crappie are suspended together, they look like thin, vertical footballs, and sometimes, when they're moving, they look slightly thicker, or can look a little broken up, like the signal has static. Garfish will look similar when facing you, but of course, once they turn sideways, they get much longer. Same thing with catfish; and I've noticed that the catfish I've caught when I thought I was looking at crappie, move much more in circles. Bluegill look almost round, and move a lot more than crappie do, too.