Post Livescope

I know the fishfinder companies work months and years ahead in their development of new technologies, releasing just enough new ideas and updated products to keep the public interested and wanting more. Just wondered if any of you guys who stay up on such things have any inkling of what's coming down the pike? It appears that Livescope has taken the fishing industry by storm, but even it will soon fail in comparison to the next new technology to be revealed. I understand that this is the way these companies make money. Just wondering what will be next? Or.....is Humminbird or Lowrance soon to reveal new models that will compete with Garmin? Looks like Garmin is suddenly leading the way.

Humminbird Mega 360 is now in slow release but it will be a game changer for trollers like me on the same scale as LiveScope. It will allow me to search ahead and beside the boat at trolling speeds. If I see a school of fish in cover, I can stop and fish them with LiveScope.

Humminbird is working on something big. This is strictly a hunch on my part but I think it may be a hybrid 360/LiveScope technology for instant but wider coverage.

Just look where fishing electronics were 2 years ago as compared to now. Hold on to your hats for the future.


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Originally Posted by kyfishman

I know the fishfinder companies work months and years ahead in their development of new technologies, releasing just enough new ideas and updated products to keep the public interested and wanting more. Just wondered if any of you guys who stay up on such things have any inkling of what's coming down the pike? It appears that Livescope has taken the fishing industry by storm, but even it will soon fail in comparison to the next new technology to be revealed. I understand that this is the way these companies make money. Just wondering what will be next? Or.....is Humminbird or Lowrance soon to reveal new models that will compete with Garmin? Looks like Garmin is suddenly leading the way.

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My experience is companies keep that very close to the vest. I’m really impressed how news doesn’t leak out. Like it or not you probably won’t hear about it until it is announced.

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We will see! It want be long before the new and improved units will be here.

I would say the livescope will do something to reduce the black box or even eliminate it next.

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Not sure how it happened but as a kid we didn't have thing's like fish finder's and we still caught fish. I have one now but don't use it very well. All I can figure out is if there might be fish down there and how deep.

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Originally Posted by bgctrading

I would say the livescope will do something to reduce the black box or even eliminate it next.

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Garmin already sells a livescope transducer that needs no black box for some of the bigger units . The one with the box is more expensive but better I hear .Garmin has been in the business a long time and allows Lowrance to sell live view but not as good as a livescope from what I have seen.

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Garmin already sells a livescope transducer that needs no black box for some of the bigger units . The one with the box is more expensive but better I hear .Garmin has been in the business a long time and allows Lowrance to sell live view but not as good as a livescope from what I have seen.

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True. Lowrance Live view is basically garmins panoptix. Garmin won't be sharing livescope for some time.

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It does not matter to me what they develop next. I have so much invested in LiveScope and Solix that I will be using the units I bought last year for years to come. It was just this past year that I give up my HB 999 unit for the new tech. :)

Up next is trained Sea Monkeys to find fish, come back to the boat, grab your jig and go put the hook in the fishes mouth. You heard it here first.

While sitting in my truck launch 2 drones - 1 drone lowers livescope and the other drone drops a jig, thump!! And then flys the slab back to me and drops it in a bucket in my truck bed. Eventually will have drone/slab tournaments.

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To be honest I kind of like finding fish with a normal fish finder or not use one at all, been catching fish for 50 yrs with/without one and can normally limit out if I feel the need to.
While technology is great I think it takes some of the fun/challenge out of fishing and hunting as far as that goes.

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Originally Posted by dbowling

To be honest I kind of like finding fish with a normal fish finder or not use one at all, been catching fish for 50 yrs with/without one and can normally limit out if I feel the need to.
While technology is great I think it takes some of the fun/challenge out of fishing and hunting as far as that goes.

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That was exactly how i felt. Then my curiosity got me. I bought the livescope learned to use it and il never be without one ever again. Livescope was the very first modern sounder technology that i put on my boat and i bought it new in 2011. Never had any on my prior boats either. Simply put. For me personally , who never had any issue of catching fish, finds it simply amazing.

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Livescope hasn't been out since 2011.

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Originally Posted by FurFlyin

Up next is trained Sea Monkeys to find fish, come back to the boat, grab your jig and go put the hook in the fishes mouth. You heard it here first.

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I’ve been using this method for years:Rofl

I’m real sure he was saying he bought his boat new in 2011

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Originally Posted by bgctrading

Livescope hasn't been out since 2011.

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I bought the boat in 2011. The livescope in jan 2019. I can see where my wording would lead to that deduction.

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Ok makes sense. I have seen on other sites where people thought they had livescope but it was panoptix thought maybe you had something like that.[emoji16]

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Originally Posted by FurFlyin

Up next is trained Sea Monkeys to find fish, come back to the boat, grab your jig and go put the hook in the fishes mouth. You heard it here first.

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Saw a documentary where native fishermen used a fishing bird like a Commorant with a string tied to his foot to catch fish. They had a string around the bird's neck that prevented him swallowing the fish.

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Originally Posted by bgctrading

Ok makes sense. I have seen on other sites where people thought they had livescope but it was panoptix thought maybe you had something like that.[emoji16]

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No i never had anything until livescope which also came with clearview, side view, traditional. I never had any of that. I should have done it sooner. [emoji106]

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Originally Posted by SeaRay

Saw a documentary where native fishermen used a fishing bird like a Commorant with a string tied to his foot to catch fish. They had a string around the bird's neck that prevented him swallowing the fish.

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Sounds like maybe an early model humminBIRD:Rofl