First time out with the Livescope

Pretty cool but lots of work – run trolling motor – point panoptix in the correct position – look at graph – hold rod-get transducer pointed again after boat drifts around…..when do you have time to catch a fish?

Actually seen fish swim right to my jig then swim away, then I got hit; missed it but watched it on the screen so it counts. Watched Joe catch a fish – said hey Joe there’s a fish right by you jig next thing I know it’s coming to the surface seen it all they way until it was in the boat then it was off the screen. Also we both watched a larger fish swim by and you could actually see the swimming motion of the fish – seen its tail going back and forth.
Maybe I can find some fish someday that will bite. Shoot may any tips and tricks.

Once you figure it out you’re gonna have a blast with it. Good luck


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Went out with a guy who has one! Too much like watching TV! I watched 2 hit my jig but I was too late so I quit watching TV and started catching the ones that hit or most of them! Neat, but I can't justify spending that kind of money for it!

Fished several times with a buddy that's had one for some time ... pushing jigs & casting/flipping to brushpiles. I now have one, but have only been able to use it twice. Yes, it does take a bit more concentration when casting/flipping jigs to brushpiles/submerged trees, but it will get a little easier with time. Yes, you will see many fish come to your lure and then swim away ... but, they'd have done that anyway & you just wouldn't have known it, and maybe even thought the cover didn't have any fish on it. :Doh:

Most of the fish I've caught while fishing with Livescope have not been felt actually hitting the jig ... when one is right on the jig I've just raised my rod tip a little & felt weight, so I set the hook. Whenever I see the jig pull away from the fish & don't feel any weight, then I just lower the jig back down or slightly jiggle the rod tip. Sometimes that provokes a bite and sometimes it spooks the fish back to the cover ... but, I've yet to see them move completely off the cover, or even return to a deeper section of it. They generally just go right back to the position they were in before my jigs got to them. And they will react to the jigs pretty much the same way on repeated casts.
On the other hand, my buddy has seen them spook from any action other than a gentle glide. He's also seen them move to the opposite side of the cover when one of them is caught and taken from the school. On one particularly clear water lake, he's even seen them move away from the cover if the boat gets closer than 20ft from them. He's also seen massive schools of Crappie, yet has only been able to get a handful of them to bite.

The biggest "advantage" a newcomer to Livescope can have over any other newcomer to Livescope is having a bunch of waypoints to try, to begin with. You will find more as you move around from one previously known cover spot to another !!

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Yes, you will see many fish come to your lure and then swim away ... but, they'd have done that anyway & you just wouldn't have known it, and maybe even thought the cover didn't have any fish on it. :Doh:

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Yep know very well fishing clear water in MN

Crappie under the Lilly pads and watched hundreds swim up, look, turn around and swim away. Some would even suck it in a spit it out faster than you could set the hook or feel it. We started catching most when jig disappeared set the hook no matter what. We caught limits but the Crappie won the battle for sure.

Fished dirty water most my life and bet it happens more times than fish you catch.

I have mine mounted on a pole on the side of the boat and really like it. You don't have to worry about what direction the trolling motor is turning and you can always keep it pointed towards the fish.

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I've made similar observations while using my system this spring and summer. Sometimes fish are very active and will bite anything, sometimes you can thump them on the head and they couldn't care less. I've also seen a school float in the same spot for hours and I've seen schools take off as soon as I point my scope in their direction. My favorite part about livescope is knowing immediately if there are fish where I am fishing or not. If not, move on. If there are fish, sometimes they flat out won't bite and I end up "wasting" time rather than moving on to more active fish. I absolutely love livescope and highly recommend to anyone. I have mine mounted on the trolling motor and it has forced me to learn even better boat control. One setting I have changed that helps a lot is to crank down the forward distance to 20ft or less. Yes, you can't see as far, but small turns of the trolling motor affect the beam at the further distance a whole lot less that if you are looking out 40 foot or more. I was very frustrated with how fast the image changed when I would move the trolling motor until I figured out to crank the distance down. Once I did that, game changer. It's also easier to see how big the fish are you are looking at. Scaling is better. I have learned tiny adjustments left or right with the trolling motor are the trick. Keep at it. You will be a pro in no time.

It's a tool. Same as a rod. Nothing guarantees you will catch fish. Hence the term "fishing", not "catching". Play with your toys as you wish, have fun. :biggrin

I've only been in one boat with it. Neat to see all the activity going on under the water. trolling motor turn (terrova) spooked a school and then they slowly returned to the pile.
It's a great tool for eliminating fishing dead water if they aren't laying on the bottom or in less than 5 ft of water. Will be a while before they get down to 'Kit's' price point.

yeah in no hurry to have one as then you have to figure out the technology and how to use and we old farts hate change. heck I can't get my bday present last year Lowrance elite TI to turn on so never use it. have to get someone to reset it up. Couple of guys I know that have them can't figure out how to use them so they just sit there. But does sound like fun and a video game so that would keep the young ones occupied. As Kit said will take quite a while till they come down to my comfort level.

I've been considering one for awhile. I'll buy one by spring, keeping an eye out for a used one or a good rebate. I realize they're expensive but so is going to the lake. If it can make my days more productive (enjoyable) then it will pay for itself.

Darn you guys anyway. Kind of got this off my mind till I read this. Just ordered it.:santa

I am doing same thing Keefer watching fish swim right up look at swim away or grab it and im setting there going he has it and dangitt he is gone before i set hook

I just got one. (Saved up for awhile and used a bunch of BPS gift cards). I already had the 73 echo map plus. I hear ya on it keeping you busy! I have mine mounted on a pole. I usually use the remote on the terrova I don't have a free hand now. One hand in the LS pole one on a fishing pole one foot on the terrova. It's frustrating seeing fish and not being able to get them to bite. Plus it seems like I have to adjust it at every new spot I try. I've only had it out 5 times.

I have caught a few fish in places that I wouldn't have fished if I hadn't seen them on the scope though. That's pretty cool.

On another note I only seem to be able to see clearly out to about 30'-40' it seems like it's not picking up much beyond that. Is that normal?

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