My first observation of Live Scope...what are your thoughts?

Live Scope...I saw it in action today. I watched a fisherman chasing suspended crappie over the 40' channel. Using Live Scope, he hopped across the lake fish-to-fish, selecting which specific one to drop a line in front of. He, as they say, was catching one "here and there." All but ones that I saw him catch we good size fish. He also used (I estimate) a 12' long rod...extremely stiff. I noticed it barely bent lifting large crappie out of the water. After watching this fisherman in action, adding to that other reports of success I have heard recently, I am ready to conclude that this will prove the biggest fishing breakthrough since a depthfinder. Bigger than fishfinders, GPS, Terrova. Why do I make this claim? Because in the past, if I know where to fish and can adjust the boat to follow a contour or hold a spot, I can win a tournament without seeing arcs, or coordinates, or spot lock/cruise control. However, someone who moves fish-to-fish, targeting the largest individual fish, never wasting time in the midst of small fish, will likely beat someone who does not. I imagine this could even replace spider rigging in the spring flats, as fisherman stand in the front of the boat and hop fish-to-fish. Am I wrong? I'd enjoy hearing what everyone thinks.

Jeremy

Mixed feelings about it. While in my mind I've always wanted to be able to "see through" the water and see the fish, it seems this kind of fishing removes some of the mystery behind fishing which keeps it fun for me. I think the reason I keep fishing is I never actually master the hobby. No matter how often I do it, there is more to learn. After every trip, especially bad trips where there are zero or few fish caught, I rerun the trip through my head and come up with adjustments I should have made, techniques or spots I should have tried. With this technology it seems to eliminate a lot of what keeps me coming back. If you can see the good fish, drop a bait on their head and they don't want to eat, might as well turn around and go back home to do something else.

Most of the hobbies I dabble in get dropped as soon as I've reached a certain level of expertise. It's the learning that keeps me interested I guess. Maybe Live Scope has that too? I'm sure I'll own one eventually, when they come down in price.

My thoughts are: To each his own. I personally have no interest in (what I have heard called) "video game fishing" or any other activity that requires starring at any screen more than leisurely relaxing and taking in the sights and sounds of nature while on the water and thoroughly enjoying the challenges and/or frustrations of fair chase the good ole fashioned way. That's just me and my two cents.

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Originally Posted by Special K

My thoughts are: To each his own. I personally have no interest in (what I have heard called) "video game fishing" or any other activity that requires starring at any screen more than leisurely relaxing and taking in the sights and sounds of nature while on the water and thoroughly enjoying the challenges and/or frustrations of fair chase the good ole fashioned way. That's just me and my two cents.

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Well said. I've talked myself into skipping church on many Sundays because that's the only time I can go. I'll "commune with God" and "enjoy His creation" but when then I find myself fishing so intently that doesn't happen :) I have to force myself to take a break from actually fishing to enjoy being outdoors and taking in what's around me.

IF I was a half way regular tournament fisherman,I would already have had a livescope two yrs. ago...But I'm not...I have several friends who use this tool (a lot)and do extremly well with it.I have a Garmin unit that is livescope ready,I just don't know if I want to fish this way either.I enjoy longline trolling,it's what I do 90per. of the time.Suns comming out rite now,Im fixing to go do something else I do this time of year,Hit Belews cr, and jig up me some of those good eating Spots.

Well tournaments are still 7-8 hours long so us Non-Livescopers still can be right in the thick if it. The main key is to know where the big fish are going to be. That being said, as some have seen on Facebook, I've just ordered new hummingbirds. If I am able to afford Hummingbird Live when it comes out, then I'm adding it on.

Well, I took the plunge and bought one last year. I have mixed feelings about it. One thing for sure is that just cause you have one doesn't guarantee fish in the boat. Also, I am still learning to use it and am finding that I seem to spend more time staring at a screen and making adjustments than actually fishing.:bash

You fellars must be single. Wife said to me, " do you realize how much fish you could buy with the money you waste on that boat"? I said, " Not in it for the meat, I'm in it for the sport". Now what would I say if I took the sport out of it?

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Originally Posted by crappie happy pappy

You fellars must be single. Wife said to me, " do you realize how much fish you could buy with the money you waste on that boat"? I said, " Not in it for the meat, I'm in it for the sport". Now what would I say if I took the sport out of it?

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Most expensive meat I eat is dove. I calculated the price-per-pound after running 200 rounds through the gun and paying the farmer for the right to hunt, it wasn't pretty rotfl

I bought a new Mako LTS about 5 years ago. They say the worst purchase you can ever make is a new boat. I get that. However, the times I've spent in a boat with my grandfather, Grandmother, father, mother, brother, sons, daughters, and wife are priceless. What better place to spend time with your loved ones? The boat with a bucket of minnows has a way of clearing the mind, warming the soul, building/mending relationships, and coming to realize the things that are really important. As Pappy said, it's not about the meat........... and when it comes down to it, it's not really about the boat either.

TW

I just got livescope and for me, it is an amazing tool that’s transformed the way I fish. I am in it for the crappie and it’s teaching me so much. I venture to say if you learn it well it will serve you well. First few times I had mine out I thought man what have I wasted my money on? Now I’m catching fish almost everytime I go out. I am learning a lot too! I’m new to crappie fishing and I think livescope is one of the best tool you could ask for to really study these fish and their behavior.


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its a tool that can make an ok fisherman great, but i hope i never become so dependant on a piece of electronics that i forget how to fish without it, there is no one way that is the best all the time

I like the idea of having one, but it’s an awful lot of money for me. At some point they will make an all in one unit and livescope will just be a feature in it. My Simrad is only a couple years old, I’ll upgrade eventually.

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Most expensive meat I eat is dove. I calculated the price-per-pound after running 200 rounds through the gun and paying the farmer for the right to hunt, it wasn't pretty rotfl

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Amen to that. But I can tell you it's even worse if you plant your own field!

Some of you know Brad (alamancecreek) on here. He has one and has been sending me videos from his past trips. It's crazy to watch someone who knows how to use it. He says that it will change crappie fishing tournaments from here on out. No longer will you have to have 16 rods. Just run from one spot to the next, look for a big crappie (you can actually tell the difference) catch him and then run on to the next spot. Sounds like bass fishing to me.

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Originally Posted by CrappieKrazy

Some of you know Brad (alamancecreek) on here. He has one and has been sending me videos from his past trips. It's crazy to watch someone who knows how to use it. He says that it will change crappie fishing tournaments from here on out. No longer will you have to have 16 rods. Just run from one spot to the next, look for a big crappie (you can actually tell the difference) catch him and then run on to the next spot. Sounds like bass fishing to me.

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He has definitely been wearing them out. You and me both know where he’s fishin there is some nice ones in that lake and he’s proving it.


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Me and GeneC both have had Livescope now for almost 2 years. It has made us better crappie fishermen for sure. It's not all about the catching and we both release almost all the fish we catch. Single pole fishing with Livescope is more like hunting than fishing at times. It's just you and the fish. Just because you can see them doesn't mean you can catch them. And watching how they react to different things is amazing. We now mainly try targeting the larger fish, they are not easy to catch but that's part of the challenge. Check out some of my recent reports on the VA board from Lake Gaston which is in NC as well.

https://www.crappie.com/crappie/virg...ston-1-6-21-a/

I love fishing. I loved fishing way before Livescope but love it even more now with it. It may not be for everybody and that's ok as well. I just hope that those that crappie fish with or without Livescope realise that you don't have to keep a limit of fish every time you go!
Tight lines to all
Roy

Anybody know if anyone uses it to troll for kings or Spanish in the salt?

I saw a YouTube from Australia and they use the LiveScope to keep their bait trolling at the right depths. Should work for Spanish and Kings.

The LiveScope transducer was mounted on the back of the boat with one of the handheld units.