Printable View
Have my LS on hand controlled pole and going to mount it on terrova, barrel of the motor. What have you done with the cord? Forgive me if it has been covered already. I would like a foot controlled independent control on motor but having trouble finding one to fit the Terrova with the sliding shaft.
When and if I get it, I plan on using the live scanner setup! Like a trolling motor made for livescope/mega or any other that won’t work with certain TM’s
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
Cornfield crappie mount
They have suspended production of the live sweep and don't know when they will start again. Not sure what to do now?Quote:
Originally Posted by thaDudeAbides
https://www.thelivescanner.com/
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
Do you have any experience with the live scanner? They don't have a bracket to fit Terrova but gave me the name of a guy that makes them.
No sir! If I get one, I will mount it separate from the TM! As you can see from the video, it has its own power source.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kelvin
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
been working great for two years...terrova
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dBP...forceMarketing
.
.
master lock cable and a couple carabiners; I mounted top one to foredeck (not TM)
have a transom di+ strapped to bottom of motor, as you intend to mount LS
let us know how it works out, my megalive is on pvc at the moment
You mean Ulterra don’t you?
Sent from my iPhone using Crappie.com
wanted my transducer mounted to my trolling motor but didn’t like all of extra cords etc. I came up with this solution and it has worked great. When I’m using Spotlock the trolling motor cable gets tight and rewinds before the Livesxope cable gets tight. I’m sure you could do this on the Power Drive motors as well, as long as you watched the cable tightness.
Materials:
•One Rod Sock made for 6.5’ rods
•Cable Ties
•A small bushing about an inch and half long that a 1/4” bolt will go
through and a clamp to hold cable off of the side cover of the Terrova.
•A longer 1/4” bolt to replace the short bolt that holds the side cover on.
Cut a small slit just down from the enclosed end of the Rod Sock. Run the LS cable up through the Rod Sock and out the cut opening. I heated the strands of the cut opening before running the cable and then taped this well after I ran the cable through so it wouldn’t frazzle out. Attach the big end of the Rod Sock to the LS cable at the top of the transducer with cable ties and attach cable to Rod Sox at the top where you made the cut with tape. Wrap the cable and Rod Sock loosely five times around the Terrova shaft between the motor and the steering motor. Then attach the factory end to the locking pin on the Trerova with cable ties. Run the LS cable down the side of the cover and attach it to the trolling motor with the clamp, bushing and longer bolt. Run the LS cable on to the LS Black box and you are done. Stows perfectly and has worked fine for me. No extra cables cluttering up everything. I think it looks neat and organized.
I have tried to explain the process and have attached some pictures but if you want any more info. fell free to PM me.
Hope this may help
some of you guys.
Tight Lines,
Richard
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/imag.../paperclip.png Attached Imageshttps://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...b1853cb018-jpg https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...92d8754919-jpg https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...4eed58220e-jpg https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...424b6eff88-jpg https://www.crappie.com/crappie/atta...97813ad0de-jpg
Thanks for the detailed instruction! May give this a try
Quote:
Originally Posted by icehouse
no
it's an ulterra vid but terrova works the same way
Thank you for posting the description and pictures of your Terrova setup.
How does the livescope work in that setup? Any interference from being on the side of the motor?
And how have the cables held up? I have destroyed several transducer cables with my Terrova, so I'm pretty gun-shy!
Thanks again.
Thanks for the detailed installation pics & details. I broke down & purchased the livescope package myself last week. I thought I would start out installing it on my Terrova & see how I like it before possibly adding an over the side pole. Still reading & gathering info on installation & power supply possibilities.
It worked excellent. No issues at all. I have since switched trolling motors to an Ultrex but I had no issues at all with how I had it mounted on the Terrova.
Thanks for the follow up. Seems safe, if rigged carefully. My problem is that my 'finder is mounted on my console, and I can't justify a 2nd one. What to do?
I pretty much copied was Butlerrd did, it works fine.
I don't imagine it would work very well on spot luck but I rarely use that while livescoping. It will go around and around and wrap the cables, but it will detect the extra drag and turn around the other way. That said I've had it snap a transducer cord before somehow, so I'd exercise caution while spot locking.
Probably buy another cradle and swap the headunit back and forth. Not ideal but it would work.Quote:
Originally Posted by thill