Livescoping

Fished now 3 times with the livescope, man I’m telling you it’s not as easy as it looks, yes I can see the fish and I can pitch at them, but sometimes keeping my jig in the screen is not easy, I am catching a few fish and more everytime I go. Mostly smaller fish, because that’s what I am targeting to try to get better at it, but if I see a bigger one I will pitch at it. Looks like ALOT of time on the water will cure this. If your planning on getting livescope let me tell you, if you don’t have a friend that has one to help you on your first 10 trips, there a huge learning curve. Prepare for it. I am not giving up…….

Unless you have good boat control it will be tough . Unless you have a friend good with livescope , may consider hiring a guide to teach you the ropes .:twocents

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Unless you have good boat control it will be tough . Unless you have a friend good with livescope , may consider hiring a guide to teach you the ropes .:twocents

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X2, this is a boat control game


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How many use a pole for the transducer? Ive been told it is alot easier with the transducer on the trolling motor.

I had mine on an independent pole for about 6 months. Never had on trolling motor ever.
I been running a Rite Hite system for about two years now and love it.
Mounts under Ultrex and controlled with separate pedal switch. Transducer can be rotated 340 degrees while spot locked if needed.
I don’t use the remote for the Ultrex either because my foot stays pretty much on the pedal all the time. Used to when I sat down and pushed minnows but that is also a thing of the past. Single pole for me.
Very seldom use spot lock unless re tying or fishing brush pile or structure against the wind. Best thing since sliced bread!!


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The best thing I did to learn livescope was to leave my fishing rods at home. I took the boat out and I had one rod with only a split shot attached to the road. This allowed me to focus on what I was seeing and what I did to get the view instead of trying to catch the fish I was seeing. Like stated boat control is crucial when livescoping. I tried to find a pod of fish and pitch to them. I have not gained the touch to consistently try and snipe individual fish. Trying to learn livescope and fish at the sametime is something I found difficult to do.

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Originally Posted by Grainraiser

The best thing I did to learn livescope was to leave my fishing rods at home. I took the boat out and I had one rod with only a split shot attached to the road. This allowed me to focus on what I was seeing and what I did to get the view instead of trying to catch the fish I was seeing. Like stated boat control is crucial when livescoping. I tried to find a pod of fish and pitch to them. I have not gained the touch to consistently try and snipe individual fish. Trying to learn livescope and fish at the sametime is something I found difficult to do.

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I practice pitching to a black coffee can lid in the back yard. Measure off 25 feet and try to hit lid on every pitch.
Mostly short at first but I practice about once a week using different length rods. I know…. Can you say OCD???


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My livescope is going on my boat tomorrow. Will pick boat up Tuesday and leaving for Buggs Island Wednesday morning. I don't have a clue as to how it's going to work out. I am a spider rigger so I am thinking maybe the perspective view might be better for me. I am having it put on a pole, and not my trolling motor. Should be an interesting week. Worse comes to worse, I will cut it off and do what I have for the past 10 years. Just fish.

I spider rigged for about 6 months to a year using forward view.
Don’t care for perspective view.
Never spider rig now unless one of the grandkids go and want to sit up front with me.
Single pole only now.


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Originally Posted by gabowman

How many use a pole for the transducer? Ive been told it is alot easier with the transducer on the trolling motor.

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It is much more effective on the trolling motor than independent pole if you learn to hold the boat. But that said, it also depends on what type of trolling motor you have. The older, slow turning electric steer motors like Terrova, Ulterra, and Power Drive where you really can’t be on the throttle button at same time as adjusting direction are not going to work very well for trying to run Livescope on the trolling motor.

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Originally Posted by pab1981

It is much more effective on the trolling motor than independent pole if you learn to hold the boat. But that said, it also depends on what type of trolling motor you have. The older, slow turning electric steer motors like Terrova, Ulterra, and Power Drive where you really can’t be on the throttle button at same time as adjusting direction are not going to work very well for trying to run Livescope on the trolling motor.

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Cable steer foot control trolling motor works great for me. Have had some guides and fishermen call to ask how to snipe open water fish . Takes boat control and right set up . One man said he had separate transducer pole and hand controlled trolling motor . My responce was '' what hand you fish with ?''

I have a pole mount made of aluminum from fish finder mounts com. Mount has clamp I can take my ice fishing livescope bundle on any boat the ice or a pier
I have been using and ice fishing rod in the boat
Sunday had a 1/4 oz spoon and was getting them in 30 foot

Also use a long crappie pole to get it out from the boat

Checknout England expeditions. On Facebook he has daily videos or 3lb fishing on you tube videos a lot of scope footage

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Originally Posted by NIMROD

Cable steer foot control trolling motor works great for me. Have had some guides and fishermen call to ask how to snipe open water fish . Takes boat control and right set up . One man said he had separate transducer pole and hand controlled trolling motor . My responce was '' what hand you fish with ?''

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I still run a cable steer Fortrex myself, wouldn’t have it any other way.

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Originally Posted by gabowman

How many use a pole for the transducer? Ive been told it is alot easier with the transducer on the trolling motor.

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Not for me. If I get moved toward the fish by the wind and need to turn the TM away from the school to get back on my location, the fish are gonna disappear. on the LS. Foot control on TM and pole mounted seems to work for me. YMMV.

My first trip out went fairly well.. I did a lot of you tube video watching before i went on screen settings. I also asked alot of questions of the kind folks here, got a lot of great feedback, and was quite happy my first trip out. I am using a fishing specialties transducer pole as well, which i think is key for my type of fishing (brushpiles and such).

Glad your first trip out was a good one. You will learn a lot with livescope. Have fun!

Always fish into the wind

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Originally Posted by KRW

Always fish into the wind

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Other good advise :Rofl

"You don't tug on Superman's cape
You don't spit into the wind
You don't pull the mask off that old Lone Ranger
And you don't mess around with Jim"

For me , mounting on a separate mount is the best. I fish brushpiles 99% of the time. I use spot loc then use the livescope to scan the pile . I can see if I need to
pitch right , left , back or fish straight down.
your mileage may vary

Mo

Wait! What! I thought you just had to turn it on and the big fish jump in the boat!

Kidding of course! I'm in the same boat, just trying to learn how to catch more fish with it. Time on the water is key.

I have tried it both ways and now I want one on a separate pole and one on the trolling motor. When I am chasing single fish I like it on the troller motor. When I have trolling motor on spot lock fishing structure or am spider rigging I like it on a separate pole.