LVS 34 question

Now that my doctor has allowed me to return to fishing after this last back surgery, I am thinking about upgrading to the LSV34 transducer. I talked with a Garmin tech who recommended I buy the entire system instead of just buying the new transducer. He stated this way all the components of the system would be new and age at the same rate. He suggested I sell the current system to cover the difference in cost.

After thinking about this I have decided he is probably right but am not sure I want to sell the old system. I am thinking about keeping both systems on the pontoon. Which brings up the question of the best place for both systems.

I know I will place the new system on the bow, as that is where I do my fishing. But I am trying to decide whether I should have both system on the bow. By placing one in front of each fishing seat I would have wider coverage of the front of the bow.

Or should I place the 32 unit of the stern, to be used by the two rear fishing seats. It would also allow me to have Livescope on the console, since the transducer would always be in the water.

One negative to doing this is that it is rare for anyone to fish from the rear fishing seats. So the main advantage would be having it on the console when I am using the main engine.

Since my opinion swings back and forth on the best solution I decided to ask for input from forum members. What do you think would be the best use of the old unit and why do you think this would be the best way to go?

I'm looking forward to seeing your responses.

How do you have your current lvs 32 mounted? Is it on the trolling motor or do you use a designated transducer pole? Do you always have two or more people fishing with you? And you stated if mounted on the stern the Transducer would always be in the water. Would this be by a hull mount or what? You may run perspective mode not sure. Just a few questions to help others out to give you a better response. Sounds pretty busy in my simple mind. I would sell the old and upgrade. I'm not even sure the pros are running multiple transducers with FFS. I'm not really in the loop so to speak though. I know some have 3 trolling motors.. [emoji23]

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I would mount a pole right by the driver seat. One guide I went with had this set up and it was great. He never got out of his seat to deploy it and it ran to his helm graph. This allowed him to confirm if fish were in a spot and confirm what he saw on side imaging with more confidence. And he didn't have to get up and go deploy trolling motor or a pole on the bow and could steer and adjust throttle while scanning.

I have the current system on a designated pole off the trolling mother. So it is only in the water when I am using the trolling motor. If I go with both of front I will have both on designated poles that do not move with the trolling motor. I will use a pole mount on the back unit if I place it thee. But it will be in the water all the time along with my GT52 transducer.

I prefer to fish with friends but will be fishing by myself here until I find some new fishing friends.

I use forward mode most of the time. I don't use perspective mode as my preferred method of fishing is jigging.

I didn't mention it but I have an echomap 126 that I use on the bow and two 93 sv units that I will be using. One will be used with 32 transducer and the second will be used with the 52 transducer on the console.

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Originally Posted by thaDudeAbides

I would mount a pole right by the driver seat. One guide I went with had this set up and it was great. He never got out of his seat to deploy it and it ran to his helm graph. This allowed him to confirm if fish were in a spot and confirm what he saw on side imaging with more confidence. And he didn't have to get up and go deploy trolling motor or a pole on the bow and could steer and adjust throttle while scanning.

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Thanks for the suggestion. I had not considered this option. It would be handy to aim Livescope at what side scan found. I have seen a couple of guides on YouTube with it set up this way to help direct clients in placing their jigs. Since I would not be telling pople where to place their jigs it did not occur that this would help me.

But it would probably be a more useful option that the rear fishing seats as they are seldom used. They were mainly used in the past when the boat was in the marina and people were fishing for catfish in the open water between the slips.

I would mount both up front and do like some tournament guys and mount the new as forward facing and then setup the older as perspective mode. The good thing is you have options with two units and can change or switch as you want.

We have installed a couple dual setups on the trolling motor for customers.One on tje trolling motor barrel and one on the shaft works pretty good with little interference with both in forward mode.Since you have one on a pole i would do another pole upfront or trolling motor shaft.I personally wouldnt mount it any other way.Hers a pic of the 2 we mounted on the trolling motor.Attachment 467345Attachment 467346

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I have 2 of the lvs 32 systems. I normally fish an electric only lake so this is how I use them. One is mounted on the trolling motor shaft it stays In Forward mode. The second is on a pole with a ram mount that one is in perspective mode. I use it to search for fish then steer to where they are and get how deep they are with the forward one. It works fairly well. One problem is the ram mounted pole. I have the large ball and it will still move if I go to fast and ends up pointing down at an angle so it really isn't showing anything useful. Above 3 to 4 mph it starts moving.

If your going to have a pole mount in the water with the regular motor running I would think it is going to need to be pretty sturdy to handle the force of the water against it while moving.

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Originally Posted by zekepa

I have 2 of the lvs 32 systems. I normally fish an electric only lake so this is how I use them. One is mounted on the trolling motor shaft it stays In Forward mode. The second is on a pole with a ram mount that one is in perspective mode. I use it to search for fish then steer to where they are and get how deep they are with the forward one. It works fairly well. One problem is the ram mounted pole. I have the large ball and it will still move if I go to fast and ends up pointing down at an angle so it really isn't showing anything useful. Above 3 to 4 mph it starts moving.

If your going to have a pole mount in the water with the regular motor running I would think it is going to need to be pretty sturdy to handle the force of the water against it while moving.



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I tried perspective mode.a couple of times and did not find it that helpful as I mainly jig fish straight down or cast the jig out around 10 ' and allow the jig to sling down.

The pole mount I will be using is a MK trolling motor shaft that will be fastened to the swim ladder with u-bolts if I go this route.. So it should be strong enough if I go this route.

I am going to check to see hard it would be to mount it by the driver's seat.

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Originally Posted by blueball

We have installed a couple dual setups on the trolling motor for customers.One on tje trolling motor barrel and one on the shaft works pretty good with little interference with both in forward mode.Since you have one on a pole i would do another pole upfront or trolling motor shaft.I personally wouldnt mount it any other way.Hers a pic of the 2 we mounted on the trolling motor.Attachment 467345Attachment 467346

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What is your reasoning for using both in forward mode? I know why I am considering doing it that way with both in forward mode, I am interested in hearing why you think both in forward mode is a good idea.

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Originally Posted by ezgoing

What is your reasoning for using both in forward mode? I know why I am considering doing it that way with both in forward mode, I am interested in hearing why you think both in forward mode is a good idea.

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Not mine,i am a installer at pergormance fishing electronics.We took this setup out on the water and tested it for the customer after we put it on.we actually did a double setup this week 2 units and 2 livescopes on the bow.The guy said he wanted 2 because he didnt like pushing buttons all the time,zooming in and out.He said he was gonna set one on 70ft out and the other 25ft out.Said he could search for fish with the one at 70ft out unit and pitch and try to catch them with the 25ft out unit,no more zooming in and out.

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Man I wish I had these problems.

This is too much to digest for me , but to be SURE of one thing , if that big BAD bird at the captain’s chair has to go ……
I will send you my address….:Rofl

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Originally Posted by blueball

one on 70ft out and the other 25ft out.Said he could search for fish with the one at 70ft out unit and pitch and try to catch them with the 25ft out unit,no more zooming in and out.k

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That's some first world problems! :Rofl

I can't help but to get tickled envisioning all this stuff in my mind. I picture a need for a duck lanyard for all the remotes and such to control some of this stuff guys are putting on boat's now days just to catch a fish. Like mentioned before some running 3 TMs, now two livescopes a handful of other electronics I mean when do you have time to fish? I struggle with one remote and looking at one screen. And yeah, I don't finding bending over to touch a screen a big chore to change zoom or other settings.

Not trying to belittle the thread and I get it. You won't get what the old system is worth selling 2nd hand and probably don't need the money. I think the Transducer pole next to driver's seat is best idea. You can use it as a scanning tool. Best of luck and be interesting to hear your thoughts when you get it all setup.

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Put it next to driver side where you can ride to scan brush, structure, docks, open water and know if the fish are there.


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Originally Posted by blueball

Not mine,i am a installer at pergormance fishing electronics.We took this setup out on the water and tested it for the customer after we put it on.we actually did a double setup this week 2 units and 2 livescopes on the bow.The guy said he wanted 2 because he didnt like pushing buttons all the time,zooming in and out.He said he was gonna set one on 70ft out and the other 25ft out.Said he could search for fish with the one at 70ft out unit and pitch and try to catch them with the 25ft out unit,no more zooming in and out.

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I readily admit to being lazy. But even I am not that lazy.! :Rofl Thanks for your response.

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Originally Posted by Danny Lang

Man I wish I had these problems.

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Not really. Be careful what you wish for. I will be 80 in a few days and I lost my wife 5 years ago. So I no longer have any need to hold onto what little money I have so she would have it if I died first. >(

I would love to be younger, with my wife still with me. I would gladly give up all these toys for that.

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Originally Posted by Ketchn

This is too much to digest for me , but to be SURE of one thing , if that big BAD bird at the captain’s chair has to go ……
I will send you my address….:Rofl

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Ketch, you're showing your age! :Rofl

If you remember I had to give up that Bird when I sold the old pontoon. I went all Garmin on this new unit.

And yes, it was a mistake. I should have found another buyer for the old pontoon as I wish every trip on the water I had kept that Bird for the console of the new unit. I miss it so bad I am currently in the mode of convincing myself I need to buy a new one. :Rofl

I refuse to pay what Garmin wants for their larger units. They want too much for their 12' units but what they want for there larger units is outrageous.:(

I also wish I had kept the MK trolling motor instead of buying the Force. The Force is more powerful and quieter than the MK but the MK spotlock is superior to the Force anchorlock.

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Originally Posted by keeferfish

That's some first world problems! :Rofl

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I personally consider it extreme laziness, and this is from a very lazy person. :Rofl

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Originally Posted by Snubby

I can't help but to get tickled envisioning all this stuff in my mind. I picture a need for a duck lanyard for all the remotes and such to control some of this stuff guys are putting on boat's now days just to catch a fish. Like mentioned before some running 3 TMs, now two livescopes a handful of other electronics I mean when do you have time to fish? I struggle with one remote and looking at one screen. And yeah, I don't finding bending over to touch a screen a big chore to change zoom or other settings.

Not trying to belittle the thread and I get it. You won't get what the old system is worth selling 2nd hand and probably don't need the money. I think the Transducer pole next to driver's seat is best idea. You can use it as a scanning tool. Best of luck and be interesting to hear your thoughts when you get it all setup.

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Being retire I find plenty of time to fish as I spend 6-8 hours on the water each time I go out. :Rofl

When I went fishing with a guy that has the 34 unit I found it to be fair superior to the 32 unit I had. As the Garmin tech stated, I could sell the 32 system for the $500 difference in price but I hate to accept $500, given what I initially paid for it. So I started thinking about keeping it as a second unit.

I know a guy who has 3 trolling motors but he uses them in place of the outboard engine. He said that when his outboard stopped working he found it cheaper to buy the extra trolling motors than to repair or replace the outboard. And since he actually fishes instead of running up and down the lake at high speed to go to different spots, the trolling motors take him to the area he fishes without any problems.

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Originally Posted by Herewego

Put it next to driver side where you can ride to scan brush, structure, docks, open water and know if the fish are there.


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I'm leaning toward this solution but I will need to see if I can mount the transducer pole there. I may need to mount it on the back of pontoon and mount the display unit at the console.

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Originally Posted by ezgoing

Being retire I find plenty of time to fish as I spend 6-8 hours on the water each time I go out. :Rofl

When I went fishing with a guy that has the 34 unit I found it to be fair superior to the 32 unit I had. As the Garmin tech stated, I could sell the 32 system for the $500 difference in price but I hate to accept $500, given what I initially paid for it. So I started thinking about keeping it as a second unit.

I know a guy who has 3 trolling motors but he uses them in place of the outboard engine. He said that when his outboard stopped working he found it cheaper to buy the extra trolling motors than to repair or replace the outboard. And since he actually fishes instead of running up and down the lake at high speed to go to different spots, the trolling motors take him to the area he fishes without any problems.

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Don't blame you one bit, I put two and two together and understand 100%. I don't sell nothing either really, especially if I can utilize it. Stuff is to costly to eat the depreciation every couple years. I actually think the scanning tool is a great idea using LVS 32 from the console. I know I've seen several topics on people considering lithium batteries just to get more run time cause they we're running down TM batteries down on high speed using trolling motor to scan with livescope. I'm afraid I'm not proficient enough with original 32 to even consider the 34 yet.

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