Will Garmin live scope work in the muddy water like we have at Lake Wylie?
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Will Garmin live scope work in the muddy water like we have at Lake Wylie?
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Yes works good.
The mud had zero effect on LS yesterday on Wylie. Wylie is as bad as I’ve ever seen. Getting them to bite was a challenge. Every fish I caught saw my jig 10-25 times before I’d get a reaction.
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Thank you all. I've had this live scope on my boat for near a month waiting on water to clear or wind to lay down. I've never been real good at catching crappie I hope this helps. I usually target striper.
Now is a good time to hone your skills. Pick a target out at 20-50 feet and cast your jig. Track the jig and try to get the jig to the target by controlling reel speed. Even if it’s a gizzard shad that won’t bite it’s still good practice for when you are sure the target is a crappie. Experienced LS users target big fish but when learning LS you want opportunities, really doesn’t matter the fish size. If you only target bigger fish you won’t have enough opportunities to really improve casting accuracy and speed control.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poorman
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Poorman, I always thought you was a catfisherman.
Doug, get the long rod out, and fish those fish vertically.
No sir. Not on purpose anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
I did use my long rod but it looked like I was wrestling a drunk monkey. My shoulder told me it wasn’t enjoying the long rod pretty quick.Quote:
Originally Posted by TreednNC
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I was out dropping structure during the rain the other day. Very muddy. We would circle back and look at it on the bottom with livescope. No trouble seeing it or fish in that area. Tried a few big returns at last drop spot and caught a couple nice crappie. Slow bite to mess around with in that cold rain.
Put in at Southpoint, floaters everywhere. Water was not as muddy as I thought it would be. However Southfork is still bad. Struggled with the livescope. When the wind picked up it was over. I have spotlock but still could not keep on my target. The wind was bad enough I could not keep my line vertical. Looks like I got a lot to learn. I'll try more next week. Maybe the lake trash will clear up. No catches. I used a 12 ft rod, is that to long for livescope fishing?
They were pulling water today. I noticed the current was bad in the main channel. Had better success off the channel and bout half way back in the creek. They wanted it super slow today. I normally fish 1/8 and had to switch to 1/16.
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Poorman is your transducer on a pole or trolling motor? I’ve fished it both ways and like my pole the best. I can track my bait all the way to boat if need be. I fished a lot with a friend who had it on his trolling motor and it was very frustrating while on spot lock. Especially on windy days. I fish alot of structure using spot lock with a 6.5’ rod. I’m going to try the long rod open water single fish snipping you see the “pros” doing.
Super7 Mine is on a pole. I took a old bad trolling motor, removed motor and control head. Cut mount as needed. installed transducer and made steering up with pvc. It seems to work out good. I can raise , turn, and lower just like a hand controlled trolling motor and
the shaft is much stronger than using PVC.
That should be a fine setup. Your comments about the wind made me wonder if it was on trolling motor. The 8 degree mount that attaches it to trolling motor causes alot of headaches as well. Like Tackleboat said it takes practice casting into the cone. Even if your in the cone you could be left or right of the target.
The water turns muddy on Da Bayou every time we get a good rain event and then clears up in a day or two. That’s why I found it so important to spend time just playing with my electronics and understanding what each on the many settings does. I spent days not hours on the water just switching the various settings and looking 👀 at the screen to see if it improved or worsened the image.
When someone asks me for my LS settings I reply IT DEPENDS! It depends on many things like water clarity, depth the fish are suspended, the brightness and angle of the sun or time of day ect.
LS is a small piece of being A GOOD versus AVERAGE fisherman. Time on the water is the only way to sharpen one’s fishing skills. Buying new fangled electronics only really helps save time finding the fish if you know how to use it. The fun part now is knowing I can usually go to new bodies of water I’ve never fished before and find where they are hanging out. Not always but most times.
Bon Temps!!
Invest in the zero degree mount,Makes a big difference trying to snipe a solo fish. If you only fish brush from 0-20 feet save your money. Just remember you have a 20 degree cone but solo fish you are fishing a 2-3 degree cone. No room for error.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poorman
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I have the plus 34. Can I use the zero degree on my pole setup I already have. When you say zero degree I am assuming straight up vertical. Looks like I already have something like that. Would you mind sending me a link for the specific model you are talking about. I am having trouble getting a picture to load. Meanwhile I will try to load on the app.Quote:
Originally Posted by tackleboat
I have the 34 as well. I don’t think it came with a zero degree mount. The mount that would mount on shaft of trolling motor shaft is 8 degree. You have to look at it hard to even notice it. I bought a mount from arc-labs that inserts in the end of the pole.Attachment 480551.
They have cheaper zero degrees on Amazon that bolt around shaft.Attachment 480552
Hahaha, I have zero experience with the 34. I think they Mount different.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poorman
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So is the 8 degree for perspective position?
Amazon has the zero degree for the 34. Attachment 480553
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:scratchhead:scratchhead:scratchheadQuote:
Originally Posted by tackleboat
No the zero degree is for forward and down. The arc-lab mount I have that inserts in the end of the pole will do all 3 views.
You PM me your phone number all talk you through it.
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Got my 0 degree on. All I need now is for the wind to co-operate. Looks like it will be Thursday before I get back out on the water.
Thanks to tackle & Super7 for your help.
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That looks good. I’m sure it will help you find your jig. I’m glad I could help.
Not sure how the pictures got turned. Maybe admin can rotate it.