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    Does anyone here have one of these? Tell us about it..
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    A lot of people do. Plenty of information on them on YouTube. I think most of us didn’t like it the first few times out with it, but once we figured it out — it was great.
    You don’t need livescope to catch a limit, but it helps catching it quicker!
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    It is the greatest thing since the rod and reel...You can learn so much about how the fish react to your bait, boat, trolling motor, etc.....but as same time it can make you madder than you ever have been too...One thing about it, if the fish don't want to bite you can't make them...
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    What do you want to know? Love mine and very rarely do I single pole fish. Have learned lots about fish reactions and movements watching the screen. Have also missed several fish while staring at the screen...
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    They are nice
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    Love mine! Definitely a game changer. It is however very frustrating when you can see them and troll everything in the boat at them and they wont bite. Can definitely eliminate dead water with it. I cant say that it has improved my catch rate just yet, I'm still learning it. Trolling it is crazy watching them run up to a jig and you call the bite before it happens. I cant wait to start fishing brush piles and structure with it. I believe that is when it will truly shine!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Hitek View Post
    What do you want to know? Love mine and very rarely do I single pole fish. Have learned lots about fish reactions and movements watching the screen. Have also missed several fish while staring at the screen...
    Yep I've fish with people that have it and they all look at it and miss fish. It is very nice but very pricey. When the price comes down I will definitely buy one but I think you looking at about $2500 or more for one. Best I can tell for what little I've used it it's not a searching tool but helps pin point them. It wouldn't be my first perches but if you already have a good trolling motor and side image than go for it.

    I see a lot of guys pay a lot of $$ for electronics that they think will make them a great fishermen, just keep in mind you have to learn to catch them first. Just something to think about before you spend a lot of money. At the end of the day it's your decision and money, if it's not going to hurt your finances and you want it go for it.

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    I have a simple fishfinder/chart plotter but often don't turn it on. Electronics are great, but you've got to pay attention to the fish!
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    I won’t be spending 2500$. Like above, when they go down I will be interested. I want a better trolling motor first.. but for trolling or spider rigging I don’t know how much it would help. My guess is jigging brush tops. You can pull up to it and see fish or no fish before you waste time on it.

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    I use it spider rigging. Basically I use it for a confidence builder, it will show you if there is definitely fish in the area or not. It will show you there depth and their movements. I used it fishing in 20' water with double minnow rigs. I could see 2-3 fish looking at the bait at the same time and none of them would bite. Can get a little aggravating. I can also use it to show me exactly how deep my baits are in relation to location of the fish. And then it is just a bonus when I have it pointed to right bait when the fish hits. The 3# I caught a week ago, the livescope just happen to be pointing to that bait when she bit. I had watched that fish swim around for 10 mins of so before I caught her.

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