Thread: Live scope or good side imaging

You really need both. Livescope will most likely be at the bow and then what will you have at the console? SI is a valuable tool for covering a lot of water and finding structure. My suggestion is get livescope and then you’ll have to get a display for it. When you get your display I would recommend at least the 93SV UHD and get it with the GT56 transducer. Then later on just get another display without transducer. This is what I did.

Originally Posted by 6poundtest

I'm going to ask the question of how good is your boat control? With the qualifier of I've never fished with Livescope, it seems to me you'd better have a pretty steady platform to keep if focused on where you want to look. As in a good trolling motor with some sort of spot lock that works. I don't, and that's why I have no interest in the live stuff from either HB or Garmin. The side imaging works great for me in finding fish and structure but I really can't stay on a given spot well enough to put the live action stuff to good use. A lot of the video's on YT show the user making constant adjustments with the livescope, seemingly to get it pointed just so.

While it is true that boat control is a key factor, "spot lock" don't help much unless you have the LS tdx mounted on a separate pole, and then you're going to have to have one hand free to keep turning that pole towards your target.

I haven't done it "yet", but if I'm in a situation where the wind/waves are making problems for me .... I can always drop a couple of marker buoys.

Personally, if I had to make a choice between SI & 360, I'd go with the 360 ... but, that's just me.

The biggest problem I have with fishing with the Livescope is judging distance from the bow out across the water. But, that's a negligible problem IMHO.