Thread: How to mount livescope for combination bass & crappie fishing?

I have mine mounted on separate pole.

Open water in Summer is usually where the White Crappie can be found .... out following/shadowing the Shad schools. That's the main reason Pushing jigs & cranks is so effective during that time frame.

I suggest using the trolling motor shaft & trying that out, first, for both Crappie & Bass fishing techniques. If you find it leaving you unsatisfied, then consider a separate pole mount.

I mostly fish for Crappie, but once or twice a year during Summer nights I'll fish for Bass (worms/cranks). I haven't done any Bass fishing from my boat, since I've had Livescope, but that's because I go with one or two buddies and fish from another boat ... which does not have LS. As it is, I catch plenty of Bass while Crappie fishing, usually casting the banks with a Road Runner or jig. I just go on those Summer night trips as a throwback memory trip of my past.

Pappy, you mentioned crappie off shore in summer& I know a striper guide that catches them & some big bass way offshore when they’re chasing shad in summer. That’s another reason I thought about a pole mount but just wondering what would be better all the way around. I may try it on the trolling motor first. Thanks

I fish for both bass and crappie with my livescope and like you no spotlock. I prefer to mount it my trolling motor. I tried it on a pole mount and went back to the trolling motor mount. I found it to be easier to deploy and more intuitive to work when on my trolling motor. I felt like I had one hand that had to be working the pole quite often.

Hunter thanks.