Thread: Tired of Mega Live

how much

Don't know Bama. Gave 1500 for it new. That's why I ask what it's worth. I know it's not new anymore.

I would try it for a season. Too early to give up on it. Fish will be easier to locate come spring and summer.

Originally Posted by johndeere5045

Well, I'm not a patient man. Been out 3 times with ML. See fish ok , structure ok. Watching the screen while fishing is not for me. Struggling bad with the coordination thing. Whats it worth? Thinking about selling.

Try using it to "find" where the fish are ... in numbers & size ... then fish the way you would normally have fished that spot. Live/Forward electronics don't have to be a "video game fishing" event. It can be used at a distance to find where the fish are, or are not, which is a timesaver over running from spot to spot and fishing them for any length of time before moving on to the next spot.

I understand your "struggling with the coordination thing" statement, as I have a boat that easily drifts with little to no wind. That makes boat control, trolling motor/Livescope direction control, and keeping the bait in the "zone" control a bit on the iffy side at times. Even so, I've found that my Livescope has helped me find cover that my DI unit would have taken five times as long to find, and that's if I was lucky enough to be moving over that spot for some reason or another. It also helps me adjust my direction to avoid running multiple lines over cover when I'm engaged in any of the "trolling" methods I use. When casting down a bank, I'm not really looking for fish, but looking for cover that I might get hung up in, but if there's fish on it I'll work it over a little more than I would have prior to having Livescope. When I can "watch the screen while my bait is in the water", it can tell me what mood the fish are in at that time just by watching their reaction to the bait.

Thanks crappie pappy , that makes sense. Will try a couple more times.

Struggling bad with the coordination thing.

Are you fishing with a spotlock type trolling motor?

Staying on a manual trolling motor with your foot while adjusting the Livescope transducer aim with one hand and fishing with the other hand can be like rubbing your tummy in a circle with one hand and patting your head with the other hand .

Not everyone can do it easily without practice and then there are those of us that just can't get the hang of it.

Give it some time to develop your own technique.

Good Luck

I could see where it would be difficult to get the hang of it.

Jack, I'm running a terrova. I do have it on a separate device. I just been sporting the fish and pitching to them. They make it look so easy on the videos. Patience ain't my thing. But I will keep trying.