I think I'm in a Love / Hate Relationship!

[FurFlyin]

I'm holding at $11.00 per fish current on my spreadsheet

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I’d be closer to $110.00 per head if I kept up with it. I know you’re joking but it’s an expensive hobby if you’re like me.

Here’s the reality of the situation for me. I grew up on a farm where my parents believed that if you weren’t working, you were committing an abomination. My dad is 74 years old and still works 10-12 hours per day. In my 48 years he’s been fishing with me once.

I decided early on that there’s a balance to work and play. I want to be a successful fisherman. Success means catching. I want my son to experience catching lots of fish. In order to shorten my learning curve I’ve spent a lot of money on gadgets. If you can get my without them, great for you. Your a better fisherman than I am. I still struggle even with all the gadgets but at least I’m not taking a stab in the dark like I was a couple years ago. I don’t borrow money to buy toys and if I can afford something and I think it will help me catch more fish, I get it.

[DRFISHDUCK]

what happened to gust fishing?try it its fun

I googled gust fishing and found a gust lake and a gust county. Did you mean gut fishing? LOL!

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[popeye77]

I broke down and purchased the lives scope. Thought I better before I retire and can't afford one. It is a blast to use,

[MikeF]

With my down image and side image when I find fish I'm still left trying to figure out exactly where they are in relation to where I'm at. With the scope whatever direction it's pointing you just fish in that direction to the distance and depth it shows on the monitor, if that doesn't produce then you go either a little to the left or a little to the right, that's it.

Nothing has been easier for me to figure out than this, I kinda hate it in a way cause I love my Huminbird.

Why not both brands?
Each has it's own merits.
No law(I know of) that says you have to give one up for the other

Old 998 for SI and WPoint marking, guiding a Terrova BT to a selected WPoint and then engages spotlock while Livescope setup on the right is auto tracking target as boat moves, shown on Garmin 93+unit next to HBird unit.

So far, they seem to play nice together.

[Tev8514]

I can afford it. I wanted it. So I bought it. If you're not making your living as a fisherman, then everything you have to fish with is something you wanted and not something you needed. And we all have different wants!!

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[SKs Crappie Catching Adventures]

My honest opinion is even if I was a millionaire "I" wouldn't own LS, it's just too much money to see blobs that move.....
Don't take this as me saying you can't go rob a bank to buy LS......
Just so you know all those good vids you see with those boys pulling fish in and showing that high dollar unit like it's some kind of magic there's twice that many vids that weren't edited where they were scratching there head and ankles wondering why the fish were not biting......
Trust me I've heard and seen it......
Technique overrules LS by a ton......
Those that are catchn fish and pointing at that unit were catchn fish before they had that unit....... Technique.......

[Eagle 1]

well bunches of you rich guys need to go buy them at full blown retail now and it will start more production and lower prices for the lil folks like me.

GIVE IT TWO YRS . IT WILL BE THE STANDARD .

[BAFishBarn]

I had my first Livescope experience last Friday and boy does it work. For a new crappie angler, me, it really helped alot. Knowing what the actual cover looks like and being able to keep your jig clean and knowing exactly what depth you need to be at was wonderful.

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[CrappiePappy]

Just so you know all those good vids you see with those boys pulling fish in and showing that high dollar unit like it's some kind of magic there's twice that many vids that weren't edited where they were scratching there head and ankles wondering why the fish were not biting......
Trust me I've heard and seen it......
Technique overrules LS by a ton......
Those that are catchn fish and pointing at that unit were catchn fish before they had that unit....... Technique.......

I'm going to slightly disagree with you, SK.

True that those catching fish before having LS were "catching fish" ... but, some have had to learn new techniques or use techniques that they seldom used before, and some are catching more & bigger fish because of the LS.

I doubt anyone has ever caught ALL the fish out of a school or off a piece of cover, but knowing there's fish on that cover before you get close to it is step one. And being able to scan cover from a great distance beats out 2d & DI ... and even SI, to a degree. Catching the "biters" out of that school is where the "technique" used comes into play. And while it can be a bit frustrating to watch fish come up to your bait & check it out, only to turn and swim away ... not having to be right on top of them (2d/DI) may be helpful in not signalling your presence & spooking them deeper into the cover in the first place.

[SKs Crappie Catching Adventures]

I'm going to slightly disagree with you, SK.

True that those catching fish before having LS were "catching fish" ... but, some have had to learn new techniques or use techniques that they seldom used before, and some are catching more & bigger fish because of the LS.

I doubt anyone has ever caught ALL the fish out of a school or off a piece of cover, but knowing there's fish on that cover before you get close to it is step one. And being able to scan cover from a great distance beats out 2d & DI ... and even SI, to a degree. Catching the "biters" out of that school is where the "technique" used comes into play. And while it can be a bit frustrating to watch fish come up to your bait & check it out, only to turn and swim away ... not having to be right on top of them (2d/DI) may be helpful in not signalling your presence & spooking them deeper into the cover in the first place.

You covered something I've thought about myself and that's what's different with the band LS send down in the water from the rest of the units...
Don't take it that I don't think it's a useful tool, I just don't think the price matches it's output nor benefits......