Livescope- single pole crappies- power poles a MUST??

[Denney767]

Hello, I've been spider rigging crappies for several years with the live scope. I want to single pole but find s impossible to stay put on a brush pile even with"spot lock". Not sure how guys drift around and vertical jig single fish without passing them.

Are power poles the best option? I have a 21 foot triton. Any ideas for not spending so much or a type of anchor that would do the same thing?

Thoughts?

[Blackjeepjk]

Following as I’m having the same issue


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[LAHooligan]

Set your motor on low, forward distance on 30-45ft and the wind in your face and cruise the flats and channels. The bigguns don't hang around others very often so they're easy to slow down and "snipe" them. I've only used my 1022 6 times now but have fished with others and picked up on the tricks from them and I've been having a blast chasing and feeling the thump. Here's a few from the last 2 outings.

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[NIMROD]

Boat control is a must keep wind in your face . We hunt down single fish many times when they are not on brush .

[Chuck Adams]

Do you have your LVS32 mounted on the shaft of your trolling motor?

I have always had an independent pole for transducer and have zero problems staying on my target with Ultrex on spot lock.
Wind always in your face.
Stay as far away as possible. Pitch past target an let jig swing to them. Boat control and jig placement is everything using Livescope.
Just my opinion and the way I fish.




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[Doninva]

I tried 2 anchors and it was a PITA. The lake l fish is deep so the power poles would be useless here. As stated above, I found lvs 32 on a separate pole works best. It took me a while to get the hang of it. A strong wind is not your friend with livescope.

[jimbo67]

Alot of the time o lower my powerpoles down so that the brackets are just under the water, the added length ( even thought they are not touching bottom ) in the water helps keep the boat tracking straight in the wind and doesn't fishtail as much

[ultraslab]

Drift Paddels for your power poles. They work great. Scott
Drift Paddle

[Ketchn]

the pros use drift paddles and some even use 2 trolling motors , holding still is key with live sonar and "crappie stalking"
jig placement is critical in many cases and a drifting boat will make it not very fun to try and ketch with.

[woodyard]

Got two 15 ft MK Talons on my boat. Works great to hold off a brushpile in water that is under 13-14 ft. The boat moves a little with them in strong wind but not a whole lot, kind of a swaying type thing, back and forth a little. I am not into pulling anchors up and down all day anymore. Makes my fishing a lot more enjoyable now.