Boat control

[Slab Apprentice]

I use a separate pole for the scope.. no spot lock here, just use a rope or anchor and pull against it with my motor or trolling motor to hold my position.


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[Warchief23]

Got my Garmin livescope over the summer. It is mounted on trolling motor shaft. The Garmin product is exceptional, but when setup on the trolling motor shaft, you can forget using both spot lock and livescope. When the trolling motor rotates to maintain position back and forth, livescope cannot stay on what you are fishing, so it's ineffective. All that money in electronics and still using marker buoys. I'd be interested in hearing feedback from someone with livescope on separate pole.

[speckfinder]

Got my Garmin livescope over the summer. It is mounted on trolling motor shaft. The Garmin product is exceptional, but when setup on the trolling motor shaft, you can forget using both spot lock and livescope. When the trolling motor rotates to maintain position back and forth, livescope cannot stay on what you are fishing, so it's ineffective. All that money in electronics and still using marker buoys. I'd be interested in hearing feedback from someone with livescope on separate pole.

I have Active Target on a separate pole. First time out using spotlock with transducer mounted on TM I decided that wasn't gonna work. Got home and ordered a Rite-Hite Turret. Wouldn't do without it now.

[Warchief23]

I have Active Target on a separate pole. First time out using spotlock with transducer mounted on TM I decided that wasn't gonna work. Got home and ordered a Rite-Hite Turret. Wouldn't do without it now.

Thank you for the info speckfinder! I'll give it a look!

[keeferfish]

motor shaft, you can forget using both spot lock and livescope. When the trolling motor rotates to maintain position back and forth, livescope cannot stay on what you are fishing, so it's ineffective.

So was that unexpected?

[slabbandit]

Right now I only have LS on trolling motor. If it is only a steady, 5 mph wind or so, I can spotlock on a close brushpile and the Livescope will gently fan back and forth across the top. Not ideal, but doable. More often than not I find myself just holding in place with the trolling motor aimed at the structure and only spotlock to remove a fish, change baits, ect.

[Les Young]

Mine's mounted on a separate pvc pole & personally i wouldn't have it any other way except maybe a fishing specialties pole.

[BroKenneth]

Moping is mounted on my terrova. I tried the fishing specialties pole and it was too much to deal with. I wouldn’t have mine mounted any other way than the trolling motor.


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[slabbandit]

The number one used livescope related item for sale is the hand held poles. You either love 'em or hate 'em. There's definitely a time or place for one. I would like to try one for throwing cork rigs over brushpiles.

[Slabprowler]

When I first got the boat that I have that has Live scope it was on the trolling motor shaft !
i fish a big lake with lots current and wind ! I absolutely hated it .
i bought the fishing specialities pole and absolutely love it ! Very easy to put on and take off within seconds !
i now do a lot of scanning with the live scope set out to about 70’ and it’s so much easier having the pole to move with my hand than trying to zig zag all over the lake can cover so much more water at much faster pace! And here is the reason I now scan with the live scope !


I found this spot while using live scope the top picture is what it looks like on down image and I didn’t see the school
of fish on the down image picture until I was was studying the picture later I wouldn’t have fished this had I just found it on the down image that day !
Glad I found it on the scope I put 15 in the boat in a hurry then it was off to work !