I hate livescope

[Curlytail]

Well said Tracker !!!!

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[Jamesdean]

I wasn’t sure if I was gonna tell this, but this past Saturday I tried it. I’ve had the equipment for months now, and just couldn’t make myself quit trolling long enough to try it. Saturday I said sink or swim, left all my crankbaits and linecounters at home. I mostly sank. Got it tuned in, can see my jig and fish well. Had at least 50 fish, who knows what kind, run up and look but no bite. Tried holding still, wiggling, taking it away, then dropping slow. Had one hookup but came unstuck before I saw the fish. Got dizzy, disoriented several times looking up after staring at the screen so long. Gonna try again and hopefully run into some cooperative fishies. Probably take some minnows next time. But not sure how serious I’m gonna get with it.


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Would be my rotten luck when I looked up, got disoriented and a bit dizzy, well, the fishes would have a new swimin' partner. Nope, gonna keep the sideview, down imaging and watch that line...gettin too cold for those wet splashes...

[Les Young]

Would be my rotten luck when I looked up, got disoriented and a bit dizzy, well, the fishes would have a new swimin' partner. Nope, gonna keep the sideview, down imaging and watch that line...gettin too cold for those wet splashes...

That's the reason i put a wise double seat bench up front when crappie fishing. I can swivel right around & stand up on the front deck without having to walk around the seats. A lot safer.

[Jamesdean]

dis-orientation, dizziness if you will, if severe enough the only thing that will help, is to be on the deck of the boat, front side or back and hangin' on. you have no balance. It's like being on a 10 day drunk. It's not a good feeling. Your equilibrium seems out of wack, then throw boat movement from the water on there too. No,no, no. I will continue to use my graph, and glance at it occasionally to make sure the school is there, I'm still oriented with the structure, but as stated before, I'm concentrating on my rod, my line and what I'm feeling in my hands from them.

[Ketchn]

I don't hate much of anything really , LS is pretty cool actually , it showed me much of what I suspected about crappie all along was true even though the big names all went on and on about he don't know diddly .....
would it make fish bite , nope , would it secure fish in the box , nope ,but it will and often does educate those that are not as educated on how crappie behave and reduces the learning curve greatly .
now mind you this , when I go with folks that have it , I go with the flow and try to use it as specified , the downside for me is the I can't look at it for very long as it for sure takes me off my game at some point on the trip .
if I was serious about ketch crappie I might own a unit , but it is just a hobby and I like visualizing what is going on below me and figuring out how to ketch them on my own .
one thing for certain about ketchn crappie though , some kind of electronics if you are in a boat makes a huge difference in finding them .
I personally love standing on docks and ketchn them , best way I know to hammer crappie is to stand really still right on top of them for sure , just saying
I am about the KABOOM , not the hunt or the chase or the sizes in the mix , I just want to get bit , this is me .....

[jay the baptist]

Get you a big aquarium and put a limit of crappie in it. Cheaper than LS and no dots. 3D images. That's an advantage I don't want so I'll pass on LS. I watch fishing on youtube. I like Richard Gene and Cousin Edo and a few more. I use to watch several more. But when I see that pole and screen on their bow now days, I done with'em. Sorry guys, but it's a turn off to me. At 62, I'm thinking about selling my bass boat and getting a 1648 jon boat and scale back even more. On our rivers here the sloughs are about 75% cut off now from access anyway. If the river isn't up 2-3 feet you can't get in them.

[hdhntr]

I don't hate much of anything really , LS is pretty cool actually , it showed me much of what I suspected about crappie all along was true even though the big names all went on and on about he don't know diddly .....
would it make fish bite , nope , would it secure fish in the box , nope ,but it will and often does educate those that are not as educated on how crappie behave and reduces the learning curve greatly .
now mind you this , when I go with folks that have it , I go with the flow and try to use it as specified , the downside for me is the I can't look at it for very long as it for sure takes me off my game at some point on the trip .
if I was serious about ketch crappie I might own a unit , but it is just a hobby and I like visualizing what is going on below me and figuring out how to ketch them on my own .
one thing for certain about ketchn crappie though , some kind of electronics if you are in a boat makes a huge difference in finding them .
I personally love standing on docks and ketchn them , best way I know to hammer crappie is to stand really still right on top of them for sure , just saying
I am about the KABOOM , not the hunt or the chase or the sizes in the mix , I just want to get bit , this is me .....

it's about feeling the brush and guessing where to drop the jig, sideshooting the docks to get under it where the fishies especially the bigger ones hang out. then you move till you find them hunting them up. Do ask the fancy lads with their LS's if they would scan the dock I'm on out of curiousity and dang if they crappie arn't in other area than I;m fishing for that moment. I watch the video's of the dudes sitting there like zombies staring at a screen instead of enjoying their surroundings and FEELING THE THUMP and sorry won't watch or subscribe or even stay watching as it's totally irrelevant to vast majority of fisherfolk.

as the OUtlaw said it's about the KABOOM and enjoyment of being out chasing the thump. If that's your thing great but just not very interesting to me.

Hey Ed you always seemed to do real well with your normal trolling for them as I have been on the boat with you. don't really see you ketchn more having that screen dictating your fishing.

[J White]

I’m thinking about trying to incorporate slip bobber/jig rig into the mix next time I try LS. I don’t have any of the super long rods (yet) and felt like I was too close to the boat, spooking fish last time out.


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[SuperDave336]

I never had a long rod until livescope and then I could see just how many were leaving before I could drop on them with my shorter rods. And pitching/casting works unless they are skittish. Even the tiniest splash will spook them. Stealth and dropping on them best for those days. I feel no one fit all solution to these finicky fish.

[keeferfish]

I agree. Some of us go fishing not to load the cooler, but for a peace of mind. I enjoy my time on the water. I catch my share just fine, plenty in the freezer. Not going to stare at a screen.

My livesope don't make me keep fish, in fact I've kept less fish since having it. Oh and I enjoy my time on the water also.