Thread: Garmin Live scope

Originally Posted by Crappie ciller

Chris- Which Pro Source 12’ rod do you use? Light or heavy version?


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Light. I went striper fishing with it again. I landed another big one, a medium-sized one about 15 pounds. And one about 5 lb

Originally Posted by TimY

There's a lot of people spending a bunch of money on these units today. Most are still trying to figure out how they are gonna mount the 1,500.00 transducer and keep it out of harms way. If you run it on your trolling motor with spot lock, you better make darn sure when you hit anchor the cable can spin a complete 360 without pulling it apart. I know a bunch of people that pulled the transduce cable apart when the anchor was set. Some don't want a second pole because of deck clutter but have to say Fishing Specialties came out with a mount specifically for the livescope transducer. When you mount the transducer pole on the opposite side of the deck from the trolling motor, you get no trolling motor interference plus no worry about the cable twisting around the trolling motor shaft. It also has a break away mount that connects to the boat the pole runs through that will save the transducer if you do hit something hard. You can run the transducer up to 5 mph when it's deployed. It comes with 2 rubber bases that mount on the deck when you are running across the lake. I does take a little room when it's stowed but if you are fishing its in the water anyway. The whole set up for livescope is around 150.00. Pretty cheap insurance for a 1.500 dollar transducer. You can get the transducer mount for the factory transducer and mount it flat on the bottom and mount the livescope above it on the pole. No interference because totally different frequencies if you run split screen

I'll NEVER put a transducer on a trolling motor again. So easy to deploy and Major improvement of downscan performance. <*)}}}><

Yup been rocking a fishing specialties mount for years now and not one problem with it. Cheap and does the job.

I am looking at the 93sv unit and if you get without transducer it's 200 less than with. If I will primarily used livescope up front do I really need the other TD?

Originally Posted by Redge

I’m holding off to see the new HB.

HB is bound to have something pretty soon since Lowrance has announced its new LiveSight!

Fish in Real-Time with LiveSight Sonar (Coming Early 2019)

Sonar interpretation made simple, LiveSight™ sonar turns all fishing into sight fishing, delivering the most detailed views of fish, down to every turn and flip of the tail, as they swim in and around cover. You’ll be fishing in real-time as you watch fish react to your lure, see how they are relating to structure and gain insight on what will work, what won’t and what to do next.

Originally Posted by Eddievandam

I am looking at the 93sv unit and if you get without transducer it's 200 less than with. If I will primarily used livescope up front do I really need the other TD?

I also elected to get a head unit without a transducer. I'm glad I did it saved me the money. Once I had live scope at the front of the boat, I've had no use for anything else. I still have my console unit of course.

Originally Posted by Lonnie84

HB is bound to have something pretty soon since Lowrance has announced its new LiveSight!

Fish in Real-Time with LiveSight Sonar (Coming Early 2019)

Sonar interpretation made simple, LiveSight™ sonar turns all fishing into sight fishing, delivering the most detailed views of fish, down to every turn and flip of the tail, as they swim in and around cover. You’ll be fishing in real-time as you watch fish react to your lure, see how they are relating to structure and gain insight on what will work, what won’t and what to do next.

I will be curious if they can even come close to the price range with Garmin.

Originally Posted by TimY

I will be curious if they can even come close to the price range with Garmin.

I see where Rickie said around $1,500 for xducer plus about $300 for a module and you still have to have a head unit of your choice from a Carbon unit our better. So no way it will compete with Garmin on price, and worse yet there is a video out there and if it is correct it did not look like anything more that a Panoptics image.