Livescope on my TM

Several years ago Rickie helped me, and many others, figure out how to successfully mount a transducer to an Xi5 TM.
It involves splitting a curled air hose and putting the transducer wire inside so it would be curled up and out of the way.
Its worked flawlessly.
My question is, Would it work on a Livescope unit too?

Id like to remove the existing transducer and mount the livescope with the same setup.
Are there reasons it can't be done?
Extra wires?
Super thick wires?

I don't have a livescope yet so i can't see the details of it.

Thanks
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Brett .... if I'm not mistaken, a Livescope Tdx clamps onto the shaft of a trolling motor, therefore it wouldn't work on a trolling motor that deployed thru a collar. :dono

You might want to contact Rickie again & see about getting one of his "da ducer apparatus" setups.

I do have a da'ducer apparatus® rotatable model for the Garmin LiveScope ...

But then also ...:Cajun Fryer at Cornfield Crappie Gear has an application for LiveScope that also comes with the coiled hose ...

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Garmin Live Scope Trolling Motor Mount Also fits Live View Transducer | cornfieldcrappiegear

Contact Mark to see if his application will work on your xi5 ...

Rickie

You can put it on the trolling motor using a couple different ways. I put mine on the tm but the way i fish, structure, docks, laydowns, the boat is still most of the time, it drove me crazy. If you move most of the time then the tm mount may be the ticket. Sitting still the pole mount allows you to scan what ever you a fishing without moving the boat.

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

I do have a da'ducer apparatus® rotatable model for the Garmin LiveScope ...

But then also ...:Cajun Fryer at Cornfield Crappie Gear has an application for LiveScope that also comes with the coiled hose ...

Attachment 356221
Garmin Live Scope Trolling Motor Mount Also fits Live View Transducer | cornfieldcrappiegear

Contact Mark to see if his application will work on your xi5 ...

Rickie

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Good looking setup

I highly recommend Rickie’s Da Ducer and NOT on your trolling motor particularly if you use spot lock. Spot lock keeps you in place and the Da Ducer holds the transducer on the fish.


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I MOUNTED MINE ON TM ULTREX BUT IT DO NOT TURN WITH TM ,I MADE A FOOT PEDAL WITH A SWITCH IN IT AND A SMALL MOTOR ON A BRACKET THAT TURN DUCER TO LEFT IF ILEAN PEDAL TO LEFT AND TURN RIGHT WHEN I TURN PEDAL TO RIGHT,HANDS FREE,IT IS NOT HARD BECAUSE WHEN ON SPOTLOCK MY FEET ARE FREE AND MOST TIMES MOVING I SET IT FORWARD BUT WHEN I WANT TO LOOK LEFT OR RIGHT I CAN STILL TURN IT WITH OTHER FOOT OR HAND,BEST SET UP I SEEN THUS FAR,THAT IS FOR MY USE,CAN GO BY ROW OF DOCKS TROLLING AND NOT SLOW DOWN AND LOOK UNDER EACH

Sounds like a great set up

I’ve got mine mounted on my terrova , on the motor, works well just leave a little slack, you can make things as simple or as complicated as ya like

I'm wondering, though, as I understand it the Livescope tdx has a DI component that actually shows a portion of the water BEHIND the tdx, wouldn't mounting it ON the motor head (even like what's shown in the picture of the pontoon) kinda negate that part of the signal ??

Now, I do understand that the pictured trolling motor has a 2d sonar IN the motor head casing ... and that person may have decided to forego the DI sonar of the Livescope, just so they could mount it like it is, and that's fine. But, personally, I wouldn't substitute ANY 2d sonar for any DI sonar, especially the Livescope version. But, that's just me.

Mine is mounted to the motor, I can see behind underneath and infront, quiet well I may add, I can see 10’ to the rear of the transducer, it’s good for watching fish swim by my baits

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Mine is mounted to the motor, I can see behind underneath and infront, quiet well I may add, I can see 10’ to the rear of the transducer, it’s good for watching fish swim by my baits

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Do you find it problematic with the TM moving a lot?

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Not at all, the motor is gonna be pointed at what I’m headed to, I got a remote so I can turn it to look around or find say a stump and hit a button and it’ll take me to said stump and be looking at it and the fish sitting on it and see my bait and watch the fish ignore my bait, works well, atleast for me

Attachment 356525Attachment 356526 I designed this using a Bicycle quill that Crappie Chatt sent to me as a handle that fits the XI5 shaft perfectly. The Key ring retainer came from Home Depot and was the heaviest duty they had. (I could use one a bit stronger). I used coil wire wrap to wrap the transducer cables and small black zip ties every couple of inches. The system itself works extremely well and does not allow the cables to get wrapped around the XI5 when it decides to wig out go past 360 degrees, the cable stays put. That's when the extra chain gets pulled out with the chain wrapping around the TM. I also zip tied the ring around the cable so it would not slide on the cable. That takes a couple of tries getting it into the right position. It stows perfect. I'm just careful when I deploy and stow. Go ahead, I know it's pure Genius! Lol, but it works great and I will claim rights if anyone starts mass producing this idea.

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Do you find it problematic with the TM moving a lot?

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I got used to the TM moving while in anchor mode. Just have to see which way TM is pointing when it shows the structure/fish.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

Brett .... if I'm not mistaken, a Livescope Tdx clamps onto the shaft of a trolling motor, therefore it wouldn't work on a trolling motor that deployed thru a collar. :dono

You might want to contact Rickie again & see about getting one of his "da ducer apparatus" setups.

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Correction Pappy, Livescope comes with mounting for shaft OR motor. Mine is mounted to the motor on the Port side of the motor. Note* There are certain ways to point the transducer depending on which side of the motor it's mounted. Simply follow the instructions for pointing the transducer.

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Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

I'm wondering, though, as I understand it the Livescope tdx has a DI component that actually shows a portion of the water BEHIND the tdx, wouldn't mounting it ON the motor head (even like what's shown in the picture of the pontoon) kinda negate that part of the signal ??

Now, I do understand that the pictured trolling motor has a 2d sonar IN the motor head casing ... and that person may have decided to forego the DI sonar of the Livescope, just so they could mount it like it is, and that's fine. But, personally, I wouldn't substitute ANY 2d sonar for any DI sonar, especially the Livescope version. But, that's just me.

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Livescope shows up to 10-15' behind whatever direction it's pointed. The 2d sonar is incorporated into the regular DS/SS ducer and is stationary. That ducer mounts under the TM motor and has no effect on the Livescope. I have a good friend that just purchased a 93sv plus for the livescope and a 73sv plus for Mapping/Down and Sidescan so he wouldn't have to push buttons other than marking waypoints. Contact Brian at BBG Marine and he'll set you up. Best Customer service ever!