Thread: Livescope

Chris, I have livescope on my boat. I'll meet you out at Palestine sometime soon and let you see it for yourself. It's a total game changer.

Originally Posted by Lake Life

Chris, I have livescope on my boat. I'll meet you out at Palestine sometime soon and let you see it for yourself. It's a total game changer.

Oh please. I am gone this weekend. Have to be a judge for the world steak cook off. Really sucks to have to take a bite of 80 ribeyes. But next week I am good. Just let me know. Would LOVE to see it. Will show you my honey hole. ?


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I made my Livescope portable. If you rig it up to your boat you can safely install the transducer that comes with the Unit. I have the 74 SV and it is plenty big enough for me in my kayak. If I had a boat I would get the 9" screen. I rigged my SI transducer to the kayak permanently but attach the Livescope transducer to the side and am able to rotate freely to see 360 around me.
The unit I bought was from GPS store and the 74SV was $899 and the Livescope was $1499. You can buy the HD transducer which is another $500 but my images are crystal clear so I didn't buy it. I copied this guys video on kayak install. For boat there are many Youtube videos on how to make it portable to use on other boats or a dock.


You know with Livescope I cannot see why MANY guides or NEW guides would buy this setup and put people on fish ALL THE TIME!
Here is a guide that tells his clients when they have a bite! He has many videos so look at his channel. If I had the time and money I would make a setup on a pontoon like him and start guiding on lakes where there are no other guides. It IS a game changer!

Originally Posted by SlabSlider

I made my Livescope portable. If you rig it up to your boat you can safely install the transducer that comes with the Unit. I have the 74 SV and it is plenty big enough for me in my kayak. If I had a boat I would get the 9" screen. I rigged my SI transducer to the kayak permanently but attach the Livescope transducer to the side and am able to rotate freely to see 360 around me.
The unit I bought was from GPS store and the 74SV was $899 and the Livescope was $1499. You can buy the HD transducer which is another $500 but my images are crystal clear so I didn't buy it. I copied this guys video on kayak install. For boat there are many Youtube videos on how to make it portable to use on other boats or a dock.
YouTube

Awesome. Will check it out in a second. Just bought this boat so not sure if I want to spend another 2k but it might be worth it. The boat has 2 networked Helix 7’s and I added my Lowrance hook 7 up front. I guess one more monitor would make me look like a tech geek in a boat but I could find the fish. LOL.


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Have had livescope for several months and absolutely love it! Didn't think it was possible but makes crappie fishing even more fun. Limited pretty easy last several trips on palestine. I know this time of year is easy pickings but it made a big difference on some tougher days back in march and April. If lake level was a little lower it wouldn't even be fair for dock shooting right now. I got the 93sv on clearance and pleased with it although the 12" screen would have made for easier viewing

Chris, i sent a text message to your phone.

from what I have seen and how it works it is pretty neat . we used one and it does give up exactly whats going on down there .I myself don't want to spend that kind of money on one as I don't feel like I need it and kind of like figuring out what is up down there with some more traditional methods.
I do know the folks using them have upped their game tremendously and are learning much of the things I have preached for years are actually true .
I think you can run a 9 inch version for a total of 1400 or so from what I was told , but in my case once again I have a lot of things I can put that 1400 towards that are not a depreciating asset .
one thing for certain I have noticed the guides using them are really steadily ketchn some big crappie in numbers when before some days they didn't and that speaks for itself
on a side note: if I guided I probably would make the investment