Livescope problems..... tip of the day

[RUGER]

So I had about 1 1/2 hours to fish yesterday afternoon.
Of course the wind was blowing double at the lake than it was at my house, but that is typical.
I was in a hurry and honestly excited to make my second trip with the livescope.
I got launched and put my transducer rig on and started looking.
Wind was whooping pretty good and nothing looked "right" on my screen.

I messed with my settings and was frustrated as crap.
NOTHING looked right. Nothing looked like it did the last trip.
TONS of "garbage" on the screen, couldn't make heads or tails of anything and definitely couldn't see any fish.

I was to the point that I decided I must have hit it or something and trashed the transducer or something. I was very sad to say the least.

Again, like I said, I was in a hurry to get on the water and get started......

RUGER's tip of the day......

Make sure you lower your transducer INTO the water before you start looking around on the screen.


Anyway, took me about 30 minutes to find a school.
Started playing the video game.
Caught about 15-20, all short but it was a good learning trip.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Did it show any ducks?

 

[Pic IN the Casa]

That setting works great at Captain D's.

 

[cbhunter]

That's hilarious!!

 

[BuckWild]

With all that wind, you'd think the flying fish would have been more active...

 

[Spurhunter]

I would make fun of you for being a doofus, but my last trip of 2021 I went to move spots, plopped down in the driver's seat, hammered down on the Yammyhammer 175, and water immediately started spraying everywhere. I had left my $3k Garmin Force trolling motor deployed in the water.

 

[RUGER]

I would make fun of you for being a doofus, but my last trip of 2021 I went to move spots, plopped down in the driver's seat, hammered down on the Yammyhammer 175, and water immediately started spraying everywhere. I had left my $3k Garmin Force trolling motor deployed in the water.

LOL buddy of mine did that with me in the boat one time.
It doesn't take you long to realize you messed up, that's for sure.

 

[Spurhunter]

LOL buddy of mine did that with me in the boat one time.
It doesn't take you long to realize you messed up, that's for sure.

I've only been fishing for almost 50 years.

 

[WTM]

I've only been fishing for almost 50 years.

yeah its not as bad in a glass boat, but in my tin boat i thought the boat was going to flip over. dang thang rared straight up.

 

[7mm08]

Thank goodness you don't do colonoscopies for a living!!! Hahahhahaha

 

[cbhunter]

Any tips for today @RUGER?

 

[RUGER]

Any tips for today @RUGER?

Livescope rocks!

11 in about an hour

 

[woodyard]

You gonna have to teach me how to do that!

 

[RUGER]

You gonna have to teach me how to do that!

I'm ready !
Soon as this arctic mess goes away we will hammer 'em !

 

[WTM]

Any tips for today @RUGER?

hopefully we wont here "make sure your 93sv is locked in the cradle" or "garmin doesnt repair display screens". fyi, a 93sv do will float for a little while.

 

[gasman]

I would make fun of you for being a doofus, but my last trip of 2021 I went to move spots, plopped down in the driver's seat, hammered down on the Yammyhammer 175, and water immediately started spraying everywhere. I had left my $3k Garmin Force trolling motor deployed in the water.

I've never done such stoopidness. Never.

 

[Spurhunter]

I've never done such stoopidness. Never.

Well now you've jinxed yourself. I'd be very careful on your necks trip.

 

[Spurhunter]

hopefully we wont here "make sure your 93sv is locked in the cradle" or "garmin doesnt repair display screens". fyi, a 93sv do will float for a little while.

I have 3 Garmin Echomap Plus 93sv units. Nobody snaps them in but me. I let someone else snap them in once. I hit a wave and one came tumbling across the front deck. Luckily we caught it.

 

[WTM]

I have 3 Garmin Echomap Plus 93sv units. Nobody snaps them in but me. I let someone else snap them in once. I hit a wave and one came tumbling across the front deck. Luckily we caught it.

yeah nobody but me handles my stuff. i still put a piece of velcro on mine.

 

[7mm08]

Note to self….a deployed PowerPole in 4 feet of water interferes with your hole shot…. Just saying