Livescope guys
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Mine is mounted on a Seelite pole. I'm theory I did that so I can pull up next to a brush pile and point the transducer at it and be spotlocked. That way I don't have two people on the front deck of my smallish boat and the person in the back can cast to it easy.
How is it working out?
Ummmm does great in the garage
That's why I phrased it as "In theory" cause I haven't had the time to get out there. I think it will be fine cause I can position the boat in whichever direction needed and just adjust the handle.
Seelite pole here as well.
MUCH more effective than having to rely on pointing your trolling motor in the direction you want to look.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
MUCH more effective than having to rely on pointing your trolling motor in the direction you want to look.
Wouldn't have it any other way.
Had mine on a pole for the first few years. Upgraded my TM to a ultrex and moved the LS to the the shaft. This is hands down better for me.
It all depends on what TM you have and your style of fishing.
It all depends on what TM you have and your style of fishing.
I like mine on a separate pole. I can scan out and chase a school on the move and also can find them by scanning back and forth in an area I may be moving through while spider rigging.
RobDooley
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transducer on Ultrex trolling motor. No Live scope. Plan on getting Humminbird Mega 360
I used a pole mounted to my trolling motor head assembly so it doesn't turn with my trolling motor shaft.
#RealFishermenDontUseLivescopeWho has your transducer on your trolling motor and who has it on a separate pole? @gasman no need to tell us you don't use livescope. We already know!
If I only crappie fished, I would have it on a separate pole. For bass fishing, I like it on the trolling motor because I can easily be scanning constantly without having to use a separate control.
I personally eould get a forward facing sonar before i got a 360.
Labboy
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Mine is on a Rite Hite mount. I like it because I can focus on what I want no matter what the wind is doing and how much I move the trolling motor.
I appreciate all the responses. The reason for my question is that I just put LS on my boat and I tried it out Saturday. In the wind I couldn't stay on the fish and control the boat. All the guys I fish with have theirs on the trolling motor. They say with practice I'll figure it out. They say you need your hands to fish, adjust forward range when getting close to the fish, etc. It just seems to me if I set my cruise control and my heading hold, I can ignore the trolling motor and scan until I see a big fish I want to fish for. At that point I can spotlock and fish all I want.
That's why me and Livescope didn't jive. The wind and current moves my boat too easy and with the small beam of the transducer, it was a huge hassle to keep something as big as a brushpile in the beam. I bought a separate pole for mine but never mounted it on my boat so I have no idea if it would have worked better. I'm sure with Spotlock or an anchor, that it would have been somewhat better. That's why I like Mega 360 better. I always know where...in relation to the boat...that the brush and stumps are so I can cast to them.
I know you have an aluminum boat too. The glass boat guys don't blow around in the wind as much as we do. I'm not real familiar with 360. The way the guys in MS crappie fish is they lock on a certain fish and fish for that fish, more so than structure. I will say that new Humminbird deal that has it's own motor and locks on targets no matter how the boat moves is awesome.
Levee Jumper
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I was literally going to ask everyone here "in the know" what they would prefer in terms of mounting a Livescope transducer. After doing some research it seems like the average guy fishing brush is better with a pole mounted transducer w/ spot lock but the best of the best use it on the shaft of the trolling motor and cover some serious water.
I think a guy without spotlock probably makes sense to use it on the shaft of the trolling motor. Right?
I think a guy without spotlock probably makes sense to use it on the shaft of the trolling motor. Right?
I know you didn't ask this question but I would get a trolling motor with spotlock before I got Livescope. To answer your question I would say "yes" with no spotlock then I'd mount it on the trolling motor so I could face into the wind and straight at what I was fishing to minimize correction. It's easier to inch forward while looking ahead and keep in the zone
Target lock,it works,we have installed a few for customers.We took one to the water and set everything up,works pretty good.
Dont agree with getting a spotlock trolling motor first.I know a couple guys that have the livescope on hand controlled trolling motors and catch alot of fish.Only times i use spotlock is when im casting to structure,peeing or taking a fish off i just caught.
I'm with you. I hardly ever use my spotlock.
I've watched a few videos. From what I can tell it is next level.
Lots of practice! I have a Garmin Force, and it is phenomenal for so many things, but for Livescope I think the Ulterra with toe tap buttons for left and right is the cream of the crop for scoping. Almost all the guys I fish with have them.
Thank you for the info. I had looked at the Garmin Force, but the price tag scared me to death.
TITANSFAN2104
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On my z20 I went back and forth from pole to TM probably 6 times in 2 years. I loved the ease of having it on the trolling motor but i loved spotlocking and setting that pole right on a tree?pile or whatever cover was there. Although even on the Tm while spotlocked, I still pulled crappie off brushpiles because it still focused on the pile about 70% of the time in moderate to calm conditions
What did you finally decide?
It's interesting that the results here in Tennessee are 60% on a separate pole, while 100% of the people I see in Mississippi have it on the trolling motor.
