GARMIN LIVESCOPE/TROLLING MOTOR (Page 2): Right!?? There’s always something else to spend money on. Hey they say you can’t take it with you, but it would be nice just to have some in...

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

bapabear wrote:

If I could spend that type of money, I believe a spot lock trolling motor would give me more fish catching advantage than a live scope. Once I get a spot lock, I am sure it will increase my need to have a live scope.

Right!?? There’s always something else to spend money on. Hey they say you can’t take it with you, but it would be nice just to have some in case we hang around a while.

Spot lock and livescope are amazing, but I’d need to buy a boat worth putting them on. That’s not in the cards for me any time soon, so there’s five grand I don’t need to worry about spending.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

stuco wrote:

Right!?? There’s always something else to spend money on. Hey they say you can’t take it with you, but it would be nice just to have some in case we hang around a while.

Spot lock and livescope are amazing, but I’d need to buy a boat worth putting them on. That’s not in the cards for me any time soon, so there’s five grand I don’t need to worry about spending.

A spot lock would be a third of my boats value, but I am still giving it a lot of thought. It would double my fishing time and up the quality of fishing time five fold. My Klamath 17 is light weight and high freeboard. It drifts a lot in even a light breeze. That makes fishing alone a lot harder. The R/C would also make launching and reloading a lot easier alone.

stuco Loc: Northern Utah - Salt Lake City

bapabear wrote:

A spot lock would be a third of my boats value, but I am still giving it a lot of thought. It would double my fishing time and up the quality of fishing time five fold. My Klamath 17 is light weight and high freeboard. It drifts a lot in even a light breeze. That makes fishing alone a lot harder. The R/C would also make launching and reloading a lot easier alone.

If it’s something you can afford it would be a great addition to any boat. I can see how helpful it would be especially if you fish alone a lot. I’ll never forget the first time I saw a boat move away from the ramp with nobody in it. I thought someone was going to be really bummed out about his boat getting away from him. That’s a really cool thing to RC it to a spot while you go park the truck and trailer.

Seapro91921 Loc: Lake Murray, SC

Man.. I’d love to get those RC trolling motor for my boat. It’s hard to fish without having to start outboard motor to move few yards at a time.. scares the fish away!

Richard Gamez Loc: Denton texas

I have livescope. It does cost a pretty penny. But we'll worth it. The spot lock is only good to keep you in place when the wind is blowing and the current is strong. Having spot lock will keep you from having to troll all the way back to your spot while taking off the fish off the hook. Makes life easier, won't be tired at the end of day. livescope won't guarantee you will catch more fish.. JMO
Thight lines all.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Richard Gamez wrote:

I have livescope. It does cost a pretty penny. But we'll worth it. The spot lock is only good to keep you in place when the wind is blowing and the current is strong. Having spot lock will keep you from having to troll all the way back to your spot while taking off the fish off the hook. Makes life easier, won't be tired at the end of day. livescope won't guarantee you will catch more fish.. JMO
Thight lines all.

No guarantee, but allows more quality fishing time in a given hour. That often means more fun and fish.

Richard Gamez Loc: Denton texas

Yes it does.

Seapro91921 Loc: Lake Murray, SC

So true on time wise, Amen! Wish they weren’t over 500-800 bucks. I’d pay for it around 500-650 in heartbeat. Tired of looking for fish here and there, 99% of time fish isn’t there bc my outboard motor has been idling alongside the docks, banks, stumps and bridges. Of course, my outboard motor is loud and scares the fish away. It’s 2001 Johnson Ocean Pro 150 HP. Runs good 98% of the time. After it idles/runs for a while, it’ll cutoff on me while slowly idling. I’m frustrated with everything. Being deaf, tough to find job that pays well, afford to get those fishing adult toys, living comfortable and no struggling. Of course people are and will always take advantages of people who have/are disabilities/disabled to hire and pay real low wages by using this excuse “low pay bc of limitations.” Of course, I don’t let it get through me, I’d look for different places to apply… gotta go to bed. Old fart-early bed… catch y’all later

Richard Gamez Loc: Denton texas

Seapro91921 wrote:

So true on time wise, Amen! Wish they weren’t over... (show quote)

You may look into a DI (down imaging) not very expensive. I started out with a DI unit hooked up to my trolling motor and it did its job. It helped me until I could afford livescope. You can look on you tube to get a better idea. Units run around 200 dollars. Just something to look into.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Garmin's Livescope is a forward looking or down looking sonar that really does give a real time shot of what's around you. I normally keep mine set of looking 50ft in front of the boat but can be turned to any direction you want to look. If there's fish there, they look pretty much like fish. I've used mine enough now I can normally tell the difference between Crappie, bream, and bass and I can just about tell you when to set the hook.
I mounted mine on a pole instead of the trolling motor so I can look in any direction while I troll in another. It's the best I've seen compared to all other units, Hummingbird/Lawrance. one thing I've found out is just how many fish interact with a bait that don't bite. It's unreal how many fish are in the lake that just turn their nose up at an artificial bait. Many will swim right up to a bait then turn and leave. It's a great tool for finding fish but it's still up to the fisherman to catch them.

Richard Gamez Loc: Denton texas

Ivey wrote:

Garmin's Livescope is a forward looking or down lo... (show quote)

Yup, I have mine on a pole as well. I would not put livescope on trolling motor. I love my 12 inch screen in front.

bapabear Loc: Blaine, Washington

Seapro91921 wrote:

So true on time wise, Amen! Wish they weren’t over... (show quote)

Pick up a $50 or less simple stern mount electric on Craig's list. It will still be a ton better than the gas motor for working shorelines. I made a bracket to mount mine on the bow. I paid $40 for mine. 36 lb thrust 12 volt

Crappie 007 Loc: Adams Tennessee

Seapro91921 wrote:

Any one who has garmin livescope and trolling motor? Want to get rid of it? Please reply to this… thank you.
The Deaf Guy
Deaf Quote: “I’m not deaf, I’m just ignoring you!”

Well I pulled the trigger and invested in livescope , haven’t installed it yet. I’ve been on utube and learned a ton, also invested in a couple garmin chart plotters. Hopefully it will be an awesome year on ky and Barkley. Will keep everyone updated.

Ivey Loc: South Central Tennessee, Tim's Ford Lake

Crappie 007 wrote:

Well I pulled the trigger and invested in livescope , haven’t installed it yet. I’ve been on utube and learned a ton, also invested in a couple garmin chart plotters. Hopefully it will be an awesome year on ky and Barkley. Will keep everyone updated.

When you get it installed you're gonna love it, the installation is pretty simple but it does draw a lot of power. I've recently hooked my black box to a 20 volt 8amp hour DeWalt drill battery and it seems to have solved my problems with the power draw. I just charge You may want to check out a You Tube video on how to power your unit with a drill battery. Just pop the battery out and charge it on a regular Dewalt charger over night and you're ready to go in the morning and of course there's the regular back to the main battery but you need a heavy gage wire.

Crappie 007 Loc: Adams Tennessee

I’m planning on running 10 gauge wiring to a terminal strip dedicated to module and chart plotters. Install a dedicated rocker switch on console and power off a lithium deep cycle up front.