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re: DIY livescope pole ideas?
Posted on 12/18/23 at 7:02 am to boudinman
Posted on 12/18/23 at 7:02 am to boudinman
I mounted mine on an old shakespeare transom mount trolling motor shaft and use the pivoting bracket and the motor to turn it. I have been working on one that will deploy and scan slowely through 180 degrees and can be controlled by a remote on my trolling motor remote lanyard but I haven't finished it yet.
As for those who do not like live scope you do you boo. I fish about 50 days a year. I spend about half that time looking for fish. I fish a bunch of different lakes and rivers. I fish to catch fish, not ride in a boat and soak baits or cast lures...live scope has made it slightly more likely that I catch fish. I also will fish a night crawler to catch cut throat trout out west or will soak a mullet head to catch red fish...some folks think a dry fly is the only legitimate way to catch trout and that catching a redfish on anything other than a fly rod ought to be outlawed. I am of the opinion that what other people do is their business, not mine...
As for those who do not like live scope you do you boo. I fish about 50 days a year. I spend about half that time looking for fish. I fish a bunch of different lakes and rivers. I fish to catch fish, not ride in a boat and soak baits or cast lures...live scope has made it slightly more likely that I catch fish. I also will fish a night crawler to catch cut throat trout out west or will soak a mullet head to catch red fish...some folks think a dry fly is the only legitimate way to catch trout and that catching a redfish on anything other than a fly rod ought to be outlawed. I am of the opinion that what other people do is their business, not mine...
Posted on 12/18/23 at 8:20 am to AwgustaDawg
Mount it to the troll motor. Lots of new Livescopers mount the transducer to a pole, then realize the troll motor is the only way to go. We put the long poles up years ago and mainly cast with 7 ft. rods. We once had an old troll motor we gutted and mounted transducer to the pole with no foot, still sucked. We made a PVC pole at first when Livescope first came out, sucked. Too much going on, rod in one hand, pole in other hand, trying to keep the bait and fish together, just hard to do with a pole. But we dont fish a lot of tops, we move fast chasing roamers, then drop the paddles and put on the brakes, and cast out 25 to 30 ft. You have to constantly sweep the transducer back and forth all day, never stopping, tough to do on a pole
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