Ramifications of Livescope

[Seth]

On 3/6/2024 at 2:00 AM, fishinwrench said:

As an exercise just forget catching a fish. Go into open water and concentrate on keeping your bait on the screen.   Within a day you'll have a handle on it.  

Then go practice on some crappie, White bass, or something that's aggressive and plentiful.  

I have played with it just enough to know that I could get good at it IF I WANTED TO..... but after some serious thought I  simply decided that I do NOT want that in my life.   And I'd be willing to bet that there isn't one guy that is doing it today....that will still be as excited to go fishing 10 years from now.    It's going to ruin them all.    

Well I'm glad I kept my mouth shut the other day when we had our back and forth about FFS. I wanted to make a comment about you not know squat about it, but I would have wrong. What you said about learning to use it is was spot on. Crappie are the perfect fish for learning FFS. They don't move a lot and they are easy to find.

[fishinwrench]

I only know about it because I have buddies that are really good at it, and I've listened to them.  My personal experience with it is lacking.   

It's not something that I WANT to be good at, so there's not much motivation. 🤷‍♂️

[m&m]

So I guess the paper graphs are no longer the latest fish finder, eh? 😂

Mike

[Bill Babler]

McCelland and I did a program at Nixa High School for their fishing team week before last. 

Every team member had either Live Scope or Active Target. I asked about competing and I’m guessing at this point, ALL High School teams are using it to be competitive. 

Truthfully I have not seen a boat at the ramp or the lake without one of the two in quite sometime. 

I’m going down to Lake Grenada next week with a crappie guy and long pole them on a Live scope. 
There are enough scopes on LOZ and Truman to make Garmin solvent. 

Garmin really cut their Pro-staff and employee discounts this year. Don’t need to give discounts anymore. 



 

[BilletHead]

2 hours ago, m&m said:

So I guess the paper graphs are no longer the latest fish finder, eh? 😂

Mike

              Which reminds me. Back in I think 1974 we were on vacation in Minnesota where my grandpa lived. He was a good fisherman. Walleye number one target. Trolled with an inline sinker that had the bead chain on both sides of it. A leader from there and it had to be a gold kale hook that way there was a keel of sorts hooking the minnow through the lips and nose to prevent spinning the minnow. He had a brown box flasher. So, he was in a rant about those guys with paper graphs. So mad because one guy was selling sections of the paper readouts to other fishermen. Was not fair to the ones who knew the lake the "Right" way. 🤣

[Quillback]

1 hour ago, Bill Babler said:

McCelland and I did a program at Nixa High School for their fishing team week before last. 

Every team member had either Live Scope or Active Target. I asked about competing and I’m guessing at this point, ALL High School teams are using it to be competitive. 

Truthfully I have not seen a boat at the ramp or the lake without one of the two in quite sometime. 

I’m going down to Lake Grenada next week with a crappie guy and long pole them on a Live scope. 
There are enough scopes on LOZ and Truman to make Garmin solvent. 

Garmin really cut their Pro-staff and employee discounts this year. Don’t need to give discounts anymore. 



 

I'm assuming that they fish out of someone else's boat, like their dads.  But for sure it seems to be a neccesity to compete in the big time.  

Are any of the Nixa kids fishing in that MLF HS tourney coming up on Table Rock in early April?

[Dock-in-it]

Regarding FFS ramifications, no one has mentioned the elephant in the room..... which is scopers thumb, it is a condition that needs to be taken seriously. 

I may need to purchase a scopers glove....just for my left hand.

[snagged in outlet 3]

Bass pro has last years garmin screens on sale.   You can get the big screen with transducer for $2500.00.  Plus installation and a battery for the FfS.  

[Ron Burgundy]

7 hours ago, Bill Babler said:

McCelland and I did a program at Nixa High School for their fishing team week before last. 

Every team member had either Live Scope or Active Target. I asked about competing and I’m guessing at this point, ALL High School teams are using it to be competitive. 

Truthfully I have not seen a boat at the ramp or the lake without one of the two in quite sometime. 

I’m going down to Lake Grenada next week with a crappie guy and long pole them on a Live scope. 
There are enough scopes on LOZ and Truman to make Garmin solvent. 

Garmin really cut their Pro-staff and employee discounts this year. Don’t need to give discounts anymore. 



 

That Grenada trip will be epic , be sure to let us know how many 3lb crappie you catch !

[bfishn]

Is anyone using FFS at night? Does anyone even fish at night anymore?