How Livescope Changed My Bass Fishing (Shocking Stats)

[@HellaBass]

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[@Grimey_Fishing]

This was a great concept for a video, Hella! I enjoyed the look back on the numbers.

[@HellaBass]

Thanks, thought it would be more interesting than the basic here are my Top X baits of 2024

[@TheTinHorseMonty]

Cool breakdown. Hard to break away from ole faithful's but they are still working for you so makes sense. I started to type out this long FFS rant/breakdown but I'll stop here. No need to refry the beans. Good video Rich

[@HellaBass]

thanks, trying to keep it fresh, instead of a standard best baits of 2024 video

[@geneelkins1707]

Enjoyed this recap! My best days in 2024 I had my M360 on 100% of the time, ML 0%. All on river pools 8 to 13.

[@HellaBass]

love the upper Mississippi river as well

[@_warky]

Very nice video, I dont have live scope myself but I enjoy data like this.

[@HellaBass]

Thanks, I thought it would be fun to see how it broke down.

[@cswanson]

I mostly use livescope to see what the weeds are like and find sunfish schools among them. For largemouth in MN at least, the only scoping I really do is in thinner weeds with a weedless dropshot. That and a heavy flipping jig is a killer combo for deep mifoil and cabbage.

[@crackericeproductions]

How heavy do you use 3/8 ?

[@HellaBass]

not sure what you mean by how heavy 3/8?

[@HellaBass]

I agree, up in MN, I find it hard to try to scope and target bass, use it as an efficiency tool on deep weeds etc

[@mdbassin6267]

to me its made fishing more fun and how much you learn about bass behavior. looks like you keep a fishing log - would be good video to go over how and what you track. started keeping one in google sheets this year and it will definitely help this coming year

[@HellaBass]

absolutely, fish behavior and what my bait is doing. I actually just rewatch my tourney videos at end of season and enter in Google sheet

[@KirkAllenOutdoorAdventures]

Saw you on tin horses Live New Sub!

[@HellaBass]

Thanks for subbing! Look forward to your feedback in the comments!

[@KirkAllenOutdoorAdventures]

@ You got it!

[@treverwagner]

Thanks for your breakdown of baits and how FFS played a factor. I think I need to start doing a record of bass caught and do a break down of this as well.

[@HellaBass]

It can really be an eye opener! I don't acurally keep a log, I just skim back though my tournament videos from the year and log them at the end into the summary

[@danielt3425]

I can say that my catch numbers have went way up , there's been a few because seen them on scope, but I look more at things like is there bait grass cover standing tember, what are fish doing vs looking for the actual fish I'm trying to catch. I do owe alot of success to live scope in breaking down what and were I need to be fishing

[@HellaBass]

Sounds like a smart way to use the tool and you have adapted quickly and efficiently

[@danielt3425]

@HellaBass I forgot the most important thing with it is seeing the true depths your baits are running!!!!

[@bradklimek8019]

Tell me more about that cover/hover rig combo! 👀

[@HellaBass]

Brad - take a peak at this - kzbin.info/www/bejne/fXfYlIZjmtN1l6M

[@bradklimek8019]

@ thanks…not sure how i missed that one

[@HellaBass]

@bradklimek8019 no worries, the KZbin can be weird how it serves up content

[@PaytonHatfield86]

1) super interesting content. I don’t think anyone has done this that I’ve seen. 2) are you using livescope to see if there are fish in the area even if you’re not actively targeting specific fish? 3) are you using any tools to keep your data or just a spreadsheet?

[@HellaBass]

Glad you like it. Most of the time in MN, I am looking for activity and movement around the grass, sometimes targeting individual fish, but that is less common. I just rewatch my tourney videos at end of season and log in a Google sheet

[@tunit8946]

Do you hunt deer at night with lights an a thermal scope?

[@HellaBass]

nope, haven't hunted deer in years, also I release 99% of the fish I catch. Do you release deer that you hunt?

[@tunit8946]

@HellaBass No, my family eats them. We also don't use ffs to catch the fish we eat. We hunt and fish for survival, not for a game, and not for money.

[@johnmango6056]

@@tunit8946 then why the hell are you watching this video bozo? Maybe go watch some survival videos.

[@kenneth9874]

​@@HellaBassnot many caught at depth survive

[@beavisbrowne3497]

​@kenneth9874 nope..they don't care

[@colbylivingston4319]

Love scoping but it doesn’t win tournaments here, which I love. Catch ‘em how you want and enjoy it. It has made me a better angler locating fish for sure.

[@HellaBass]

Similar here, not many venues where it dominates like down south, regardless, amazing learning tool

[@jasonvetter3558]

My catch rate has went up significantly. Part of that is I've always been slow to move on from a spot. Now after a couple of casts and not seeing anything, I move on. The downside it's made me more one dimensional. I have 2 strolling baits on the front deck always and about 95% of the fish I've caught in the last 3 months have come on those baits. Of course I've only had Livescope that long so we'll see if the averages get closer after a full year. But to be clear, I've had a lot of fun fishing these last 3 months with it. My understanding of how things are going under the water now is leaps and bounds what I ever thought it could be. Also I PB'd twice in Novemeber because of the scope. I think the biggest thing people have againist is that they can't or won't justify the price of having it.

[@HellaBass]

Sounds like you have found what works for you to become more efficient, well done 👏

[@bobbycolson1957]

Good stuff interesting....do you have a video for a starting point on your settings...noise reject..gain....color gain...tvg...ghost tree...

[@HellaBass]

Bobby, take a peak here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/o4bOeaRsZr2ZbqM

[@bobbycolson1957]

@HellaBass thanks

[@dariusking2927]

I would love to use FFS at St. Clair on my boat😂 but always take my brother boat he doesn’t have it. But have a lot of years fishing up there. Use the FFS in your head 😂😂 I will never fish without it personally, and will upgrade second something new comes out 💯💯

[@HellaBass]

Tell your brother to stop being a cheap arse lol

[@dariusking2927]

@ I tell him, he doesn’t have a spot lock TM either 😂🤦🏻🤦🏻

[@HellaBass]

@dariusking2927 good lord and why do you take his boat?

[@dariusking2927]

@ already halfway there he lives in Indiana 😂😂

[@HellaBass]

@dariusking2927 doesn't seem worth tbh

[@jerrylanglois7892]

I live in n.e. tx. surrounded by a plethora of great bass waters. I don't see these '' scopers '' out or hear anything about them. Where are they if scoping is supposed to be the future, the most advantageous way to fish ?

[@donpreller484]

I think we need to remember that while pro level tournament fishing is dominated largely by live scope the average working guy who fishes once a week and mayne a few vacation days fishes largely the way we always have.wven if rhey have livescope do they have enough time to really put into it and learn to catch those roaming pelagic fish?

[@HellaBass]

I tend to agree, I barely find time to practice the scope as much as I probably should, I also think or depend on the type of fisheries you fish as well

[@bruuuce78]

Dumbing down the sport for sure…

[@HellaBass]

FFS or my stats?

[@bruuuce78]

@ ffs

[@jasonsparks4601]

Unfortunately it has raised the average fisherman catching their limits of forage species as well as increasing bass catches. It's led to states changing bag limits recently due to species' impact.love it or hate it the smaller species are being impacted and reducing food supplies for apex predators.

[@HellaBass]

Good on the states for adjusting bag limits, that is how it should be managed IMO

[@jasonsparks4601]

@HellaBass I'm pretty sure it was a Missouri biologist I was listening to on a pod cast but not certain.

[@timmontano8792]

I say this with a twinge of jealousy but, I think that Live scope is a sort of fisherman's crutch. Most of my fishing is done from the bank but if I could afford a boat and the Live scope, I'd probably buy one so, there's some hypocrisy in my observations for sure.

[@HellaBass]

I can see how that can be a perception, but I think if you owned it or had some time to use it extensively, I think it would likely change your perception. That is speaking from a perspective of bass fishing, mostly in Minnesota.

[@georgedragojlovic4832]

Your Gain on that shot of the first screen needs to be turned way down mommy 😅😅

[@HellaBass]

yeah, that was an old screen grab for b-roll

[@johnmango6056]

I love seeing the “spotlighting deer” comparison. You know those people took the blue bus to school with a head harness and a mouthguard.

[@HellaBass]

I have never seen a blue bus

[@johnmango6056]

@ the blue bus picked up all the mentals when I was in schools

[@Metro_Made_Fishing]

Hey rich, I have a fishing channel and I was wondering if you would check it out and give me a couple of suggestions on what I can improve.

[@HellaBass]

just took a peak, left you a comment, keep it up!

[@MarkVincent-h7q]

It's not FISHING, it's CATCHING. If ya' don't know what the difference is ... well, you might never know. Sign of the times...God bless

[@HellaBass]

I must be terrible, because I didn't really catch that many more fish with FFS the last two years based on my stats

[@Theburningseason]

How do you feel about the elites having a pro that's been arrested for tourney fraud fishing ? Really surprised bass didn't throw him out. The sport is in a huge decline

[@HellaBass]

Based on what I've looked into it on the Milliken thing, tourney fraud seems like a bit of a stretch. I guess innocent until proven guilty as always

[@Theburningseason]

@HellaBass hmm a Texas paper had the court documents. He wrote down a b.s license number on the paper work. But hey of you like fising with ppl who cheat or try to fraud tourneys hop in the elites. Your response is exactly why the sport is slowly dieing way to many cheaters . Let's hope u never lose money to one I'm sure you already have

[@TheBeagledogxxx]

​@@Theburningseasonhe wasn't fishing in a tournament...his license was expired and he paid his fine. Grow up.

[@wciii3591]

FFS puts the fish at an unfair advantage.

[@Bass_Fishing_101]

Elaborate

[@HellaBass]

does it make them bite? They still can react or not react to any bait or presentation. I would like to see a Deer have that choice when a 30-06 is entering their lungs

[@nelhead4807]

It puts the poors like me at an unfair advantage

[@TheBeagledogxxx]

FFS isn't expensive. That's not a good excuse anymore. Most people that don't like it have never used it

[@kenneth9874]

​@@Bass_Fishing_101like using a headlight to hunt deer....

[@819phoenix]

It’s not controversial

[@HellaBass]

for some it seems to be

[@819phoenix]

@ it’s simple for me. They can either use or not but to get mad when someone has it and catching fish. We as fishermen all what to catch fish. I use livescope to find structure. I’ve probably weighed in a dozen fish caught on livescope. They just like to complain imo

[@HellaBass]

@@819phoenix for sure, I totally get not wanting to use it, but the amount of people that waste time and energy lashing out at those that have it or use it, is plain silly

[@DavidBalll-md8np]

Nobody cares

[@HellaBass]

About what?

[@woodwired1]

FFS sucks!

[@HellaBass]

Thnx for commenting and helping this video reach a larger audience!

[@treehunter1]

Changed by making it easier. Simple as

[@HellaBass]

As?

[@treehunter1]

@@HellaBass just a saying mate, simple as chips or however you’d like