How to Fine Tune Your Live Scope

Current world champion, Jeff Larch explains how he fine tunes his live scope to benefit the different styles he utilizes in order to put fish in the boat.

[@dougdavis8138]

Great Show, only thing that wasn’t discussed I’ve learned is time management. Forward Sonar will save you time by not fishing empty brush but will make you fish too long on non biting fish. Knowing when to leave brush that is loaded is key. Also what I tell those that fish with me that are inexperienced is seeing your jig, it must be in the center of the beam. So accurate cast are a must, which y’all covered. One tip I give is if you cast and you’re off a bit and don’t see your jig immediately turn the sonar to hunt your jig. It may only be off a foot and still be in the strike zone.

[@Bullelk44M]

Thanks again Brad, you have the best shows on KZbin!!! Livescope has taught me how different crappie live and behave in lakes only a few miles apart like a river system with upper lakes and a lock and dam to lower lakes. Completely different fish and approach to fishing.

[@crappieconnection]

Man what a comment!! We appreciate that !!

[@robertturner9024]

Thanks for the great informational video guys.

[@crappieconnection]

Appreciate the comment!!

[@UnLikeU]

Powerful episode...

[@rdonner28]

Great Tips all the way around!!!!!!

[@robertjohnson7926]

Great video wonderful information

[@crappieconnection]

Thank you

[@psettlement]

I wish I would have seen this BEFORE I went fishing today! For me, boat control is where it's at. Great insights guys, thanks;.

[@crappieconnection]

You will be ready next time

[@psettlement]

@@crappieconnection you bet!

[@Joshua_Matthew_Fishin]

Just shining in an area doesn’t cover finding fish and where to start. Livescope helps but having general knowledge of where a specific species of fish reside is the most important and that’s what I teach my clients! What people need to understand is how to use their sidescan and mapping, in relation to Livescope, also depending on water clarity will determine how close you can get to a fish rule of thumb muddy water 25-35 clear water 35-55ft out, as for all the other setting unless you have the new transducer the settings are pretty much the same, as for depth and all that it depends on the fish and what they are doing that day, every guide is different and every style is different, I hear it all the time from the Livescope guys how do I find these fish I’m catching. Homework and breaking down a lake. Another thing is cast accuracy I tell my clients to get a coffee cup and sit in their boat at home and practice pitching into that cup then go to the lake and practice, you’re not going to get that many shots at a big 3lb crappie,

[@FishingLakeCountry]

You are right on. On my lake i catch more fish if I stay back 35-45' from them and cast to the school. A lot of fishermen can't cast to the target at 35' to 45' . Thanks.

[@ricwayneoutdoors]

Livescope is more efficient than old time fishing. I have caught more with livescope than in the past!!

[@crappieconnection]

Very true!

[@thomasthesing7452]

Just watched another of your videos, where you had a state biologist. He said the ideal depth for Crappie to spawn is 16ft! so my question is why wouldn't you set your FF sonar to at least 16ft?

[@crappieconnection]

Think it’s a lake to lake situation on depth they typically spawn. They shallowest I’ll set mine 10’ rarely over 20’ on the lake I mainly sit

[@larryhobbs8769]

Hahaha. I asked the Huckabee sunglass question last week. Funny. Hey fellas has Josh Jones switched to using the Lowrance forward view now? Good show. Thanks

[@crappieconnection]

I believe he has

[@craigholland2274]

I'm pretty sure josh switched cause lowrance paid him and garmin didn't. Josh is on another level , but in my opinion, livescope is king.

[@slabslayer258]

I fish Rayburn 100% of time catching 1,000’s of them . I set distance at 40 an never move it but our fish aren’t spooky either . On livescope that is .

[@Geoonthegrind]

Do you use your scope to search for structure by looking out further and deeper?

[@crappieconnection]

Yes sir Out to 100’

[@Geoonthegrind]

@@crappieconnection Thank you for the response!

[@aProudOG]

How important is it to calibrate unit? What difference does it make?

[@crappieconnection]

We will get more opinions on this but from my experience it just helps with the heading sensor on this screen to be more accurate. Please ask this question on Today’s Bite Tuesday night at 7pm central

[@buckydoedowner7598]

Real Crappie fishermen are going to be really hard to find in a couple more years.. but god willing i'll still be one of them. #YuppieFishing #MillenialsGoneLazy.

[@Bullelk44M]

You're right but it has taught me on my river system that there ain't near as many crappie on structure as I thought there was- and they're here today and 1/2 mile away tomorrow vs lake patterns that tend to remain stable for a few weeks at a time.

[@WolfPakFishingNickDeWolf]

I 100% disagree at 13:12 he saying run his screen 12ft deep in 20ft of water. Because there won't be a crappie that deep. Lake Fork Crappie Masters they were 32ft deep on bottom.

[@craigholland2274]

Shoot I'm in Ohio and right now I'm getting some 25 to 30 ft.

[@crappieconnection]

It all depends on the body of water your fishing. Lakes just fish different

[@Tatorhead1234]

This guy said there's not gonna be a crabbie below 12 ft....

[@crappieconnection]

😂

[@randy1ization]

not true abt fish symbols and 2d. the criteria needed to show a fish image on 2d sonar has to do with the size of the bladder in the fish, basically an oxygen bubble, and movement of the fish.. fish ID is one of the most under utilized and misunderstood features of sonar. Humminbirds fish id work excellent and people who dont use it are missing out on a very valuable tool.. use your sonar to show the hump symbols is a misinformation that has been repeated by people who dont know what they are talking about for decades.. everytime I pull up on a brushpile with fish, I see the fish id symbols and the unit beeps to indicate fish. another thing most folks dont know about humminbird sonar is the ping speed and chart speed are linked, so the higher the chart speed, the more detail you get.