What are they not telling you

[@raymondbradford4086]

Todd.. Do you realize that I gazed at a screen for 12 minutes watching your video... with my head down... Holy hot sticks of butter... I might be heckled for this.... 😊

[@JoshKyleFishing]

Once again you are spot on! I tell everyone and say it in my head all the time...."360 AND LIVE ARE DEAD WATER ELIMINATORS"!

[@rexellis4120]

Thank you for your honesty!!! That's one of the many reasons why I watch your channel-Much Appreciated!!!

[@lowvpro9651]

You're so right and this happens in all aspects of life where people get one inch of information and fill in the rest of a mile long story with their imagination and assumptions and then they believe what they have created in their head as fact and will repeat it as fact. People are crazy!

[@kirkreusch5704]

Thank you. Spot on Todd! I find it hard to fish without constantly knowing what depth I’m in, what the bottom hardness and the weed growth! Looking down for all of this!

[@Kctfishn]

Glad you’re saying this out loud. The process requires work. The “secret” is the process. Most people are lazy. They want the “secret” bait. To be honest this has been taught to them by clever marketing to sell - baits. The process- putting together all the pcs and knowing the “why” is hard work.

[@Kctfishn]

3:24

[@justintimeforbass]

💯

[@dustinwalker8152]

Absolutely nailed it. This is the biggest thing that sets Todd’s channel apart from the rest. Most people are just making watch me fish content, sponsor content or making videos specifically tailored around making money via affiliate marketing the gear (Tactical Bassin). Todd actually puts out content that teaches things about fishing, there are a few other good ones as well. I’d also be willing to bet that a good chunk of us that regularly watch this channel could out fish the regular viewership of other channels. Not saying it’s all because of Todd’s videos, just saying the type of viewer that watch this type of content are already advanced and trying to get better.

[@Kctfishn]

@@dustinwalker8152 Agreed

[@lorithane2006]

You are so point on, I use it the same way,I rarely chase a fish I’m looking for structure with or without fish I can see and you would be surprised at the number of fish I catch and don’t see any fish on the screen

[@chrismalas8747]

This is such a good video so many people needed to hear this hopefully they listen

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I’ve got a follow up video just for y’all

[@williammetcalf9760]

Your speaking the truth I can count on one hand the number of fish I casted at with ffs and caught I use mine mainly to find structure and ledges in the Tennessee River

[@Kylewatchesstuff]

Was fishing a long underwater railroad bed one day and there was a couple of guy’s in a small aluminum boat fishing a deeper part of that same railroad bed. I heard one of them say “he is scoping”. I don’t have livescope! I was looking at my map to make sure I was positioned the way I want to be LOL. Livescope lives rent free in so many people’s heads

[@steveahle9921]

Just watching your 2D is like scoping in certain cases !

[@timg185]

@@steveahle9921sound more like he was looking at his map to make sure his boat was in the desired position .

[@timg185]

Any chance this was in Ky?

[@Kylewatchesstuff]

@@timg185 High Rock, NC

[@steveahle9921]

@@timg185 I didn't mean he was looking at 2D , I was talking about there are times certainly in the fall where I have seen my 2d go solid fish and I commenced ton hammering them instead of scoping.

[@BattleattheBank]

I’ll just say thank you for continuing to shed light on what is real. Well done as always Todd. You put yourself and your knowledge out there without apology and it is appreciated

[@tomkaravites4049]

Good stuff I’ve learned to use my livescope to locate structure and picking it apart

[@keptoutsideproductions]

1000 percent true. my team partner drives me crazy sometimes asking do you see em. nope casted over there cause i saw a stump!!! facts

[@Kctfishn]

Some of the biggest things I’ve learned on scope is how much a bait will rise on a retrieve and how slow you actually have to reel a bait to keep it down at a specific depth. Catching fish around rock piles or stumps and observe the layout and then applying that knowledge to the topo on the chart and patterning that is probably one of the most helpful scoping techniques. Presenting a bait at a pc of structure without getting snagged is another big deal with the scope.

[@bamadondon0495]

Same. It's definitely helped me fish structure better and slow the hell down.. you'd never know your bait sometimes isn't even touching the bottom because of how your working your bait and not giving it enough time or slowing down more than u think u should

[@leeclack4121]

For me the same, I was amazed at how bait fall rates and fast it rises.

[@bamadondon0495]

@@leeclack4121 it's definitely slowed me DOWN.. I work a lot of baits in my rotation a lot slower. And I've gotten bit a lot more because of it. It's not that I can see what I'm fishing for every time.. it's because I'm presenting my bait differently and longer than I ever used to.

[@maxcole3930]

I've had lvs34 system with a 10" Garmin on my kayak about a year in half now. I've used perspective 85% of time. I use to find cover like you said. I'm pretty good using it & it's helped me catch a lot more fish. I also see way more fish that don't bite than I see that do!. I need to use forward more often. I fish a lot shallow water 15' & less. Which is where perspective mode shines & why I tend to keep it in perspective mode.

[@kadenz10kz]

Haha that’s absolutely hilarious you mentioned LOZ. I’ve caught a few hybrids I thought were giant bass. Livescope definitely doesn’t show you everything, it’s helped show me different structures or small indentions that I wouldn’t have noticed before but couldn’t see any fish on it until I casted to it.

[@shelbybowron8074]

Thanks Todd u are the best!

[@leeyarbrough9636]

Great message. My question is what does it matter if you an other pros are looking down , it’s none of our business keep doing your trick cast a line. Good luck rest of season

[@guyfoscone3193]

FFS is the same as a deer hunter cutting all the trees down to see the deer. WTF Sport is going downhill fast.

[@tgillrgill]

Once again we’ll said. Took a guy out on the water that was a true hater of scoping. Told him we would fish his way for three hours than use the live scope to go over the same area for three hours. Needless to say he never truly understood what he was fishing until he seen what is truly down there and how he was missing out. He left very humbled by the experience.

[@leeroyjenkins8406]

Todd is Awesome. At least he tells it like is. Very consummate professional on all his posts. ❤️🦅🇺🇸

[@goodmanfishing]

Lots of truth in here that's taken me 2+ years to get my head around

[@edwardwicht5271]

The real secret is there are no secrets. Hard work, smart work, efficient work is where it’s at. Love your channel. I can’t seem to find the “Join” button. (I’m subscribed to this channel, but don’t see the private channel access button.) Can you help me get to where I need to be to join your private channel, please?

[@Patriot-dt3wk]

I will second this. I can’t find the join button either

[@BigGuy86ed]

I love livescope for finding the creases in rock humps the broken rock the chunky stuff. I have never seen a fish take my bait via livescope. I see fish come on and off the structure Im fishing and find the angle to make the best presentation.

[@dustinwalker8152]

Todd, this is unrelated to the video but, what’s the deal with Rage Hawk? Like what is the primary design purpose for it being made? Seems like it could be plenty versatile, but knowing why it was made the way it is and what is primarily made for could help me figure out how and why I should give it a shot.

[@jeremyduncan9165]

It’s my party and I can cry if I want too!!! Lol

[@Patriot-dt3wk]

Man I have been saying this same thing to my buddies that hate FFS. I find myself using it to find things other than fish all the time. I also have learned that in the lakes I fish the fish seem to keep their belly’s on the dirt quite a bit more than I thought. I won’t see any fish on FFS and then dredge a crank through there and all kinds of fish will rise up as the bait goes through. Once I know they are there then I figure out how to catch ‘em if the crank didn’t get bit

[@donpreller484]

That's why I have 360 and am not sure if I will get scope . I know to actually catch those suspended roamers takes alot of practice and I'm not sure I have the time to put into to learn it.

[@MJ_Bass]

100%. Also, listening to the great and wise Matt Pangrac on BTL lately 😂, "scoper" is too broad of a term for type of fisherman nowadays. Sure, some guys target individual fish, but some target structure and some just follow their power baits. A lot of guys aren't good at all types. I've noticed that many guys that are phenomenal at targeting big largemouth on timber aren't necessarily good at bomb casting smallmouth with the livescope set out to 140 feet before they get spooked in ultra clear water.

[@stevefisher2121]

Sorry real time FFS is going too far. My opinion and I’m sticking to it. I appreciate your view on the issue.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

That might be true but what is the solution now thats its out.

[@stonerock1980]

love the opinion, sometimes perception is more relevant than the your truth your trying to tell , its all about perception. sometime you can not beat perception.

[@danramzinski2957]

You summed it up. “ Fake News “ Thank you Todd!

[@MrJNOTHUM]

Before Livescope, I was looking at my map at my waypoints of where to "set" my boat on certain spots.

[@fisherman7275]

Ive "scoped" a few with the right conditions.....hence right conditions which is not often. A lot of it is winter/early spring finding fish on isolated structure and being able to present a bait and have them come out of that structure. Other then that it is my front unit, tells me depth, temp, lets me see bottom conture. Basically it is my all in one unit upfront other then my mapping unit. Nice to be able to mark structure or cover on your livescope and it transfer to a waypoint. Just makes you more efficient which is what most of us want....well other then the ones who love the mystery and would rather cast aimlessly about, and call it skill. Bottom line, those that understand and gather more information will always excel faster then the others who dont want to put in the time and effort to try to put more pieces of the puzzle together. Its kinda like the ones that complain are doing those kiddy 100pc puzzles, and the ones that excel are doing 1000pc puzzles. Of course if it take someone the same time to put that 100pc puzzle together as the one doing one with 10 times more pieces, that guy has to be cheating.

[@limitout82]

Well said buddy

[@jktarheel]

I've seen the bass leave when the ping hits them.

[@philbass2553]

Well said sir

[@charliekeltgen7382]

Todd u continually valid ate what I see, it’s a tool and u have to learn it and use it … I keep seeing videos “aw you don’t even know how to fish and u will win a bass masters tournament “

[@olivergrigull5647]

Good points

[@juleswinnfield826]

'Tom & Jerry' lamo.... vintage Todd. I grew up watching that cartoon.

[@CDSilverado]

Wow, I was thinking the same thing! The information has gotten to be less for these last few years. No Real Details.

[@jeffburkett-tv9mc]

Todd I have been using live scope for about 3 years. Live in northern Indiana and like you said yeah their has been a few times where I have seen fish and tried fishing for them however we have very weedy lakes and the first thing I learned about live scope is how well it worked for just showing the weed edges. I fish local river all the time and its amazing the images of isolated cover I have found with it and that is what live scope is all about!! I have also used it for finding fish under boat docks. ITS A TOOL AND PEOPLE NEED TO USE IT AS SUCH.

[@tobyduff3584]

Exactly how Hamner won the Bassmaster Classic...he was not throwing at fish, rather targeting structure.

[@ClemonsBoats]

This is the “secret” of life. Hard work wins. And it’s HARD. It’s dicipline. It’s time. Anything that anyone does really well doesn’t involve a secret, it involves WORK. You could apply this principle to anything in life. Everyone wants the magic pill and short cut the hard work

[@fishingusa2051]

Ok so you never told us that you were the Ram beast of the week 😮. Just watched you and Zona absolutely destroy them on a 6xd and rage swimmer Ok I know that was years ago but we just got a new tv subscription and I was looking through old shows Ram Beast of the Week 😮

[@jeffwillis874]

Spot on .

[@mr.skeptical3071]

What the so called pros aren't admitting is its absolutely cheating! Take it away and most pros wouldn't know where to begin!!!!

[@BrettC1973]

I use livescope for structure more than fish.

[@timmattfishing]

YES!!!🙌🏻👊🏻🤙🏻

[@tonygreen4356]

I think it's clear that we all understand that almost everyone that is against FFS, is being able to watch the fish and your bait live as you put it in front of them and catch them. Now, I know, you know and they know that this doesn't happen everytime you use FFS, but it doesn't matter, if it just happens 30, 20 or just 10% of the time in there eyes it makes the whole thing bad, now they may be right or they may be wrong, but that part does happen and that's why they will never stop talking against it...

[@Trallo1]

I find myself spending too much time trying to catch fish that aren't bass. I've also learned how much I suck at fishing because of how many fish I cast at and can't catch. If they are complaining about it, they don't have it.

[@KissmyBasss]

It's funny that people say they don't want to watch someone staring at a screen, but I guess it's ok to watch a guy fancast at dead water? Let's go fishing and you do you!

[@chaddrumm6809]

Of course it’s not all the time! There’s always exceptions to the rule! What’s trash to a well rounded instinctive angler is that it takes years of hard work and time on the water to achieve success. To me it’s blatantly obvious that in MANY cases scoping is a shortcut to success!

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I agree I think it’s the perfect phrase and I’m gonna steal it

[@JimHauck929]

US: Give us the Juice. . . Todd: You want the Juice???? US: We want the Juice we deserve the Juice Todd: You can't handle the Juice

[@tyguidry4113]

If the 2 leagues put livescope on screen constantly, they would have the most interesting television around. Then alot more people would watch and dollars would go up for everyone!

[@russellerney2375]

Todd, are you beginning to soften your stance on scoping? You describe it as just another tool like side scanning. Which is all it has ever been, but better. This is not the stance you seemed to have earlier. Correct me if I am wrong.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I’ve never changed my stance at all. I’ve always said that I don’t like where it’s going and I think we’ve gone too far and that it won’t stop. I’ve said it’s too expensive now for the regular angler especially the younger crowd who has to work and that if I had grown up in this era I wouldn’t have been able to compete. It’s another tool yes, it’s belt far the best tool on your boat hands down. Regardless I use it, I have too. I’ve never been like these old timers and others that just throw my hands up on defeat. Still, I think it’s gone too far and my main point it won’t stop at livescope and that’s what scares me.

[@chrisfoley3320]

I have been preaching for months, it all comes down to who finds the fish weather you have ffs or not. Know one listens.

[@benjaminlatta5784]

Why would anyone who uses FFS come out and say "yeah it makes fishing hella easy, an idiot who knows nothing about bass could do well once they figure out the tech." Of course not. That invalidates all of their fishing successes. Anything requires time to master, whether it's Mario Kart or FFS. Is FFS fair chase? For those who have it figured out? That's the debate.

[@DAY5-l2f]

BAN FFS. ....no live time viewing. Actually more efficient than Aqua view. Both are crutches. Both should be banned in pro fishing.

[@donyarborough4114]

I wish the other yt's would tell the truth, like you have.

[@GrampsterRap]

I Can hardly ever see my bait when using it , so I know look for structure instead of fish.

[@Diddyoil09er]

Yea sure😂 That's like flipping a slice of mold bread and saying it's still good. The issue is not what the live scope is.. The issue is where it will go.. No conscious is the devil s work

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

Go check out my videos and you’d be surprised at my stance.

[@Diddyoil09er]

@toddcastledinefishing5924 I know was meant for the die-hard believers that felt better after that video

[@highjenks3d]

Just fish 😊

[@highjenks3d]

I got no skin in the game I catch bass without all that sfuff

[@justinbrand6899]

Nothing on Zaldain? Man, I thought you of all people would take a stand.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I saw a small clip of it on TikTok or something today, it’s pretty obvious he did a bunch wrong. I can see one scenario where it would be justified, although I don’t think this is it at all. I stand with everyone else he did wrong on how he handled it and what he thought of him. If the guy followed him the day before and watched him and he brought that up in his conversation I could see maybe. Once again I can’t say that happened and don’t condone not ONE aspect of how he handled it or how he thinks about a guy just fishing.

[@danmonahan8594]

This whole video sums up how I’ve been using FFS and why I don’t think it should be banned. It’s just makes me more efficient. Never once “scoped” a single fish.

[@johnhodson3200]

Speaking of people saying stuff out of pocket. What are your thoughts on Chris zaldain getting lippy with the weekend angler at Murry

[@HawgWyldFishing]

The answer: Anything. They aren’t telling you anything.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

That might be more true

[@jasonhinson3812]

Well, I want my money back on my livescope then.

[@stevemills2870]

He wants to say ,it is a bunch of bullshit,because it is.

[@matthewdial-np8tr]

Todd This is why you should be PRESIDENT!!!!

[@jaym8257]

This whole us versus them thing in fishing blows my mind. And now there are certain YTubers who even give a little daily dose of politics as they try to push agendas as we approach an election.

[@Jbj1234n]

Hey todd can you please have someone explain that and teach blaukat how to use ffs just so he will shut the hell up..

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I wouldn’t know I don’t watch

[@EASTBOUNDAWG]

There might a lot of people complaining. About the world of bass fishing but Randy Blaukat is the loudest with his KZbin channel. The bad part is he knows nothing about live scope.

[@mikelembke5121]

Evidently you don't either

[@patricklambert5622]

Randy Dont have a boat to put one on !🤣🤣🤣🤣and dont need one any more,to hard headed to change ,needs to move on !

[@EASTBOUNDAWG]

@@patricklambert5622 yeah I forgot he went too something he could understand a 1987 flasher. LOL 😂

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Randy is a hammer who would spank your butt without your cheater box

[@mr.skeptical3071]

Ban livescope!!!

[@StephenKovatch-w3w]

All I know is I cannot watch a professional tournament on tv anymore. It is like watching grass grow. And without people watching these tournaments that's how they butter their bread. You nay have had your head down before you were still casting, you would try different techniques, different types of water I personally can't stand watching it and if they lose viewership they will lose their sponsors. I have personally don't have a livescope but have fished with someone that does. I think it's boring as hell. I am not a fan and think this is definitely gong to ruin the bass fishing industry and resources over time.

[@BigGuyIn_aLittleBoat]

Love the guy who complains about whining and crying while whining and crying. You still sound like a drunk too. Stop rambling.

[@toddcastledinefishing5924]

I asked a question big guy, I don’t remember whining about a thing. Nice try, you seem like the guy who tries real hard to be that guy but isn’t. Keep watching my videos though, you can’t help yourself😂😂👍

[@stevesteve4350]

You complain a lot. Why don't you just worry about yourself? Instead of whining about everyone else.

[@BkallDay407]

Im jus here to see all the broke people cry about live scope lol