I'm confused. What is all that about? Are you just listing what's been won using livescope? Because I know about those. The op posted that the 2 events that started yesterday were being "dominated" by livescope. I couldn't find any articles stating that. So I was curious how he knew. Turns out he was just guessing. No big deal

I will probably never put it on my boat but I also hope it doesn't get banned. I don't think arigs should be banned either. To many rules already. Tournaments should be catch your fish on tournament waters. During tournament hours. By legal means.

I do disagree with the comments that it won't get banned because of sponsors money. I would guess the sponsor money from the electronics companies are a very small amount. Also if BASS or MLF banned it. I would think that would make for great marketing. Garmin running ads saying get your livescope. It's so effective that BASS banned it.

Follow the money, how many a-rig commercials do you see during MLF or Bassmaster, now how many Lowrance/Humminbird/Garmin. Its not going to be regulated by the tourmanment trails and I'm not sure myself if it should be anyways, that would probably be kneejerk, see how it goes this year and let anglers adapt.

I dont know what the answers are, but going from a 2d picture to a live image is a huge jump. It will become a necessity like graphs at some point, sure there will still be fisherman who know a lake and know how the fish set up and they wont necessarily need it, but you give those anglers a livefeed in addition to their knowledge and thats huge.

Its going to happen. You could see rule changes that require scope fish to be hooked in the mouth.



I know someone competing in the lake of the ozarks MLF, he said most in the top 10 yesterday were using it to catch their fish, it definitely plays when the bite is tough whether thats cold water or fall funk.

I agree with Mark. Trying to level the playing field by banning something isn’t the way to go. They should just give everybody the same boat, motor, electronics and tackle if they want a level playing field. That would be boring and draconian and it would kill the sport. A level playing field shouldn’t mean banning things, especially if that thing is available to everyone, which it is.

I’m sure the same things were said when sonar was widely available and everyone used flashers. I don’t think a rigs should be banned either. Banning things is silly, draconian and usually results in creating winners and losers by accident. The best at using electronics will still be the best at using them.

And banning technology should be carefully considered, because technology isn’t going anywhere and advancements are made every day. Fishing would be left behind in a few years if advancements aren’t made/allowed. Kids today will be looking for electronics when they start buying boats, just like they do in every other facet of life. Bass fishing would die on the vine if down imaging and side imaging are the end of the road for electronics in the sport.

Livescope is the greatest advancement in fishing ever. Unless they are buried up in hydrilla, they cannot hide. If will definitely make fishing tougher in the future due to educating the fish.

nope, the playing field is level. They all have the same technology.

Good point, you think they're boat and trolling motor shy now just wait 5 years after scopers. No doubt the fish were much easier to catch 3 and 4 decades ago, Clunn has some interesting discussions on this if you can find them. Fish on public waters becoming more educated to lures is just going to progress.

I seem to remember that this is how the early classics were handled.

It was how they were conducted. But they’re not anymore, and sponsorship would dry up, which is a big part of the angler’s incomes today.

Take 10 anglers that have never seen a livescope and make them go fish against each other 100% using livescope, 6 will probably zero. Not many, if any, will go out and "smash em". There is a huge amount of learning to be successful with a livescope

Doesn't look like LS helped Walters as much today.

It has already made me wonder being without it if I'm going to be willing to pay an entry fee starting in May when the bite gets deeper to go up against it because regardless of what you think it is a huge advantage to be able to look at them

This is the impact I’m curious about. Imagine how many more boats will be on the water 10 yrs from now and how many more will have this or similar technology