It is already outlawed in other states, and they are currently doing a study in Texas.

So you are saying you don’t own one and have less than a few hours of time using one.

For crappie and using it in down view, I agree it is pretty easy to catch them. For other species, not even close! Forward view is the hardest to use…effectively. The the chances of putting the bait within a few feet of the fish gets higher with hours and hours of practice. It requires far for skill than having a guide bait your hook for you so you can drop it 8ft down into a wad of crappie till one eats the minnow. So…in the hands of someone that has put in a LOT of time to learn it, it can be a real advantage. To the average angler, it’s a distraction. I am on my second complete setup on the same boat. I am finally beginning to get good enough that I can tell a fishes species, approximate size, and distance and depth. This has take several years of use to get myself to this level. Even then, for bass fishing, it is definitely not the fish slaying device you experienced with your crappie guide. I’d venture to say that if you had not paid to be put in fish, and went out and bought a boat, lives scope setup, and went out fishing….you’d still be trying to catch that same limit with those conditions. Haha. The GUIDE made you feel like a hero. You’re not. Neither is Livescope.

Like posted above, the cone of information shown on the screen gets much wider and cluttered with distance. So much so, that the 2D image on the screen is a hindrance to the average angler. It seriously takes a lot of time to learn how to use the gear.

Do I think they should ban it? I honestly couldn’t care either way. I fish tournaments 99% of the time I fish. If I can’t have it, nobody else better have it. If I can have it, I will…and I’ll use it to the best of my ability to help me win. It’s part of the game now. The big debate is not the technology. The real issue most have with it is the advantage it gives and angler vs its costs. The secondary issue people have is it ISNT automatic, so the ones that bought the gear feel like they got [censored] because it didnt make them better anglers. Haha.

Ban Livescope. Just don’t ban Active Target.

Where is it outlawed? I think you’re talking out of your rear.

It is already outlawed in other states, and they are currently doing a study in Texas.

It is already outlawed in other states, and they are currently doing a study in Texas.

It is already outlawed in other states, and they are currently doing a study in Texas.

It's not like we are running out of fish.

Where is it outlawed? I think you’re talking out of your rear.

Was told in person at Lake Athens by two Game Wardens who were doing a study for TPWD . I think you need to grow up and keep ignorant remarks to yourself.

Was told in person at Lake Athens by two Game Wardens who were doing a study for TPWD . I think you need to grow up and keep ignorant remarks to yourself.

Definition of ignorant: “Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.”
Example of ignorance: Telling people that FFS is “outlawed in other states”, is ignorant, due to not knowing what you’re talking about.

Two gentlemen from TPWD told me in person . Do you only know how to talk out of your rear.

I’m going to go ahead and assume you’re over 60 and dense in the head. Two people at Fork probably told you that “some states are doing studies to see if it needs banned”. They did NOT tell you that it’s banned in several states. Now if you want to prove me wrong, I’d love for you to do some google searching and show me where it’s banned.