I can tell if it’s a crappie, bass, catfish or other fish like baitfish or something I don’t want to see like gar,” he said.ĭriscoll said new advances in sonar are changing the way tournament anglers fish for crappie. “This thing helps me determine so many details about what’s out in front of the boat. AHRS stabilization keeps the sonar view steady even in rough conditions.ĭriscoll said he’s been using the Garmin 1042 XSV 10-inch unit and admits he still has much to learn about using it, but so far has been pretty amazed. The view automatically updates on the compatible Garmin chart plotter. LiveScope Forward allows you to see remarkably clear images of structure and swimming fish around your boat and the LiveScope Down allows you to see directly below your boat. “I’ve been a big fan or side scan sonar for years and it’s still hard to beat for scouting new areas and finding structure that holds crappie, but once you have located something you want to check out, a brush pile or a stump field or just open water, there’s nothing like this,” said Driscoll.Īccording to the Garmin website, it’s easy to adjust the transducer mode to fit the angler’s desired fishing techniques. The Garmin sonar image combined with adjustable transducer mode gives almost live video image quality to the areas in front of and below the boat. Whether idling around graphing or fishing, Panoptix transducers are available in Forward and Down configurations with mounting styles to suit your fishing needs.

It gives anglers the ability to see all around the boat in real time and in three dimensions. Panoptix™ all-seeing sonar is unlike anything ever seen on the water. Single pole anglers are winning tournaments with them.” “The tournaments I’ve been fishing are all being won by boats equipped with these units.

“This thing is a game changer,” said Driscoll. According to B’n’M pro staffer Kent Driscoll, that one thing is the new Garmin Panoptix Live Scope sonar system. Kent Driscoll On Using the Garmin Panoptix Live Scope to Catch Crappie - Part 1Īnglers in general and crappie anglers in particular are always on the look out for that one thing, that one bait, rod, tactic or piece of gear that will help the angler catch fish better than anyone else.

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