$20 LIVESCOPE POLE MOUNT! (DIY)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Many have asked how I made my transducer pole. I have been through MANY revisions, last was version 3.9. This video shows how I made this finally work right. The video says under $70.00 but that is including the cost of the RAM Mount. The cost was under $20.00 if you have a RAM Mount.
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Great video, always enjoy watching them
Thanks, Glad you enjoyed
Nice. Check the install manual for wire crossing the PVC swivel junction.
I couldn't find anything in any of the LiveScope installation manuals about pvc. Could you explain?
Not sure what he is talking about. Think he might be meaning the twisting part. I just left enough extra slack (after that video) where I can spin it 360 and not put strain on the wires. Would also like to know what he is talking about in case I am missing something.
See pg 2 here for splitting cable across rotating joint,... static.garmin.com/pumac/Panoptix_Livescope_Install_EN.pdf
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static.garmin.com/pumac/Panoptix_Livescope_Install_EN.pdf Pg 2
I just bought a new targa and upgraded to the ulterra troller with the downscope built in. I was watching a bunch of videos trying to figure out how I was was going to mount the livescooe I bought to the trolling motor. Came across this video and decided I no longer have to figure that out! Great info, just subscribed, now time to bring watch some more of your stuff to see what I was missing!
Awesome. Thank you and glad I can help. There is always room for improvement on that design so feel free to let me know if there is anything you find that could be changed to work a little better. Thanks for watching and have a great day!
NICE...functional and looks good the way its mounted. Good job Chris
Thank you my friend. Look forward to seeing you next week. Will show it to you in person!
Looks awesome, very inventive
Thank You and Thank You for watching.
Love the video. I just made one basically just like yours and it works great. I added Velcro (the soft side) to the 1” pipe at the top middle and bottom to tighten it up inside the 1 1/4” pipe and it worked great. Gives enough friction to keep it from rotating.
When I made mine, I put a 45 degree V-shaped junction on my 1 inch and have two handles 180 degrees apart. Looks like bicycle handlebar. Easier to look in all directions without having to reposition boat. I like the paint- looks less jethro bodine that way. Will get a can and paint mine to match boat. A little lithium grease in larger tube will keep it from squeaking at U-bolt attachment. Nice! Now go catch some big ones.
Humm, good ideas! I do not normally have to turn it way off to the side unless the wind is up and blowing me all over, which seems to happen a lot. I had thought about some WD40 but Lithium Grease sounds like it might be better. Thank you and thanks for watching and leaving a comment.
Jim I just made a similar comment, but have not finished the two handle mount. How can I see a pic of yours?
Baker Vinci - ok to email me at jlindsey@swclinic.org and I’ll fire back a couple pictures
I have made a series of these. With that said, there is no way I count have it on my Ulterra. It gets wrapped up in itself on every other spot lock. My next version will have two handles. You will find if you have to make wide turns with the transducer, you will strain to see the image. So a second arm, will allow my to see the screen at all times. I like the way your ram is mounted to the side of the troller
I have noticed that but at the same time there is very little slack, so I can turn the top of my handle (the joint) with just a couple of fingers. I do not have to do it often, but have had to a couple of times. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for the video
I originally made mine 6ft but after using it a few times and hitting the pole on submerged timber I since moved it starboard side and shortened it to where it's only 3 or 4ft into the water since I'm right handed anyway. And it worked out great I'm not hitting things anymore and by shortening it. It took the sway out of it because it made it lighter.
yes, being in the water farther really plays havoc with it. Mine is just short of my trolling motor. I have hit stuff with it but the ram mount allows it to move and not break. Good deal
@@AsleepAtTheReel mine is exactly the same ram mount I'm glad it wasn't a fixed mount like some of these 300.00 pole mounts are when I did thump a submerged tree it flexed back. I made mine exact length into the water as if I had it 7in above on the trolling motor shaft.
When I get my boat imma have to get you to put a Transducer mount on 🤙🏽
Sweet. That is perfect
Thank you, hope it works for you.
What size is the ram mount? 8inch?
Love the ingenuity! Great setup. New subscriber here!!
Thank you my friend!
That's the best mount I've seen!
Thank you so much and thank you for commenting and watching. I appreciate i!
You’re not looking hard enough. This isn’t bad, but they make better ones.
Nice mount. Why a separate bar instead of mounting on the TM? I'm still struggling about what decision to make.
I use a separate mount because I do not want to have my trolling motor dictate where livescope is pointing. The ones that are attached to the motor but move independently make me lean forward too much to fish and aim. I would rather the bar be right in front of me for ease of use. Thanks for watching.
made mine from a bad trolling motor cut off the motor and mounted the transducer on thr pole
Cool from Texarkana,TX!
Ah not too far from me!
Asleep At The Reel - Fishing have you tried any bass fishing with it?
@@RobbyRadford No sir. Not yet
I recently purchased a livescope system along with a Garmin GPSMAP 1222. Everything is still in it's box while I wait on wire and other hardware. My plans are to build something like you have.
Awesome. I love mine. The only thing that I have added to this is to put a lubricant in the pipe. Find the right amount of pressure in the mount itself when squeezing the 1 1/4 inch pipe and there should not be much noise, but adding a lubricant to it makes it smooth and no risk of running fish off. Thanks for watching and for letting me know it was helpful to you!
Very nice I think you just saved me $300.00👍🏽
Hope it works for ya bud!
I just came across your channel from a comment you left on Minute on the Mountain’s video. I love your channel name and it worked like click bait! Lol! I’ll look forward to following along and I subbed! 👍
Thank you so much!!! I appreciate the sub but more importantly the time it took to make a comment. Thank you so much and hope you get something out of my videos. Have a great and blessed day!
NICE PVC DIY
Thank You!
Might want to think about replacing the zip ties with electrical tape. Garmin says not to use zip ties because it can damage the cable.
Thank you. I started out with the electrical tape and ended up replacing it several times so went to zip ties. I do not have them tight for that very reason, just tight enough that they do not slip. The tape did not hold up in the water. Thank you for the suggestion and for watching.
You need to use 3M brand tape, its a lot stickier than the cheap tape. Also at the end of a wrap cut the tape dont stretch it to break it.
Wow, nice setup! Wonder if one could build a fixed one with pvc and ram mount like that for a conventional 2d sonar setup? One that doesn’t move, but can be easily taken up back into the boat when moving spots, like the TM?
Or would at that point mounting to TM be a better option?
depends on your boat, but I would think that off the trolling motor would be a better option. If it is not removed but folded up it is going to be in the way, so if you come in hard to a dock or something I could see that being a problem. It can be done however, probably the same way I did mine.
Asleep At The Reel - Fishing great thanks
I have one that will fit the shaft but it’s a one inch ball you think that’s heavy duty enough to hold it. Thanks
Yes, I have a 1 inch on mine. It will move when I use my trolling motor fast like when scanning for a new spot that might be 100 yards away but normal use that will do.
Looks good. I wonder if you put shrink tubing on the U-bolts if that would take care of the little noise it’s making?
Good idea. I did fix it with a little WD-40. haha
Great video and information I want to take mine off the trolling motor. Question tho having your pole that far into the water what did you setting did you use on your geomap to compensate the depth?
Travis Christians thanks and great question. Unfortunately I do not have an answer for that as I only use the live scope on the Garmin. For my mapping and other I use the humminbird so the only screen I am on is livescope. I would think it would not do anything to the map but I could see a depth issue. I would think there is a depth setting so you can do a -3 or something of that sort, I am out of town but that would be interesting to play with and figure out to let people know. If anyone has the answer please post.
I did forget what type minnkota do you have.
I am using the Ultrex. With the fishing that I am doing I need the spot lock!
How do you stow this going down the road or what not using it on the water?
Thank you for watching. For this is simply put it on my deck and drive off. The RAM mount is not strong enough to support it sideways. I quit using this mount about a year ago and went with the BeatDown Outdoors mount as this was wearing out, plus anytime I moved with the trolling motor the mount would start coming out of the water because the mount was hard to tighten and the water would push it up. To see the Beatdown mount, follow this link and go in about 2.5 minutes. Thank you for watching. th-cam.com/video/yQWR8PEthHA/w-d-xo.html
I assume the mounting clamps that come with the transducer fit on the 1” pipe. How much of the inch & a quarter did you have to cut off to mount the transducer and at the top. Are u still able to store the black box under the hull or lay it on top. How do you store it when transporting your boat. I want a set up like yours just needed to clear up. Thanks.
Great questions. I may do a new video this weekend on that to show you better. Basically the transducer only fits on a 1 inch pipe, anything bigger requires longer screws. I cut off just enough to mount the 45 angle on the 1 inch. The black box is in my storage compartment. For storage, I just take it off the ram mount and lay on my deck, strap it down with the rod holders and I am good. I just drove 8 hours with it there and all way fine. If you want more info, email me with your phone number at chris@lonestarwarriorsoutdoors.org and I will give you a call and answer anything that I have not already answered. Thank you for watching and subscribing.
You used a c sized ram ball correct? How did the ram arm itself hold up when moving with trolling motor? Was it solid or did it have alot of flex? I'm just getting LS, I have Lvs34 system on it's way. I need make or buy a hand control pole mount for my kayak. I average 4.5mph when I peddling my drive system. I'm not sure how ram arm will hold up to constant resistance from water? Thanks
Thanks for the great question. It held up really well. I usually held it as I was moving because I was scanning and it was a long pole, so once I started moving fast, it would work its way up pretty quick, but on normal 3-5 power it was fine. I think a smaller pole would allow less movement.
Hiw did u make the braket that u ran u bolts through
Oscar Rodriguez that is the part of the Ram mount that your hummingbird or other graph mounts to. Instead of putting a graph on I bolted the transducer mount to it.
Do you have to take the mount completely down when you are moving from one spot to another on the water?
It depends. I can fold it up and set the transducer in the boat if I am just going to motor slowly for a few minutes. If I am going to move fast I simply unscrew it set it in the boat the put it back on when I get to where I am going. It literally takes 10 seconds to attach and 10 seconds to set back up.
Great idea!! Have U tried to use some kind of lubricant to stop the squealing, really no big deal just curious.
Yes I have and it worked for a while. What I did not try was graphite.
@@AsleepAtTheReel U may can thread in grease cert?????
Chris - I love the way you mounted it to the side of the trolling motor but how do you remove it from the water to run from spot to spot during the fishing day? I really like how you did this but I run and gun a lot and need to easily pull it out of the water and stow it for a ride. Thanks in advance for the help and advice.
Thanks for watching and great question. To be honest, I now use the Beatdown Outdoors Breakaway mount, but I used this for almost 2 years before switching. The reason I switched was because I wore it out, or rather the handle where it connected as I purposly did not glue it to make it easier to store. To answer your question, It is held on the trilling motor with a RAM mount. I would simply take it off to move. It did not take but a few seconds to reach over, unscrew it and lay on the deck. Once I got to the new location, I would put it back on. It was really fast. With the Beatdown Outdoors, I simply pull one pin and it drops in the water, which is a lot quicker, but honestly it did not take more than 10 seconds to tighten the ram mount when I got to a location. Hope that helps and great question. If interested in the Beatdown Outdoors, look in the description of my video and there is a code for 10% off. Have a great day!
@@AsleepAtTheReel Thank you so much for your response. So you still use the DIY pole but you use the BeatDown mount correct? Thanks again!
@@stacyratliff6467 no Sir. I still have the DYI pole but do not use it. I wore the handle out pulling it apart several times a week for 1.5 years and I have to rebuild it. I use the beatdown pole now as it looks better, is stronger and faster to use. I still have the old pole though because I plan to use it (after I rebuild the top) on my portable unit.
Kendall Fredrick sent me to your channel. You could eliminate tension by installing a 1-1/4” Tee and come off Tee with a small pipe and another 1-1/4” Tee and attach U-bolts to that Tee.
Will look into that. The problem is that I do not want to eliminate tension, but rather eliminate noise. The version before this did not have any tension and any small wave would move the transducer thus I tightened the U-Bolts a little more. I will look into that and if I can keep the tension then that might be a way to go. I appreciate it and thanks for coming by. Kendal is a good friend of mine, one that I have never met in person but a good friend. I grew up right around where he lives.
Asleep At The Reel - Outdoors Yes he is l’ve been knowing Kendall for 38 years you can’t ask for a better friend. I friend requested you on Facebook I’ll send a diagram of what I’m talking about.
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Thank you so much. I am proud to welcome you to the "Asleep" family! haha. Thank you so much and have a great day!
hey Chris have you made any other changes to your LS pole since this video? I'm getting ready to either make my own or buy one so curious what other tweaks you've made to yours.
I have not made any more changes to it. Still using the same one and it is working great. I think either a bought one or a made one will work great, my deal is that I had already purchased several and spent a lot of money so I decided making one was going to be easier and less expensive. Good luck, let me know how it works if you build it. Thanks for watching
@@AsleepAtTheReel Thanks Chris! I'll let you know what I end up getting, appreciate the quick response!
Did U use size B or C?
To be honest, I do not remember. I made that video over 2 years ago. Wish I could help more.
Don't ever use them tie straps on expensive wires bad mistake it'll eventually slice your wires use electrical tape
yep that is what I do. The first time (This Video) I did not know better. Now I do. Thanks.
I am going to make a side scan mount for a side scan transducer so I can shoot a side scan out from the front of my boat, a poor mans live scope.
do it brother! That would be kind of cool, especially on a mount like mine that drops in. Would like to see that.
Are you still using it to this day?
No Sir. I am doing a lot more fishing and doing tournaments so I needed something better and easier to store, drop, fish, take up, drive, drop etc. I am now using the Beatdown Outdoors breakaway, but I will say I used this for about 1.5 years. Because I took the handle off each time that part was wearing out, so I was about to have to rebuild, but $20.0 for a year and a half is not bad at all!
Which ram mount did you use. I can’t seem to find it online thanks
I really do not know. I had that prior. The biggest thing is making sure that the 1 1/4 pipe and the U-Bolts can clear the base plate. I had to use a drill on mine because the base plate was a tad to big and if the U-Bolts are bent out you cannot put the stopper on it. I wish I had more information.
Now cut off the extra 2” of thread on your u bolts.
I could do that but they have never given me issues. Good point though. Thanks for watching and commenting.
@@AsleepAtTheReel It would look more professional, that’s what I was getting at. Take five minutes with a hacksaw.
Dump some mineral oil in that pipe. Shuts it right up.
That sounds like a good idea. I have put a substance (Forget the name) like WD-40 and it worked, but starting to get a little rough again. Thank you for checking it out.
Great job with the crappie cheater lol
Thank you, but it is not a cheater! :-) It is a locator. Unfortunately it only shows me where to target, then I have to make them bite! haha
@@AsleepAtTheReel lol I know