Why You’re Not Getting Bit on LiveScope—Do This Instead

Описание: If you own LiveScope and want the exact settings, screen setup, and baits Drew Gill uses to find and catch bass, this is the full LiveScope masterclass. We go step-by-step through LiveScope setup for bass fishing, gain vs color gain, aspect ratio, how to read fish on forward-facing sonar, and which LiveScope baits (minnow, jerkbait, worm) actually put fish in the boat.

In this episode, Drew breaks down his real Garmin LiveScope settings: why he follows the factory transducer install, runs Amber palette, keeps gain in the 60–72 range, cranks color gain for distance, and turns every filter (TVG, noise reject, ghost reject) off to keep the picture “honest” and fast instead of pretty but laggy. We also talk screen size, why a 16" unit helps with shallow target separation, and how to keep your depth and distance matched so the aspect ratio doesn’t distort fish shape and body language.

From there we get into the part most anglers never figure out: species ID and catchability on Garmin LiveScope. Drew explains how he tells bass from drum, carp, catfish, walleye, and gar by body posture and shape, when perspective mode actually helps for species identification in heavy trash-fish zones, and how he decides if a fish is worth a cast. Then we move into behavior: feeding up vs feeding down, object-adjacent vs roaming fish, clear vs dirty water, cold vs warm water, and how that drives his bait and presentation choices.

Finally, Drew lays out his “holy trinity” of LiveScope baits—minnow, jerkbait, and worm (Neko and drop shot)—plus when a glide bait or Alabama rig comes off the deck. You’ll hear exactly when he chooses a minnow over a jerkbait, how he works a Neko differently in clear vs dirty water, why the dropshot has fallen off compared to Neko for forward-facing sonar, and how hook size, line diameter, and leader length actually change action, fall rate, and hookup/landing percentage. We close with the one factor almost nobody asks about: trolling-motor speed and “effectiveness rate”–how fast you can move and still hit 80–90% of the fish you see, and why that’s what really separates elite LiveScope anglers from everyone else.

If you missed Part 1 (Drew’s deep dive on bass behavior and what LiveScope has really taught him about how fish live), go watch that next—these two episodes together are basically the LiveScope textbook for serious bass anglers.    • New Rules of Bass Fishing — Drew Gill  

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