Americana Outdoors E-Magazine - June 2020

GARMIN® ADDS PERSPECTIVE MODE FOR PANOPTIX LIVESCOPE LIVE-SCANNING SONAR

With the new Perspective Mode mount, the LiveScope LVS32 transducer can be easily adjusted to fit any angler’s fishing techniques and preferences (no tools required) and the chartplotter will automatically detect what mode is being used. All you have to do is simply turn the transducer sideways to enable the new ‘top down’ perspective mode to see a wide view of what’s in front of the boat up to 50 feet away. You can point the transducer forward to see around the boat and point it down to see directly below the boat.

Garmin recently announced a new Perspective Modefeatureandtransducerpositioningaccessory for its award-winning Panoptix LiveScope™ sonar. As the first real-time scanning sonar for recreational fishing, LiveScope has transformed the way anglers fish by delivering live images of structure, bait and fish swimming around and below the boat, even while stationary. Now, in addition to the existing LiveScope Forward and Down Modes, anglers can use the new Perspective Mode for unprecedented overhead visibility that’s perfect for shallow water. “Gone are the days of casting blindly under docks and along shorelines for schools or beds of fish thanks to the new LiveScope Perspective Mode,” said Dan Bartel, Garmin vice president of global consumer sales. “LiveScope combines two game- changing innovations – scanning sonar and live sonar – to deliver the best of both technologies. Anglers can now see and easily interpret incredibly detailed, real-time images of what’s around and below their boat from three unique vantage points, all with one easy-to-use mount.”

Transducer (pictured above) turned sideways on trolling motor to enable new “top down” perspective mode.