Mega Side Imaging Settings

Helix 2d sonar setup.

Mega side imaging settings.

Many anglers fail to understand the importance of changing frequencies in different environments. The tricks to side imaging are a combination of sensitivity contrast and frequency. Tim goes in depth about the differences between the 455khz 800khz and mhz mega frequencies and what each can do for your overall image quality. Mega side imaging is an impressive feature that deserves massive praise.

Mega side imaging and down imaging are built into select humminbird helix and solix models as well as select minn kota trolling motors. Mega should get you at least 100 ft of coverage on both sides of the boat. Unlike standard side imaging sonar this unit will show you more detail and let you uncover 3x more output in the most precise detail. At the same time the mega imaging frequencies have the shortest useful range of the imaging frequencies.

This last setting i use when i have a lot of debris in the water or a lot of grass that is making it hard to see the density of the bottom and contours of creek channels. Favorite 3 2d down imaging side imaging 2d di si. As part of the one boat network mega 360 imaging is compatible with solix and. For the shallow water angler access to crisp clear side images makes locating structural elements and the fish relating to them easier than ever before.

In our hands the best mega images are obtained using side imaging ranges of less than 100 ft. In this episode of slime quest tv i do a hummingbird helix side imaging tutorial on settings contrast sharpness and also how to get your transducer level. The mega imaging frequency 1 2 mhz provides the highest resolution available in any side viewing sonar application yielding side images with unprecedented clarity and detail. You will get unparalleled underwater clarity coverage up to 125 feet on both sides of the boat.

The helix 2d setup can have multiple pages so i ll just address the big changes. Mega side imaging new the power and imaging detail of mega side imaging has been moved down into the helix 7.