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I decided against buying the 999 and have just decided to save up until I can buy either of these units. Which one would you guys recommend and why. I'm really only going to be perch fishing and using the side imagine to find structure.
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Other than having side imaging a bigger screen size is the most important thing for old eyes is my opinion. I would op for the Humminbird 10 SI gen 1 as it would be more user friendly. I would think the Mega has a lots of bell and whistles you would need to learn also.:dono:twocents
I agree with scrat except I figured I could learn something in my old age so opted for the Helix 10, mega Chirp SI Gen2 and absolutely glad I did. I can almost tell the sex of the crappie and I need every advantage I can get at my age. I also understand you may not want to spend that much money but I let my two kids know I was spending their inheritance. They were good with that.
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I have the 9 Gen 2 Mega, smaller screen from the 10 but better imaging
I can see now this ain't gone be an easy decision [emoji12]
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Just save a little longer and get a Mega 10 .... problem solved. :biggrin
I can see now this ain't gone be an easy decision [emoji12]
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MEGA has a dedicated DI piezo in the xducer ...
Gen 1 DI is computer generated from the SI data ...
If DI is important to your fishing style - dedicated DI is a great addition ...
Rickie
:hesaid the dedicated DI is a great addition, that was one of the main reasons I got the Mega. After fishing with guys with good DI I seen where it could be useful, now I always run the split DI/SI screen when going over structure.
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Helix 10 Mega taken with my phone
Here is a sidescan shot I took this weekend. I wish I had zoomed and took a pic too, but I didn't. This was the first time out with my new Helix 10 mega and I was impressed.
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Yeah ..... a zoom on that tree would have been interesting. Looks like it is full of fish.
It was.... this was a few hours after catching 19 out of it.
That's a nice shot,but the shadow from the tree doesn't seem right to me?Quote:
Originally Posted by akaslyguy
A few Of my Helix 10 finds from the weekend.
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[QUOTE=kylakelover;3442113]A few Of my Helix 10 finds from the weekend.
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The first pic looks like someone threw a question mark in the water [emoji23]
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I agree didn't notice that until you mentioned it.Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
I didn't notice that, but it does look odd .... could a transducer leveling issue cause that?Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
I've never leveled any of my humminbird transducers.Heck,all my my wires are just stripped and twisted together and taped.That tree is not below the boat.it's off to one side and the shadow looks like it's backwards and not in line with the tree. (Maybe a Humminbird anomaly)Quote:
Originally Posted by BobB
I'll have to pay closer attention to some other mega images and see if there are other examples.Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
I think I've got it figured out now.the tree is laying vertically off of a drop off and is slightly angled away from the sonar. (This is a very unique shot,kool)Quote:
Originally Posted by BobB
It was a big pine tree laydown that was all in the water except for the roots. Tree was at an angle to the boat when I passed it. Looks like a big part of the tree top is off the bottom.Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
Transducer was leveled before this buy using a level and coins while running about 5 mph.... Then matching the angle when on land and leveled the transducer at that point.
Probably just the angle of the tree as Kosmo suggested.
Horizontal not vertical
MEGA ...........
Well, stupid photobucket won't show the pic I posted earlier unless I upgrade to an expensive package....so I am going to try posting it again from another site and see how it works.
http://i66.tinypic.com/sc3jaw.jpg
Yeah, that worked good - I am going to try and download all my images back from PB, though I have most of them already.
That was an ace move, and I imagine we'll be lucky to get one day's warning when they implode from an overdose of stupidity!
"Free Hosting Site" trying to charge & take pics hostage...
NOT too smart.
You can quit using photo****** or any other site for hosting.
You can upload straight to CDC so that doesn't happen!