Humminbird Helix Mega G2N Settings (Updates in Descripyion below)
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- At 2:52 Surface Clutter is set at 5...I usually have it set between 2-3.
At 3:26 Zoom Width is set to WIDE. That is for shallow water. I usually have that set to MEDIUM looking at structure in 15-20 FOW.
At 5:50 I say Map Source should be set on Contour SD.... If you have a "Lakemaster Card", set the Map Source to "AUTO".
This is every setting I have on both of my Humminbird Helix Mega G2N. These settings give great screen views. Now the Sensitivity and contrast will have to be tweaked to each individual situation. There is no one setting fits all in these two settings. But the factory setting of 10 seems to be the closest to that one setting fits all. If this does help anyone, please leave a comment and let me know. Thanks
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Great job! I like how you take your time and don't rush into it. Thanks.
Just watched three of your videos on setting up your sonar. Thanks this was helpful!
Thank you! Big help seems this is biggest challenge for so many including myself and can be frustrating. Trying these settings today.
These settings are a starting point. They aren't set in stone, but they should give you a good start so that you can find what works best for you on the waters you fish. I'm no expert, but when I first started out, it was so confusing to me, and it still is at times. But hopefully this helps some. Thanks for commenting and the support on our channel. If ever I can help, just get in touch. Tight lines my friend.
Thanks good info look forward to tricks and tips
Just got mega plus helix 9 g3
I am 76 yrs old and challenged with this equipment to put it lightly. I've been looking for video such as yours for quite some time, so just a note to say thank you very much. I know this will still be a struggle but is the best tutorial of this type I have found, so thanks and I encourage folks in my situation to support your efforts. so thanks again for this step by step instructive video. Patrick Reimal
patrick Reimal ...Thank you very much Mr Reimal. Please do remember that not all the settings are set in stone. They will have to be adjusted to fit certain situations. For instance, In Sonar I had to change "Surface Clutter" from 5 down to 2 the last time I was out. Also in sonar, "Zoom Width" I said "Wide". That is for down imaging and I use wide in shallow water (10' or less). I normally have that on "Medium" because most of the brush I find are in 15-20 foot of water.
But if you need any help please don't hesitate to get a hold of me. The easiest way is to write me an email and I can send you my phone number. My email address is jesslopez50@yahoo.com.
Again thank you for the kind words and support.
Nice video.Will look for tips video. Just got Helix 12 MSI and ordered Helix 10 MDI today.
Got the two helix units being installed now. Can’t wait to play with them and get them tuned in
Great vids, best I've seen in simple english, I have 9&7 G2N's, you have helped me a boat load!
KyRangerDog ....Thank you for that comment my friend.
Would love to see your tips. Thanks for the settings!
Very informative and I'd love to see more
Heck YEA, Jess! PLEASE! I'm an old man (53), but brand new to this electronics jazz. I bought my boat last August and put a Helix 10 Mega chirp GN2 SI on the console, Helix 12 chirp GN2 DI (non mega) at the bow, and just now installed the Ultrex with I pilot & the 360. Haven't begun to understand the potential of all this technology I've amassed! (Embarrassed!) I actually wish I could find someone local to school me with all this on the water. Any vids you produce will be watched by me multiple times!!!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Bryan Beavers ...Thank you sir. Very kind of you. If I can help in any way, just give me a holler on an email or through Facebook. I'd be glad to help if I can. Like I said though, I'm not an expert.
Thanks for the info any info is helpful in any video about anything with fishing is helpful info is key thanks again
Waiting for my Humminbird Helix 5 DI GPS G2 to arrive by courier. I have watched many “How to” videos on UA-cam, and all your settings make a lot of sense, and I will be setting up my unit following your recommendations till I get the hang of it. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with us.
Kind regards
Mike.
Thank you for taking the time to leave a comment. A couple months ago a subscriber called me so I could help him set his up and his settings on his helix 5 di were very different than the helix 10. We ended up getting on live chat so I could watch as he went through the settings in the menu and try to figure that units settings. It took a bit but I think we got it.
It just takes time out on the water and trying different settings to figure them out on your own. But you'll get there. Remember, as long as you're just messing with the settings you can't mess the unit up because you can always reset to factory settings.
@@CrappieCraze : Yep, you are right. Courier delivered my new Humminbird yesterday. They are awesome, with so many features in such a small unit, but just the right size for a kayak. Can’t wait for some warmer weather so I can get out on the water and get used to using it in real time. Thanks again for sharing your experience with us “ newbies “.
@@michaelomahoney8360.... Now half the fun is getting on that yak. At least I enjoyed installing the systems. Both my wife and I sure miss our kayaks. We loved getting on the river early in the morning in our yaks. It was serenity on the water. Yes, them 5" screen units are perfect for yaks. What state do you live in?
@@CrappieCraze : I live in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It has to be one of the most beautiful places on earth. There is so much water that the kayaking and fishing opportunities are endless. I count myself extremely fortunate to call this place home. Can’t wait for summer - I am definitely a fair weather kayaker/fisherman. My new little Humminbird is going to be a game changer as far as fishing is concerned, and I know it will prove to be a huge asset in locating and catching more fish. Take care and stay safe.
very good setup information. looking forward to watching your tip videos
Keith King ....Thank you.
User mode/Advanced mode in set up tip saved the day!
Brother please please don't ever stop making these types of videos!!!.... I want to get the mega one day but man I had no idea that there was so much to choose from!! I'm really glad you're making this video man cuz I am going from a core unit to this one one day LOL!!
Fishing with Fredo ...I just bought a Lakemaster Plus to put in one of my megas. The only difference between the regular lakemaster and the Plus is with the Plus you can do satellite layers. That I like cause when I go to a lake I don't know, I always have to look on Google earth to see what the shoreline is, where the creeks are etc. Now with plus, I can do all that on the water instead of just being able to do it at home on my computer. Lol
But you've got a big core unit. I'd it a 900 our 1100 series? I went from a 798 non HD that had a 5" screen to these Mega. You talk about a life altering experience. Lol
I'm so glad folks are finding these vids interesting. Thanks for the vote of confidence brother.
I tell you what bro when I get that Helix Mega I will be watching these videos over and over LOL!!!!
Wow - what a gold mine of helpful info. Thanks!
This makes sense for me to start with. Thank you
Thanks for this video I’m a cat fisherman and new to these so I’m gonna try your settings out. Looks really cool! Thanks
Thank you for commenting. One day I'll learn how to catch them whiskered swimming critters.
Awsome info, great tips!! 👍👍👍
Thank you for the information. Will be putting it to good use! More videos please!
Thank you for watching and commenting.
It helped a lot. Ty. I’m just learning helix
I appreciate the video....these will be a BIG HELP in the future. Tell the wife hello and congrats on her win....
Ronnie Roberts .... I sure will my Roberts. I sure hope life had been treating you well.
Thanks helps me just getting started need the information!!
Just keep going on tips & tricks Thanks
Great explanations. New to my solex
I'm sure it will be a huge asset
Thanks for your help helped me for sure👍
Thank you. This helped a lot
Very helpful, please do tips and more/ always enjoy your videos.. thank you much
Retired 70 year old guy looking to buy first boat and all the fishfinder stuff was pure Greek. Your explanation has helped me to start deciphering some of this "Greek". It is really great to see someone actually explain what this stuff (SI, DI, 455-800-1200 HZ) means. Hope to learn more about trolling motors aswell. Hope to buy boat in June and need to figure this stuff out.
I'm so glad I didn't confuse you. Lol. ... I know when I first started using fishing electronics it was all so confusing, and everything I found on the Internet just confused me even more. No one would break it down so I could understand, And that's all I'm trying to do is explain it so I would have understood it. I am very uncomfortable in front of the camera and that makes it a difficult explaining things like I would like. I may have to do 20 to 30 takes every time I talk in front of the camera, and I still mess it up some way or another. I should do a blooper segment at the end of every video. HA..... I sure thank you for the feedback and for taking the time to watch my vids. In the future, if I can help you in any way, don't hesitate to contact me. I'll help if I can.
@@CrappieCraze thanks for responding. Maybe I can help you. Before I retired from the Marine Corps I was on the platform teaching radar, infrared mapping, side looking radar and laser optics. We were taught to look at someone we knew and not directly at the camera. Put a picture of your wife or a good friend above the camera and look and talk to it, not the camera. Just remember that it is easier to talk to someone you know. We do it all the time! Think about it. Hope this will help you.
@@stevenscott759 ...... What a fantastic idea! ! I'll give that a try. Thanks!
ThNks for the video. It was helpful
I really appreciate you doing this video. I am new to depth finders and need all the help I can get. I have a Helix 5 chirp 2d.
Thanks to you I understand some better.
This does help! Thanks!
Thank you sir for help those that need help it is appreciated please don't stop there are people that need help and tricks of the triad thank you sir 👍👍👍
You're welcome and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment.
Very nicely done.... with you discussing water high lights in guess you're using a Lake Master map card? Same as I do and yeap works great... good info👍👍👍
SK's CRAPPIE Catchn Adventures ...Yes sir. Lake master is what I use. Today I'm gonna pop in a LakeMaster Plus. I'll put it in at my console and take the regular lakemaster card and put it in my front unit.
Great job ! Many thanks !!
john moore ....You're welcome. Thank you for the comment. Really appreciate it.
Great vid. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you sir
Thanks for doing this, great video. Please keep them coming. More tips please.
Thomas T ....Thank you my friend. And thanks for the comment and support.
Hey thanks for the feedback. I noticed you have auto depth on. You should use that off. Because what happens is the image is scaled when that's on. If you manually set it you won't get the scaling making large groups of fish look small.
The rest looks real good
Thank you so much for that advise. I wish I could edit that info into the video. Very helpful. I am no expert just trying to help others with what little i do know.
All advise and tips from anyone is very welcomed.
@ Laby 70 , I believe you mean Max Depth - Auto ? At least I think that is what you mean. Thank you for that info as well. I made a note to set that to my conditions. I actually watched this video and typed up all these settings almost to the word. Hoping to get my units better fitting my Croppie fishing needs. I have two Garmins up front both my boats and two hummingbird helix at the helm on the boats, all 7”. I have to say that Garmins seem easier to set up. But can’t say they have a better or clearer view than the hummingbirds. Really liking my hummingbirds, but I got to get out of the Garmin mode and learn the hummingbirds better. Thanks to all fir your help. Awesome !
Would love to see more tips an tricks
I like what your doing just got my unit and need all the help I can get
Would you recommend this fish finder
Very good, keep going.
What's up buddy, after watching this I am going to go back and look at mine. Thanks for the tips
I finally got my new onboard charger installed. My other one took a dive on me. It lasted over 10 years so I feel I got my money's worth out of it. Lol Hopefully this one last me 10 years.
Thanks my friend for stopping by and leaving a post.
You guys been out lately?
@@CrappieCraze No sir, I have been out on deployment. Headed home tomorrow and will be out this weekend and next week. Do you have FB?
@@unclebillscrappieattitude3403 deployment? You in the military? Yes sir I am in fb.
facebook.com/jessie.lopez.900
@@CrappieCraze no sir not in military, TX Emergency Management,
Love the vid! Just subbed
VitalFishing ...just Sub'd to you my friend
Thanks, waiting on tips
Good video. I am interested in the tips and other vids on electronics use
Great info!!!!!
That very interesting video about gps
Nice job very helpfull
Thanks great video
Keep it up ...your a great help, what would cause black screen on Halix 12 in down image mode maybe a bad transducer???
Great Jess PLEASE PLEASE more with the graph. Catching the crappie is easy for me it's finding the dang things I need help with... I'm still struggling with my mega I bought last year. I need all the help your willing to give.... I will be waiting for more.....
elmo wanafish .....Thank you for the support my friend. If there's anything in particular that you need help on, and if I can help, I'd be happy too.
Thanks Jess, I would like to see what you see on your maga that would make you stop and fish that spot. What I should be looking for on mine to make me stop and fish a spot. Where to look for crappie in certain times of the year. There lots of people on here with video of them catching crappie but I look for videos that teach me where to find crappie with my graph. Thanks buddy for any help you can give......
What lake do you fish?
I'm up here In Indianapolis, Indiana Jess. The two main lake's I fish are Eagle Creek Reservoir and lake Waveland. Sometimes we make a trip here and there but these are our two main lakes we fish here.
Elmo I catch crappie all summer,I find natural structure in about 17-23 ft of water,I take bamboo stalks bout 10 of them and put in a bucket with concrete (at least 5 buckets )then take them out and drop around natural structure I find,brings the crappie in,little work but we'll worth it! Just don't fish your spots out by just loading the boat.
Good Info Thanks
This was awesome please do more of these videos, I just bought a previous owned boat from a man and he has Helix nine mega SI chirp at the console and chirp GPS at the trolling motor and they're both G2N do all these applications apply to my graphs? If so I'm about to set my units to all these settings because everything looked better than anything I've seen so far please do more videos and tips and tricks because I know for a fact that I could use them so could more people.. thanks again and stay safe and tight lines always
I am very interested in additional tips and tricks. Just bought a Gen3 10” SI Mega Chirp. Want to be able to see fish on graph. Thanks
Well working almost perfect, unfortunately I am getting interference from the trolling motor. I increased the “noise option” but it still gets scrambled when I touch the trolling motor
Super nice video. I have a hummingbird helix 7 si and it helps alot because I'm new to the fish finder. My only problem is learning how to read it when I'm on the lake or the river. Can you do more video's of that please. Thank you.
I plan on doing a vid on that this coming spring or summer. That is the most requested video I get, so one is in order. Thank you for watching and commenting.
New to your channel. Just picked up a 10 mega chirp. Your settings I'll use. Any tips would be great. I'll be watching.....
Joey TR21X ......Thank you for subscribing. Be sure to hit the bell to be notified of any new uploads because I am currently working on DI and SI vids. I had them done, but didn't like the final cut. So I've started over. Now in this video at the 3:26 time mark, I said I have the "Zoom Width" set on wide. That is for DI, and I normally have it set on medium. It's just the last time I had used it, I was in shallow water and that's why it was on wide.
Great information, now show us what to look for especially in 2d.
👍👍👍
Hey, I’m watching! I run a helix 7, but the menus are similar. This was helpful for me, though I don’t have the mega ducer. I’d be interested in the tips!
EatnLunch Fishing ...Thank you my friend. By the way, you shouldn't have shaved. I didn't recognize you on your last video. Lol j/k
Ha ha, yeah, actually also did a video where I shaved it and turned the beard hair into a jig. What can I say, the wife wanted me to shave for Valentines day.
I got the Helix 12 mega SI gen 2,I just can't get the picture like images of structure,any tips you can give,I set all settings like u did in this video.Thanks!
Do you ever record while you're out? I've found it to be useful also..... I'll be watchn👍👍👍
SK's CRAPPIE Catchn Adventures ....I have done two recordings. I'm hoping to go out this afternoon for the first time since September and I will probably record on both units. Problem is, my wife and I are both kinda antsy to fish and the urge to wet our lines might be greater than messing with fish finders. Lol
Crappie Craze You bet and I totally understand that... y'all are way over due to wet y'alls lines.... GOOD LUCK.....
Learn a lot thinks
On changing the Spectrum for 2D, Di and Si I was told to do the maximum for Start and Ending. Any reason why you are setting below the maximum?
Also do you have a video on Mega Si and how to see fish? We are using our unit mainly to find salmon and Steelhead that are in 10' to 40'. One trip the screen was really grainy but we were locating schools of Chinook Salmon throughout the day and helped with being in the zone for location and depth. Next trip nothing. I can see structure, trees and brush but no fish. Have tried a number of settings with no luck. Our unit had a real failure and sent in to Humminbird. They replaced a circuit board. I actually had trouble before the failure seeing fish.
We bought our Helix 12 Chirp Mega Si G2N unit June of 2017. An installer suggested that I do the addition 2D transducer with Y cable. Then later I added the second Mega transducer and Y cable for a left and right Si.
Any suggestions or videos that I might try? I have actually watched a lot of them. I'm a Disabled Vet so I have time to focus on learning. Also we live in Oregon south of Portland and have not found a Humminbird expert especially on these new Mega G2N units.
Thanks just got the helix 7 mega si
Is this your first or are you upgrading? Either way, your gonna enjoy mega si. So where are you located (state).
@@CrappieCraze first one I live near lake Martin al
I’m going to re watch your video in the boat this evening and set it up been using on angler mood ready to get all I can out of it , my boys fish for local high school team and it’s going to be a drop shot & spoon weekend
@@CrappieCraze you know we got big slabs down here in bama? Where are you from?
@@kevinholman2808 ... Yes sir. I've seen some of them slabs being caught in Bama. I'm in Hewitt Texas which is a suburb of Waco.
Also if while side scanning you see a brushpile with fish, do you cursor to it, mark it, then click on go to to get over to it as quickly as possible?
Really liked the video,I have a mega 9 si and am very interested in your tips.
David Klinger ....Thank you for commenting. Is there anything in particular, it just as much info as possible? I myself always take the most I can get. :-)
Any tips you can give would be great.I got mine last April and love it,it definitly has helped me put some more fish in the boat.I got mine set alright I guess and I tweak it here and there out on the water but I know I'm missing some stuff and could dial it in better.
David Klinger ...Yes sir. They do help put fish in the boat. One of the best things on there is the "Vessel Offset". You may know what it does, but I'll say anyway for others. When going from one waypoint to another, your boat icon is in the middle of the screen. But with the vessel offset on (and you set the speed when you want it done) the boat icon will move to the bottom of the screen giving you more time to line up on the waypoint as your coming up to it and zooming in on it rapidly. Awesome new setting.
That's cool,I never messed with that but it sounds like something I would use.In the video you mention that waypoint declutter deal and I'm gonna look into that because I have areas with a mess of waypoints.
In general, the TI units are faster in response to inputs. This is seen when quickly switching between sonar, downscan, chart, and split screens ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxeAxH15LxhjGlg5-CRYqjTGTEH0tbY4vk recommend The Hook units will show some lag on button pushes and screen switching. The big ticket item though is maps. If you install a mapping card such as Navionics or the free C-Map Genesis which has a lot of map detail, then moving around the map with the cursor or when running down the lake can lag significantly on the Hook units, but is seamless with the TI units.
I have the helix 5 with chrip and gps. Is chrip the same as down imaging. Also, how do you tell which transducer you have?
origpepper1 ...No. Chirp simply means you have different frequencies you can use. If you have DI, it should have chirping capability. What exactly did the box say that the unit came in? Helix 5 DI Chirp? Helix 5 SI Chirp? Or just Helix 5 Chirp? They do have two different transducers it seems for the Helix 5 Chirp units. The one that comes with the unit is the regular 83/200 kHz but with chirping capabilities. The other transducer has to be purchased. Specs for the two transducers are
83kHz...Chirp...75-95 kHz
200kHz..Chirp..175-225 kHz
Can purchase this one:
Low: 28-75kHz
Medium: 75-155 kHz
High: 139-250 kHz
83/200: 75-155/130-250 kHz
50/200: 28-75/130-250 kHz
I hope this info helps.
Your helping me a lot thanks! Where you located ?
Located in Waco Texas
Ocala Florida here
get tips I'm doing my research to determine which sonar I buy for my new boat thank you
Thank you so much for leaving a comment. The mega's are great units and very user friendly.. And if you have the money, the Solix I hear or even more user friendly, being touch screen and all.
I have helix10 mega but certain things were not the same, I'll try again this weekend
Certain things as in?
can you do a video that shows stumps, on DI, and SI please?
Yes sir. First chance I get, I sure will.
Can’t wait for tips! Will they be live on the water?
Reggie Donner ..Yes, dinner will be on the water. I've tried it before, but st the time, I had a lapel Mic witted to me for audio and it kept getting in the way. I got so frustrated I have up tapping. I do have a new wireless Mic now, so it should be easily done now. Thank you for your support, watching and commenting.
Crappie Craze , man I remember asking you about this awhile back when u and ur wife were catching fish. You were trying a new jig in that video, red and something LOL can't remember even though you told me where the buy them from. U were killing the crappie and if I could figure out what ur seeing so I'll be able to know what a successful body of fish look like would be the best thing since slice bread for me! For instance on SI, I think ur supposed to be able to see fish in the bright area. If u can see a 🌲 limb can't u see fish also?? I never seen anything other than structure?! So all ur tip's will be very helpful to me sir. I run a Solex 12. Thanks
Reggie Donner ....Yes sir, you should be able to see the fish between the limbs, especially on that monster Solex 12 unit. SI is my favorite screen to look for fish. DI can be tricky to get a really good clean crisp picture. Everything has to be almost perfect. Wind, chart speed, boat speed, sonar width, contrast, sensitivity, and the most important, the angle that you hit the object at. So SI is my favorite because all those variables aren't as crucial to get a good SI view. If you're wanting a good decent picture on your SI, go and put all my settings in your unit. Next time you find a pile/laydown, have your sensitivity set at between 10-12. Then to see the fish, start playing around with your contrast. Contrast will make the difference, usually. Just remember, the closer you are to the object, the better your chances are of seeing the fish. Use your zoom also. That really helps seeing them little white dots.
Reggie Donner ...And thank you for being one that pushed me to do this vid by asking.
Crappie Craze , I will enter these values sir. I saved this video in my favorites so I won’t loose it. Thank you sir!
i have the same unit same size. How do I see how deep it is under my cursor? Is that even possible? Like when you are in side imaging and u see something interesting and u move the cursor there - why doesn't it show how deep it is? Even if I went there with the boat already and it is saved on my memory card - I still dont know how to show how deep it is on the SI. The Lowrance units do show that.
i_fish ....You have your SI READOUTS turned off. Turn SI READOUTS to "ON". Then when you move your cursor, a grey box will appear at the top of your screen and it will show your cursor depth and distance.
thank you sir. which section is this under?
i_fish .....It's exactly at 4:00 in this video. Just hit menu twice, then go over one spot to "SONAR", then down to "SI READOUT". nite Judy before that si readout, you have "SI DEPTHLINES", you can put that "ON" as well. It will help determine distance and depth
When you hit local chirp configuration reset it resets all your configurations without asking you if that's what you want it does it automatically I just figured that out
Hmm, I'll have to check that one out next time I turn it on. Thanks for that info.
Forgot new sub
Why did you change the frequency to be a narrower band? Or was that already that way when and you just left it? I'm just curious what's the benefit to doing that. Did you returns become clearer? This is the one thing Ive never messed with on my graph.
If you're taking about for DI, then yes, I believe the image is clearer with a narrow band in deeper water. 13 FOW or less, I'll run it in wide. 19 FOW or deeper I'LL run it on narrow
Crappie Craze I was asking about DI, SI and 2d sonar. Thanks for the fast response. I'll mess around with my setting when I'm on the water next. I always left that setting alone because I didn't understand the benefits
How do u take a snapshot without creating a waypoint
Just bought a Helix 9 mega si g2n and I’m having issues with the digital depth readout jumping all over the place. Any suggestions?
Dustin Harris ...I've heard of this happening to some folks. First things to try. (Put in advance mode)......Turn off jigging mode. Turn off 2D Switchfire. Turn Surface Clutter down as low as possible. Turn sensitivity down as low as possible. To check you haven't gone to low, drop a jig to about 10' - 15' under your transducer and jig it up and down. Adjust your sensitivity up from zero until you can see that jig moving up and down.
If none of this helps settle your depth reading, then turn your auto depth to manual and set it to about 10' lower than the depth you're in. Double echoes can cause this problem as well. You get double echo if the bottom of the lake is very hard and the sensitivity is to high, giving you the double echo. Now if all this fails, go to "Default Settings" and hit that. It will put all your settings back to factory settings. Then start over and do one setting at a time till something doesn't look right. You may also want to check to make sure you have the latest update on your unit. Let me know if you get it fixed, please.
Dustin Harris .....One more thing, just because I have mine set on a certain number doesn't mean that setting will give you the same results. For instance.... my surface clutter is set at 5. You may need to go lower.
Crappie Craze thank you for the info. When you mention a “double echo”, it makes a lot more sense now. Will try out and report back
Crappie Craze,
This guys question interested me as I'm having similar things going on. I have a brand new unit the 9". My unit shows double echoes and the depth reading it shows is the deeper which isn't the correct depth. I use my other unit to verify that the shallower depth is correct. Any ideas?
doug mackey ...I find this on a Humminbird group. I hour it helps.
Got this today from my guy at humminbird. Maybe it will help people with the double returns.
ISSUE) DIGITAL DEPTH INCORRECT (SHALLOW WATER 15FT OR LESS)
If you have a customer that has a SOLIX or HELIX unit that is using the 83 kHz (Medium CHIRP) or perhaps even the 200/ 83 kHz (Med/High CHIRP) frequencies and they are complaining about the unit having Digital Depth issues when they are in water that is less than 15 feet and the bottom is very hard below is what needs to be done:
Surface Clutter should be set to 7 and Medium/83 kHz Sensitivity Offset to should be set from -4 to -6 depending on the need.
This change does not have an negative practical or cosmetic effect on the usability or fishability of the sonar. This allows the unit to track bottom while using the Medium beam in shallow water in all scenarios with the exception of sitting on a concrete boat ramp.
How do I turn on my mega imageing for my helix 9 gen do i have to have it in advanced
The easiest way is by tapping the check mark button. That will toggle through your frequencies without with you having to go into the menu. You can see which frequency your in at the bottom left corner of your screen. The highest number will be the mega. Here's the video that explains that.
ua-cam.com/video/sVaCqaIhvBU/v-deo.html
Hey. Very good. But would help more if listed only the changes from the defaults. Thanks so much. mikeburg
MichaelBurgett ...... Yes sir, I agree. But to be honest, I don't remember what the default settings are. These are just from weeks of changing the settings. And at the timei base this video, these settings were showing best results. Any changes that I've base and havehelped, I have and will update in the description. Thank you very much for your feedback. I wish more viewers would give feedback.
If I make these changes in simulation mode while relaxing in my recliner, will they stay inputted or do I need to do them in real time on the water?
I believe as long as its not in simulation mode, it should save the settings.
My unit user mode says angler or custom not advanced. Which would equal advanced?
Hmmmm, I would say custom. Custom sounds like it would give you more options which would be advance mode.
Mr. Jess, you know anyone up on Whitney? I'm going on three weeks without a bite (bank fishing/vertical jigging the rocks). Looking for any info I can get
I sure wish I could help ya, but no I don't. Right now they're hard to find on the main lake. On lake Waco, a friend found some in one of the coves. They were suspended and scattered. I'd try the marinas. That's where they were catch'n some on Waco last week. Whitney's very close to lake Waco, so they should be on the same pattern or close to it and it seems they're headed to they're spawning areas.
Crappie Craze that's about what I figured. Best thing they could do for me right now is come in shallow.
What setting do I need to change my settings to advanced. My screen will not give me the advanced mode.
Custom
How to find your tips
Nice to know your different settings but should have done a better job of explaining what the different settings do and why you chose a particular setting.
The requests were for the settings. I do break it down in other vids, but mostly explain them in the comment section of vids, emails and fb messenger when asked.
What does fish “id” do ?
Hoffman ....on 2D the screen will have a fish icon instead of an arch. Makes it easier for most to identify fish.
2 cents. Turn off the beeps on keystrokes.
Please don't stop with these sonar "how to use " you have the vids.
Spent all my money on trolling motor lol.
Mike Hallmark .....They are proud of them and it shows in the pricing. Lol