HUMMINBIRD

SOLIX 10 CHIRP MEGA SI+ G3 CHO

humminbird.com

$2,199; humminbird.com

Humminbird was the first to come out with side-scanning sonar, and it’s taken a decade for others to catch up. It was also among the first to offer sonar recording for creating custom sonar contour charts, and was definitely the first to design units and firmware to do it directly in the box without having to transmit private fishing data to third parties for incorporation.

TOP FEATURES:

A 10-inch display with 16-bit color offers outstanding resolution. If you use a Minn Kota Ulterra trolling motor, then steering, autopilot and SpotLock are available via the MFD. You can even program a route or tell the trolling motor to follow a depth contour. Embedded Mega Imaging offers live forward scanning to see fish movement in cover, ideal for competitive anglers. This requires the right transducer.

ANALYSIS:

The Solix looks beautiful on a bracket-mount system.

Step up to the Apex model to achieve the flush-mount aesthetics of the competition. Still, the 10-inch diagonal display is the largest in its class. We found the graphic user interface to be a little awkward, requiring us to toggle down through each menu item instead of scrolling past them. Tide tables are not integrated into the system.

CARTOGRAPHY:

Humminbird Basemap with Autochart Live; supports LakeMaster, CoastMaster and Navionics.

SCREEN SIZE (DIAGONAL): 10.1 in. AVAILABLE SCREEN SIZES: 10, 12, 15 in. RESOLUTION: 1280x800 FOOTPRINT: 11.81-by-7.89by-4.78 in. WEIGHT: NA WATERPROOF RATING: IPX7 BRIGHTNESS (NITS): 1,500 VIEWING-ANGLE DEGREES: Not specified

MICROPROCESSOR: Dual core COLD START TO FIRST FIX: Not specified NO. OF POSSIBLE PANES: 4 EMBEDDED OPERATOR MANUAL: Not specified

CONTROLS:

Multitouch with button and dial interface BLUETOOTH: Yes

SUPPORTS SONAR,

RADAR, ETC.: AIS, autopilot, Minn Kota i-Pilot Link, Minn Kota

Talon/Raptor, NMEA 2000, radar, MEGA 360, One-Boat Network, Minn Kota built-in Mega DI, Minn Kota built-in Mega SI, Minn Kota US2

IPS: Not specified

INTEGRATED

SONAR: 1 kW dual-spectrum chirp INTEGRATED SONAR:

Supported

INTEGRATED

SONAR: Dualspectrum chirp, Mega Side Imaging+, Mega Down Imaging+