LIVE IMAGING SONAR NOW!
For decades, anglers relied on fish finders with an inherent time delay. Today, however, a new breed of fish finder from brands such as Garmin and Lowrance eliminates the time delay, depicting the underwater world in real time. The latest to join this revolution is Humminbird.
Humminbird’s Mega Live Imaging delivers clarity that’s reminiscent of medical ultrasounds. With fish and structure appearing in real time, anglers can watch fish onscreen as they move about.
Mega Live Imaging employs an optional transducer that mounts to the shaft of a trolling motor. You connect the supplied Ethernet and power cable to a compatible Humminbird multifunction display with no need for a black-box module.
No transom-mount transducer is currently available for Mega Live Imaging, though transommount and trolling-motor transducers are available for the Garmin Panoptix LiveScope and Lowrance ActiveTarget live-imaging systems.
Mega Live Imaging is compatible with all Humminbird Apex and Solix MFD models, as well as Humminbird’s Helix G3N (8- through 12-inch models) and Helix G4N (7- through 15-inch models) Mega SI or Mega DI.
You can adjust Mega Live Imaging to one of three modes by manually twisting the transducer. Choose between Down, Forward or Landscape. It provides clarity throughout the entire view, with no gaps in coverage. Maximum range is 150 feet. It scans whichever way you turn the trolling motor.
The images that emerge are mind-blowing. Bait schools, gamefish and even your lure zoom across the screen. On some occasions, you can even watch a fish strike your lure. The Mega Live Imaging on the MFD touchscreen also lets you mark and save waypoints to return to the spot later.
Mega Live Imaging won the Best Electronics category at the 2021 ICAST fishing-tackle industry trade show held in Orlando, Florida, in July. $1,499 for the transducer package; humminbird.com