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| Put a new Mega SI/DI unit on the bow of my boat last year. Like it a lot but was watching a video made by a walleye pro who is sponsored by Humminbird and he indicated that if fishing shallower water <15 feet, you should use the lower power settings rather than Mega. Curious how others are setting their units up for shallow water. |
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Location: SW Ohio | It depends on how the bottom returns are showing up. The lower settings are more powerful in that they will have better returns at deeper depths than Mega. But under 20' I'm usually looking at the high end for more definition. Check out Doug Vahrenberg on youtube or the BBC Humminbird forum for what his recommendations are. I also have mine set on salt water (shallow) vs fresh, and I'm constantly adjusting the dash unit for the constantly varying conditions as the boat moves. The bow unit gets adjusted a lot less as I'm moving slower. |
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Location: E. Tenn | Defer to the experts.. Northland Marine is right up the road from you...they'll probably help you out over the phone. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Install RipaLip University on your phone. Everything you need to know is there.
'The Ripalip Marine Electronics Learning System
Browse through more than 150 pieces of marine electronics equipment. Begin with the Quick Start Guide for step-by-step instructions to make sure your electronics are ready for fishing and navigation. If you need more details, review the Advanced Reference Guide, Installation and Networking information, FAQs, How-To Videos and more! Eliminate the need to review cumbersome and lengthy manufacturer owner’s manuals or search YouTube for more information.
Whether you are new to marine electronics or have used them for years, you can find valuable tips about the settings of your gear.
We even added a place to enter and save all of your favorite settings once you get your screen dialed in, just in case you need to go back after making adjustments.'
https://www.ripalipuniversity.com/
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| miket55 - 4/26/2022 6:31 PM
Defer to the experts.. Northland Marine is right up the road from you...they'll probably help you out over the phone.
Actually bought from them and they installed. Great folks |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Try that app, it's worth the 10 bucks. |
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| sworrall - 4/26/2022 6:58 PM
Try that app, it's worth the 10 bucks.
Sounds good |
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Location: E. Tenn | North of 8 - 4/26/2022 7:56 PM
miket55 - 4/26/2022 6:31 PM
Defer to the experts.. Northland Marine is right up the road from you...they'll probably help you out over the phone.
Actually bought from them and they installed. Great folks
I know...my Terrova became ballast on me my last trip up. They fit me in, repaired the trolling motor, and tweaked on my birds all in a couple of hours.. I trust them more than the manufacturer's support people.. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Northland helps us with parts when we couldn't get them anywhere else and put a longer shaft on one of our Ultrex trollers. Fast reliable service. |
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