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Location: Des Plaines, IL | As was stated, the frequency on the "high definition" side imaging is 1200 kHz on the Garmin, which I believe is the same frequency on the Hummingbird MEGA. I have an Ultra 12 and 10 and absolutely love it. As far as resolution, it's close, and you can absolutely identify fish. I think how Hummingbird does their color scheme helps with clarity, so you can play around with those settings to see if you find one that is best for you.
And if you want to add Panoptix, to me, it's an easy decision. I decided to go all the way and get the trolling motor too and couldn't be happier, especially with the gesture control to spin the Panoptix transducer. If you troll, you can see exactly how deep your baits are running and even watch them to see a fish look at it or strike (pointing the LiveScope transducer backwards).
I also love that I could buy those two units, buy additional mounts for $60 and then move them from the console to the front depending on if I'm trolling or casting. Rather than buy four units I only need two of the high end and can easily move them because I don't have to keep unplugging and re-plugging things in with the quick release brackets.
Factor in that, overall, the highest end Garmin setup is cheaper than Hummingbird and Minn Kota and that's a winner for me. |
