Thread: Helix chirp vs helix megs

Any of you boys running your Megas off the trolling motor (bow)? Is there any loss of image quality when you swap to trolling motor transducer? I am asking because that's where I am going to put mine.

Put it below the trolling motor and works just awesome. I use Rickie’s da ducer and find transducer just has to be a inch below trolling motor or you pick up just a dash of pic quality on left side as I view the screen. So attached to the bottom of the motor like all other transducers it will work just fine.

I have a Helix mega, and if i were you i would save up just a little longer and pay the extra 300. Kinda like buying a new vehicle for 300 more would you get automatic windows vrs hand cranks?

Originally Posted by Mike58

I have a Helix mega, and if i were you i would save up just a little longer and pay the extra 300. Kinda like buying a new vehicle for 300 more would you get automatic windows vrs hand cranks?

Save up and pay $300 for what?

Originally Posted by IceNitro

Save up and pay $300 for what?

Original topic of this discussion

I'm just about ready to step up to a new unit . Can someone that owns or used a helix mega tell me what makes it worth the $300 + over the non mega units. Will the difference in the units really make a recreational fisherman like me find more fish and structure. Give me the advantages and disadvantages. Thanks in advance.

Originally Posted by Mike58

Original topic of this discussion

I'm just about ready to step up to a new unit . Can someone that owns or used a helix mega tell me what makes it worth the $300 + over the non mega units. Will the difference in the units really make a recreational fisherman like me find more fish and structure. Give me the advantages and disadvantages. Thanks in advance.

If you dont want to spend the extra money, or cant afford to, then dont.
The Mega images are really nice in shallower water, but if $300 is a lot of money for you then theyre not revolutionary. More like evolutionary.
Do you have to see the most detailed shallow water images, or can you get by with decent images? What kind of fishing will you do most?

Originally Posted by Mike58

Original topic of this discussion

I'm just about ready to step up to a new unit . Can someone that owns or used a helix mega tell me what makes it worth the $300 + over the non mega units. Will the difference in the units really make a recreational fisherman like me find more fish and structure. Give me the advantages and disadvantages. Thanks in advance.

Sorry. I though the discussion was past that...

IMO I would save up the extra money for the Mega. I have both a mega and a nonmegahelix 10 si. I think all units now are miles ahead of where they were a few years ago. Mega unit images in both si and di are way ahead at this point of any images I've seen from any other units.