“Underutilized” so true. You’ve made me step up my landscape mode game. Watched video this morning while making coffee. Went out to use landscape more. 6 walleyes for a limit of 4 and 2 perch in about a half hour. Good stuff. Thanks

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Awesome. Love to hear it!

I have been putting off trying landscape, but after your video, I believe it can become an addition tool I have been neglecting. Thanks for sharing.

@TheTechnologicalAngler

7 ай бұрын

Appreciate the feedback!

Landscape Mode is all I use... when trolling for Stripers in freshwater lakes as well as fishing Bluegill Beds. It's an awesome tool!

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@mcconn746

Жыл бұрын

If you are fishing Stripers, I assume you have to be in deep water. How do you manage the limited vertical range of Landscape mode? Thanks.

@SLYFishing

Жыл бұрын

@mcconn746 when trolling for Stripers, I'm only interested in the water column, and I can easily see the fish at Depths down to 60 feet deep and over 100 feet behind the boat. The key is to have the angle of the transducer set appropriately for the depth of the fish (and your Lures are running). That depth can be determined through 2D or DI. In my case, I have my Mega Live pointed aft watching the fish reactions to my trailing lures, which are typically between 17 and 30 feet deep. The other key is to use the Down Mode view on your Helix/Solix/Apex rather than the Landscape view. The Down Mode view does a much better job of seeing fish in the water column. Yes, the Mega Live Transducer is physically in Landscape Mode, but I'm using the Down View to display it... it works great and is a better representation of what is going on behind the boat. I have tutorials on KZread, and my channel is SLYDoggieTN if you want to dive into it more.

Excellent video!

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback!

so good. I love my mega live

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback!

Great content. Love the detailed explanation. Are you aware of any documentation that shows the angle of the beam through the water column? I suspect their is a sweet spot (distance from the boat) where the beam is covering a larger percentage of the water column?

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback!

Great video! Do you have any more information about the bracket that you're using?

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Yes it’s from TKICNC. Fantastic system. Will be showing you more in the coming weeks. You can own one one by visiting tkicnc.com/product/tki-cnc-live-transducer-kit/ and use promo code TECHANGLER23 for free shipping!

Used landscape mode just at the end of the 2023 season and after being off the water for the winter I really needed to look at this again as a refresher on the best setting for my transducer to get optimal viewing clarity. Now I need to become better at setting up the vertical settings and I'll be ready for the 24. Great reference, material.

@TheTechnologicalAngler

3 ай бұрын

Appreciate the positive feedback!

This explanation of the transducer is exactly what Im looking for. I fish for musky, and looking for real time imaging, that show my lure and the fish. Where I am confused is, about the transducer on the TM. If I put the transducer out at a 90 , will that give me real time imaging, and not be affected alot by the TM moving, or using this in the spot lock mode?. (What Im trying to avoid is my image "zig zagging" in and out as I go along the shore line, I realize it will probaby move some, but that is what Im looking for. Will side imaging or deep imaging help? I will be upgrading my TM to a Ultrex Quest, and will have a Hummingbird 9 on the bow, and a 7 on the console. Thanks, and loved this detailed video!

Excellent detail presentation, do you think that landscape mode is just as effective or better than foward facing sonar. And do you think that a lot of professional and youtube anglers promote foward facing but are really using landscape? Landscape mode look very interesting compared to the beam coverage between foward and landscape.

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. Every mode has pluses and minuses. The big plus for landscape is coverage area. Minuses are optimum depth range (very limited coverage in water deeper than 15 ft) and lure tracking. In shallow water, 10-12 ft or less, it’s hard to beat landscape IMO. Deeper water or when you want to track the lure, then forward is a better choice.

I am confused...as usual. We fish for crappie in Lake Lanier which is deep water. They are often in 20' - 30' water. They sometimes move up and down the column but they are often shallow or deep. Can you set the vertical range of Landscape mode to focus shallow or deep? Thanks.

Thanks! To confirm, the trolling motor heading sensor with i-Pilot Link cannot be used to enable the direction of the landscape scanner on the Solix. It has to be the external GPS with Heading Sensor? I reconfigured and it looks like waypoints are working but I can’t get that icon in the top right like you have. I also have selected the “boat icon” as being enabled under the mega live view too.

@TheTechnologicalAngler

3 ай бұрын

I have always used it in conjunction with the AS GPS HS receiver

@TheFishingGuy

3 ай бұрын

@@TheTechnologicalAngler thank you so much

@TheFishingGuy

3 ай бұрын

@@TheTechnologicalAngler just a quick update. I received my AS GPS HS and plugged it in. Boat icon is now showing. Thanks

Where do I find out if my megalive is connnected to my external AS GPS HS? Thanks for the detailed instructions on utilizing the landscape mode.

@TheFishingGuy

3 ай бұрын

If you’re on a Solix. Go to your GPS and it should tell you where it is getting the signal for each GPS configuration. It’ll share what each configuration is used for. In the top right of your Solix when in the Mega Live view there is “Live” your ping “gps 1” or the respective number. Hope that helps

What is the brand and model for the transducer pole you use?

@TheTechnologicalAngler

4 ай бұрын

That’s a live sonar pole from TKICNC.com. Best in the business, hands down. I’ll add the link below; use promo code TECHANGLER24 for free shipping! tkicnc.com/product/tki-cnc-live-transducer-kit/

Would you run mega 360 also ?

Can you see your lure in landscape mode I didn’t notice in your videos

@TheTechnologicalAngler

2 ай бұрын

Generally no. It is visible in forward and down modes

I e been adjusting settings and transducer angle and I can see fish swimming but I’m not seeing the bottom or weeds what would cause not seeing bottom

@TheTechnologicalAngler

3 ай бұрын

Too deep of water or transducer angle set too high.

I don't understand do you turn it one way if it's starboard and the other way if it's port?

I can't tell which way you are turning For the Starboard side.Something doesn't make sense to me.

Great video!

@TheTechnologicalAngler

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the positive feedback!