Humminbird MEGA Live 2 is BETTER than Garmin Livescope?! -Live Footage on the Water

[@Margot_est_douce.]

Honestly, you’re so creative. Keep sharing more!

[@ValentinaRosas-i4q]

So glad I found this, absolutely worth watching!

[@chadengels2625]

Great video. Honestly, I run two Garmin LVS 34 units and the ML2 Forward looks a little better than my Garmins in two ways. 1. The bottom return looks stronger at far distance. 2. No ghost tree. The landscape view on this ML2 is lights out, instantly the best of the three manufacturers. Also, considering there is no cumbersome black box, this new ML2 looks pretty attractive. The fact that this is your first time on the water and you don’t have it dialed in yet, it’s impressive

[@kirkreusch5704]

Love the unsolicited reviews! Keep them coming.

[@huntertaylor2747]

Let’s see side by side comparison to the garmin!

[@edwardmarshall8795]

Please show us both at the same time

[@gjbacorn]

Garmin switches between forward, down and perspective automatically too!

[@DLPfishing]

So cool, I can’t wait until all the new Hummingbirds units drop I’m all in with this upgrade

[@brianrobinson9979]

They may have been in 3rd for live but Mega360 is an amazing concept that no one else is doing

[@droutdoors1991]

All the forward facing in landscape/prospective view are the 360 but just live, without having to wait 30 seconds for an area to be updated

[@dustinwalker8152]

Ben, thank you for posting the process of working through all the settings and shit. *edit: also Ben, you should rock dreadlocks for the next tour season.

[@stevethedude8740]

Something tells us you bank fish LOL

[@dustinwalker8152]

@ sometimes, but rarely. Mostly fish out of my skeeter or xpress.

[@easttexasfishermanwithstev5108]

I grew up fishing the lake you're on. Still one of the best lakes in East Texas.

[@haroldrogers6566]

Thanks Ben. Going to be upgrading the front of the boat this year. Needed to see this. But we all know that Garmin has stuff that would blow your mind. They are just not going to bring it and leave that slow upgrade money on the table.

[@bradfordallen2784]

Thanks Ben I just got the HB. Live this was really helpful

[@EmmaCarpenter-b5q]

I watch your channel with pleasure. Your videos are a real treat for the eyes.🌼🙂💕

[@BTD-FG]

Honestly surprised it looks pretty good love when bird makes a new transducer

[@caskdrumcraft]

Looks like improved bait tracking at greater distances, but still has the super pixilated, almost blurry look that gen 1 has. Landscape mode is honestly pretty good on gen one and looks to be about the same on gen 2.

[@carloswillis2918]

Hummingbird has stepped it up definitely

[@nottomgreen]

How did you zoom in at 3:53 on that message?! Or was that a screenshot?

[@Bogeypro256]

Looks like a screen shot of a text and he pinched and zoomed into it.

[@CN-df8gg]

Impressed for sure. But since they’ve always been a leader… It was a long time coming. And who knows how fast Garmin and lowrance will come out with one better, and stay ahead of the curve.

[@frantyf]

What an awesome honest video bro!! Would be awesome if only you could run both at the same time in order to check if there would have any beam interference between them. Regards from Spain.

[@GR8smallie_angler]

I wonder if humminbird will make it less costly, to try and get their customers to return from garmin?? A side by side would have been interesting since you are running both units. Also, is it really worth buying a humminbird and selling the garmin when garmin is still producing great unit with great results.

[@TheFishinMagician20]

The bot comments go CRAZY 😭😭

[@mattressesunderwater]

Dude that would benefit elite anglers especially with the rule of one transducer! They could switch back and forth landscape easily

[@keenanmoore264]

Really hopping this unit pans out and makes the market a little more competitive. I'm hoping to get one in the next couple years and this could help bring the price down.

[@bakervinci163]

Do they still not have a black box? Might explain the reverb

[@danielmeganhauger2414]

They definitely stepped their game up 😮

[@Bmannichols1970]

I think it would be Cool if you could get Zona in the boat with you to go over the features and make a show of it.

[@louisbailey-118]

Yeah well that will do me, I’ve been waiting for a decent review on this. I was pretty happy to see you doing it. I live in Australia, I fish for giants in rivers and the occasional perch. I already have a Solix G3 for the clearly better DI/SI images. It will save me a tonne and keep the wife off my back 😂

[@cw4973]

Good solid review, Ive had the gen 1 and this one looks better and more comparable to the Garmin for sure! 😎🤘

[@bakervinci163]

The graph image looks good early in the video

[@Mr69ERacing]

Does look way better than original one they came out with

[@howcroft22]

lol. Glad you said livescope, and not livescope plus. Although it’s still not even on par with Garmins almost 10-year-old LVS32. But it looks like they at least copied some color schemes.

[@louisbailey-118]

😭

[@GlowGlamMirror]

I’m still new to live scope, but just from what I’ve seen the Garmin you usually use seems much clearer than this.

[@bakervinci163]

The ls34 since you started fishing? It’s only been out 2 + years. The 32 has been out almost 9 years and the non back box garmin was out for 12.

[@KissmyBasss]

Looks good, thanks for the review.

[@rickshipley7232]

Great video it was very informative. I have mega live 1. Have been semi satisfied. Now I need 4k to upgrade.

[@kennethstephensen1984]

I believe Garmin LS+ is still better at Forward. Humminbird definitely won perspective. However, I wonder if the processor in the Explore will make a difference?

[@kyledunsmore321]

And pretty quick Garmin will likely introduce the LVS 36 transducer lol! None of these manufacturers will be outdone, they always wait on each other to play their cards!!

[@kasenisfishing]

I was getting super bright tall streak returns on big fish and would throw at them with a glide and it would be like they didnt even see it but then i would get the same fish to where they were less “hot” and they would see it and come up and crush it. It only happens on fish that are like 5+ which is weird. Ever experienced this? I use garmin Lvs 34

[@bassmasterbrewski7392]

Any word on garmin releasing a new transducer?

[@HunterTFishing]

Yo Milliken I got a mug shot sweatshirt do u think it’s going to ship before Christmas

[@leeg742]

That's a pre-order bud.... likely wont even be made until after Christmas. I got one too I'm not expecting to see it until 2025 tbh

[@edwardjones2748]

Love the tech stuff

[@stephenritter586]

I’m impressed. Im gonna have to try it out. Thanks for the review.

[@chadengels2625]

I was impressed too, it looks good.

[@williamtennill6744]

Thanks.. I like that landscape myself

[@neilljb]

Man can I take the transducer once you are done with it!

[@robertandrews5656]

Love this review stuff

[@edwardmarshall8795]

Mark Zona has a great fishing show

[@DonkeyIncoming]

That’s crazy, you made garmin so much money.

[@WFOChevrolet30]

Definitely looks better than megalive gen 1.

[@markbowers9579]

I have a mega live one and that definitely looks a lot better

[@bakervinci163]

I fished on a boat with a quest. That thing was huge and heavy. It’s bigger and heavier than the Force and 3 times heavier than the Move.

[@raydalton1110]

please help im new to live scope, so basically i get this mega live 2 and mount on my trolling motor , then i just need a lcd screen ? or other stuff ? and price wise i know the mega live 2 is $1,500 , so whats price for other stuff i need ? thank you anyone

[@trevorselch5574]

Don't mount on your trolling motor. That's stupid. It's constantly moving and losing the image. Mount independently

[@raydalton1110]

@@trevorselch5574 this video it was mounted on trolling motor and im sure he knows what he is doing

[@073286]

I know people will disagree but it still doesn't look as good as the old lvs32. Garmin is still king in the FFS game.

[@KendallArnoldFishing]

I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's definitely better than the first gen, but I'm not sure I like it more than my Livescope. I'm still rocking the LVS32 but I feel like I can see targets a little more cleanly. Seems a little fuzzier than I'd like, but then again we have different eyes as well. Your normal LVS34 footage in your videos is way better in my opinion than the Bird. Still a huge step forward for Humminbird 💯

[@AlabamaBassin]

I went with lowrance for the smaller cone angle and price point last year. I can bounce a minner right off their forehead at 120ft with ease 😅

[@kentuckytrapper780]

Catch'um up Ben!!!!

[@greenpighunter6930]

Nice. Thanks Ben

[@peteross2293]

I'm still happy with my mega live, I don't need the upgraded one

[@dylanwarren2746]

I have AT1 paired with an HDS Live 12 and i’m honestly struggling to learn it (fish identification, what to cast to/what not to, etc). Should i “sell out” and switch to Garmin or hummingbird, or should i stick with it and give it more time?

[@danielcheshirefishing8916]

How long have you been using it?

[@dylanwarren2746]

@ I’ve had it a little over a year. That being said, I haven’t been using it for a year. I’m a shallow water guy all the way, just trying to learn the deep stuff by using FFS. Usually wind up going shallow if it’s not going well with the active target.

[@danielcheshirefishing8916]

@@dylanwarren2746 I gotcha. AT is good. Definitely takes a little more time with the eyes on a screen compared to a garmin. The best thing I’ve learned from looking at it is bass are like 95% always moving and the returns are gonna be throughout the body. Trash fish are usually grainy and look like a zebra lol. Crappie can look like bass(especially the big ones) but once you start catching bass on it and throwing at them you’ll learn if it’s crappie or not. Crappie tend to be stationary and don’t move. Plus bass like space when they’re grouped up. Fish that are super tight together are more than likely going to be crappie or hybrids. Try to keep settings the same until you can start dialing them in with confidence. No noise rejection and contrast to preference. (“2D look”) like he was saying. Pop the contrast until you can see more around the fish (his aurora glow) then you can see their full body plus kicking of the tail. That’s usually a telling sign of a bass. Like I was saying, once they get in 50-70 ft, if you still see a full return on the fish it’s a bass 95% of the time. If it gets In that range and it’s a grainy zebra it’s a trash fish. Honestly when you’re still learning just toss at everything you think is a bass with those mental notes I gave and you’ll learn it with ease. Some other notes from preference: Throw at least 10 ft away from fish if they’re a high roller(high in water column) and reel it fast to them. They’ll feel that with their lateral lines and you won’t spook them off. I haven’t had good experiences yet with fish being on the bottom. I only throw at the ones that are suspended. Single fish are harder to catch than if you see a wolf pack of 3 or more (competition is good for the angler) Target fishing (brush piles, trees, etc) is what I do the most. Like he mentioned in the video always keep your bait above the fish. And learn how to retrieve steadily. That’s the biggest thing, presentation is everything. Especially now since everyone has one on their boat. Hopefully this helps a little!

[@dylanwarren2746]

@@danielcheshirefishing8916 Awesome advice, appreciate you typing all of that out!

[@flip5097]

Are they banning forward facing sonar in tournaments?

[@MillikenFishing]

No

[@CAN43715]

Money drives sports. Fishing is no different. Look at the boats, trucks and jerseys. Anglers are walking billboards. (almost embarrassing). If you banned FF sonar from your tournament, you just cut off a huge source of income (Garmin, Lowrance, Hummingbird) to power it. Sit back and watch the train wrecks of those trying to ban it.

[@FulmeytheFisherman]

@@CAN43715NPFL is gonna take off in the banning of ffs but it will never be as big as MLF BASS or even the old FLW series

[@MFBassing]

When we going fishing Ben

[@bakervinci163]

Garmin beam width is 20. Bird and lowrance are wider. You want a narrow beam

[@kolejohnston-g8t]

Looks better for sure good for them and the pros that stuck with them through the first one cuz it sucked and that’s why they lost my business I’ll never get that 1600 back

[@karykullenberg1736]

You are so fake. Showing what ya wanna see. Makin those fish act like they are chasing your bait. How dare ya drug fish

[@coleedwards6168]

What are you trying to say?

[@MillikenFishing]

What the fck?

[@karykullenberg1736]

@@coleedwards6168Joking coleslaw. Sorry.

[@56igadget]

You are just a Humminbird hater kind of like a liberal

[@coleedwards6168]

@@karykullenberg1736 make the next joke make since

[@bakervinci163]

Bird says they have a wider beam. You want narrow. Garmin is narrower than lowrance

[@WalkerFishing662]

🔥🔥🔥

[@bradypucker1766]

Did you make sure you had a fishing license? 🤣

[@HookedonHaliburton]

Good for diehard birds guys to get rid of ML1 . Highly doubt you'll see Garmin users to jump ship though. Even if the perspective is " better", people might use it 5% of the year bed fishing

[@HunterTFishing]

“Don’t do illegal stuff they’re bad”………Ben would never

[@mattmcveigh2267]

Does this mean Hummingbird guys will actually be Hummingbird guys again?

[@chriscurtis8577]

I like have that new Star wars fish finder

[@MuskyMobGuideService]

Not even close to Garmin still.

[@bakervinci163]

Garmin beam width is 20. Bird and lowrance are wider. You want a narrow beam You are short casting everything

[@williamknight5142]

👍👍👍👍👍

[@mongo.outdoors5479]

Garmin will auto switch between the 3 modes it has.

[@NelsonWalters-p4f]

I thought ffs made the fish jump in the boat

[@mikeh8374]

I cast 2025 garmin gonna bust that ass. Too many sales to discontinue more graphs.

[@bakervinci163]

Who wants it to switch into auto? They need to fix that

[@Chainoflakesguy]

Its a bit better than megalive but clearly is still far from the lvs34 on your NBT. Thanks for saving me 4 grand after this video i’m 100% switching to garmin.

[@chadengels2625]

I have two Garmin LVS 34 units and this ML2 looks better in two ways. Stronger bottom return at distance and no ghost tree. The ML2 landscape on this video was lights out, the best of any I have seen.

[@Chainoflakesguy]

@@chadengels2625 it’s alot clearer past 50 feet than megalive 1 that’s for sure. All 3 companies offer a solid product now it’s just a matter of preference. I just happen to be one of the guys who bought a helix and megalive and would rather switch to garmin than re invest in a new humminbird unit lol

[@kvaughn1573]

I don’t think this looks better than my garmin at all

[@imprestart6219]

Buah .se ve fatal ! En garmin ves hastabforma de la pez

[@roberthaynie1149]

I dont see it being as good as Garmin 34

[@JanoyCresva]

New and improved cheaterbox.

[@kennethmiller6594]

Well I got 4 eyes and still can't see your bait?#$%?

[@mookie4206]

lol mark zona.

[@markcepi8644]

😴😴😴

[@RobertAFarleyJr-jb9mk]

It's time we as fishermen quit pissing away money on this constant new BS and just be satisfied with the electronics already available.They are already good enough. U can spend ur $ on more needed fishing tackle stuff than wasting it to see just a little bit better.Think Fisherman have become the biggest suckers, primarily in the electronic race.Personally it looks no better than the Garmin.

[@CAN43715]

It's your choice, do what you want.

[@russwilliams484]

Not at all impressed! I'll stick with Garmin!

[@ChaseWelty]

Website says 20 degree FYI

[@Letzgobrandun-wi1pc]

Only a BUM would find FFS fishing..A BUM😂

[@MillikenFishing]

😂😂😂

[@fadethenoise9704]

That deck is ridiculous.

[@zcookie9272]

Still looks like ass tbh. Garmin still ahead

[@bigdawg111]

Bro...cut your hair

[@lfcskater]

Poop

[@mrmechanic434]

Garmin ls still better than ml2.

[@mesa620]

View so clear it can see your license is expired. Dad joke