This is a Walleye Fishing Game Changer + Humminbird Mega Live

[@dbcustoms9707]

started doing this exact same setup last year with the Garmin Live and slip bobs ...... it's always interesting to see how the fish are interacting with the bait and how you can modify your presentation to get their attention. Sometimes they would ignore a still bait on the slip, and wouldn't pay attention to it until you actually started to jig it up and down a bit. Sometimes they preferred the bait 4-5 feet off the bottom, rather than maybe 1 ft, but you wouldn't believe it until you actually saw their behavior on Live. Great content as always Tom.

[@HikingXCSkiing]

Absolutely like how gently you place those fish back into the water.

[@ricksmoove123]

Tom, it would be really cool to have you give a run down of how you use a tiller boat combined with basically all rear mounted electronics (including rearward positioned live imaging) to create a fast, efficient command center. Everything you are doing is designed to maximize efficiency (and simplify filming). It’s a cool aspect that a lot of people don’t even think about. It’s 10x more important for all of us weekend warriors to be able to maximize time on the water.

[@andrewlawson6224]

There we go, a mega live video! Love it, Tom! You’ll figure it out better and faster than any other resource I have. Have this on my boat now but I’ve only used it for ice fishing. I agree, don’t care about watching fish eat so much, just want to use it for pinpointing pods. Side mount tiller like you. Looking for more content on this tool. Teach me. Thanks!!

[@christophereric1407]

The lapel mic and outstanding sound quality has me a new subscriber. Thanks for your attention to detail.

[@brookensangling]

Hard to beat the dropshot with live imaging. I've been doing this for a couple years now. You can hold the bait in front of the fish at any depth and pretty much call your shot. Nice video, keep it up!

[@gregbroyles2908]

Awesome video Tom! I agree I like my ML on the separate pole.

[@brianharrington5593]

Walleye Professor, you've done it again. Just don't pick up your lure as easily as the fish. Great seeing your 4 legged friend out with you. have missed your buddy, Surly. Would be great if Humminbird would get there act together. Have had a Mega 360 on order since last July. No info anywhere as to when it will be delivered. Probably get it after Christmas this year, or sometime late spring 2023.

[@thomasfleming2253]

Feel ya. Minn Kota too - Ulterra ordered October and still no show.

[@dionbrandt6176]

360 is in waiting on a 12” helix ordered in March

[@ksoutdoorsports]

Love the Megga Live. Slip bobbers are so deadly right now here.

[@charliekorabek3846]

Great video Tom! Looks like your using side imaging to macro-locate and mega live to pinpoint actual fish. These videos are very helpful when it comes to using the new tech. Thanks for doing this!

[@bdyrcon]

Best teacher in the walleye game... not even close. Love your vids dude. Headed to N Wisconsin in 10 days and watching your stuff gets me jacked. Love it.

[@richardfenton1769]

As always, fabulous job putting the technology to work and showing us, what to look for. I cant wait to hear more details regarding the setup and how you are lining things up. I do not think the trolling motor mount makes sense, for me, either.

[@TomBoley]

Video will be up in a few day probably

[@A25-g6k]

@@TomBoley as a bass angler that drives my boat around a TON and am standing up higher on the deck of the boat I don’t want to bend to move a pole or have a pole super high up. Also the capability of moving the ducer with my foot while winding and working my bait allows me to to follow my bait better. Pros and cons to both mounts. I’m in Hayward too!

[@bradkrehbiel6040]

Fantastic content Tom. Your expertise with electronics is why I subscribe. Thank you from Kansas.

[@TomBoley]

Appreciate it thanks for watching!

[@dallasinsko3686]

Again, an au some video ! I'm like , Chasing the Bite , curios how you run your electronics. Keep up the good work.

[@patrickethier6190]

Tom next time you talk about your mega live maybe you could talk about some of your settings on your mega live you like to use.

[@paulkramer7698]

Thank you Tom

[@gtolson8989]

Live imaging is an awesome tool for catching walleye. Humminbird has a ways to go yet to catch up with the image quality that the garmin livescope plus system has. But eventually they will all be the same. Love my garmin setup for walleyes.

[@loboyd691]

Another solid video man. Coming to you from North Dakota. The lake we fish, Ashtabula, is a mess because of the spring rain. The visibility is getting better but its still bad enough to where we are going for crappies and white bass mainly. Your videos are about the only thing getting us through the walleye season. By this time last year my dad and I had around 80 walleyes caught. This year we have four caught in as many fishing trips.

[@TomBoley]

You are not alone....alot of river and reservoir systems struggling with high dirty water this year

[@mattress2331]

Dangerously Awesome technology Great video Tom

[@wiscowalleye7954]

I like color palette 11, it really makes things pop. Also something I learned that’s not described anywhere is that each click on the mega live mount is 10 degrees which is helpful for selecting what degree angle you choose in the settings.

[@alandavis4885]

Tom, can you comment a bit more on the mounts you're using for both 360 AND Mega Live? Great content as usual! Keep it coming ... 😁👍

[@Mrwardcst]

I was going to ask same ?

[@dustingraupman3405]

Me too

[@dustingraupman3405]

Me too

[@liska2203]

Same, what are those mounts and where can I get them.

[@Mrwardcst]

Quit obvious he does not want to tell us. Pops up on my phone any time someone responds. May have to respond back with my wallet. Like the walleye now app but it is a want not a need.

[@veesar205]

I Like how you emphasize the use of the different technologies and how they play in with one another. Often people overlook the need for SI when scouting and jump right to Live. Nice video and great shot capturing that aggressive fish! Ever considered doing a ML v. LVS34 video to really see the quality differences between the 2 platforms? I have to say, having used both, I’d go with Garmin all day long for the detail. Thanks for the Video Tom!

[@jeffp6138]

Tom Have learned a lot from your videos, just purchased the walleye now app. It would help a bit more regarding trolling if you would reference approximate speeds while trolling…. Keep up the great work. If you’re ever down in northern lower Michigan and want to fish Burt and mullet lakes…. Hit me up I’ll take ya out in my boat.

[@davidlutz5602]

Eventually yes everyone will have forward facing sonar. For me with a young family it’ll be ten years! Sad but most all tips videos around KZbin are obsolete to me these days because I don’t and won’t have the coin for this technology.

[@bigdframingd6820]

I love my garmin Livescope. It’s so fun seeing the fish come in.

[@markmcgough7900]

Tom I have a alumacraft competitor. Can u show is how u rigged your mega live to the side and what I need to buy to make it work.

[@frankmuzquizsr.2010]

Hey Tom thanks buddy for this video and all the rest , Hooked up !!!👍🏻🎣

[@dougmead7669]

I'm looking to install a Ultrex Quest with Mega Live. What do you recommend for musky fishing? SI, DI, FFS? Interested in spotting the fish, as I fish the contours! Thanks for any info! Eventually I might ramp up to Target Lock, I'm trying to avoid the extra arm on the TM right now, or the side bracket. Thanks!

[@danholland4815]

Can you do a mega live video and describe your settings? Clicks up from down on the ducer, mask or no mask, sensitivity, contrast, dynamic contrast level, etc? Also, that looked like the old software on the unit. Is that correct?

[@cjkrolak]

@tom boley how would you use mega live if your boat was not stationary, e.g drifting or trolling?

[@steverichter5342]

Great Mega Live vid Tom. In you short amount of time on the water with this tech, what have you seen as farthest distance from the ML transducer you can get and still mark fish?

[@jeffreybowe5248]

Great video! Always love watching them. I want to challenge you to come to Lake Wissota and catch some.

[@robertharjehausen6916]

Great info Tom, thanks!

[@Superkuh2]

This reminds me a lot of using an underwater camera during ice fishing. You use it to find find the fish and watch reactions. It's too bad water clarity goes way down in summer. $1500 is a lot.

[@zacharybava186]

Tom unrelated to mega live but do you have any tips to getting a 10 week old yellow Labrador accustomed to being in a boat?

[@mikeblowers7530]

Based on this video, I would choose to pay for Garmin Panoptix over getting Bird mega live for free. The bird live is useable, but Garmin has a way nicer product. Thanks for the video Tom.

[@nightknightlegion1273]

I already have lowrance systems on my boat, cant find mega lives. Guess lowrance live works just as well. You should use it trolling, seen guys trolling trout and salmon using pan optics.

[@tadglidden679]

If you were shelling out the money would you go 360 or live?

[@danshultz2235]

Great question and a comparison as to what works best for different locations. Most of can't afford both, if even one.

[@markmaendel434]

This video convinced me to go Garmin Panoptix

[@zaneoliver3666]

Tom, Great video, would you recommend the humming bird live scop or Garmin pan optics?

[@ronlourigan3285]

Another Great video 👍

[@nicholasmoen3244]

Great video. Assuming 7'3" mlf for the dropshot.

[@TomBoley]

Yes

[@jamiehartzell5286]

Great video great information, 👍

[@marcplaisted460]

Great video.

[@TomBoley]

Thanks for watching

[@fishman8662]

Love all your videos, I've learned a lot from all. What size locator do you need to use the mega live?

[@jonstokes3122]

Fantastic video!

[@TomBoley]

Thanks for watching!

[@Realtor436]

Do you find that the walleye behave differently in a body of water that holds only walleye?

[@TargetWalleye]

Me likey 🔥

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

School of fish

[@jimpowers2047]

nice 😁

[@sawyer5384]

Come fish Minnetonka!

[@scottrouwhorst881]

Nice

[@erickmartinez1767]

Never thought I’d see Tom using livescope. Awesome video dude.!

[@TomBoley]

Had to get with the times.

[@gabdd2011]

Hi Tom i tried to look at comments for the info but I didnt find it, what hook size you use for jumbo leech on dropshot? I was using #6 but felt like i was missing a lot of hooking due to the fact the hook was too small but at the same time i dont want to put a #2/0 and hook so big that the fish knows it a obvious hook

[@TomBoley]

I fish #2. Go to a softer rod and don't set the hook hard

[@gabdd2011]

@@TomBoley thanks tom i went fishing this weekend and caught plenty of fish with your tips!

[@ckoger11]

Hey Tom I’ve been using mega live all summer with good success but at times I have some interference issues. I don’t have a 360 and I get this.. have you dealt with this at all?

[@TargetWalleye]

Did you install the "choke" cable that came in the box? It goes between your onboard charger and the accessories/cranking battery. That cleaned up a lot of interference for me that was sneaking thru from the trolling motor. If the interference is from other graphs, you might need to play with changing frequencies.

[@ckoger11]

@@TargetWalleye hey thanks for the reply yeah I put the choke after the on board charger. I’m wondering if my problem is in the way I wired the switch. I left the shield wire In tact due I need to wire that in the ground on my switch

[@RyanSchwietersOutdoors]

You don't have a vantage on your boat, but it works great to mount to that! Auto stow and deploy with a push button, and 3:1 steering. I had my active target on a summit pole for a bit and it was a pain to go over to the pole and adjust it. I run the vantage from my seat, and it makes it a lot easier!

[@brandon-tz6bu]

Im just trying to get into the garmin livescope and trying to decide if i should hook to my vantage or a summit pole. Any disadvantages to using the vantage?

[@RyanSchwietersOutdoors]

@@brandon-tz6bu I have a summit pole and it's disappointing. I only use it ice fishing now. I have mine mounted to the vantage and I love it. I definitely wouldn't switch to a pole now. It's automatic and stows & deploys with the push of a button. And I can use it while I'm graphing around at idle speed.

[@napjohn88]

I have a mega live. it kills it

[@theobserver9565]

When ya going to get your own boat?

[@pb-ki3nx]

Gotta get that quiet SUZUKI back!

[@FrankTichnor-un4td]

4 inline

[@kimsaucier957]

Hello Tom, Do you need a separate unit to run your mega live I have a helex in my boat..

[@marcgagnon688]

u need a helix gen 4 i beleive?

[@kimsaucier957]

@@marcgagnon688 Well dang it that blows I have a helix 7 gen 3

[@anon4628]

Gen3 works too

[@timlisi871]

From Humminbird website: "Mega Live Imaging is compatible with all Humminbird Apex and Solix MFD models, as well as Humminbird’s Helix G3N (8- through 12-inch models) and Helix G4N (7- through 15-inch models) Mega SI or Mega DI".

[@jasonguest1441]

Mega Live over 360?? Can't afford both lol

[@chasingthebite8673]

Tom and all your electronics where do you have them hooked up to is it the starting battery for the big motor or is it a separate battery

[@TomBoley]

Running 2 batteries currently. 1 for starting another for electronics which charges off the big motor as well

[@chasingthebite8673]

@@TomBoley Thank you Tom

[@rometroy420]

This video is so 2018 lol. I was wondering why you had not posted videos on Livescope and Walleyes. Hummingbird late in the game I guess. They are the best at side imaging tho, still prefer Garmin Livescope.to Mega live...that image is nasty.

[@keithkemp1164]

Video Game Fishing

[@blake.everyday]

Bruh, you must be using skillshare or something cause your b-roll game and editing is getting strong

[@TomBoley]

It ain't much but it's honest work

[@blake.everyday]

@@TomBoley my man

[@danmartin9850]

Terrible imaging. Humminbird has a long way to go yet with Forward Facing Sonar.

[@eliedube]

I love the idea of this concept but I dont like the interference, no color palettes, always needs to rotate the pole (an ipilot pole would be great). And for the price point I am gonna wait a couples years before considering this tool. My 2D, DI and side imaging sonar hard to beat.

[@sammenard3693]

IMO, the technology is still in the embryonic stage and vast improvements are within reach. Technology will improve and the cost will be more affordable in a couple of years… I hope. Personally speaking, the tech is certainly very cool, but it’s not like I can’t find fish and have a meal without it. Fishing should have some secrets.

[@DavidMajors-g3p]

Serious equipment.If you can't catch fish with these...you can't catch fish.

[@SpoonierMilk]

God mega live is actually trash compared to my lv34

[@jam206AR]

I heard Trump is coming out with his own forward facing sonar…….. MAGA_Live imaging. See what I did there?

[@hellcat32]

Fishing tech is going too far... What's next, deer hunting with a thermal imaging drone? No hate for Tom or this channel but this tech is not fair chase.