Just got my Helix 8 today. I just moved to Alaska and my buddy asked me if I could get an ice transducer for it so here I am, being pleasantly surprised that my 6 month fish finder just because a 10 month fish finder. Great video!
Like anything, you gotta take it out & mess with it. You can always go to a factory reset if you get in to deep in the weeds. They are a great unit & easy once you get familiar with it. deep
I took my helix 10 off my boat. I'm working on getting it ready for ice. Just waiting for the transducer to come in and going to get a lithium battery for it today.
@@precisionanglingYT will do. If I can't find an 18ah maybe something a little bigger. If our lakes ever freeze you should come down to southern maine. I have a few places you would like.
I have a battery charger but do I need one with the smaller alligator clips? The one I use now I have used to charge my boat batteries. If mine isn't right for it can you suggest one that is while saving money at the same time? Appreciate ya! Great video and have it saved so I can go back once I get all the parts for my build.
I honestly don’t know enough about chargers to know if you can use the bigger chargers designed for boat batteries. I use a Amped outdoors charger that was around $20. Mine can charge both SLA and lithium batteries.
Do you have a video or any more details on how you made your kit out of the milk crate? I'm considering going that route since I already have extra batteries and all I would have to buy is the transducer opposed to paying $300 for an entire kit.
I'm going to buy a new fish. It will be used exclusively for ice fishing shallow lakes. It will be a helix 5 g3 chirp. Is there any advantage to having DI or SI. Cheaper without them.
You won't need either the SI or DI if you're just using for ice fishing. Them are different open water modes and features. All you need for ice is the main unit. The one with GPS is a handy benefit, and worth the extra few $.
hello from finland ...i got my hands on a helix 5 ice gps g3 ....sorta playin around with it inside how do i get the gps to work? is it as simple as having transducer hooked to unit?
Should recognize GPS without the transducer hooked to it. May have to go outside to get a signal. Just like any GPS they need good signal to the satellites. But it should automatically connect and show location
@@precisionanglingYT I’m going back and forth between the 5 and 7 is the 7 really worth the extra $400? I will most likely only be using it for ice fishing. Also my wife and I fish together and had a problem with my vexlar only picking up one jig. Will this pick up both jigs? Thanks
Both the 5 and 7 will pick up both jigs. The target separation is awesome. I like the 7 compared to the 5. I run split screen so it helps a lot. I think it’s worth the extra. If your just running it as an ice unit, the 2d only model looks to be $200 extra more than the 5 at cabelas. You don’t need the DI and SI feature for ice seasons.
Did he just take a normal milk crate and cut it or what the heck is going on there? I love it, much rather do that then spend 200+ on the humminbird shuttle
Yes. That’s basically what I did. 6$ crate from Home Depot. Here’s the link to the build video $10 DIY Milk Crate Ice Flasher Shuttle + How I Rig My Humminbird Helix 7. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-n5ZcM9xeiM0.html
Did it swap to ice mode?? If so, your good. If not…I’m not sure. I’d try to run through the steps again. If I remember right, it was right arrow twice after prompts.
