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General Discussion / new for 20017, HB Helix 5 and 7 Ice flashers w/GPS
« on: November 06, 2016, 06:53:16 PM »
one of my warm water electronics sponsors sent me this release he just got, I certainly love the Helix 7 I have on the boat!! Pretty sure the 7" model was MSRP of $599, but don't quote me on that...LOL
Salmonid
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For anglers who prefer a flasher view, the ICE HELIX 7's Digital Flasher mode is wickedly fast, showing jig and fish returns in real-time, and without the latency found in some digital flasher products. The algorithms found in "Jigging Mode" allow even better jig and fish returns, along with further customization via a Sensitivity control. Anglers can choose from three digital flasher/graph color palettes, depending on where they're fishing.
While the digital flasher offers a traditional view of what's below, anglers are spending more time fishing in sonar graph mode, which offers several key advantages, as Minnesota ice fishing guide Brian "Bro" Brosdahl points out.
"I'm a flasher guy, but I'm using the sonar graph mode more often. Instead of just seeing lines and bottom in digital flasher mode, you see the reality of what's below - the size of fish schools and their movement, insect life emerging out of the bottom, etc. In digital flasher mode, a fish moving into the cone is identified by the signal strength color and width changing; in the sonar graph mode, you actually see the fish appear from off screen and into the cone. Plus, you can watch your jigging in real time and study how fish respond. This allows me instant modification of my jigging cadence to catch more fish."
Whether used in the larger, re-designed portable case or via RAM mount on your ATV, UTV, snow-machine - or in the truck cab like Brosdahl - the Humminbird ICE HELIX 7 sets a new standard for functionality, giving you more features and real-world performance to meet and exceed the harsh conditions of hardwater fishing.
Call the ICE HELIX 7 a multi-dimensional fishfinder - not only great for the ice, but removed from its carrying case, perfect for a bass boat bow unit or as the primary unit on smaller watercraft, like today's fishing kayaks.
"What I like about the ICE HELIX 7 is the versatility of it. I can put it in the truck, on the snowmobile, ATV, and you can 'bird's eye' view your way to spots via pre-determined trails. And in the bag it also goes anywhere you need it to go. Add the portable transducer accessory and you can carry into rental boats, your buddy's boat, take it to Canada, what-have-you. Plus, it has the ability to read map data collected from any other HELIX model through AutoChart Live. Just take your Zero Line card from your other HELIX unit, pop it into the ICE HELIX 7, and it's game on," says Brosdahl.
Indeed, the new Humminbird ICE HELIX 7 SONAR GPS merges modern mapping with refined digital sonar to stand as the most advanced, biggest and brightest ice fishing combo-unit ice fishing has ever seen.
Ice HELIX 7 bag
SPECIFICATIONS
• DualBeam PLUS Sonar w/SwitchFire - 200kHz / 20-degrees; 83kHz / 60-degrees
• Depth range: 1500 feet
• Power: 4000 W (Peak-to-Peak); 500 W (RMS)
• High-Speed LCD Flasher
• Internal Precision GPS
• 2500 Waypoints; 45 routes; 50/20,000 Tracks and Points
• Built-in Humminbird UniMap
• Micro SD Card Slot/Upgradeable Software
• Humminbird LakeMaster, LakeMaster PLUS, and Zero Lines SD card compatibility
• Navionics® +, Navionics® Gold, HotMaps™ and HotMaps™ Premium compatibility
• Includes XI 9 20 Ice Transducer and Float (8 ft. cable length)
• Includes Ice Shuttle & Bag
• Includes 12 VDC 9AH AGM battery and charger
• Optional RAM Mounting: RAM-202-24-202U or RAM-202-24-B-202U; handlebar kit: RAM-231ZU, RAM-408-75-1U or RAM-408-112-15U
• Note: Vehicle RAM mounting requires optional Humminbird AD ICE ONE 12V Cigarette Plug Power Cable (pt. # 760021-1)
• Optional XPT 9 20 T Portable Suction-Cup Transducer Kit (pt. # 710161-1) converts ICE HELIX 7 for portable, open-water use
For more information, please visit www.humminbird.com.
Salmonid
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For anglers who prefer a flasher view, the ICE HELIX 7's Digital Flasher mode is wickedly fast, showing jig and fish returns in real-time, and without the latency found in some digital flasher products. The algorithms found in "Jigging Mode" allow even better jig and fish returns, along with further customization via a Sensitivity control. Anglers can choose from three digital flasher/graph color palettes, depending on where they're fishing.
While the digital flasher offers a traditional view of what's below, anglers are spending more time fishing in sonar graph mode, which offers several key advantages, as Minnesota ice fishing guide Brian "Bro" Brosdahl points out.
"I'm a flasher guy, but I'm using the sonar graph mode more often. Instead of just seeing lines and bottom in digital flasher mode, you see the reality of what's below - the size of fish schools and their movement, insect life emerging out of the bottom, etc. In digital flasher mode, a fish moving into the cone is identified by the signal strength color and width changing; in the sonar graph mode, you actually see the fish appear from off screen and into the cone. Plus, you can watch your jigging in real time and study how fish respond. This allows me instant modification of my jigging cadence to catch more fish."
Whether used in the larger, re-designed portable case or via RAM mount on your ATV, UTV, snow-machine - or in the truck cab like Brosdahl - the Humminbird ICE HELIX 7 sets a new standard for functionality, giving you more features and real-world performance to meet and exceed the harsh conditions of hardwater fishing.
Call the ICE HELIX 7 a multi-dimensional fishfinder - not only great for the ice, but removed from its carrying case, perfect for a bass boat bow unit or as the primary unit on smaller watercraft, like today's fishing kayaks.
"What I like about the ICE HELIX 7 is the versatility of it. I can put it in the truck, on the snowmobile, ATV, and you can 'bird's eye' view your way to spots via pre-determined trails. And in the bag it also goes anywhere you need it to go. Add the portable transducer accessory and you can carry into rental boats, your buddy's boat, take it to Canada, what-have-you. Plus, it has the ability to read map data collected from any other HELIX model through AutoChart Live. Just take your Zero Line card from your other HELIX unit, pop it into the ICE HELIX 7, and it's game on," says Brosdahl.
Indeed, the new Humminbird ICE HELIX 7 SONAR GPS merges modern mapping with refined digital sonar to stand as the most advanced, biggest and brightest ice fishing combo-unit ice fishing has ever seen.
Ice HELIX 7 bag
SPECIFICATIONS
• DualBeam PLUS Sonar w/SwitchFire - 200kHz / 20-degrees; 83kHz / 60-degrees
• Depth range: 1500 feet
• Power: 4000 W (Peak-to-Peak); 500 W (RMS)
• High-Speed LCD Flasher
• Internal Precision GPS
• 2500 Waypoints; 45 routes; 50/20,000 Tracks and Points
• Built-in Humminbird UniMap
• Micro SD Card Slot/Upgradeable Software
• Humminbird LakeMaster, LakeMaster PLUS, and Zero Lines SD card compatibility
• Navionics® +, Navionics® Gold, HotMaps™ and HotMaps™ Premium compatibility
• Includes XI 9 20 Ice Transducer and Float (8 ft. cable length)
• Includes Ice Shuttle & Bag
• Includes 12 VDC 9AH AGM battery and charger
• Optional RAM Mounting: RAM-202-24-202U or RAM-202-24-B-202U; handlebar kit: RAM-231ZU, RAM-408-75-1U or RAM-408-112-15U
• Note: Vehicle RAM mounting requires optional Humminbird AD ICE ONE 12V Cigarette Plug Power Cable (pt. # 760021-1)
• Optional XPT 9 20 T Portable Suction-Cup Transducer Kit (pt. # 710161-1) converts ICE HELIX 7 for portable, open-water use
For more information, please visit www.humminbird.com.
our honey hole was the deepest spot in the channel, just at 5 FOW, fished wood, deeper wood, and 5-6 wood structures we have placed around my buddies place, not a bite.... fish were on the bottom in the deepest part, right in the center of the channel. all fish on spikes and waxies on all sorts of colors of rocker and teardrop jigs. bite was good too. 
