How to Use a Humminbird Helix Fish Finder for Ice Fishing

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Just because your favorite lakes have frozen over and your kayak is in storage does not mean you cannot put your ‪@HumminbirdTV‬ HELIX to good use on the hard water. In this video, we team up with ‪@spiltmilt‬ to show you some of the advanced ice fishing features of the Helix fish finder series. With each software update, Humminbird continues to deliver more and more to help ice anglers catch more fish including AutoChart Live Ice, a diversity of dial screen options including zoom and flasher settings, screen recording, and a glow screen to help charge your glow in the dark lures.
Video contents:
0:00 - Intro
0:45 - Sonar View
3:35 - Flasher View
5:09 - GPS Map View & AutoChart Live
6:50 - Combination View
7:22 - Recording View
8:19 - Advanced Settings
Be sure and check out part one of this series which covers hardware, basic settings, and interference rejection here: • Converting Your Helix ...

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@samflanery6620 3 жыл бұрын

Very good instruction. I just ordered one of these and can't wait to get it and get on the ice.

@jimcoonts659 Жыл бұрын

Good job, i'm going from a flasher to the helix 5 g3. You have helped a ton.

@chuckchase5311 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Just bought one and needed to learn more on how to run one

@mikegass2272 2 жыл бұрын

Great video. The Helix series has a great ice mode.

@off-trailseeking3965 2 жыл бұрын

Love the video! I have the Helix 7 and would really appreciate a detailed video on what we are seeing on the screen. All I use the Helix 7 for is ice fishing. Thank you.

@nicolelewis1828 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this!

@OldTownCanoeKayak 2 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@martinsaunders3964 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for all great info you put out there I've learned a ton! Have you tried running a side imaging transducer through the ice to see if you wind up with anything useful (thinking of ways to make a por-man's panoptic) Figured I'd ask before going through the trouble of digging out the kayak and uninsialling the transducer. Thanks again!

@off-trailseeking3965 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent and informative video! I like your style of videos. I would just love a video on you interpreting the graphics of what we are actually seeing in detail on the Helix 7 on the Ice......please? Like when you described that the line coming off the bottom was an air bubble and not a fish.....how would one know that????

@justkrook 3 жыл бұрын

I love my Ice Helix 7

@craigbutler3336 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for these videos! You have helped me so much with my new helix 5 this ice fishing season. Do you have a video on how to use charts/maps/gps?

@spiltmilt 3 жыл бұрын

I don't have one but I'll put one together for you and once I get it uploaded I'll post the link here.

@brilintube 3 жыл бұрын

Nicely done. I love my Helix-7. It may not be the place or time to ask, but what type/brand and test line do you like to use for pan fish? Thanks

@spiltmilt 3 жыл бұрын

I use Seaguar Fluorocarbon Red label 6 lb primarily.

@allenbach9920 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Yours appears to be a Helix 7 MDI Chirp Gen3 unit. For ice use does it require a separate transducer?

@whoknowsme2007 Жыл бұрын

I know this is an older video. But something happened on your video that is happening on my Helix 7 and I thought I would ask. On the Jig charge mode, you pressed the right arrow and nothing happened, that is the same thing that is happening on mine. In your video, you cut to another overlay video that shows the Jig Charge mode on. How did you get it to finally go to the white screen?

@albertamagz5955 Жыл бұрын

I know this is a older video but came across it because I'm in the market for a sonar/flasher/under water camera. I bought the Eyoyo under water camera last year and it has worked okay for us. We have used the garmin striker 4 to help, but I'm looking to invest in a unit with mapping gps I've owned or used either a sonar or flasher another wish would be to record what i see on the screen while hole hoping.. My local fishing shop was saying I should look at the marcum lx9? Alot of your videos have the hummingbird models, I guess what I'm asking is with your experience and the models that are out there what do you think would best a good fit for us. Noticed on this video your underwater camera looked amazing in the depth while hitting the perch what camera system are you using or like.

@rowanlinderud1800 2 жыл бұрын

I'm looking at the G2 because the G3 is discontinued on their website. Is it the same but just different software?

@OldTownCanoeKayak 2 жыл бұрын

The biggest difference between the HELIX G2 and G3 is the inclusion of Dual Spectrum CHIRP Sonar on the G3. This allows anglers to choose between Wide Mode and Narrow Mode. Wide Mode delivers a wider cone angle and big, clearly defined fish arches to ensure that what you’re seeing is actually a fish. Narrow Mode gives you a tighter cone angle which allows you to clearly distinguish fish, bait and structural details and provide the ultimate in target separation even when fish are tight to bottom.

@rowanlinderud1800 2 жыл бұрын

@@OldTownCanoeKayak Thanks so much!