Great video my friend. I recently got a Helix 5 fish finder and want to use it for ice fishing and this video really helps me to mount it securely. Where would I be able to purchase the screen cover for the unit, it didn’t come with one. Thanks
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Thanks you, I found it on Amazon but a lot of bad reviews saying the soft cover is very tight and rips. Hopefully they fixed the issue. Thanks again.
...i did same with my Garmin unit, ....take a look at Trophy Angler electronics cover, fits over genz box and keeps blowing snow out and protects unit from getting dinged up in sled, can be had only 10 bucks ...has flaps front and reel ,carry handle pockets on side
thetom101 I believe it will you just have to get the Garmin transducer. And you will have to use bigger batteries with the 9 inch screen I would think.
@@thetom101 ...ive used the Trophy angler cover with the 5 and 7 striker and it was tight with the striker 7 but worked fine, fits perfect with the 5 inch
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Thanks for video and the reply, I have a 7ah battery laying around that I might test before I decide on upgrading. I'm definitely new to this hard water stuff but excited to get into it!
Great video another tip go on ebay and get the cheap screen savers for 8 inch or 7 inch tablets on ebay i got 3 for 4 bucks and put those on ur screen protects it from water spots and scratches and tungsten jig hits 🖒
How's the battery held up using the Helix 7? I hear those units suck up battery big time! I have a 698 series, which is a few years older than the Helix models, and it's lasted all day for me.
Fishlovme Peterson With a conventional flasher battery you get about four hrs on full brightness. I’ve since upgraded to a 12ah lithium battery and now get 16 hrs on full brightness with the glow ring and Ice Defense units running on the same battery. I would highly recommend getting lithium if you are going to use a Helix on the ice. Thanks for watching!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Can you tell me where you purchased your lithium ion battery and what the cost was? A link would be great if you ordered it online if you have it. Thanks I look forward to constructing the box later this week or next week.
@@scottschneider3662 Here’s the link to my Amped Outdoors lithium battery. ampedoutdoors.com/collections/lifepo4-battery/products/12v-12ah-lifepo4-lithium Thanks for watching and hope this helps!
@@scottschneider3662 You definitely want to get the charger they sell on their site as a standard charger will not fully charge a lithium battery. I’m not exactly sure how you can do it with the vex quick connect. There may be an adapter you can use. I would contact Amped Outdoors and they will be able to tell you. They have very good cust service.
Wow, great video! I have the exact unit that I'm going to mount on a Genz box so this is perfect. Do you use a regular lead battery or do you use lithium ion? I'm wondering about the battery life as I know the Helix uses some juice.
CZYK Republic Thanks for watching and the kind words! If you have the $$ to spend on it I would recommend a lithium battery. The Helix units are so powerful they tend to drain standard 12v batteries quickly. Just make sure the lithium battery will fit in the Genz Box. The battery space it pretty tight.
Would this system run the standard open water transducer for your boat if you were looking to make a multi season portable unit. ( that is if a portable transducer mount was part was already take care of)
OrbitalAndrew Yes it would! You can use this on the boat with an open water Helix transducer and and ice fishing unit with the ice fishing ducer from Humminbird.
Thanks for the video! Does it have zoom? I usually fish 30-70 feet of water and really curious how it will do, I’m pretty sure the 2D chirp does but does the traditional graph zoom? Thanks!
Eric Raspotnik Thanks for watching! Yes it does have zoom. Honestly though I think you’ll find the 2d much more sensitive (in a good way) than the dial graph. I barely use the dial graph anymore
I don’t know the exact dimensions but it fits a regular sized flasher battery or same sized lithium battery perfectly. I would suggest the 12 amp lithium. Regular flasher battery will only get you about three hours of run time on this setup. Thanks for watching!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Im going to try and see if I can rig something up with a lowrance elite 9ti ... normally Ive been using a motorcyle battery but would like to be more mobile this year.
Something else you could do is buy a plastic cutting board for $3 and cut it with a razor knife or saw to fit that top then screw in the corners and count to it.
Sean Lynch I believe it will work for you, but I would give Humminbird a call. They are very helpful on the phone and will let you know exactly what you need.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors I talked with the ppl at Humminbird. Pretty much if you have a "gen 1" helix you will need the xi9 20 ice ducer as well as the pc11 power cord. Then change some sonar settings... and it will work. parts are about the same price.
The xi9 1521 is not needed for DI gps. It's for the Chirp technology, so if your unit has Chirp, the 1521 is fine, otherwise if it does not have chirp spend a little less money and buy the xi9 20 for it. Also, there's one other ice fishing transducer Humminbird makes and it's the xi9 19. Only buy that transducer if you own a 35,45, or 55 unit. This info is probably too late, but hope it helps for anyone else who may wonder!
Mason Ballweg I use a regular 9ah 12v flasher battery and get around 8-10 hours. Debating if a lithium battery is worth the cost. Heard the life is great. Turning the brightness down on the screen increases battery life a lot also.
Awesome I just wanted to be sure I didn’t need a specific battery for that setup. I’m ordering most of it tonight but can’t get a battery online that’ll be here Saturday!
Awesome video I’m actually in the marked for a new flasher right now and I’m thinking about getting a hummingbird.I just subbed.(sub #543) I’d appreciate it if you returned the favor when you get a chance. Tight lines bro!
i want to see humminbird go out of buisness they took me for 500 dollars! i didnt watch this video just dropped in to let everyone know and i will do this till they take care of me!
Fishing with Hoffman That’s too bad. I’ve had nothing but great customer service from them and same with everyone I know. Sorry you’ve had a bad experience.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors lose a whole unit in the mail and see what happens. If i was you i would drive it to atlanta and drop it off personally. I followed all there steps. #1 the unit was brand new and not working. 2 they asked me to ship it to them and they would send a new one. Then they told me after i shipped it once it arrives they will have there people work on it and fix it. That is B.S right away! It WAS BRAND NEW! So i followed the orders and i gave them the tracking number. It went to Pittsburgh and said it was sent to dead mail. 10 months later dead mail said the case is closed they don't know where it is. No nothing. Just kick rock. What makes it 10 times worse #Humminbird a multi million dollar company doesn't even give a sh!t that it was lost. I even bought a case for it. 500 plus dollars including shipping Gone with no explanation or F#cks given. That being said i hope the place goes out of buisness. It would not have hurt them to ship me a brand new one. After all the bullsh!t i went threw. I wish nothing bad on anyone but i wouldnt care if the place got hit by a hurricane. I bought me a #Vexilar and i had a broken genz box back. And bam right away shipped me a new one. That means everything to me! Hummingbird obviously don't check there equipment before they ship it out either. Or this would have never happened to me. But it did and they did nothing. I am 41 years old and for the rest of my life i will expose how sh!tty that company is. Greedy! It wouldn't have hurt to make it right with me. I hate them. I will never recommend there products and i will tell people to NEVER buy there garbage. F#ck Humminbird. They know who i am. I hope they see this. They will somewhere else cause i will never stop spreading the word! Unless they apologize and send me a new ICE 35 unit. In fact they should send me the best one they have on the market right now! Karma is a bitch. It will come back around. P.s the customer service lady that told me to send it back was Samantha i believe. BEWARE OF BUYING HUMMINBIRD. Nice video tho man. Goodluck with you and all. But never ship that whole unit! Please!
Fishing with Hoffman Sorry to hear that. I don’t have any affiliation to Humminbird but they have always been good to me. Sorry you had a bad experience.
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Just ordered everything shown in here from Hodges plus a new gimble mount for $165. Thanks for the video!
Awesome! You’ll love it! Thanks for watching and I’m glad I could help!
Great video my friend. I recently got a Helix 5 fish finder and want to use it for ice fishing and this video really helps me to mount it securely. Where would I be able to purchase the screen cover for the unit, it didn’t come with one. Thanks
If you Google Humminbird Soft Screen Cover you should find many options. Thanks for watching! You’re going to love that Helix!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Thanks you, I found it on Amazon but a lot of bad reviews saying the soft cover is very tight and rips. Hopefully they fixed the issue. Thanks again.
awesome! you definitely just saved me some money right here!
Hook Hungry Fishing Awesome! That’s why I made the video!
...i did same with my Garmin unit, ....take a look at Trophy Angler electronics cover, fits over genz box and keeps blowing snow out and protects unit from getting dinged up in sled, can be had only 10 bucks ...has flaps front and reel ,carry handle pockets on side
scupbarron Thanks for the suggestion! I’ll check that out!
What Garmin unit? My 93SV wont work, will it?
thetom101 I believe it will you just have to get the Garmin transducer. And you will have to use bigger batteries with the 9 inch screen I would think.
@@thetom101 ...ive used the Trophy angler cover with the 5 and 7 striker and it was tight with the striker 7 but worked fine, fits perfect with the 5 inch
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Thanks for video and the reply, I have a 7ah battery laying around that I might test before I decide on upgrading. I'm definitely new to this hard water stuff but excited to get into it!
Great video another tip go on ebay and get the cheap screen savers for 8 inch or 7 inch tablets on ebay i got 3 for 4 bucks and put those on ur screen protects it from water spots and scratches and tungsten jig hits 🖒
fishin fool That’s is a great tip! Thanks!
Great video man! Great run thru and explanation. Think u just sold me one. Work on getting ur commission 😉
😂 Thanks! Glad it helped and thanks for watching!
How's the battery held up using the Helix 7? I hear those units suck up battery big time! I have a 698 series, which is a few years older than the Helix models, and it's lasted all day for me.
Fishlovme Peterson With a conventional flasher battery you get about four hrs on full brightness. I’ve since upgraded to a 12ah lithium battery and now get 16 hrs on full brightness with the glow ring and Ice Defense units running on the same battery. I would highly recommend getting lithium if you are going to use a Helix on the ice. Thanks for watching!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Can you tell me where you purchased your lithium ion battery and what the cost was? A link would be great if you ordered it online if you have it. Thanks I look forward to constructing the box later this week or next week.
@@scottschneider3662 Here’s the link to my Amped Outdoors lithium battery.
ampedoutdoors.com/collections/lifepo4-battery/products/12v-12ah-lifepo4-lithium
Thanks for watching and hope this helps!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors What do you use to charge the battery? My Vexilar has its own charger plugin, but I will be using this with my Helix 7. Thanks.
@@scottschneider3662 You definitely want to get the charger they sell on their site as a standard charger will not fully charge a lithium battery. I’m not exactly sure how you can do it with the vex quick connect. There may be an adapter you can use. I would contact Amped Outdoors and they will be able to tell you. They have very good cust service.
Wow, great video! I have the exact unit that I'm going to mount on a Genz box so this is perfect. Do you use a regular lead battery or do you use lithium ion? I'm wondering about the battery life as I know the Helix uses some juice.
CZYK Republic Thanks for watching and the kind words! If you have the $$ to spend on it I would recommend a lithium battery. The Helix units are so powerful they tend to drain standard 12v batteries quickly. Just make sure the lithium battery will fit in the Genz Box. The battery space it pretty tight.
Would this system run the standard open water transducer for your boat if you were looking to make a multi season portable unit. ( that is if a portable transducer mount was part was already take care of)
OrbitalAndrew Yes it would! You can use this on the boat with an open water Helix transducer and and ice fishing unit with the ice fishing ducer from Humminbird.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors That's great, Thanks!
Thanks for the video! Does it have zoom? I usually fish 30-70 feet of water and really curious how it will do, I’m pretty sure the 2D chirp does but does the traditional graph zoom? Thanks!
Eric Raspotnik Thanks for watching! Yes it does have zoom. Honestly though I think you’ll find the 2d much more sensitive (in a good way) than the dial graph. I barely use the dial graph anymore
Okay yea I have a lot to learn about it I have never used it
Eric Raspotnik Just make sure you go to humminbird.com and read over the ice fishing settings portion. It will make using it much easier.
Where did you get those insulated ends for the power cable?
I'm not sure what you're talking about? The power cord is the stock power cord. Is there something else you're seeing?
@@WaterandIceOutdoors the female connectors that you had to crimp onto the actual power cable so it could attach to the battery.
what are the battery compartment dimensions? I figure I might as well cram the biggest one in there I can
I don’t know the exact dimensions but it fits a regular sized flasher battery or same sized lithium battery perfectly. I would suggest the 12 amp lithium. Regular flasher battery will only get you about three hours of run time on this setup. Thanks for watching!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors Im going to try and see if I can rig something up with a lowrance elite 9ti ... normally Ive been using a motorcyle battery but would like to be more mobile this year.
@@chemmer1127 Interesting. Let me know how that works for you!
When you turn on the unit it asks for what transducer is connected. What is the proper choice for the Xi 9 1521 ducer?
Elias Bradach I have the correct transducer linked in the video description. Should take you right to it! Thanks for watching!
Will a pc 11 power cable work with my helix 5?
Looking on HB’s website you will need a PC10 for a Helix 5.
Thanx
Something else you could do is buy a plastic cutting board for $3 and cut it with a razor knife or saw to fit that top then screw in the corners and count to it.
Interesting idea! Thanks for watching!
So I have the helix 7 DI gps. will the xi9 1521 ducer work with is model or does it only work with the gen 2?
Sean Lynch I believe it will work for you, but I would give Humminbird a call. They are very helpful on the phone and will let you know exactly what you need.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors I talked with the ppl at Humminbird. Pretty much if you have a "gen 1" helix you will need the xi9 20 ice ducer as well as the pc11 power cord. Then change some sonar settings... and it will work. parts are about the same price.
Sean Lynch Nice! Glad you called them and they let you know what you need! Thanks for updating me!
The xi9 1521 is not needed for DI gps. It's for the Chirp technology, so if your unit has Chirp, the 1521 is fine, otherwise if it does not have chirp spend a little less money and buy the xi9 20 for it. Also, there's one other ice fishing transducer Humminbird makes and it's the xi9 19. Only buy that transducer if you own a 35,45, or 55 unit. This info is probably too late, but hope it helps for anyone else who may wonder!
Does the xi-1521 work with the helix 5?
If it’s the Xi91521 than yes. That’s the the transducer I am using here and it should work for all the Helix units.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors thanks I have it just the connecter looks different but it fits
Good! Good luck out there using it! It’s a great unit!
Can I mount my 10"humminbird to that box 😁
Be Awesome Outdoors Ha! Would keep your ice shack set on windy days!
@@WaterandIceOutdoors 😁
When did Adam Sandler get into ice fishing?
chocograph 😂 I don’t see it but you aren’t the first person to say that to me!
What battery did you get?
Mason Ballweg I use a regular 9ah 12v flasher battery and get around 8-10 hours. Debating if a lithium battery is worth the cost. Heard the life is great. Turning the brightness down on the screen increases battery life a lot also.
Awesome I just wanted to be sure I didn’t need a specific battery for that setup. I’m ordering most of it tonight but can’t get a battery online that’ll be here Saturday!
Mason Ballweg just make sure you get at least 9 or 10ah.
where to order box
robert gilchrist Just google “Clam Genz Box” and you’ll find it. Or go to www.cabelas.com.
Awesome video I’m actually in the marked for a new flasher right now and I’m thinking about getting a hummingbird.I just subbed.(sub #543) I’d appreciate it if you returned the favor when you get a chance. Tight lines bro!
Handberrydea Definitely! Hope it helps! Thanks for the support!
Would you be interested in selling me your transducer?
Nope. I'm using it on my set up.
i want to see humminbird go out of buisness they took me for 500 dollars! i didnt watch this video just dropped in to let everyone know and i will do this till they take care of me!
Fishing with Hoffman That’s too bad. I’ve had nothing but great customer service from them and same with everyone I know. Sorry you’ve had a bad experience.
@@WaterandIceOutdoors 500 dollars yeah. and brand new unit out of the box the unit didnt work. i hope they go out of buisness
@@WaterandIceOutdoors lose a whole unit in the mail and see what happens. If i was you i would drive it to atlanta and drop it off personally. I followed all there steps. #1 the unit was brand new and not working. 2 they asked me to ship it to them and they would send a new one. Then they told me after i shipped it once it arrives they will have there people work on it and fix it. That is B.S right away! It WAS BRAND NEW! So i followed the orders and i gave them the tracking number. It went to Pittsburgh and said it was sent to dead mail. 10 months later dead mail said the case is closed they don't know where it is. No nothing. Just kick rock. What makes it 10 times worse #Humminbird a multi million dollar company doesn't even give a sh!t that it was lost. I even bought a case for it. 500 plus dollars including shipping Gone with no explanation or F#cks given. That being said i hope the place goes out of buisness. It would not have hurt them to ship me a brand new one. After all the bullsh!t i went threw. I wish nothing bad on anyone but i wouldnt care if the place got hit by a hurricane. I bought me a #Vexilar and i had a broken genz box back. And bam right away shipped me a new one. That means everything to me! Hummingbird obviously don't check there equipment before they ship it out either. Or this would have never happened to me. But it did and they did nothing. I am 41 years old and for the rest of my life i will expose how sh!tty that company is. Greedy! It wouldn't have hurt to make it right with me. I hate them. I will never recommend there products and i will tell people to NEVER buy there garbage. F#ck Humminbird. They know who i am. I hope they see this. They will somewhere else cause i will never stop spreading the word! Unless they apologize and send me a new ICE 35 unit. In fact they should send me the best one they have on the market right now! Karma is a bitch. It will come back around. P.s the customer service lady that told me to send it back was Samantha i believe. BEWARE OF BUYING HUMMINBIRD. Nice video tho man. Goodluck with you and all. But never ship that whole unit! Please!
Fishing with Hoffman Sorry to hear that. I don’t have any affiliation to Humminbird but they have always been good to me. Sorry you had a bad experience.