It’s very powerful, and one of the best pieces of 360 view imaging technology out there. All in all, the SOLIX 10 has top-notch imaging, even if you don’t get the 360 transducer. We love it.
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Can you use Mega live for ice fishing?
The MEGA Live Conversion Kit includes everything you need to convert your HELIX 8, 9, or 10 G3N/G4N with MEGA Imaging for ICE fishing. Watch fish, structure and your lure in real-time, powered by the unmatched detail of MEGA Imaging®.
Can you use a mega 360 for ice fishing?
With the introduction of the new MEGA 360 Imaging Ice Adapter, Humminbird brings that exclusive technology to ice fishermen. Humminbird’s MEGA 360 Imaging Ice Adapter allows anglers to utilize the MEGA 360 transducer to see a clear and sharp view under the ice, up to 125 feet around the hole.
Can you use a Humminbird Helix 9 for ice fishing?
Specific to ice fishing mode operation are certain ice fishing transducers which should be used while your HELIX fish finder is being used for ice fishing. XI 9 20 ice transducers are compatible with HELIX 5, 7, 9 and 10 models without CHIRP sonar capabilities when fishing in Ice Mode.
Can I use my helix 7 for ice fishing?
Can you use a helix 12 for ice fishing?
For the ice anglers with a HELIX fish finder on their boat, many HELIX fish finders can be converted for ice fishing with a simple conversion kit from Humminbird and a few button pushes, allowing you to use your Humminbird HELIX all year round.
Can you use a Humminbird solix for ice fishing?
If you would like to ice fish using 2D sonar on a Humminbird model, (excluding ICE Flashers, ONIX and SOLIX models) an XI 9 20 or XI 9 1521 CHIRP ice transducer can be added to provide 2D sonar. For compatible models, Ice mode offers more sonar views that are specifically designed for ice fishing.
What units are compatible with Mega 360?
MEGA 360 Imaging is compatible with APEX Series®, SOLIX® Series and HELIX® Series fish finders equipped with MEGA Imaging+™. In addition to unmatched detail and coverage, Humminbird provides built-in mapping, impressive screen resolution, intuitive control and many other features that lead anglers to choose Humminbird.
Can I use my regular transducer for ice fishing?
Yes. Most modern fish finders can be converted to work for ice fishing. All it takes is a portable power supply and a way to level the transducer in an ice hole.
Will a transducer work through ice?
Don’t worry about ruining the transducer. Shooting through the ice will not damage the transducer so go ahead and try it a few times. Just wet the ice and try a reading, if you can’t find the bottom, squirt more water and try again.
Can I use Humminbird fish finder for ice fishing?
Ice Fish Finder for Multi-Season Use Humminbird even offers an ICE HELIX 7 CHIRP GPS G4 All-Season model (and 5″ screen) that comes with the sonar GPS combo ice unit and all necessary accessories needed to use the unit on your boat or kayak once the ice melts.
Can you use a summer transducer for ice fishing?
Your regular ducer will work fine. You do want it hanging horizontal and just below the bottom of the hole for best results. I use a “summer” fish finder and transducer as my ice fishing sonar. I find it works great.
Does helix 7 ice have side imaging?
The ICE HELIX 7 CHIRP GPS G4 All Season is a 2D sonar model and is not able to provide down or side imaging.
Can I use an ice fishing transducer from a kayak?
Can’t I just use the transducer from my kayak? The simple answer is yes. However, a transducer designed specifically for ice fishing and to work with Helix’s ice fishing mode software is going to deliver a far better experience for the end-user.
Does the helix 5 have a flasher?
Flasher Mode On the flasher display you can quickly see battery level, cone angle with bottom coverage and interference rejection settings. The intent behind the circular flasher display is simple. It allows maximum water column resolution for a given screen size. For example, the Helix 5 vertical display size is 2.6″.
How do you fishfinder with ice fishing?
How do you set up a Humminbird helix 5 for ice fishing?
How do I set up my helix 7 for ice fishing?
Once you have everything you need for the Ice Helix 7, it’s time to start it up. The first thing you need to do is connect the ice transducer and your power supply. Then power on the unit. If the last time it was used was in open water, it needs to be toggled into Ice Fishing Mode.
Can Mega 360 see fish?
With the MEGA 360, you’re able to scan 360 degrees around your boat. The information is constantly updating, so you have the up-to-the-minute details on the water surrounding you. You can even see fish swimming around your boat.
Can you run Mega 360 and Mega live at the same time?
MEGA Live and MEGA 360 can be used together. But the following conditions exist: With HELIX products, they cannot be displayed on the same view. With SOLIX and APEX they can be displayed on the same view.
Does the transducer need to be below the ice?
How far down should I drop my transducer? – Conventional wisdom has it that for the best reading, you should put the bottom of your transducer just below the ice in the center of the hole.
Do I need a fish finder for ice fishing?
Ice Fishing Even more importantly, you will see fish react to your bait and be able to dial in your presentation based on what you are gathering. But fish finders and ice flashers are not needed for ice fishing.
How do you make a transducer mount for ice fishing?
What depth should I ice fish?
In my experience, I’ve found that most of the best ice-fishing action comes in water from 3-to-20 feet deep. I like to set up my traps so that they cover a variety of depths. Areas with rock piles, weed beds, or dramatic contours are all good spots.
What is an ice Ducer?
The Ice-Ducer was a patented concept from Vexilar in 1997. The concept is simple, by weighting down the transducer crystal on a flexible cable, the crystal is always pointing straight down the hole.