HELIX 5 CHIRP DI GPS G3

I installed this on my 16" fishing canoe. I liked the careful packing and quality of the hardware, and long cable for the transducer. Switching between screens is quick and easy and the sensitivity is very good, I can see fish as small as 10-12 inches in 10 feet of water with ease. It follows the bottom very accurately and the color contrast is better than other units Ive owned. The GPS track is accurate within a few feet in the river I fish in. The temp readout is exactly the same as an actual thermometer. The speed isnt much of a concern in a canoe but I found it did stay right up without any delay as good as other fishfinders Ive had. The transducer is pretty sturdy, and has a nice hefty feel to it so running in weeds and debris is no big deal. The headunit bracket is good but could be a little easier to mount and dismount. Overall worth every penny when compared to the pricey Lowrance units I have on my boats.

Working great and easy to hook up

Have not used it on the water yet. Packaging it comes in is poor. It's like the stuff cheap Christmas ornaments come in! Be prepared to find something to put it in when not in the boat. Manual that comes with it is marginal. Makes little sense when looking at the pictures. So far, haven't found anything like an instructional video online. For the money, they could have a DVD to help! It may be great! I'll be back when I know? I now have used it on a 14000 acre lake. The speed indicated, water temp, depth gauge and GPS worked great! The down imaging was hard to interpret, but the lake was really shallow. Not much benefit as I couldn't figure out what I was looking at. Although I caught the biggest walleyes and catfish ever, not once were any fish indicated on the screen or "chirped". The transducer mount is flimsy and suspect. I don't think it will last long. That, the fish indicating and the packaging are disappointing on such an expensive unit. The base map, however, was dead on! It returned me to marked spots, all various boat launched sites were accurately indicated as well as channel buoys and topographical depth changes. Very satisfied with the GPS function.

I have a small fishing boat, 14 foot, I think this is the perfect screen size and has a good amount of tech for the price point. The Down Imaging is nice. I like the GPS, I went out on a river and it had all the basic depths and Islands. I was impressed overall with the speed I could drive and still get graphing and down imaging. This even worked at 10 miles an hour. with just the standard graph and gps, it could keep up with 12 miles an hour pretty good. I haven't used this for fishing yet, but I think it's just the right level of tech for me. Sure all the advanced feature of GPS lock and networking with your trolling motor would be cool, but I'm not willing to pay for that since I only fish a few times per year. This was a great purchase.

Humminbird is always top quality and has excellent Customer Service. Having used their Helix CHIRP GPS 2D sonar for years, takes getting used to added technical complications with the Down Imaging setup.

2nd one works great

Paired with a Minn Kota (DSC) Dual Specrrum CHIRP trolling motor.

works

Was easy to install and has a learning curve on how to use. I'm still learning

REPLACING MY OLD 15 YR OLD, OLD STILL WORKS GREAT WANTED OTHER FEATURES

I haven’t installed it yet we have two feet of snow it will be a two month before I get to use it!

Still trying to figure out what everything means but works as it should

If you dont mind a smaller screen then the helix 7 or 9 bang for your buck!!! Down scan and side imaging…this will have you dialed on the water or ice