Members Paul Nienhaus Posted December 11, 2014 Members Posted December 11, 2014 Has anyone seen or used a helix 5 si by humminbird? It seems to be a value priced fishfinder - I am just starting to look. Any suggestions?
Members ChiefTIm Posted December 11, 2014 Members Posted December 11, 2014 Gander Mountain has the best on-line prices I could find. Got two Lowrance HDI Elite 5 combos for the price of one at Bass Pro.
Members olbasser Posted December 12, 2014 Members Posted December 12, 2014 Unit seems to have a lot of features for the price. My concern right now is the screen size. Think you would use a lot of split screen. Will that 5 inch screen give "seeable" detail? Of course, moving to 800 series adds another $ 300.00. Spend that on better glasses or a new finder?
Members olbasser Posted December 19, 2014 Members Posted December 19, 2014 Bass Pro Spfd. has Helix 5 on display.
Members jimalert3 Posted December 19, 2014 Members Posted December 19, 2014 I'M also loohing for a new fishfinder. Never owned an expensive one but now am thinhing about $500. W also ask if anyone would consider an underwater camera instead of a fishfinder. Thanks, old 90 year old fisherman am still trying to get a lunker.
Members Paul Nienhaus Posted December 19, 2014 Author Members Posted December 19, 2014 i'm interested, but the smaller 5 inch screen may be a little small. I will head to bass pro to take a look. Thanks!
moguy1973 Posted December 19, 2014 Posted December 19, 2014 Tackle Warehouse has these for a good price. http://www.tacklewarehouse.com/Humminbird_Helix_5_Sonar/descpage-HX.html -- JimIf people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles. -- Doug Larson
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