Helix 7 SI.

[Coachkwj]

Monkeyed around with one at BPS and it is now the only thing I want for my birthday. Pull it off the boat and it's easily one of the clearest and best units for ice fishing. I like the split screen flasher and sonar. Only thing is I've heard these draw a lot of juice. Anyone have any issues with a 9 AH battery not lasting the whole day on the ice?

[Figure ate]

It lasts all day with screen brightness turned down. Otherwise I just carry an extra battery

[prospector]

 If you turn the brightness down, you can last all day usually. I’m sure you already know that side imaging only works when the transducer is in motion.

[ice dawg]

Using the black screen background helps save the battery also.

[Coachkwj]

If you turn the brightness down, you can last all day usually. I’m sure you already know that side imaging only works when the transducer is in motion.

Yes. Buying it primarily for the boat but after seeing it in ice fishing mode I'm going to give my son my 597 ci HD di that I have been using. Thought that was the best out there for both open and hard water but now that the Helix has ice fishing mode I just have to switch. Side Imaging will be new for me on the boat but can't wait to try that out. Can use my Lakemaster chip with all the waypoints intact too.

[prospector]

Make sure the one you get has auto chart live, It is a game changer for ice fishing.

[Coachkwj]

Make sure the one you get has auto chart live, It is a game changer for ice fishing.

This has everything except networking. I can't wait!

[matzilla]

just get a 10ah or 12ah - they're dirt cheap and only marginally larger than 7/9ah
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00A82A2ZS/ref=ox_sc_saved_title_5?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

I can run my 5 for a long, long time on a 7ah when its warm, but when its 20 below it really kills the capacity of an sla. I had an 18ah in a power box setup in my old Frabill Recon and would barely put a dent in it, could go several days without recharging. My shuttle for this year has that 12ah in it

[Coachkwj]

That is cheap. Thanks to all for the advice!

[Curley]

New better cradle this year, plus lakemaster promo charts ta boot. I run a Nocqua 10 ah battery.  All day power, no memory, and very light.

[Coachkwj]

Just pulled the trigger. Bass Pro matched Walmarts price of $599.99 and there is a $200.00 rebate. Happy Birthday to me!. Gonna get the ice shuttle/ducer with the rebate and for open water Hummingbird will upgrade the transducer to HD for maybe $100.00.
Best of both worlds at great price.

[esox_xtm]

Where did you find the rebate coach? That would be enough to make me up grade a second unit...

[matzilla]

Just pulled the trigger. Bass Pro matched Walmarts price of $599.99 and there is a $200.00 rebate. Happy Birthday to me!. Gonna get the ice shuttle/ducer with the rebate and for open water Hummingbird will upgrade the transducer to HD for maybe $100.00.
Best of both worlds at great price.

make sure you cash in on this
Purchase a qualifying model between 10/1/18 and 2/28/19 and receive a promo code redeemable for one free LakeMaster high definition contour lake map from chartselect.humminbird .com valued up to $29.99. - direct from Humminbird

[Coachkwj]

Where did you find the rebate coach? That would be enough to make me up grade a second unit...

The rebate is exclusive to Bass Pro Shops. They are priced higher than some but they do price match.
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