Saturday, January 31, 2015

Humminbird Fish Finder

The Humminbird Fish finder have a great range of fishing GPS's now available, so depending on your budget and your requirement, here are three Humminbird Fish Finders that are definitely worth considering.

HUMMINBIRD HELIX FISH FINDERS

One of the newest Fishfinder Family now available is the Humminbird Helix Family, these are a powerful and extremely professional units that have improved after listening to what angles actually need when they are fishing.

Anglers that are limited on a budget can now have a great Fishfinder loaded with features for an extremely reasonable price. The depth and speed readings with the Helix Fishfinders are quite accurate and very consistent.


The Helix 5 Sonar
  • Designed for the angler/boater who requires DualBeam PLUS Sonar only.
  • Included XNT 9 20 T transducer with 200/83 kHz frequencies for 20- and 60-degree coverage, respectively.
  • Water surface temperature gauge built into transducer.
  • 1500 feet depth capability 
  • HELIX 5 DI
  • Designed for the angler who requires DualBeam PLUS Sonar and Down Imaging®.
  • Included XNT 9 DI T transducer features 455/800/200/455 kHz frequencies for 16-, 28-, 45- and 75-degree coverage.
  • Water surface temperature gauge built into transducer.
  • 600 feet depth-capable sonar; Down Imaging, 350 feet.
HELIX 5 SONAR – GPS
  • Offers DualBeam PLUS Sonar and GPS chartplotting with internal GPS receiver for 2,500 waypoints, 45 routes, 50 tracks and 20,000 waypoints.
  • Includes Humminbird UniMap base maps and is compatible with Humminbird LakeMaster® charts, including AutoChart™.
  • Navionics® Gold/HotMaps™ compatible.
  • Included XNT 9 20 T transducer with 200/83 kHz frequencies for 20- and 60-degree coverage, respectively.
  • Water surface temperature gauge built into transducer.
  • GPS speed included.
  • 1500 feet depth capability
    HELIX 5 DI – GPS
  • Functionality includes DualBeam PLUS Sonar, GPS chartplotting with internal GPS receiver and Down Imaging®.
  • Includes Humminbird UniMap base maps and is compatible with Humminbird LakeMaster® charts, including AutoChart™.
  • Navionics® Gold/HotMaps™ compatible.
  • Included XNT 9 DI T transducer features 455/800/200/455 kHz frequencies for 16-, 28-, 45- and 75-degree coverage.
  • Water surface temperature gauge built into transducer.
  • GPS speed included.
  • 600 feet depth-capable sonar; Down Imaging®, 350 feet.
HELIX 5 SI – GPS
  • The flagship unit of the HELIX family features DualBeam PLUS Sonar, GPS chartplotting with internal GPS receiver, Down Imaging®, and Side Imaging®.
  • Includes Humminbird UniMap base maps and is compatible with Humminbird LakeMaster® charts, including AutoChart™ and AutoChart™ Pro.
  • Navionics® Gold/HotMaps™ compatible.
  • Included XNT 9 SI 180 T transducer features 200/83/455 kHz frequencies for 20-, 60-, and (2) 85-degree angles of coverage.
  • Water surface temperature gauge built into transducer.
  • GPS speed included.
  • 1500 feet depth-capable sonar; Down Imaging®, 350 feet; Side imaging®, 100 feet, left and right. 
There is not a lot of instructions for how to use the navionics software.