Humminbird HELIX 5 Fish Finder

Excellent little unit. It fit my boat perfectly and works as expected. Down imaging is great as is the traditional sonar. Chirp adds some nice clarity. I mounted this to the ram unit and it's great. The best part about this unit other than the obvious DI/chirp/GPS capabilities is the clarity at all times, day or night. No matter if it's bright sun or complete darkness, the screen has no glare and looks great from almost any angle. Don't be afraid to purchase the humminbird cover for it as well. People said it doesn't fit very well over the unit, but it fit mine great and it should be a snug fit anyways especially if you trailer without a cover. One thing I do wish it had however is backlit buttons for night time fishing. Makes things a bit easier to see but once you get used to it I suppose it's no big deal!

I bought this fish finder one year ago tonight. It’s a great fish finder, but the Real reason I am writing this review is for the warrantee and how impressed I am with Humminbird as a company. I rolled my kayak and the unit was submerged underwater for a moment and did not turn on afterwards. I was within the one-year warranty and mailed my head unit back to Hummingbird and within five business days they sent me back a new head unit, no questions asked, no charge. More companies need to be like this in today’s day an Real reason I am writing this review is for the warranty and how impressed I am with Humminbird as a company. I rolled my kayak and the unit was submerged underwater for a moment and did not turn on afterwards. I was within the one-year warranty and mailed my head unit back to Humminbird and within five business days they sent me back a new head unit, no questions asked, no charge. More companies need to be like Humminbird!!!

I purchased this unit mainly for the Chartplotter, but I wanted to have an idea of depth. I mounted the transducer internally to in the bow of the boat. Eventually, I need to get an InHull Transducer, but for now this works well. I can't say much about the fish finder or contour ability, but for what I needed and the Chartplotter it was perfect. I used the base map and had exactly what I needed for my Inner coastal and ocean voyage.

I'll start with installation. I should never have to go searching for the COMPLETE instructions of any product that I have paid full price for! If your product is going to require updating the day that I buy it, YOU should supply the means to do that. I had to buy an SD Card. Cables aren't long enough. Believe it or not, there are boats over 20 feet in length being used for fishing. Extension cables are ridiculously priced. Over forty dollars for a 10 foot cable. I have about 20 hours of use on the unit now and am not impressed. I've primarily been fishing for Perch which tend to hug the bottom. I've tried every mode and method of adjustment that are obvious with just cursory observations but have rarely seen the unit identify fish. There is a good population of large Salmon and Trout as well but haven't seen them on screen. Some don't consider four hundred dollars as much money to spend on electronics but I do. Technology is at an amazing point today but it doesn't seem to have trickled into this industry. No one that purchases a product should have to consider watching internet videos or searching online forums for information on how to use it or its intricacies and idiosyncrasies.

Feels solidly built and easy to install. Going to have to take the manual with me the first few times I take the boat out to make use of and get used to all of the features. The down imaging feature looks like something I'm definitely going to like. Just poking around in the menu the first time out without the manual with me I couldn't quite find/use all of the features so it's not purely intuitive. But I guess that's why it comes with a manual.

Best bang for your buck fish finder I’ve ever used! The Helix 5 Chirp G2 has exceeded my expectations in all ways, screen is visible without a sunshade on bright days and it’s very user friendly. Sometimes if you run over kelp or any other debris the system will take 5-10 extra seconds to catch back up but that’s all fish finders if you’re in a kayak. If installing in a kayak, highly recommend getting through hull plugs to clean up the wires. Great all around!

Vet inte när jag skulle använda den,var visst ryssarna i farten och störde GPS.Bilden sluta att matas,den hängde sig.gick inte att avända power knappen måste dra ur stömkabeln.Felet återkomm hela tiden ,gav upp.Tervliga grannar i öst kan igen släppa en bomb över Keremel.

Love it it's very good and easy to work

Does what it’s supposed to do, and does it well. I’m a fishing guide that works at northern fly ins. The portability of this unit is a selling point for that type of application. I also set it up to icefish with and it’s been what I expected there as well.

I really like this depth, locator and fishfinder. Works very well.. I do a lot of fishing and find this to be a very good product.. I do not hesitate in recommending it..

ez to install does what it’s supposed to do,very happy with the product mind you I’m not a fisherman.just wanted depth and maps.