HELIX 5 DI G2

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!!!

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.

I've had this a few years now and I love it. Does everything except make the fish bite.

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!

Have not installed it yet

This is my second Helix 5 Di GPS but this one is G2 (Generation 2). It looks and acts just like the original (G1) version. Both units are GPS/DI the G1 had a promotion and included Navionics maps, a very nice map collection but it was subscription based and expired in 1 year. So this time I decided to try Hummingbird’s base maps included with the G2. Now the reason I am only giving this a three star rating is because Humminbird could have made it a lot easier to get setup. The first project was installing it. It required a 5/8" hole to install a large transducer cable; Humminbird should know people do not like holes in their boat. The unit shipped with out of date software and the rules for updating it were somewhat nerve-racking, I did not want to brick my new Helix. I read it very carefully and I did my best to update it. BTW, the update file need to be in the root of the SD and not in a directory I was a little confused because unzipping them in a folder. Just and FYI no folder. The next headache was the maps, they too needed to be updated, they are large files and the download did take a long time to complete .The base-map update had the same warning about bricking so again a little nerve-racking. After about 3 hours, I was ready to check out the new Helix, it was a lot like the G1, just a lot more work to get it setup. Humminbird could have shipped this software loaded and saved me hours of time. So, -1 star Now, this next part is a common issue on both G1 and G2. The menus take a real effort to figure out, a lot of tap-tap-tap to set it up. First challenge was setting the clock, the thing has a GPS so you would think it would know the time, but no you need to set it if you are in a DST area. Sounds simple not really the programmers are trying to protect you from yourself, the changing to DST required advanced setting and it is not intuitive but again after another hour I got that corrected. I think these are simple software changes but if they made it perfect, there would be no reason for a G3. Ok, one last word about the maps, I like the quality of Navionics even my small lake was well defined, including boat launch locations, a very complete map set. The Hummingbird base map had my lake on the GPS but its shoreline was not right and very little information. Larger lakes are ok I guess. Just an FYI: I have two boats, a Bass Tracker pro team 175 TXW and a 20’ Regal open bow boat; I installed the G2 in the Regal with a flush mount, it was a clean install I removed the voltmeter and the depth meter making room for the Helix. Ok, Humminbird holds back and wants to nickel and dime you to death, they sell a kit for flush mount and the only value might be the two-sided tape for the value it would have been nice to have it included. Therefore, there goes another star.

Love my new depth finder. Very clear detail on the down imaging. Great product, delivery and price!

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.