I had the Helix 7 G3 out for two weekends now. First weekend was great in 30ft of water. Last weekend I was fishing suspended crappies in 47ft of water and had terrible interference, even with no other units around me. I thought I played with every setting (CHIRP, gain, etc.), anyone else have the same issue or know how to fix? Am I missing something?
Are you on auto depth or manual? If you are in 47ft. of water try setting your manual depth at 50 to 52 feet. Which cone angle did you have selected? Try changing cone angles but make sure Chirp is off when selecting different cone angles then rotate through your Chirp settings to see which one works the best.
Not sure what type of interference you were getting but I can share an odd one I was getting this weekend.
In about 30ft of water, hard bottom, I would get a perfect 45* angle line on the graph. The first time it happened I thought it was a fish streaking up from the bottom to hit but realized what happened on the second pass.
The IR chirp toggling and gain reduction helped. It was still there to some degree but not as impactful.
Are you on auto depth or manual? If you are in 47ft. of water try setting your manual depth at 50 to 52 feet. Which cone angle did you have selected? Try changing cone angles but make sure Chirp is off when selecting different cone angles then rotate through your Chirp settings to see which one works the best.
I was on auto depth. I will try manual this weekend. I did try different cone angles but I believe my Chirp was on when selecting different cone angles. Didn’t know you should have Chirp off when selecting cone angles.
I should note, I have a Helix ICE 5 as well and for whatever reason this unit performed much better (interference wise) than the 7.
Does it have the latest update for the unit as the other helix topic talks about?
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Are you on auto depth or manual? If you are in 47ft. of water try setting your manual depth at 50 to 52 feet. Which cone angle did you have selected? Try changing cone angles but make sure Chirp is off when selecting different cone angles then rotate through your Chirp settings to see which one works the best.I was on auto depth. I will try manual this weekend. I did try different cone angles but I believe my Chirp was on when selecting different cone angles. Didn’t know you should have Chirp off when selecting cone angles.
I should note, I have a Helix ICE 5 as well and for whatever reason this unit performed much better (interference wise) than the 7.
I always have mine on manual depth. It helps reduce any bottom bouncing and lets me have the screen set up the way I want. Also if you hit the “check” button (It think that’s the right button) it will cycle through all the IR settings, in case you hadn’t tried that yet.
I always have mine on manual depth. It helps reduce any bottom bouncing and lets me have the screen set up the way I want. Also if you hit the “check” button (It think that’s the right button) it will cycle through all the IR settings, in case you hadn’t tried that yet.
Thanks for the tips, I’ll give those a shot this weekend!
I almost always keep my Chirp setting on 1 when fishing solo. I just clarifies the picture. I use 3 if I’m around other graphs, especially Marcum.
Another very important tip is to read the manual. I’m not implying you haven’t, but IF you in fact haven’t read it, you need to. It’s a complex machine and it will be much more effective on the ice if you know all the features and how to work them.
There also great YouTube videos on HB units. Much better than the manual IMO.
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