Rigging an Elite 7 for Ice Fishing?

dirk-w.
Minnesota
Posts: 485

November 11, 2014 at 6:03 pm #1472338

Apparently the Lowrance ice kit doesn’t fit well with an Elite 7? Anyone have an idea as to the best way to mount an Elite 7 for ice fishing? Thanks.

Scott Behrendt
Posts: 8

November 11, 2014 at 10:43 pm #1472411

I mounted my HDS 7 Touch to a vexilar pro pack case using a Ram mount. Works great, sits up a little taller from the ice too depending on the Ram mount you use. I’ll try to find some pics!
Ron
Victoria, mn
Posts: 810
November 12, 2014 at 7:51 am #1472452
Make your own. A few scraps of plywood is all you need. This is for a Garmin 250, but something similar should work.
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reverend
Rhinelander, WI
Posts: 1117

November 12, 2014 at 10:15 am #1472531

I’d like to hear more about this…I toasted my Vex this summer, was thinking of converting my Elite 5 for the ice. Beyond something to mount it on, what am I going to need and what’s available for battery, ‘ducer, etc.??
And…how spendy will that all be?
FishBlood&RiverMud
Prescott
Posts: 6687
November 12, 2014 at 12:14 pm #1472591
Genz box
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montyst509
Oconomowoc, WI
Posts: 9
November 12, 2014 at 1:10 pm #1472606
Lowrance makes an ice pack. Spendy but all there. I have an Elite 5 ice machine and there is plenty of room around the LCD. Just mount it to the bottom not on the riser.

http://www.cabelas.com/product/Lowrance-Portable-Ice-Kit-Pack/1090349.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Dice%2Bpack%26x%3D0%26y%3D0%26WTz_l%3DHeader%253BSearch-All%2BProducts&Ntt=ice+pack&WTz_l=Header%3BSearch-All+Products
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ajaikens31
Big Rapids, Michigan
Posts: 163

November 12, 2014 at 3:20 pm #1472665

I attached my elite 5 to a genz box and it works great!

Matthew Lynn Roberts
Nebraska
Posts: 8

November 12, 2014 at 11:20 pm #1472777

Just buy a Marcum LX6 and it comes all ready to go and is set up.

Peterbob
Menasha, WI
Posts: 59

November 13, 2014 at 2:29 am #1472779

Matthew Lynn Roberts wrote:

Just buy a Marcum LX6 and it comes all ready to go and is set up.

If u are a lowrance guy it is far better then the lx6 in my opinion

dirk-w.
Minnesota
Posts: 485

November 13, 2014 at 5:34 am #1472784

Nice looking box. I made one once, back in the day. This time I thought I’d save a bit of time and weight by going plastic but that’s not a huge deal. I would like to have a box that can fit in a bucket and at the same time be wider than the Elite 7 to protect it a bit from bouncing around.