Humminbird ICE Transducer with Dual Beam Sonar – XI 9 20

I picked up a Humminbird 160 pirhanamax portable fish finder this year and tried to use the original transducer for ice fishing. It did work without too much trouble, but I didn’t like the weight of the transducer pulling on a signal cable that wasn't intended to suspend the transducer in water. I also had a couple instances of my finder "fuzzing" when the temperature got around -20. I Googled an ice fishing transducer for my unit and was pleasantly surprised that Amazon had one. I ordered it and got it two days later and it was in the ice four days after order. We fished in -20 all day with no problems whatsoever. I was surprised with how much more sensitive it was to a smaller jig and really happy with not having to keep adjusting the transducer in order to keep it parallel with the lake bottom. I think that Humminbird did an excellent job at making sure all the necessary parts were provided. The transducer came with a support cable that removes any tension on the signal cable by caging around the transducer and hooking to the unit for support. It was easy to adjust for ice thickness and I liked that the cable was much shorter for ice fishing purposes. Taking your transducer in and out of the ice checking for fish all day has to take its toll on your unit. This provides the answer to that problem and more.

Bought this ducer to convert my Helix 9 G3N to ice fish. Worked really well but it realized after I got it that it wasn't the CHIRP version which is XI 90 1152. So ended up returning it. The biggest difference is you don't have the CHIRP interference filters with this model. Other than that it worked great.

If you own a Humminbird fish finder that you use during the Spring, Summer, or Fall, now you can adapt it for ice fishing. I picked up a 12v 7amp gel cell battery and this ice transducer and it was all I needed to convert my Humminbird 727 into a winter-time sonar system. The combination is extremely sensitive, I can see my tiny jig appear on the fish finder's screen as I lower it to the bottom. I happened to just make a little hook-up and put it all in a tool box but they sell portable bags with brackets for mounting your fish finder. Either way, the cost is far less than buying a flasher in addition to your fish finder. It's a good approach to getting the most value out of your fishing electronics.

I purchased this ice transducer to convert my Humminbird 777c to an ice machine. I already use a Marcum 3 flasher but wanted to have a 2nd unit available for multiple holes. I was amazed by the performance. It took awhile to find the settings which worked best for me, but once I figured out the best sensitivity and what frequency and screen view to use, I was hooked. The 777 has a flasher mode which emulates the Vexilar and Marcum flasher views, but I preferred the scrolling bottom view. I could easily see my 1/4oz jig moving up and down as I bounced it and the fish really showed up well. You can see them appear and change depths to follow the bait as it is raised and lowered. I may retire my Marcum flasher and only use this one. Now I can use my Humminbird 777 on both open water with my boat mount transducer and on the ice with this ice transducer. You will need an extra power cable as well if your boat mount is permanently attached.

Excellent product, wish it had temperature probe in it, but will work great for ice fishing.

This worked perfectly with my Humminbird Helix 7. Seem out YouTube to help get the best out of it.

Connected this to my 688 Down imaging unit! Works good but had to sacrifice a few functions. I had to go into the system and switch the unit over to single beam. This will not work as a dual beam transducer For the 688. Also they don’t make an ice transducer That is capable of doing down imaging.

Bought a returned (used) one for a third of original price. Come to find out it wasn't ever opened so still new works nicely with my helix 7. After adjusting the finder I can see the tiny ice jigs every movement 3-50' down.

I have used this product on 6 separate outings to date. It works flawlessly with my helix 5 unit. Ice fishing is much more entertaining when you know if there is actually fish down there. Cannot speak for longevity but thus far I am happy with my purchase.

Fits up to my hummingbird helex 5 works well no problems very pleased

This is a factory humminbird ice transducer, The only thing I would change is the cable. It feels kind of soft and cheesy. Maybe it’s like that for a reason. All around good piece

Excellent

Works great with my piranhamax 197c. When it says no transducer connected and tries to go into simulation mode just set it to normal mode. Then have the finder set to 200khz.