Helix Owners

**Special K** · 03-12-2020, 03:10 PM

I chose Lakemaster plus the Mid Atlantic version Butch, which seemed to give me all of the lakes that I cared anything about. Do be aware that most of the newest versions of that particular software are on backorder.
You can review all of the Lakemaster Maps and versions and exactly what lakes are covered on the Humminbird website.

**jawjatek** · 03-12-2020, 07:53 PM

Originally Posted by gabowman

I think all I would need is Hartwell, Russell, and Clark Hill and Lake Moultrie and Marion. I could buy either Navonics or LakeMaster but wouldn't get all 5 lakes. I'd need 2 chips for all of them. I'm not too up on how to download maps. Any info anywhere on how to do this?!?

I have the Navionics US & Canada chip. I had it in a Lowrance I sold and use it in my Helix, because the subscription is good until Sept. "20. You can get all 5 of those lakes for sure. If you go to the Navionics.com website, select "Chart Viewer", you can zoom in and see the lakes details of the maps. There are 2 in one maps, with the Navionics nautical charts and the "Sonarchart" maps. In the Helix menu, the SonarChart maps are called "fish 'n chip". I pretty much use the SonarChart layer all the time, it is pretty accurate on my lakes in GA.

To load an area onto the Navionics card, you use their "chart installer" program, and just use the mouse to draw a box that includes all the lakes you want, then select "download". It is pretty easy.

**gobbler** · 03-12-2020, 11:07 PM

I run the navionics premium east v.6 in my helix and I’ve personally been in Marion moultrie and all over clarkshill and the maps of each of the lakes were on my card and worked fine in my helix, one card is all you need

Originally Posted by gabowman

I think all I would need is Hartwell, Russell, and Clark Hill and Lake Moultrie and Marion. I could buy either Navonics or LakeMaster but wouldn't get all 5 lakes. I'd need 2 chips for all of them. I'm not too up on how to download maps. Any info anywhere on how to do this?!?

**Ranger R61** · 03-13-2020, 06:44 AM

I have a Lowrance Ellite 9Ti and the Navionics USA chip. After the first year some advance features stopped working and had to renew the subscription to get those features. I am considering getting rid of the Lowrence and getting a Humminbird.

**SeaRay** · 03-13-2020, 08:35 AM

Originally Posted by gobbler

I run the navionics premium east v.6 in my helix and I’ve personally been in Marion moultrie and all over clarkshill and the maps of each of the lakes were on my card and worked fine in my helix, one card is all you need

True unless he goes into Ga or Florida. Butch lives in Ga but the border lakes with SC are shown and that's mostly where he fishes.
My first trip to Florida is when I realized I was outside the chips coverage.
I found a used South chip on here for $50.

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