I’m thinking New Helix7 DOwn imagining and Side imaging on console and Helix5 with Down imaging on trolling motor......what do you all think about this combo??

59 minutes ago, Randy Shafer said:

I’m thinking New Helix7 DOwn imagining and Side imaging on console and Helix5 with Down imaging on trolling motor......what do you all think about this combo??

Sounds good to me. I'm a lowrance guy so I'm not really familiar with the helix, but if they can be connected to each other to share waypoints it would be great. I have a similar set up with a 9" with si at the console and a 5" with 2d a di at the bow. Works for me. I would like a bigger screen at the front for di but the 5 is ok on 2d.

I have a Helix 7 di on the bow and plan on putting the SI gps on the console this year if I win some tourney money. S I is way more beneficial on the console than the bow imo

I dont think the helix 5's are networkable.  The only 7's that network are the N models, like a helix 7 si g2n. 

I had a helix 5 di on the bow of my last boat. All I used was the 2d. 

My current boat has a helix 7 di on the bow. I use the down imaging a lot more with it.

From my own experience down imaging on the bow is useless with a 5 inch screen, unless you have great eyesight.

The 7 can still be hard to see sometimes.

I'd want the bigger graph at the bow, where viewing distance is greater.  Otherwise, that's what I run, but SI on both.

Bigger on bow... Console is where generally find a spot, but you don't spend time there. If the 5 cannot network... Anyway you can get two 7s?  Does the side view transducer work with eh 5 so you can use the package you are describing, but have the 7 up front with down and the 5 on console with down/side (maybe)?