How to Follow the Contour - Humminbird Helix Series - Ultrex

[@Rich-ic8wl]

Paul - great video - excellent instructions on how this contour mode works - thank you!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you so much!!!

[@WoodnWaterGuy]

Thank you for sharing , have a blessed weekend

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you and you too!!!

[@markbartolowits5354]

Great stuff. Helps us re learn what we already read but puts it on real like situation

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you for the comments

[@zacharymartin1477]

Sitting on the water now. Thank you so much. Very helpful!!!!!!😊 Tight lines!!!!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

That’s great to hear. Thank you for letting me know!

[@steveturko2046]

Very informative video in plain English. Great job!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you soooo much!!!

[@tysonprice109]

Amazing video! I finally understand how follow the contour operates!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I am going to create more as soon as I can. Thank you for your comment!!!

[@markbartolowits5354]

Awesome class video. I really appreciate the lesson.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you!!!

[@beavisbrowne3497]

You definitely have it dialed in!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

There are so many cool things you can do!!!

[@carriep7812]

Just starting using this feature, but didn't know how to go in the other direction! Duh... Thanks for the great video. Definitely the best out there in regards to follow the contour.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you so so much!!! I think I may do one additional video for this and add how to use the offset feature! Thank you for your comments! I really appreciate them!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

One of the best ways to thank me is to subscribe to my channel because it encourages me to make more and make better videos 😀. Thank you very much!!!

[@brianpeotter520]

Awesome video thank you sir

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you for the compliment!!!

[@doneobject5629]

Nice video, thanks

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

You are welcome and thank you!

[@dougmead7669]

Outstanding video! I just got my Ultrex installed with Helix 9 and 7, and this will help me immensely with fishing! Hope you have other videos like mega live!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Congrats and I think you will love them!!!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I do not have Mega Live, but I do have Garmin Livescope. :) I compared the two and I just can't see Humminbird's image matching Garmin's yet. Someday, they will. :) I do have other videos and quick tips, specifically for Humminbird, and I plan on making more soon. If you aren't subscribed, if you will do that and turn on notifications, you will know the second they come out. :)

[@timberdoodle2677]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy i to have upgraded my boat to a ultrex i pilot link and the helix 9 and helix 7, can you run a follow contour threw the remote? also it appears to only be available threw a lakemaster chip? what is your thoughts. thanks for great info

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I do think the lakemaster is required. I will check the remote to make sure but I don’t think you can fully Follow the contour using remote. The reason being, to start you have to move the cursor to a line to follow and I don’t think you can with the remote. I do think you can set it up on the graph, and then use the remote to turn the prop on and off. 😀

[@timberdoodle2677]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy thanks for the reply, in your opinion, which map card is best regular lake master or the vx version or vx premium?, great lakes area, i am from michigan and fish there mostly

[@raystomberski4480]

Awesome thanks for the good info video

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

You are welcome and thank you for watching!!!

[@garythompson8867]

Saving this

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you. i am going to keep adding more tips!!!

[@edwinchan19590125]

Great Job Paul; thanks!😁

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

You are welcome! Thank you for the comments!!!!

[@stilltuckered]

Great video

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you very much!!!

[@ronmacdougall9612]

Very neat,ty for info

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you. I am going to be creating many more if I ever get my honey-do list finished 😀

[@ronmacdougall9612]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy that list never ends,lol

[@fishnlift01]

Thanks!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Welcome!!!

[@jamesparrish3141]

Good video!!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you very much!!!

[@laureanosantos510]

just came across your video great job i have a helix 9 gen 2 will i be able to do this I have lake master cards in Bothe of them and linked to my ultrex

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you. I haven’t researched Gen 2, but if you have a MinnKota with iPilot Link, I think you can! If I find I will let you know!!!

[@longjeremy15]

Nice video! Is the lakemaster card required for following the contours?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

It is, which I know is a pain. But the maps are soooo nice to have

[@bigshotvideo]

Thanks! I don’t have any added map cards but my Helix shows contour lines for one of the lakes I fish. I’ve been trying to follow one of those contour lines but suspect that it’s not being recognized as a contour line because it’s just seeing it as a feature of the map (like the shoreline would be, for example). Do you think that’s it? (My Ultrex has ipilot link, by the way.)

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I am almost 100 % sure you will have to have navionics or lake master. If I found out any different info, I will let you know

[@RonaldCrow-v8y]

If you are using the lakemaster chip but due to drought the lake is low, do you have to adjust for the lower level? If so how? Great video on following the countour>

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

You absolutely do have to modify the depth. If I haven’t made a video of that, I will as soon as I can 😎 thank you for your comments

[@RonaldCrow-v8y]

Thank you, look forward to more videos on the Helix used with the Minnkota terrora trolling motor and l pilot link.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Hey there! Here ya go! How to adjust Depth Offset - Humminbird Helix Series - Ultrex - Lake Master kzbin.info/www/bejne/iojdf6ODqpypoLs

[@richarddelozier9407]

I bought Lake Master maps for Table Rock, Beaver, Truman but how do I get contour on small local lakes around me? I have Basemap on my Helix 8di but can't seem to see contour lines.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thanks for joining, Richard! From what I understand, not every lake is available on Lake Master. If you have Autochart on your unit, you can actually use it to create your own lake maps with lines. Would this be something helpful in a video?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Also is your 8 Di a gen 3 or 4?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Another option is to check Navionics to see if they have your local lake. You can run these in your units!

[@chadmarquis5612]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy Can you follow contours using the navionics card or is that only available with lakemaster card?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I think you do have the option of using navionics with Humminbird units but I don’t know about following contour lines with navionics. I do know you have to have i-Pilot link. I will let you know if i find out

[@ronaldharig9098]

Do you have Humminbird Helix Fish Finder Connected to the Minn Kota Trolling Motors using the Universal Sonar 2?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Hello Ronald! I have everything routed to the one boat network. I do think there is one cable which goes directly to the ultrex from the 10 inch unit up front but the boat is covered and it is cold. Hahahha I will check soon

[@fishinggambler]

What map card would i need for this i have a Solix 12 si gen 1

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Is your trolling motor iPilot Link? I that is required. I use LakeMaster Chips but I don’t know if your unit supports that.

[@daddymidwest4111]

But what if the lake you are on is not mapped? Is there a way to set it to run the bank at a distance of 30 feet from the bank, or remain in 10 feet of water while running the bank?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

That is a good question. I need to find an unmapped lake and see. Most of the units can build your own colored contour maps as you drive the boat around slow. I wonder if you can make your own colored chart and then follow those lines? I will try that

[@daddymidwest4111]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy Additionally, is it possible to share a contoured map YOU’VE made with OTHERS, so they don’t HAVE to drive out an unmapped lake?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I honestly do Not know but that is a fantastic question. My gut feeling is that you can’t but I will search!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Check out this link. humminbird.johnsonoutdoors.com/us/learn/mapping/autochart#:~:text=AutoChart%E2%84%A2%20uses%20your%20Humminbird,it%20into%20a%20lake%20map.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

@daddymodwest4111 this link talks about making your own chart and then following contour lines, so that is possible: humminbird.johnsonoutdoors.com/us/learn/mapping/autochart#:~:text=AutoChart™%20uses%20your%20Humminbird,it%20into%20a%20lake%20map

[@vhype233]

What if there is no lake master chip but a person has a zero line card that they mapped their lake. Can you follow from the zero line card?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Yes you can. Just found the info online: johnsonoutdoors.widen.net/content/eqr7apumy9/pdf/532258-1_A-AutoChart-ZeroLine-Map-Card-Manual.pdf

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you for your question

[@vhype233]

@@PaulsOutdoorAcademy thank you

[@yeethao6044]

Does the Ultrex need to be i-pilot link?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Yes, unfortunately

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

That is my understanding

[@Jfldhr]

Does it work with Navionic map too ?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I wish I could tell you for certain but I can’t. I do not think that it will work but I have not personally tried it, as I don’t own the Navionics cards. Sorry about that. I did search but. Could find any info. I will look again!

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

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[@dmack1962]

Sir can you help me, when I try this my Helix does not bring up “follow the Contour” as an option. Do you know if I need to do something in settings or why does my helix 12 not have that option. I have the lake master map system. New VX and ultra trolling motor etc, everything you have in this video, but does not give me the command “Follow the Contour” Thank you for any help you can give

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Can you tell me what generation it is? 2, 3, or 4? And if it supports networking? Unless it is fairly old, it is most likely a g3, g3n, g4, or g4n.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Also, is it an Ultrex with iPilot Link or just iPilot?

[@dmack1962]

My helix is Gen 4 both of them, it is an Ultrex with Ipiolit link. All the brand new versions

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Ok let me take a look tomorrow. Your remote is the rectangular remote with touch screen, correct? Do you have the i-Pilot Puck installed?

[@dmack1962]

Yes I do

[@randy1ization]

when following a contour line, what happens when you get to the end of it?

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Great question. Most contour lines I see don’t really ever end. I can see them at 1 foot but that one foot continues on and on. With that being said, the electronics do not care if you are trying to use them to drive your boat aground gahahah. If you start on a 2 foot line they typically just keep you on that line from what I have seen

[@user-yx2cb9yo9u]

Funny!

[@timlundquist4134]

When push go to the follow the contour does not come up

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Do you have a lakemaster card for the lake you are on? I am pretty sure you also need iPilot Link on the Ultrex and not just iPilot.

[@leeyarbrough9636]

Great video.

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

Thank you so very much. If you would consider subscribing to my channel it would super appreciated 😎😎😎

[@FreshwaterSouL]

That only works with the ipilot link? I have the helix 9 si/di mega and the Minn Kota Terrova and I want my unit to do this

[@PaulsOutdoorAcademy]

I think that is correct but I am not positive. If I find out I will let you know!