hds touch on ice?

[Papascott]

I am considering setting up my hds 9 for ice fishing. I have used it on the boat in tempos down into the high teens but not for more than a few hours.

Just wondering if anyone has tried it yet. I do know that it would be sweet to have my full gps with chips on the front of my quad!

I will be using my HDS 9 this year. I have used a hds-5 for the past few years and like having sonar and GPS in one unit. The 5 was mounted with a ram mount and could go from my atv or truck right to the shack. Made a custom box with two batteries to support camera and hds unit. With the 9 this year, I plan to view the camera directly on the HDS-9 using the Aqua Vu Multi Vu and the Lowrance video input cable. Tested on the bench, but have yet to take it on the water.

[Burr]

Have been using the HDS Gen 2 on a quad for years. No issues, works great for gps.

The only place I ice fish is Lake Winnipeg, so it has seen plenty of -20 F temps. No issues. It does seem like it runs slower, but it runs.

I'm going to rig it this year to a house battery, I think it would be better for it to run all day long. It's on the quad battery now, and I shut it off when the quad is shut off to preserve the quad battery for starting.