Reply With QuoteCan say i have had bot hb and lowrance. Lowrance hands down better of the two brands. Brm may chime in here as he has a wealth of knowledge on units.
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Lowrance HDS 8 an 10
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It can be a pain to fight interference if you mount an SI transducer to a variable speed TM. If I was starting fresh I think I'd go with a 998 at the console and maybe an 858 at the bow.
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Can say i have had bot hb and lowrance. Lowrance hands down better of the two brands. Brm may chime in here as he has a wealth of knowledge on units.
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B an M PST
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Lowrance HDS 8 an 10
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What birds did you have?? You went top of the line lowrance so I sure hope you like them. Most folks I hear from say where the lowrance stand out from the birds is their insight mapping.Originally Posted by arkansasbowhunter
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Hey Rookie - I have a Huminingbird 898 SIDI and I like it. I have a stick steering boat so I only need 1 DF. After fishing with ABH and had to do it again I think I would get me a Lowrance. To me the SI is not the most important thing. You want to mark spots and keep up with tracks
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Casey, I left you a voice mail. Give me a call and we can figure out which unit will work best for your needs and your budget.
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I had the 597di. Just no comparison between the hub and lowrance units. Seems like a lot of folks say hb are easier to operate but once set up I do very little to mine.
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If money wasn't an object I to would have went with Lowrance. But you comparing a 500 series Humminbird to an HDS 8 and 10 is not exactly comparing apples to apples. A middle of the pack hummingbird to the best 2 units lowrance had out at the time, no wonder you like em better
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Prob true biily lol
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B an M PST
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Lowrance HDS 8 an 10
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1198c SI and 898c SI should have my HB 360 degrees to link with them the end of next week. I'm waiting on my Ipilot link to put on my terrova trolling motor plus the lakemaster midsouth chip to link my trolling motor to my units.
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