Quote Originally Posted by CrappieCrazed View Post
$1,295???? Where did you find that??? Everywhere i look they are 1499. I was gonna wait for the 898 to come out but basspro said it would be mid march before they would be gettin any. Ordered a clearanced 997 for 1399 last week. Do the update free that hb provides and you still have side imaging and down imaging AND you have the larger screen with the 997 still. No brainer for me. I see cane pole said something about video out. Im not smart enough to even know what hes talking about so. I just want to be able to find structure and fish it!!! Myself I still think the better deal is the 997 when you think just fishing with it. After the download needed for the 997 to have down imaging it should be close to the same unit but still have a larger screen.
That 1499 number is MSRP. I try to never pay that for anything! I don't know where you're looking but I find them in several places with Google for 1295. One place I'd recommend where you can get it at this price is jandhproducts.com It's where I go to. There are others, just gotta' look hard.