thoughts on 858 on the bow?

thats what i thought, but i read it somewhere and I couldnt remeber what all connections are on my 997

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Originally Posted by Jason Halfen #511

Shine runner: Ethernet networking is new for 2011 Humminbird units as well as some ethernet-equipped legacy units. It allows waypoints, routes, and sonar information to be shared between networked units. The 858 will not display SI and DI data collected by the HDSI transducer that is powered by the 1198, but it will display 2D data collected by that transducer. Two SI/DI units will be able to share all sonar data (SI/DI/2D).

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Interesting. Thanks.

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Originally Posted by jsplinter

Does anyone have this setup? I am looking at a 858 for my bow unit and linking it with my 997 on my console. I will also get a HDSI ducer for it even though it doesnt do SI/DI, but this way i can switch it out with my 997 if i want that on the bow for slow trolling. any thought? good or bad....thanks...also if you have a 858 you may be interested in selling in the future let me know...i am in no rush to make a purchase

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I have a 997 on the console of my JVX18CC Carolina Skiff and am in the process of installing an 858 on the bow. I have a Riptide ST TM and plan to run the transducer cable up the shaft groove. Pulling power and Interlink cables from the forward deck to the center console is the only other challenge I see.

I thought when using the SI that the boat had to be moving at least four mph. If so, it would be virtually useless on the trolling motor.

one stump, it works going slower. i dont think it works sitting directly over the top of a brush pile, but thats why i was thinking about a 858 which isnt SI/DI. but i just pulled the trigger on a really good deal for a 798, so now i need to figure out if i want that on my bow or on my console and have the 997 up there for the bigger screen

oh and the cheaper price made my wife really happy so win/win

Si sonar does work while sitting still but it will not produce the same images you are used to seeing. If you are parked over a brush pile you will get the constant sonar return of the brush pile with the only changes being from fish as they move in and out of the Si sonar beam. A guy in Australia has posted some really good images of Barramundi and Bull Sharks he captured while anchored down, on another web site.