Thread: Oconee, Dead sea starting to wake up

Originally Posted by badbull

Joe, i see your using a 798 Hummingbird. I was looking to buy a new unit soon, what do you think of that model? Do you use I-pilot Link with it?

Badbull I love it. If I had it to do over though I would save a few more dollars and buy the 898, 998 or 1198 the size of the screen on them just gives you a better picture on the SI. Also the bigger units have 800khz on the DI and SI that the 798 is not capable of. But that being said. The 798 is still amazing. Man I can go by a dock or underwater timber and know exactly where to fish or not fish. It's almost unfair. It is a big learning curve though you have to get used to setting it up and understanding what you are seeing on the screen. Over all I don't regret one dollar I spent on it. If you buy one get ahold of me and I will give you any help I can on setting it up and figuring out what you are seeing.

Originally Posted by gtojoe

Earl I had the coordinates all written down on a pice of paper ready to pm them and my dog ate them sorry.

Thinking bout getting me a dog so I can have a scapegoat not to mention how i could save electricity not using the schredder

Joe,
Thanks for the info! I'm buying for the long run, so I'm going to go back and look at the 898 harder now. One question though, I have a 55 PD with the buildt in transducer. Do you know if the DI and SI will work thru it? I like having the transducer on the trolling motor.

Originally Posted by badbull

Joe,
Thanks for the info! I'm buying for the long run, so I'm going to go back and look at the 898 harder now. One question though, I have a 55 PD with the buildt in transducer. Do you know if the DI and SI will work thru it? I like having the transducer on the trolling motor.

No the us2 in the minnkota will not give you SI and DI. Just 2d sonar readings. But you can mount the transducer for the 898 on the trolling motor. Also the 898 gives you SI DI and 2d. And has GPS. U can find last years models on sale real cheap right now. For 2013 they changed the back lighting on the units to led. It has a much brighter picture now. Some people say the old units were a little hard to read in direct sunlight. But for the price I think I would deal with it. You can get last years 998 for cheaper than the new 898. Hope this helps you. No I don't have the I pilot link. Mine is the old model and is not either net capable. The new 798 hd units can use it though as we'll as all the bigger units. Don't buy from Humminbird itself. U can get the units cheaper from places like bbgmarine.com and universalmania.com

Brian at BBGMARINE.COM is the best I have ever dealt with. Great prices.

Originally Posted by EARL KITCHENS

Brian at BBGMARINE.COM is the best I have ever dealt with. Great prices.

X2 that's we're I got my unit.