Well I tried my new 997 today and was very happy with it for the most part. I aint to proud of the ducer mounting bracket. It aint very sturdy. Had it flip up on me one time. Probably will end up makin a new one. The ease of use is amazin so far. I aint tried the snap shot feature yet. Saw quite a bit of stuff and marked several places I will be trying. Got a little fine tuning to do. The left side is not quite as plain and doesnt seem to reach as far as the right side. Think the ducer needs rotating just a smidgen. The GPS refresh rate is not very good, but the software update is supposaed to take care of that along with the down imaging. Didnt try it in shallow water, all was in 10-40 ft. I would highly recommend it.

Tracy H