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Does anyone have a suggestion on side imaging unit. Thinking of buy a new graph and need to bite the bullet and spend a little money. Looking at the Huminnbird 898si unit but not sure. Has larger screen and may be worth the money. Second question is? Where to go to get the Best Price??
any help is appriciated.
heres a good deal,i believe u will like the 898,h ave to add to ur shopping cart to get lower price on the link i posted $1226 is the price
Humminbird 898C SI Gps Combo - 407820-1 [407820-1] - $1,226.43 : Just4Electronics!, Your Electronics Super Store
My experiance with side imaging units is limited, however I am not impressed with the picture that comes back. Take away the imaging and the humming bird graph is the best on the market, the gps and the screen size is a great plus. And there is alot of other features that are really nice. Depth shading is really nice. It will allow you to shade a certain depth, say 25 feet, the. It shows the areas of the lake that is twenty five feet deep. It allows you to focus your attention to one certain depth, and shows that depth over the whole lake.
I use the Hummingbird 798SI and love it. I was not sure I could see the smaller screen but I have found I can. I use the side imaging feature all the time and love the GPS. I actually ran a previous day track on Dardenelle in the fog. You will not be disappointed.
Kerry
I'm looking at buying also. I talked for an hour with salesman at Bass Pro. He advised the HDS 7.....$1,599 with side imaging...He was telling me you can add it later though if you couldn't afford it right now and get the unit for $999. Bigger is better when looking at displays in the sunlight...
Only problem is that I have talked with others that have had problems with the lowrance units. They havent had theres as long and may still be working out the bugs. Also, I hear that Humminbird has alot better support and service. The more things you have to put together to get it working means more chances for problems. To me if Lowrance would package it all together, Then it would be worth it. It seems like they are pricing everyting they can. One thing that has to be considered is to make sure it is mounted right and durrable. I have a buddy that has a humminbird that had a problem early on and they were great to work with on fixing the problems.
Hey Slabs, what kind of Hummingbird are you running? I like that idea about depth shading. Seems like it would be mighty useful at times.
Ditto with Kerry...I have the 798SI...really great...I suppose bigger screen would be nice...and the higher end have better resolution I'm told...but I love mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by knrclark
That would be the himminbird 1198c, but that's on the tournament rigged bass rig that is used only for green carp tournament fishing. But it is handy, when you determine that the fish are at a certain depth, you can shade that depth of water for the entire lake. Then run from spot to spot and be in the depth of water the fish are preferring, it just eliminates one more of the search factors.Quote:
Originally Posted by ski trip
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Originally Posted by slabsntaters
That's what I was thinking. Would save a lot of time and effort when you found them at a certain depth in a fairly large body of water. What's the going price of a 1198c?
Well bass pro has it for $2,799.99, sounds like alot of money, But whats that saying oh yea I remember now, Boys and thier toys. Sometimes you just have to bite the bullet.Quote:
Originally Posted by ski trip
I got a 798 si last year and really like it. I'll like it more when I finish figuring it out! Get the navionics chip,it has serious detail that's great for trolling.
Bought the hummingbird because the screen on my Lowrance went out and Lowrance said they no longer service my 5 yr old ffinder. I'm done with them...
Humminbird SI is the only way to go I have the 1198 and 997 on my Ranger and a 797 on my xpress duck boat these units will improve your deep water crappie fishing a 100%!! They are not the best in shallow water if you don't get the settings set right but I would buy humminbird for the customer service as well they are outstanding!!
Jason
Like Kn and Crappie I run the 798c SI. I like it real good. Just don't get the ci units with the internal GPS. Stick with the 50 channel external pucks. Humminbird all the way.
Hey Yankee, what's wrong with the ci units with the internal gps? Working toward an upgrade this year and plan to go Hummingbird, but don't want to go wrong with the wrong kind of gps. Appreciate any info you can pass on.
A buddy of mine told me if you want to buy which ever one, get it at Gander Mt. because you get a 90 day money back (no questions asked). LOL
Isn't there also something about the maps you get from Humminbird? Seems like one of the dealers told me Lowrance maps were alot better...??
Ok, here is the deal at Gander Mt. You have a 30 day money back deal with them.
Well I went and did some checking 'cause I tho't the unit w/ internal antennas updated slower and had less channels, but the new units list it w/ 50 channels. If you have two HB units that are GPS capable you can link them through the interlink module off the one antenna. The slow refreshing thing may have had more to do with the processor anyway. Check out the Trolling motor/electronics board for some more/better info.
The preloaded maps aren't much, but the HB units accept Navionics Hotmaps and one other I believe.Quote:
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Originally Posted by yankee doodler
Thanks Yankee for checking this out and responding.
My 798 has the internal antenna it does take about 3-4 min to find you when you fist turn it on but it seems to refresh pleanty fast.