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Price wise on eBay the 998 is only $200 more for 9 inch screen vs the 899 7inch screen. I want the biggest screen for my budget that's a $1,000 but if there's no huge difference in these two I want the bigger screen 998 model. I need I pilot link and lakemaster maps for sure. I'm going to buy the I pilot link after I purchase a HB unit. What's the difference between these units besides size if any that I may be better with newer 899 HB 7in screen?????
Thanks!!
Transducer and maps. The 899 comes with the compact transducer not capable of 800 kHz. The 899 is not compatible with Navionics Platinm maps. Bigger is always better.
I have the 998 and like that I could mount antenna right over transducer. 899 has internal antenna so you would have to buy antenna extra to accomplish same thing. Think Humminbird has a exchange program where you can swap the compact ducer for the other one as long as you don't open the package.
Whats the antenna for??
I guess the 998 with bigger transducer is better than the compact on the 899??
Cray the 998 is compatible with I pilot link??
$85 on the transducer swap. 998 comes with external GPS puck, 899 internal GPS, the puck is around $200 I think. Personally I like the 998 on the console with the external puck close to the transom mounted transducer, and the 899 or 999 up front on the trolling motor with the internal GPS.
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Yes, I have the iPilot link with the 998.Quote:
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Just curious why do you want GPS in two different places?? Guess your I pilot runs off the 899 up front?
I seen a guy on TV the other day looked like he had two of the I pilot link for fishing in the wind he said. One on front of boat and the other on the back with looked like a jack plate. Guess thatd keep you square all the time?
If you have 2 units they can be linked together to share WayPoints. You are driving around using Side or Down imaging, you find a stump bed, you mark a way point then when you want to fish it you use front unit to go to the way point and with sharing that front antenna close to front transducer will get you pretty close. Where if you rely just on rear ducer and antenna you could be off by the length of the boat x2 or 3. If you have 2 units like this you can share way points but not Maps from a card. You would have to have separate cards for each unit. If your going to run the Link setup I would think the front unit would be where you would want it hooked up if your fishing from the front. GWdaug could better answer this since he has one and I don't.
So if I had just one unit since that's all I'm gonna get. Sounds like the 998c is gonna be it but can I mount the GPS puck on the front of boat and transducer on the back of boat?? Plus the I pilot link trolling motor has a universal sonar will that work the 2d on fish finder ?
Gonna mount on console so I can spin it around to look at from front. Plus im side pulling to a lot. Just starting spider rigging.
If you are doing a lot of side pulling then that unit would work. Then later if you really get into spider rigging you could add GPS puck if you felt it necessary.
You could but it kinda defeats the purpose. You want the puck mounted as close to the transducer as possible so when YO mark something with transduce the Waypoint you mark will be right there. Then when you go back to that Waypoint you should be really close and be able to pick it up with ducer. There again the farther they are separated the harder it's going to be to get back on your spot. This is just my 2 cents, I would go with 998, mount ducer on transom and puck as close as I could to it. Buy the Y cable they sell and adpter for trolling motor. Then you could run 2D off motor and SI/DI off rear. Latter buy another puck and adapter cable, mount it on bow of boat. The all you would have to do is switch back and forth from rear to front antenna depending where you were sitting. That way if you see something and mark it you could go to that point and find it with 2D. I hope I am making enough sense that it's kind of understandable.Quote:
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Yep makes perfect sense and that's how I can afford to do it also. Running the I pilot I'd have to use front GPS puck and trolling motor transducer right? Will that universal sonar on TM run I pilot link on depth contour lines??
Never mind I guess the I pilot depth contour runs off GPS and lake maps correct? But would have to be front puck to be accurate spider rugging
My ipilot is linked to the front sonar, due to marking waypoints while using the trolling motor. I am going to link all together with an Ethernet switch when they come out late this month just to share waypoints. No map sharing either way. I am still learning the system and if it will ever warm up for a while, I am going to work hard getting proficient using the system, too expensive and useful not to try to get the maximum benefit from it.Quote:
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Thanks cray appreciate it!!
Does 998 have Ethernet capabilities?? What does Ethernet actually do besides share waypoints with other HB units?
Yes. Purpose of Ethernet is to share, just like a computer Ethernet. Using a switch you could share waypoints, GPS puck, ipilot link, etc. you would need the switch and cables to connect everything up.Quote:
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If you have 2 networked HB units.....and they are both SI capable......you can share waypoints, GPS, and transducer thru the network....If you want.
If one is SI, and one not, you can still share waypoints and GPS....not transducer.
Even when you have the I-pilot link, the trolling motor uses its own GPS antenna.....with the link, you can tell it to go to a waypoint, create your own tracks and send to the trolling motor, or you can follow a contour if you have the new Lakemaster card.
You want the GPS as close as possible to the transducer so the waypoint you mark is as accurate as possible......The waypoint is just a set of coordinates that you can share between units ....or the linked I-pilot.
I think the 998 is a 8 inch screen , a lot of difference in price but well worth it , Im running a 998 hd and a 788 ci on the bow , thinking about upgrading to a 898 or a 859 di on the bow , (I think its a 859 or 858 anyway want a di on the bow)Quote:
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Your correct 8inch screen I miselled earlier but thanks everyone headed on watch on this ol towboat!! Gonna be busy tonight usually just cruising up and down the Ohio and Tn river! Get off here this coming Thursday and I'm fixing to fix for two weeks straight on pickwick lake!!
With Ethernet, if both units are compatible, you can share all sonar also( meaning you can see what the rear sonar is seeing on the front unit and see what the front unit is seeing on the rear unit). If you have transducers on front and back.
Does the 998 have Ethernet?
yes