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i have been saving to buy a side image, bought one 598 combo , screen is to small for my old eyes, asking you experts on crappie fishing some advice on the way to go. lowrance or hummingbird or?. i do not want to buy another small screen. already spent around 600 on one im not real happy with.. need help from you people that are serious about fishing. i fish central il.
thanks for any advice
troe
You might try the Fishing Electronics and Photography Forum. Might get better info there. Good luck.
yes i have been watching that section , thanks for the suggestion.
I have Humminbirds and like them alot. Haven't used Lowrance but I'm sure they are just as good. It's a Ford/Chevy thing. I have also been hearing good things about the new Garmins. I went the same route as you in buying small then got bigger and then got the biggest. Bigger is ALWAYS better! I know its alot of money but in the long run it will pay off. Just my :twocents.
I agree with old goat about bigger is better, I have the 998 hummingbird and I wish I would have went with the biggest but I was trying to save a few dollars or actually a thousand at the time I bought mine. I would suggest getting the biggest one that you can afford. As far as hummingbird or Lowrance I have used both and I prefer hummingbird over Lowrance but that's my opinion and a lot of people will say Lowrance is better but either which one you go with i am sure you will be pleased with it, you just need to take the time to learn your electronics when you get whatever one you go with.
It depends on what type of person you are!!!! I have had both and humminbird was the easiest to master, but the lowrance has a lot more features!!!! Best of luck!!
When I bought my first si a few
Years ago I was going to get 2 Hb 798s but asked for opinions CDC and everbody always urged to go as big as possible
so took advice and skipped over 898 model and went to 998s and I am so glad I took everybody's advice as it would have been a waste on the smaller screens. It stretched my budget at the time but saved me $ in long run not having been disappointed in smaller screen and then spending more $ on upgrading.
thanks for all the help , im thinking the biggest ,,, might be the last one i ever buy ,, where can a guy get the best deal on one?,, bass pro i am not sure any deals to be had there...every time i go there i spend three times the money i intended to....... you know how that goes!!!!!
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Sponsors on here are much less expensive than cabelas or bass pro and great to deal with.
what I did tho was to go to bass pro and look at the models from HB and Lowrance and mess around with display models.
but if u do take very little advice from them as they just want to sell any unit either brand. JMO!
yes i found that out at bass pro thats why i wanted advice from fisherman that use them ....., which model would you guys go with?
Brian at BBG Marine is a great guy to deal with.
I agree with Pat. Brian at bbg marine was been fantastic to deal with. He is very patient and answers all your questions. I have bought from him several times and always had a good experience.
As stated already its a ford vs chevy thing. I have birds and love mine. I believe that lowrance has better DI but im real happy with the birds SI and I can more than see whats down there with my birds DI as well. For me, its all about user friendly, and the bird does that for me at a very quick pace. You should be happy either way.
I have birds. Like my buddies lowrance better. Go with the largest screen. Even the 998 screen is too small IMO. Humminbird has a $300 rebate on their 1199 through next month. You can find an 1199 online for $2K-$300 rebate = $1.7K. Got my 1199 new for $1,880 w/out a rebate. Just have to watch for deals online. If you go with Lowrance you'll pay more, but the down imaging is great!!
birdman i wish i had your talent ,,,, nothing comes easy for me,,,,but i dont give up, i do enjoy fishing and trap shooting , bow hunting always took up most of my time but i have got away from it, already got to many deer. well maybe not the buck doe ratio is so far out of wack its a little different hunting now. i do thank all you guys that have gave me advice.... one minute i am thinking hummingbird and the next minute lowrance. i think hummingbird might be a little cheaper.....the deciding factor might be the best deal at the time...... thanks again keep the info coming.
whats the deal on different tranducers? it gets a little confusing
Birdie wishes he has his wallet too after some A-hole broke into his truck.
One other shout out on HB models, they will be compatible with Lakemaster mapping chips which are outstanding and MK
terrova TMs. Also better reputation on customer service. When I threw down the coin for my 998s I did a lot of research before I made my move. I mostly fish Truman in Mo. And really use the Lakemaster but they have my favorite lake in HD so I am a little bias. As someone mentioned on here even the 998 is still a little small for him, I love my 2 998s but.......
i am going to start keeping eye out for good used 1198 for my console unit LOL.
where can you get them for 2000? hb 1199
newegg.com $1,996.
thanks for all the advice , ended up with the lowrance 12 gen.2, got it installed but with work and weather have had no time to try it out. if anybody has any tips i could sure use them . thanks again
tom r. pontiac il.