Reply With QuoteI have a 997 on the console and a 797 on the front of my boat. If I had to keep just one of them, it would be the 997. It is a lot bigger and so much more easier to see. Plus it has more power than the 797.
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Crappie Wall Hanger
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Can anone tell me what is different about these two. Other that the size of the screen. I have been looking at the trying to make up my mine which to buy. A $1000.00 ver. $2000.00 must look real hard that a lot of money.
Sam
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I have a 997 on the console and a 797 on the front of my boat. If I had to keep just one of them, it would be the 997. It is a lot bigger and so much more easier to see. Plus it has more power than the 797.
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Looks like a 997 is going to find its way to my door. Had been saveing change for years found about $450 to justify the 997 over the 797. Is that the way to do that?
Sam
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How good are these units for scanning under docks, I would like to use one for running along docks and finding brush and ofcourse crappie.
Anyone know of a good spot to fish in Tulsa ok?
Crappie Wall Hanger II
I've also been very interested in them . The one question I have is do any of you that use these ever own a high end Lowrance? The side imaging looks great but how does the sonar compare. With the lowrance I can tell a striper from a spotted bass in 25' of water. Herring from thread fin shad. Will I have that kind of capability with ether one of these units? I've been having issues with lowrance over warrantee problems so I'm thinking about changing. But what I've seen with the sonar on the 997 does not impress me . Sure would like some good imput.
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Minnow
I'll put it this way, I would rather fish out of a 50 dollar boat than give up my 997si.
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Sounds like some of you are asking all the same questions that I have in my head this summer...I'm leaning really hard towards a side imaging humminbird but can't make up my mind about the extra $1000 for the big screen of the 997...in talking to folks at the boat stores the sonar of the humminbird is not in the class of the Lowrance however so that's not real comforting either when you get ready to spend that kind of money...
Crappie Wall Hanger II
Your right, I’ll have to crack a few piggy banks to get either one of them. That’s why I’m trying to do my home work. One thing that’s holding me up is that the 797 has the new screen and the 997 doesn’t. You can see the new screen a lot better in the sun. Also I’ve heard from a prostaff that hummingbird might be come out with a cheaper side image unit next year. I wish I could run my lowrance sonar and mapping at the same time while run the side imaging. That would be the best of all worlds. Make me happy anyway
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Crappie Wall Hanger
A couple of the guys that I know that have the side imager have left their "normal" graph on the trolling motor and mounted the humminbird transducer on the back and look at both of them while they are sitting up front...one of my problems with Lowrance is the zoom feature on the GPS. I'm not sure without using one that .05 miles is small enough to be able to really pinpoint brushpiles and what not with waypoints.
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