Thread: Need some input from those "In The Know"

Wannabe is the FF Guru....Not the fish guru...just ff. :D

and the screen is bigger. It don;t matter if you only fish one day a week, thats about all I do. If you get the little screen, you WILL REGRET not saving up a few pennies and getting the bigger screen.

Don't know bout the HDS, but the humminbird was easy to use out of the box. Plus you can upgrade the software in most models other than the 797.

Get in touch with BillBob , He has a good used 997 that is reasonably priced!

The SI is almost useless on a small screen. I would either Get a bigger SI unit, or if ya want a small screen unit, a cheaper non SI unit like the 788. The Lowrance HDS units have awesome maps, but the cost and poor customer service were issues that kept me from going that route.

Originally Posted by feelay

The SI is almost useless on a small screen. I would either Get a bigger SI unit, or if ya want a small screen unit, a cheaper non SI unit like the 788. The Lowrance HDS units have awesome maps, but the cost and poor customer service were issues that kept me from going that route.

thanks feelay, I have a new 598 Humminbird but I want to get side scan. I guess better look at the 898 instead of the 798 since the screen is 2" bigger


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Let me bottom line this for ya.

Skip the HDS5 and 797 / 798. Screen is just too small to be useful.

Get you a used 997 (used) or minimum of 898 if you go new. PM Billbob. Dang good price, plus he's a snappy dresser and can mambo like no other here.

Now, let me draw another line and let you read below that....

If money was no object, I'd chunk my 997, get me an HDS 8 for the console, HDS 7 for the Front and an LSS-1 and be happier than DD at an open bar with a day off the next day.

Of course, $ is an object. There's the rub. The SI and mapping of the HDS is superior to the H'bird, plus the GPS works like a GPS should work. Don't belive me....ask Billbob, the well dressed mambo king why he's selling his for a good price. On top of that, you'll fiind spotty reports of Lowrance unit seals being bad and getting water inside and you can find all kinds of Steven King type horror stories of Lowrance customer service.

Were I fishing for a living, I'd have 2 HDS 10s, LSS1s and a Backup HDS10 and backup LSS1.

Wannabe...

Originally Posted by Wannabe...

Let me bottom line this for ya.

Skip the HDS5 and 797 / 798. Screen is just too small to be useful.

Get you a used 997 (used) or minimum of 898 if you go new. PM Billbob. Dang good price, plus he's a snappy dresser and can mambo like no other here.

Now, let me draw another line and let you read below that....

If money was no object, I'd chunk my 997, get me an HDS 8 for the console, HDS 7 for the Front and an LSS-1 and be happier than DD at an open bar with a day off the next day.

Of course, $ is an object. There's the rub. The SI and mapping of the HDS is superior to the H'bird, plus the GPS works like a GPS should work. Don't belive me....ask Billbob, the well dressed mambo king why he's selling his for a good price. On top of that, you'll fiind spotty reports of Lowrance unit seals being bad and getting water inside and you can find all kinds of Steven King type horror stories of Lowrance customer service.

Were I fishing for a living, I'd have 2 HDS 10s, LSS1s and a Backup HDS10 and backup LSS1.

Wannabe...

Thanks WB, money is really not the object, aint got it, cant get it and when I do get it, cant keep it. I just cant justify 2 or 3 grand for a fish finder. You guys have let me see that I need the bigger screen, guess I will try and get in touch with billbob


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