Why so many HB owners

**CatFan** · 03-25-2013, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Fish In The Bucket

The base map has everything that the card does... It shows the contour lines channels and every lake in my area! Didnt think HB had all that!? But I've been wrong before... Lol But i don't c how there useless?????

On every unit I've seen, and that doesn't include an Elite 7, the base map is little more than a crude blue box that tells you about where the lake is.

**Quackrstackr** · 03-25-2013, 12:32 PM

So far as I knew, the 7's had nothing but the generic "you're either in the water or you're not" base maps.

http://www.crappie.com/crappie/membe...e-combo-3.html

**Cane Pole** · 03-25-2013, 12:42 PM

yeap. I catch fish on land sometimes.

**CatFan** · 03-25-2013, 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

yeap. I catch fish on land sometimes.

I can only hope to someday rise to that level of fishing prowess!

The closest I can get is that I sometimes catch trees while I'm fishing.

**BIGDUX** · 03-25-2013, 02:21 PM

I bought a 797 when HB first came out with the side imaging. Has been a great product for me. Is amazing what you can find with that unit. I want to buy a 998 for the console and move my 797 to the bow. Maybe one day.

**Cane Pole** · 03-25-2013, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by CatFan

I can only hope to someday rise to that level of fishing prowess!

The closest I can get is that I sometimes catch trees while I'm fishing.

Gotta know when to and how to..

**bigbearcrappie** · 03-25-2013, 08:50 PM

I have owned 7 lowrance 10 inch models. All have been sent for repairs or leaking. I have had 2 HB 1198's for 2 years. They are pain free. And a better product.

**dkv** · 04-03-2013, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by bigbearcrappie

I have owned 7 lowrance 10 inch models. All have been sent for repairs or leaking. I have had 2 HB 1198's for 2 years. They are pain free. And a better product.

See now this is the kind of info that can help to decide on choice, but in saying that a person needs to do more research into why and how, just can not imagine someone owning (7) 10 inch units, hopefully that was a typing error. I currently have an hds 7-gen 2 lss2 and have had no issues, also very satisfied with same. DK

**hookum** · 04-11-2013, 12:21 PM

Originally Posted by Lonestar Proud

I think it's a kind of like Ford vs Chevy thing. I have nothing bad to say about HB stuff...but I personally wouldn't trade any of my Lowrance stuff for it, actually I wouldn't trade my F-250 for a Chevy either.

Ford?.......There just rebuilt Dodges

**justinp61** · 04-12-2013, 05:50 AM

I have three HDS units on my boat, the newest one is over two years old. They have never given me any problems, the same goes for the HDS 5 that I sold. Both companies make good units, go look, push buttons and if possible go out with fishermen that have the models you are looking at to compare them on the water. Personally I don't put much faith in what guys at the big stores have to say about electronics, most sell but don't own them. Back in February I was in bass pro and went by the electronics counter and almost laughed out loud at some of the bs this guy was spouting out. They didn't even have the new HDS Touch units on display.

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