gps/fish finder

[huntin fool]

D.I and S.I are useless on biglake.
About as useless as downriggers for fishing the lake.

I'd just buy a good gps combo and stick with that.

[jchief]

Yall go on believin that

[huntin fool]

Experienced it first hand. Only place it would remotely help you is at the channel find underwater structure.

[Will"E"Fish]

LC if the added feature and unit are in price range ; then go for it . The use of the added feature may come to your advantage for instance : u may be fishn the channel and not doing well fishn towards bank ;side view may open a hole new chance of finding fish and no telling what else. Especially if that veiw show"s view of a depth of 5 feet to average channel depth of say 40ft.Just something to consider.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by mcjaredsandwich

Thats what I was telling him. Being able to see the bottom in sidescan in 3ft waters doesnt seem worth it. And we all know you never go bass fishing. Im telling you man, just get a gps plotter/depthfinder. You dont need the sidescan for inshore sw fishing. Unless you wanna see what the weirs look like. Depth, temp and gps is all you need.

Think Ship Channel!

+1

[jchief]

Fool, I can tell you that I can't use mine good enough on Big Lake, but had someone else show me oyster reefs on thiers.

I will figure it out.

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by jchief

Fool, I can tell you that I can't use mine good enough on Big Lake, but had someone else show me oyster reefs on thiers.

I will figure it out.

I could maybe see somebody with a detailed unit.such as the 1198, but something small like the 798 or whatever, it obviously ain't happenin.

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

Think Ship Channel!

+1

If you fish ship channel a lot I guess its worth it.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

I could maybe see somebody with a detailed unit.such as the 1198, but something small like the 798 or whatever, it obviously ain't happenin.

Works fine on my 798c SI.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

Works fine on my 798c SI.

Isn't the 798 right at 1k?

[longcast]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Isn't the 798 right at 1k?

I found one for $798.00. Thanks for all the info.

[longcast]

Sorry. $778.95.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Isn't the 798 right at 1k?

Retail, but who pays that anymore?

[Montauk17]

Make sure it isn't a ebay refurb

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Make sure it isn't a ebay refurb

Mime wasnt! I checked the "cereal" number with my connection.

+1

[huntin fool]

Originally Posted by PaulMyers

Works fine on my 798c SI.

Please take a detailed screen shot of oyster beds holding fish with a 798. Sure you can see structure, but you ain't seeing a Detailed oyster bed in 3 ft of water with that unit.

[PaulMyers]

Originally Posted by huntin fool

Please take a detailed screen shot of oyster beds holding fish with a 798. Sure you can see structure, but you ain't seeing a Detailed oyster bed in 3 ft of water with that unit.

I sure will.

+1

[huntin fool]

I just don't see it being detailed. On the 1198's I can watch my friggin drop shot rig, and watch the fish in front of it. Fishing with longcasts dad who has a 798 it doesn't get near the detail.

[PaulMyers]

I have no doubt that the 1198 with its larger display has more detail. But for the price range and features Jason is looking at I personally do not think he will find a better unit.

The HDS 5 Gen 2 with the same features is going to be over $1000.00.

+1

[Big Kahunaz]

i got a garmin for ya...with 3d topo map and inland lakes etc...i'll sell it to ya for 375 and you can use the remaining to get you another upfront or put it towards a couple k2 coolers!