The New King of Stupid!!

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 04:35 PM

Haha. I'm giddy right now, as I just dropped a chunk of change on a Humminbird 1197c SI.

I have a big screen TV in my house, and now I have a big screen for my boat!!! 10.4" screen and side-imaging, BABY!!

All I need now is a RAM mount and my hotmaps platinum chip. (Well, that and for the UPS truck to show up...I'm gonna be like a little kid who hears the ice cream truck!!!)

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-09-10, 05:01 PM

Man, you wasn't kidding were you! Congrats, hope they don't get stuck in the snow or pack it in a rod tube.

nmanley · 02-09-10, 05:58 PM

You mean as expensive as they are they don't come with the Maps chip. AAAGGGGhhh

Really congrats!

BassinNC · 02-09-10, 05:58 PM

wow..... Congrats man.

TN_Bassin · 02-09-10, 06:16 PM

I thought they came with the RAM mount? Anyways congratulations on your new crown lol. Those SI units are really a cool bit of technology.

bassboogieman · 02-09-10, 06:23 PM

Congrats NFE, I just can't justify that much money on a sonar. But if you're thinking of a RAM mount for that large of a unit look at this, YES it's a RAM.

I had this mount on my previous boat and it's rock solid. My present boat I went with the "normal" ball mount RAM and it's only holding a Lowrance 5200 GPS and it vibrates quite a bit at WOT. This mount is a bit more expensive, but well worth it. Available at Cabelas. Also comes in a verticle mount version should you not have a flat surface on which to mount it.

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 06:40 PM

Thanks, Boogie. I've seen that kind before, and I was intending to use it, or something very much like it. The bolt pattern on the base of that one looks like a very close match to the one I have now, so I'm hoping it would be a direct swap. God knows, this thing has some surface area, so it needs to be bolted down tight if you're going to go fast.

Maybe I can qualify for a "green" credit, since my boat now has a sail?

WTL · 02-09-10, 07:08 PM

did the monkey give you rabies too?

MississippiBoy · 02-09-10, 07:11 PM

Or at least kiss you on the cheek when he was done?

TN_Bassin · 02-09-10, 07:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

did the monkey give you rabies too?

Well I don't think rabies develops into genital rash...

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 07:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WTL

did the monkey give you rabies too?

No, but I'm planning on a near-fatal case of bass thumb this year. I may need a prosthetic.

3dkicker · 02-09-10, 07:19 PM

Got to get my money back from Uncle Sam and I'll be adding a new depth finder too. Maybe not that one but one very similar.
ps There are ways around the chip expense....wink, wink.

keithdog · 02-09-10, 07:45 PM

Hey...congrats on the new big screen for the boat Nofear! Hope you have a great time with that this year. And ummm you mentioned all you need now is a mount and a hotmaps chip. You need one more thing...a keithdog to help ya catch all those bass your gonna find down below!!!

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 07:48 PM

Keith...I think some of the guys were talking about a Northern Event. <hint, hint>

cassidyta · 02-09-10, 08:15 PM

Congrats. I figured a engineer had planned everything, but it might be a good time to also review your insurance coverage before adding it to the boat.

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 08:20 PM

Very good point, Cass. With all the other crap I've bought to boot, it's a real issue.

BigBassin144 · 02-09-10, 08:43 PM

Congrats on the new FF Bryce. I hope you can make it up to the northern get together, I wanna check this thing out. (I'll just let somebody else take my boat out and ride with you!)

BB

MIbasser · 02-09-10, 09:26 PM

Nice job NFE!!

As for the Ram Mount did you get the 2 1/4" ball? My TX partner has two of the HDS-10's and has a large and small arm with the large ball. Even all the way tight they will still drop (well we were in 3+ foot waves too!)

brushhog · 02-09-10, 09:36 PM

Holy Monkey... You've been on a tear lately! The monkey is strong with you!

Abbeysdad · 02-09-10, 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TN_Bassin

Well I don't think rabies develops into genital rash...

Sooooo like how do you know nofear has such a rash anyway???

bamabassman · 02-09-10, 10:50 PM

<<<<Ain;t gonna speak to nofear NO MO! He done gone an done it now, getting dat new fangled mini tv fer his rig and NOT getting ME one as well!

Congrats pal, i know you'll be slaying em this year.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-09-10, 11:23 PM

I'm glad he is going to the Hallow first. Remember what I told you. Hip Hip Hooray hahahaha

nofearengineer · 02-09-10, 11:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bamabassman

He done gone an done it now, getting dat new fangled mini tv fer his rig

Now I just have to look into a mobile satellite dish.

Bender · 02-09-10, 11:50 PM

Congrats, it will open up a whole new world of off shore structure. On my 997 I have the one size down from the 2 1/4" ball RAM mount. Mine stayed in place most of the time but I wish I had the big one to stop the shaking in big waves. The other thing I have seen is using two of them, which I might do this winter. I saw a smaller one off the the side going straight down for extra support on some pro's boat.

TN_Bassin · 02-10-10, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abbeysdad

Sooooo like how do you know nofear has such a rash anyway???

Well they do have a Herpes Alert website now...

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02-09-10, 04:35 PM	#1
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	The New King of Stupid!! Haha. I'm giddy right now, as I just dropped a chunk of change on a Humminbird 1197c SI. I have a big screen TV in my house, and now I have a big screen for my boat!!! 10.4" screen and side-imaging, BABY!! All I need now is a RAM mount and my hotmaps platinum chip. (Well, that and for the UPS truck to show up...I'm gonna be like a little kid who hears the ice cream truck!!!) __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-09-10, 05:01 PM	#2
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Man, you wasn't kidding were you! Congrats, hope they don't get stuck in the snow or pack it in a rod tube. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-09-10, 05:58 PM	#3
nmanley BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Daleville, AL Posts: 265	You mean as expensive as they are they don't come with the Maps chip. AAAGGGGhhh Really congrats! __________________ 2015 Triton 18 TRX, Evinrude 200HP

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BassinNC BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: albemarle, NC Posts: 788	wow..... Congrats man. __________________ 138 bass in 2K10. Biggest 4LBS 14oz.

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TN_Bassin BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Bon Aqua,TN Posts: 1,013	I thought they came with the RAM mount? Anyways congratulations on your new crown lol. Those SI units are really a cool bit of technology. __________________ Other anglers are tough, but the fish are the real competition.

02-09-10, 06:23 PM	#6
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	Congrats NFE, I just can't justify that much money on a sonar. But if you're thinking of a RAM mount for that large of a unit look at this, YES it's a RAM. I had this mount on my previous boat and it's rock solid. My present boat I went with the "normal" ball mount RAM and it's only holding a Lowrance 5200 GPS and it vibrates quite a bit at WOT. This mount is a bit more expensive, but well worth it. Available at Cabelas. Also comes in a verticle mount version should you not have a flat surface on which to mount it.

02-09-10, 06:40 PM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Thanks, Boogie. I've seen that kind before, and I was intending to use it, or something very much like it. The bolt pattern on the base of that one looks like a very close match to the one I have now, so I'm hoping it would be a direct swap. God knows, this thing has some surface area, so it needs to be bolted down tight if you're going to go fast. Maybe I can qualify for a "green" credit, since my boat now has a sail? __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-09-10, 07:08 PM	#8
WTL BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Huntsville, Al Posts: 7,466	did the monkey give you rabies too?

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MississippiBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: May 2007 Location: Ridgeland MS Posts: 3,923	Or at least kiss you on the cheek when he was done? __________________ I smell smoke, and I hear sirens. Do you think that's a problem?

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3dkicker BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spotsylvania, VA Posts: 4,483	Got to get my money back from Uncle Sam and I'll be adding a new depth finder too. Maybe not that one but one very similar. ps There are ways around the chip expense....wink, wink. __________________ Smitty www.smittystubes.com

02-09-10, 07:45 PM	#13
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Hey...congrats on the new big screen for the boat Nofear! Hope you have a great time with that this year. And ummm you mentioned all you need now is a mount and a hotmaps chip. You need one more thing...a keithdog to help ya catch all those bass your gonna find down below!!!

02-09-10, 07:48 PM	#14
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Keith...I think some of the guys were talking about a Northern Event. <hint, hint> __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Congrats. I figured a engineer had planned everything, but it might be a good time to also review your insurance coverage before adding it to the boat. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

02-09-10, 08:20 PM	#16
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Very good point, Cass. With all the other crap I've bought to boot, it's a real issue. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

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BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Congrats on the new FF Bryce. I hope you can make it up to the northern get together, I wanna check this thing out. (I'll just let somebody else take my boat out and ride with you!) BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

02-09-10, 09:26 PM	#18
MIbasser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Okemos, MI Posts: 1,447	Nice job NFE!! As for the Ram Mount did you get the 2 1/4" ball? My TX partner has two of the HDS-10's and has a large and small arm with the large ball. Even all the way tight they will still drop (well we were in 3+ foot waves too!)

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brushhog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Whitesboro, NY Posts: 1,222	Holy Monkey... You've been on a tear lately! The monkey is strong with you! __________________ 3/4 of the Earth's surface is water and 1/4 is land. Clearly god wants me to fish, not mow the lawn.

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bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	<<<<Ain;t gonna speak to nofear NO MO! He done gone an done it now, getting dat new fangled mini tv fer his rig and NOT getting ME one as well! Congrats pal, i know you'll be slaying em this year. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

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Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	I'm glad he is going to the Hallow first. Remember what I told you. Hip Hip Hooray hahahaha __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

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Bender BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Brighton, MI Posts: 2,414	Congrats, it will open up a whole new world of off shore structure. On my 997 I have the one size down from the 2 1/4" ball RAM mount. Mine stayed in place most of the time but I wish I had the big one to stop the shaking in big waves. The other thing I have seen is using two of them, which I might do this winter. I saw a smaller one off the the side going straight down for extra support on some pro's boat.

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