humminbird 1197 side imaging

[carolina-rig-01]

my partner for this weekends tourney has one on his new champion, and this thing is sweet. i have the smaller version of the side imaging unit and love it but the screen on this thing is huge. i think i will take a dvd player to hook up to it and watch movies while we are running down the lake lol.

[bcklash]

I hear ya. I would love to have one. Are they hard to learn how to use?

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by bcklash

I hear ya. I would love to have one. Are they hard to learn how to use?

GOOD LUCK THIS WEEKEND.

yes and no. the book is not much help but it still isn't too bad. it is capable of doing a lot of things that i still don't know how to do but as far as idling past a brushpile or something, recognizing whatever you saw and being able to mark and return to that spo..........it's not that hard.

[bamabassman]

hahaha kory. ya gonna watch it on the BIG screen huh? so it is really easy to use huh. hmmmm, thinking about upgrading meself. gonna have to see about this though.

[Bender]

That thing is really cool, but $3,000 is a lot of money. I've seen 997 NVBs for around $1,600 so that might be more of an idea for me. If the economy turns around a little and I can actually make some money.
The one thing I didn't realize about them is that you have to be moving and less than 6 MPH for it to work. Just something else to consider so you don't think it can work miracles like I thought at first.

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by Bender

That thing is really cool, but $3,000 is a lot of money. I've seen 997 NVBs for around $1,600 so that might be more of an idea for me. If the economy turns around a little and I can actually make some money.
The one thing I didn't realize about them is that you have to be moving and less than 6 MPH for it to work. Just something else to consider so you don't think it can work miracles like I thought at first.

yeah the side imaging only works at idle speeds but the depth will work while running if you have the transducer mounted in the right spot (which i don't ) but the side imaging is mainly for finding brushpiles, rockpiles, or something like. which you would be idling when you are looking for this stuff anyways.

[JB]

maybe after Sundays payday you can go get ya one

[carolina-rig-01]

Originally Posted by JB

maybe after Sundays payday you can go get ya one

that would be awesome

[3dkicker]

Originally Posted by bamabassman

hmmmm, thinking about upgrading meself. gonna have to see about this though.

Don't you have other things to purchase before you go out and spend all that money on a new depth finder?

Every time I save up for a unit my truck ends up in the shop.

[aikenyounggun]

yeah a guy i know has one lowrance up front and a hummingbird they actually dont interfere..... he has another lowrance on the back.. he says he likes it

i think SBK (swimbaitkid) is goin to get one