It's Monkey Time...

bassboogieman · 01-31-13, 06:31 PM

This arrived on my front porch this evening.

I decided to upgrade my unit on the kayak, something a little bigger yet not a huge one that would take up too much room and get in the way.

So tomorrow I will be doing the install and can't wait to see the HD image. I think this will be much easier to read and possibly allow me to use split screen to view DI & SI at the same time.

Hopefully the monkey will now leave me alone for a couple months and go pick on someone else.

nobass · 01-31-13, 07:01 PM

nice but you know the monkey he never lets you go

BigBassin144 · 01-31-13, 07:07 PM

Very nice Bruce!

If you end up not liking, I'll let you send it to me so you don't have to deal with it. Being the good friend I am, I'll even pay the shipping.

BB

Jrob78 · 01-31-13, 08:13 PM

Sweet! I'm still trying to figure out what i'm going to do. I'm dead set on a SI unit though!

Has your buddy gotten a chance to test that new battery with his 998?

Bubba_Bruiser · 01-31-13, 09:08 PM

2 thumbs up!!! I called today about taking mine in when I get home for my 1198, and a kicker in the making.

bamabassman · 01-31-13, 09:40 PM

bruce......YOU SUCK !!!! hahahaha!!!

congrats my friend. how big is the actual screen? i "think" i see 7" ?

i look forward to seeing pics of what you see on it too. remember, I AM LOOKING TO UPGRADE MYSELF THIS FALL OR CHRISTMAS.

Rebbasser · 02-01-13, 12:16 AM

You are gonna like it!

I have a 798 HD DI/SI unit and love it. I highly recommend getting the Navionics Hotmaps SD card to go along with it.

bassboogieman · 02-01-13, 12:19 AM

The screen is 7". I had an option on a 998cSI (NOT HD) for the same money, but a buddy of mine just installed one on his kayak (same as mine) and I thought it was just too big. AND I wanted the HD, so this should be perfect. The 798 I had has gone to a new home and made room for this one.

Got some Navionic chips, as mentioned I had the 798 and still have an 1197 on my boat and I hope I don't start thinking about a big HD unit...

lilmule · 02-01-13, 01:23 AM

You guys are going to end up with no room in those yaks to move around

keithdog · 02-01-13, 09:08 PM

Thats a sweet unit Bruce. Who ever thought bass fishing from a yak could be so high tech. Looking forward to future stories about your day in the yak.

joedog · 02-02-13, 01:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rebbasser

You are gonna like it!

I have a 798 HD DI/SI unit and love it. I highly recommend getting the Navionics Hotmaps SD card to go along with it.

Bruce PROMISED ME I would too!

KILL THE MONKEY JOE...KILL THE MONKEY JOE...KILL THE MONKEY JOE...KILL THE MONKEY JOE

lilmule · 02-02-13, 06:05 PM

Hotmaps does not have as much as each pkg above that like silver ,gold ,platnum,they are good maps however in most cases,but not all.Ky lake ends on the map just past paris landing one then needs the river pkg.Says ky.tn on it yet has like 20 miles of tn on it.
And thought they were all mmc/sd,but am behind the times possibly.
One would be better off with say gold for your region.Than having to buy lots of hotmaps.

Bubba_Bruiser · 02-02-13, 06:40 PM

Boogie, do you ever record images from your HB? I am a sucker for some good SI shots.

bassboogieman · 02-02-13, 09:50 PM

I haven't to date. Main reason is, well I don't have a good one.

nofearengineer · 02-04-13, 11:09 PM

Damn...how did I miss this thread? Been too busy I guess.

CONGRATS, BRUCE!

Getting a new HB is always a happy time.

I am totally jealous.

I expect some good SI pics.

islandbass · 02-07-13, 07:20 PM

That ain't the bait monkey. That's his cousin, the boat (or kayak) ape, lol. Congrats on your latest acquisition.

Deckape · 04-01-13, 10:22 AM

How is that big old fish finder working out?

bassboogieman · 04-01-13, 11:11 AM

IT'S PERFECT, well in size anyway. It is so much easier to see. I'm still not certain as to the final location of the transducer arm, I may move it aft a bit and mount it on the hand rail slightly rear of the seat, keeping it in reach to clear grass that may get caught. Where it is now is slightly in the way when landing fish and a fish might get wrapped around it. Still thinking about that.

MallenManson · 04-01-13, 11:14 AM

You're putting that on your yak?
You are officially my new hero!

01-31-13, 06:31 PM	#1
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	It's Monkey Time... This arrived on my front porch this evening. I decided to upgrade my unit on the kayak, something a little bigger yet not a huge one that would take up too much room and get in the way. So tomorrow I will be doing the install and can't wait to see the HD image. I think this will be much easier to read and possibly allow me to use split screen to view DI & SI at the same time. Hopefully the monkey will now leave me alone for a couple months and go pick on someone else.

01-31-13, 07:01 PM	#2
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	nice but you know the monkey he never lets you go __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

01-31-13, 07:07 PM	#3
BigBassin144 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Toledo, Ohio Posts: 9,463	Very nice Bruce! If you end up not liking, I'll let you send it to me so you don't have to deal with it. Being the good friend I am, I'll even pay the shipping. BB __________________ As of June 14, 2014 the members of the BF.com forum have moved to basschat.yuku.com!

01-31-13, 08:13 PM	#4
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Sweet! I'm still trying to figure out what i'm going to do. I'm dead set on a SI unit though! Has your buddy gotten a chance to test that new battery with his 998? __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

01-31-13, 09:08 PM	#5
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	2 thumbs up!!! I called today about taking mine in when I get home for my 1198, and a kicker in the making. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

01-31-13, 09:40 PM	#6
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	bruce......YOU SUCK !!!! hahahaha!!! congrats my friend. how big is the actual screen? i "think" i see 7" ? i look forward to seeing pics of what you see on it too. remember, I AM LOOKING TO UPGRADE MYSELF THIS FALL OR CHRISTMAS. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

02-01-13, 12:16 AM	#7
Rebbasser BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 10,141	You are gonna like it! I have a 798 HD DI/SI unit and love it. I highly recommend getting the Navionics Hotmaps SD card to go along with it. __________________ It's happened to the best of them: John 21:3

02-01-13, 12:19 AM	#8
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	The screen is 7". I had an option on a 998cSI (NOT HD) for the same money, but a buddy of mine just installed one on his kayak (same as mine) and I thought it was just too big. AND I wanted the HD, so this should be perfect. The 798 I had has gone to a new home and made room for this one. Got some Navionic chips, as mentioned I had the 798 and still have an 1197 on my boat and I hope I don't start thinking about a big HD unit...

02-01-13, 01:23 AM	#9
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	You guys are going to end up with no room in those yaks to move around

02-01-13, 09:08 PM	#10
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a sweet unit Bruce. Who ever thought bass fishing from a yak could be so high tech. Looking forward to future stories about your day in the yak. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

02-02-13, 06:05 PM	#12
lilmule BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Buchanan,Tn Posts: 2,685	Hotmaps does not have as much as each pkg above that like silver ,gold ,platnum,they are good maps however in most cases,but not all.Ky lake ends on the map just past paris landing one then needs the river pkg.Says ky.tn on it yet has like 20 miles of tn on it. And thought they were all mmc/sd,but am behind the times possibly. One would be better off with say gold for your region.Than having to buy lots of hotmaps.

02-02-13, 06:40 PM	#13
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	Boogie, do you ever record images from your HB? I am a sucker for some good SI shots. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

02-02-13, 09:50 PM	#14
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	I haven't to date. Main reason is, well I don't have a good one.

02-04-13, 11:09 PM	#15
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Damn...how did I miss this thread? Been too busy I guess. CONGRATS, BRUCE! Getting a new HB is always a happy time. I am totally jealous. I expect some good SI pics. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

02-07-13, 07:20 PM	#16
islandbass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: WA State Posts: 1,783	That ain't the bait monkey. That's his cousin, the boat (or kayak) ape, lol. Congrats on your latest acquisition. __________________ ARX "If people concentrated on the really important things in life, there'd be a shortage of fishing poles." Doug Larson (Shimano 2005 Reel Catalog)

04-01-13, 10:22 AM	#17
Deckape BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Posts: 12	How is that big old fish finder working out? __________________ Smile and let the good Lord love ya

04-01-13, 11:11 AM	#18
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	IT'S PERFECT, well in size anyway. It is so much easier to see. I'm still not certain as to the final location of the transducer arm, I may move it aft a bit and mount it on the hand rail slightly rear of the seat, keeping it in reach to clear grass that may get caught. Where it is now is slightly in the way when landing fish and a fish might get wrapped around it. Still thinking about that.

04-01-13, 11:14 AM	#19
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	You're putting that on your yak? You are officially my new hero! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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