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<blockquote data-quote="Crow Terminator" data-source="post: 3520886" data-attributes="member: 220"><p>SilverFox told you right. I agree with everything he said.</p><p></p><p>In addition...something I did not know was that Humminbird regulates what price the dealers can ADVERTISE the units at...but don't really care what they sell them for. This is why you see them all for the same prices...but if you call a dealer, they can sell you one for much less. A perfect example...the new Humminbird 1199 that is replacing the 1198. We have one ordered...and got it for $2,029. The advertised price is $2,299. Deals can be gotten on the 98 series though...the 998 and 1198s are for pretty cheap right now. The 1198s can be bought for around $1,800 or so. We got our 1199 from a BBC (Bass Boat Central) forum sponsor.</p><p></p><p>I will also throw in...get the biggest screen you can afford. You will regret it if you don't. Our first unit was a 5" screen with SI...and you can't see hardly anything on it. Everything is tiny. It's like looking at TnDeer on a small mobile phone vs the PC...you can just see so much more on the bigger screen. A 6' diameter stump may look smaller than a tictac on the 5" screen....so spotting fish is almost impossible while on the water in side imaging, unless it's a rather large school of them. The way we have been using the 5" screen, is to record everything on the water...then later viewing it on the PC when we get home. You can still mark stumps, brush piles, etc but that doesn't do you any good while you are on the water. That's why we decided to get the 1199. You will want the unit at the console....and put the other one up at the trolling motor. Mostly just for 2D sonar. I'm not a big fan of D.I....I can see more from the 2D sonar on screen.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Crow Terminator, post: 3520886, member: 220"] SilverFox told you right. I agree with everything he said. In addition...something I did not know was that Humminbird regulates what price the dealers can ADVERTISE the units at...but don't really care what they sell them for. This is why you see them all for the same prices...but if you call a dealer, they can sell you one for much less. A perfect example...the new Humminbird 1199 that is replacing the 1198. We have one ordered...and got it for $2,029. The advertised price is $2,299. Deals can be gotten on the 98 series though...the 998 and 1198s are for pretty cheap right now. The 1198s can be bought for around $1,800 or so. We got our 1199 from a BBC (Bass Boat Central) forum sponsor. I will also throw in...get the biggest screen you can afford. You will regret it if you don't. Our first unit was a 5" screen with SI...and you can't see hardly anything on it. Everything is tiny. It's like looking at TnDeer on a small mobile phone vs the PC...you can just see so much more on the bigger screen. A 6' diameter stump may look smaller than a tictac on the 5" screen....so spotting fish is almost impossible while on the water in side imaging, unless it's a rather large school of them. The way we have been using the 5" screen, is to record everything on the water...then later viewing it on the PC when we get home. You can still mark stumps, brush piles, etc but that doesn't do you any good while you are on the water. That's why we decided to get the 1199. You will want the unit at the console....and put the other one up at the trolling motor. Mostly just for 2D sonar. I'm not a big fan of D.I....I can see more from the 2D sonar on screen. [/QUOTE]
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