Humminbird 898c SI

[thatoneguy]

Well, I took the plunge last night, and brought home an 898c SI from Reeds. I'll miss going up to Savant Lake fishing this summer, but I'm OK with the tradeoff

I'm very interested in hearing from anyone who has the same unit - anything I need to be careful of installing it? Any tips for setting it up once I get it installed? General thoughts/tips/tricks/feedback/gripes/praise/ways to get the most out of it?

[rainylakefisher]

Good questions ... I just bought the same unit from Nothing But Fishing who is a sponsor on this HSOforum. I don't have it in hand ... just waiting for the UPS guy to show up tomorrow.

I spent a lot of time pondering the purchase. It was hard to justify the money as I'm not a pro fisherman. But, I really wanted the sonar/GPS combination as I love having the map chip data right on the screen. Going across Mille Lacs in the middle of the night last year trying to see the screen on my small Garmin hand held was not a comfortable feeling.

The side imaging is just too cool not to try! I really wanted the 998 for the slightly bigger screen, but it wasn't big enough to justify the extra $400-500. The 1198 was just too much money for something without a motor on it. I can't wait to try it!!

[JohnMickish]

The advice I give you guys is after you get it installed in the boat, head to a lake you are familiar with and leave all of your fishing stuff at home. Just drive around and play with the sonar/SI settings. If you can, have someone else drive the boat and just look at the screen. Try to figure out what it is your seeing and what you used to think it was.