Hummingbird side imaging?

[weld1]

Is there anyone out there that has one? do they/you like it? what are the main differances in all the different models? some are 1100.00 and others 2000.00 range, but dont see much differance?? thanks for any help!

[SimilarIsland]

Deitz,

I just got the "High Accuracy" Antennae for about $154. It's about .9 meters of accuracy.

[Deitz Dittrich]

Thats scary!

[SimilarIsland]

It is Scary. The distance between your transducer and GPS antennae is now much more important. If you have two GPS units and an Interlink, you almost have to have two "high accuracy" units or your potential "error" will be twice the length of the boat, which in most cases is about 40 feet.

[weld1]

Thanks for all the info guys!! just a couple more questions.... taw, does the new 50 channel antenna come on the 09 798?? thanks again for the info!!

[Dave S]

How long before H-Bird introduces a locator for the ice that uses the side imaging technology so you can pinpoint where the fish are in relation to the hole your fishing? Unless they already have. I've been out of this for too long.

[Deitz Dittrich]

SimilarIsland-- Thats soo true.. my puck is in the back of my 20' boat.. so depending on wind and such, i'm 40 foot off already.. I dont know why they put the puck in the back.. Grrrrrrrrrr

[PerchJerker]

I dont know why they put the puck in the back.. Grrrrrrrrrr

Maybe it's set up for trolling

[PerchJerker]

Thanks for all the info guys!! just a couple more questions.... taw, does the new 50 channel antenna come on the 09 798?? thanks again for the info!!

The 50-channel GPS receiver comes standard on the 1100, 900, and 700 series Birds, so yes, you get the 50-channel receiver with the 798.

Other changes to the 798 for '09 are better screen resolution (640x640 this year) and a slot for a second memory card.

I have the new HBs on my HSOforum. Shipping is free and the HB units are in-stock and ready to ship. If interested you can check them out at

Pro Fishing Supply GPS / Fishfinder Combos

[taw]

Yes the 50 channel antennae is standard in 2009 on all Humminbird units in the 700, 900 and 1100 series.

[reddog]

taw.

If the middle section is the water column and I'm set at 100 feet scan left and right, and I am in 20 feet of water, then am I only truly seeing 80 feet of sidescan?

Also, if I am in 20 feet of water, why isnt there an ability to zoom up the side image, lets say half way, and eliminate the top ten feet of water column. That would seem like an extremely easy software upgrade to me, but..... I could be wrong, its happened before.

Right now, the only way to zoom in SI, is with the box... correct?

[taw]

you are seeing a 160 foot scan with the boat in 20 feet of water with sidescan set to 100 feet(80 feet each direction). To date no zoom is available in the software except the zoom box you can move anywhere on the screen.

[reddog]

I get to try a 1197 the next couple of days. Cant wait to use it, but am thinking its gonna rise to the top of the wish list.

Unless its a ton better than my 997, I probably can withhold the urge.

[Central Bassman]

Reddog thanks for the pictures and information!!!

[reddog]

Got a chance to use the 1197 last week, and wow is all I can say for now.

I love my 997, but...... the bigger screen is definitly a great option.

I was going to show some friends some of my screen captures on the unit, and found out that the 1197 would not read my screen captures that were on my 2G card, which I thought was odd, and my 997 would not read/show the screen captures that I took with the 1197. Certainly, not a big problem, but I thought that it would process it.