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 Humminbird 797 c 2SI
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10/13/08 02:53 PM
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Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 1,301
fluker
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Extreme Angler
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Looking for honest opinion on this unit. Want to install in dash. Anybody have one? Thanks in advance, Charles.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: fluker]
#2732135
10/14/08 01:06 PM
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 1,632
30ft jon boat
Extreme Angler
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Extreme Angler
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i have one and love it.i hear people say the screen is not big enough but its the same size as all others have been for a long time..i guess if your boat has enough room for the big screen and you dont mind spending the$$$ buy it..i dont have the room money or desire to have the big screen.the technology is the same..so i guess it's the coolness factor and whether your eyes can see the smaller screen is the main difference...hope this helps
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: 30ft jon boat]
#2734206
10/14/08 09:23 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 45,723
Big Red 12
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Can't wait to put the 797 on my bow and a 1197 on the console.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: fluker]
#2737868
10/15/08 07:00 PM
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Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 329
David Mulcahy
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I have 797 i would get a bigger screen if i could do it over its hard for an old guy to see.But it does work.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: 30ft jon boat]
#2741685
10/16/08 06:40 PM
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Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 3,177
MWilkins (a.k.a. Keeb)
TFF Team Angler
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TFF Team Angler
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the technology is the same..so i guess it's the coolness factor and whether your eyes can see the smaller screen is the main difference Same technology yes but big difference. Compare a 27" tv to a 63" tv. On which one are you going to see more detail? There is a lot of information that you are looking at while scanning. You will miss a lot on the smaller screens. Yes you will see creek channels, brush piles, rock piles and such, but when it comes to being able to see what objects are holding fish or pockets of bait fish, you will see more detail with the larger screens. If you have the space on the boat, bite your lip and spring for the biggest unit you can put on the boat.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: MWilkins (a.k.a. Keeb)]
#2746510
10/18/08 01:35 PM
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Posts: 341
BenS
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Big Red, I've heard conflicting views on mounting Si's on the bow. I've heard that you need to go in a straight line for them to work. Have you heard anything different on TM mounting with Si'S.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: BenS]
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10/19/08 02:47 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 45,723
Big Red 12
TFF Guru
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TFF Guru
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Thought I saw a post where someone had one on their bow.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: Big Red 12]
#2752099
10/20/08 06:05 PM
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Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 5,272
BMCD
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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Its helps you locate sweet spots faster. I used it this weekend on Palestine to find docks with brush, found a few that had brush in between 2 docks.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: BMCD]
#2752466
10/20/08 08:01 PM
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Joined: Apr 2005
Posts: 248
Jim Bob
Outdoorsman
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I have one on my bow and i love it. Yes you have to be going straight but when i have the TM down going down a bank I can see what is near the bank and what is off to the deep water side. Works the same for boat houses, it is nice to see brush that is off of the boat houses that most will never find.
Last edited by Jim Bob; 10/20/08 08:02 PM.
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: Jim Bob]
#2762916
10/23/08 03:46 PM
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Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 5,580
TDR2
TFF Celebrity
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TFF Celebrity
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I have a 797. I love it for the Side imaging. I hate it for GPS. It has poor maps and the depth contours are non existent without upgrading it. The side imaging aspect is amazing. Id wait for the lowrance SI to come out and see the quality it represents.
P1
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Re: Humminbird 797 c 2SI
[Re: TDR2]
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10/23/08 04:52 PM
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Joined: Feb 2003
Posts: 55,498
SkeeterRonnie
Super Freak
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Super Freak
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tdr2- do have a navionics map in it? if not, I have one you can demo for a couple weeks.
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