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 just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 01:24 AM
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John-Mark
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so guys first thing i thing that i think that i am gonna buy in a nice electronics. something for the front as i dont have anything there now..
what are ya'lls suggestions and why? 100.00 to 750.00
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 Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 01:33 AM
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Matt Jackson
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:18 AM
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John-Mark
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i will need to buy lds or something xtra right to get all the features like the cool structure scan or am i wrong about this?
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:21 AM
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Toad Jerker
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Elite 7 HDI $750 and everything u need except side imaging!! Girlfriend just bought me one a few weeks ago and I love it
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:24 AM
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TopGunPilot
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+1 with SI but if that's too rich for ya, go with HDS 5 with or without S/I.
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:28 AM
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John-Mark
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bass ro has the HDS 7 2nd gen for a great price and a 100 buck rebate... but in order to really get the features dont i need to purchase other stuff for it to use the structure scan and stuff?? just what a buddy told me but he is a hummingbird guy... he said DONT buy a lorance bc you will only find out to really use it you gotta spend a ton more cash to make it do the stuff you expect it to do out of the box like the HB units do?
what say y'all? sorry never bought one of these things before and spending up to 700 to 800 bucks i wanna make the best decision?
i await my education fellas
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:31 AM
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Used Nitro
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Go to bass pro shops and play with the units and see which ones you like, I thought I was ghonna go with a bird till I realized my transducer was installed wrong on my 1st boat.
I am going to buy one just to find out for myself. Half y'all lie like hell and the other half are full of chit.  , A great locally owned business www.bcfw.org Bass Club of Fort Worth
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:34 AM
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grout-scout
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Birds and Lowrances are pretty much in the same price range on the SI/DI graphs but bird does have a few cheaper models. If I were you then like mentioned above I'd get the Lowrance HDI 7 elite with downscan, GPS mapping and regular sonar. They're around 700 ish.
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:38 AM
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Toad Jerker
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I like the hds as well but for a cheaper second model the HDi is great but if u was spend the money then I agree HDS7 and up
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 02:48 AM
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Neverenuff
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Elite 7 , hard to beat for the money!
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 04:06 AM
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bassfork
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The biggest you can afford. Otherwise you will see everyone with those big screens and wonder why you do not have one.
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 04:15 AM
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sdavis24
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Elite 7 , hard to beat for the money! +1, You can pick one up through some for the wholesalers on here in the $650-675 range. I got mine from Shut-up-and-fish. You'll have a little extra left to pick up a map chip. Great unit for the money
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 05:12 AM
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ChanceHuiet
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If its on the TM the Elite 7 is perfect for it
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 08:58 AM
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hopalong
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humminbird 598 hd si, great unit for the bow and already has side image. I don't see a reason to have down image on the bow unless it is already loaded in the unit. http://store.humminbird.com/products/604326/598ci_HD_SI_Combo
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Re: just bought my first boat now what graph do i buy?
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04/15/13 01:00 PM
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Michael.Beaty
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