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woolybugger
13-10-2010, 03:15 PM
Gents,

I am looking at purchasing a Side Scanner Fish Finder with GPS capabilities and am torn between the Humminbird and Lowrance. Any thoughts?
ahamay
13-10-2010, 03:24 PM
Until Lowrance see some sense and get rid of the geofencing you could hardly recommend them. If you going to buy here and get ripped like we do with most electronics then it probably doesn't matter.
Steeler
13-10-2010, 04:00 PM
And Humminbirds should come standard with a demister.
NAGG
13-10-2010, 04:44 PM
And Humminbirds should come standard with a demister.


ditto for Lowrance :'(
jason p
13-10-2010, 05:08 PM
a mates humminbird would also fog up alot, hanvnt had that prob with the lowrance, not to say that its a better product or not.

jp
PinHead
13-10-2010, 06:00 PM
never had the fogging problem with the 4 Humminbirds I have owned.
Steeler
13-10-2010, 06:17 PM
you must have got Wednesday ones
Stido1
14-10-2010, 03:57 PM
I dearly wanted the Lowrance & was saving to get one from Grand Marlin but in the end the bills kept coming & with the dollar the way it is I ended up getting a Humminbird with the Australia wide Navionics Gold card & 3 years warranty from the US.

Saved a lot of $$$'s. Can't wait to get out for the 1st trip with it & test it out.
Mike Delisser
14-10-2010, 05:37 PM
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
I said-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word!

;D ;D ;D
Toddy_again
14-10-2010, 06:20 PM
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
I said-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word!

;D ;D ;D

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Steve B
14-10-2010, 07:51 PM
A-well-a don't you know about the bird?
Well, everybody knows that the bird is the word!
A-well-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word
I said-a bird, bird, b-bird's the word!

;D ;D ;D

I love the family guy,...but geez i was singing that song in my sleep one night after that episode!!!;D;D


yeah go the Bird!!:P
Geoff-
14-10-2010, 09:44 PM
And Humminbirds should come standard with a demister.

word. bit of a joke eh
Peter4
15-10-2010, 08:15 AM
Four birds, zero problems...
Thunderace2
15-10-2010, 08:23 AM
just purchased a 798 c si from US , and took it out last weekend, never used one before so I've got no comparison, but worked great, didn't get a navionics card for it, just use the built in base map, no contours in the lakes and rivers I fish anyway
Stido1
15-10-2010, 10:46 AM
just purchased a 798 c si from US , and took it out last weekend, never used one before so I've got no comparison, but worked great, didn't get a navionics card for it, just use the built in base map, no contours in the lakes and rivers I fish anyway

I got the 798ci SI, Navionics Gold XL9 32XG card, 3 years warranty & delivery for $US1250 all up. Was pretty happy with that.

I really wanted the SI & DI but couldn't afford to do it any other way.