Bass/pan fish best options

  • mike_peters
    MN
    Posts: 12
    October 20, 2015 at 8:07 pm #1572255

    I am going to order a Ranger 1850 Reata this week. Looking at electronics I am between the 999CI HD SI Combo and the 899CI HD SI Nav combo. I mainly fish smallies on rivers and pan fish. Suggestions?

    FryDog62
    Posts: 3696
    October 20, 2015 at 8:48 pm #1572260

    I have 998’s and think I could have been just as happy with 898’s… don’t think the extra inch makes that much a difference personally… if you can put the extra money into something else worthwhile.

    Just curious, why the Reata for fishing smallies in rivers?

    mike_peters
    MN
    Posts: 12
    October 20, 2015 at 9:09 pm #1572265

    Need to keep Mom and the kids happy too. Plenty of recreation too.

    nhamm
    Inactive
    Robbinsdale
    Posts: 7348
    October 21, 2015 at 7:20 am #1572296

    What dealer you going with? And what kind of motor they putting on the back of that 1850 for ya?

    No comment on electronics as I have none, but congrats on the boat! Those Reattas seem to be something special. Got my eyes on the 190 for next year.

    rnvinc
    West Ky
    Posts: 2
    October 22, 2015 at 12:11 pm #1572621

    The 999ci HD SI Combo comes with the XHS 9 HDSI 180 T (Hi-Def SideScan xducer) … 200kHz/83kHz 2d and 455kHz/800kHz SI/DI…

    The 899ci HD SI Combo comes with the XNT 9 SI 180 T (Compact SI xducer)…200kHz/83kHz 2d and 455kHz SI/DI …

    HB has a transducer trade in program to upgrade the XNT 9 SI 180 T to the XHS 9 HDSI 180 T …which will give the 899 the same frequency options as the 999ci HD SI Combo …

    http://www.humminbird.com/Category/Support/FAQ/TransducerExchange/
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    Not only will the XHS 9 HDSI 180 T allow the added 800kHz frequency …the SI DI images will be somewhat crisper simply because of the longer SI piezo elements in the XHS 9 HDSI 180 T (longer piezo = thinner SI beam = more detail) …

    Rickie

    mike_peters
    MN
    Posts: 12
    October 25, 2015 at 8:18 am #1573086

    We ended up ordering the boat from Al’s Specialties in Rochester and went with Helix 10 HD SI’s with I-link. Can’t wait for spring!

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