Humminbird gps units question

  • josh_holliday
    Oxford, Wi
    Posts: 194
    January 16, 2012 at 6:13 pm #1295276

    I am looking at getting my 16yr old son a locator/GPS unit for his boat and want a decent unit. can anyone tell me about the Humminbird units with the internal antenna. Do they work well? I am trying to stay away from lowrance as I have had problems with them. any suggestions.

    mojogunter
    Posts: 3317
    January 16, 2012 at 6:18 pm #1028510

    I have two friends running the 500 series humminbird I am pretty sure they have an internal antenna, and they have been flawless for them.

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    I am looking at getting my 16yr old son a locator/GPS unit for his boat and want a decent unit. can anyone tell me about the Humminbird units with the internal antenna. Do they work well? I am trying to stay away from lowrance as I have had problems with them. any suggestions.

    85lund
    Menomonie, WI
    Posts: 2317
    January 16, 2012 at 6:25 pm #1028514

    I have a 4 year old 788ci on the console. Has sat behind a full windsheild on both my boats and have never had an issue getting god signal. It has been a great unit for me.

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13661
    January 16, 2012 at 6:32 pm #1028435

    I run all H/Bird in my boat and I am so pleased that I went that route. The units have worked flawlessly for me.
    I get clients that just want to get “something nice, but they don’t fish everyday…” From there, its really budget orientated to screen size. The H/bird 597 is a solid unit and I have received a lot of great feedback from people that have bought/used that unit. H/Bird 597
    The 798 has been at the top of the range of what I know a few people have purchased. The 798 w/ internal GPS runs about $1K Without knowing your budget, hard to make a recommendation. But I’ve been out with guys that have these units in their boat, and they performed well.

    DCO
    Eau Claire, WI
    Posts: 53
    January 17, 2012 at 12:10 am #1028685

    I have a 788ci and a 787c2 that both work great! Never loses signal.I am replacing both this year for larger units. Humminbird is the way to go IMO..

    reddog
    Posts: 807
    January 17, 2012 at 3:59 am #1028788

    788CI is the way to go..

    If he likes to ice fish, this unit is easily converted to a portable ice fishing machine also.

    Fishalert
    Florida
    Posts: 17
    January 31, 2012 at 7:17 pm #1033933

    I just purchased a 581i from Cabalas for less than 300. I’ve only used it one time but so far I really like it. It’s not color but I couldn’t afford a more expensive one. You might check them out.

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