anyone have the side imaging fish finder??

bearbait · #1 03-28-2009

looking at buying a humminbird 997 side imaging fish finder wonder if anyone has one???they are pricey but seem pretty cool...watched a few vids on utube but want any feed back i can get from guy who have used one or seen it used and weather they work as well as advretized or not..
thanks
rob

BigBuck$ · #2 03-29-2009

I am looking at one as well. I would like to find one on display where you could use the demo mode to try it out. I've heard they fairly user friendly but would take a bit of practice to figure out all the bells and whistles.

Mulestalker · #3 04-03-2009

Lots of info found here........http://www.xumba.scholleco.com/index.php

Chris K · #4 04-03-2009

If you are looking at the Hummingbirds, hold off a bit. In June, Lowrance has their side imaging coming out, and apparently from the news I have heard it is awesome. It works with their new HDS units, and it is a transducer upgrade. The new HDS stuff from Lowrance is amazing, I really like what I have seen so far. I find the ease of use much better with the Lowrance, and it's much easier with data transfering as most people run Lowrance already, and transfering files is simple. Chris K

BigBuck$ · #5 05-14-2009

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Originally Posted by Mulestalker

Lots of info found here........http://www.xumba.scholleco.com/index.php

Thanks for the site, lots of great info on there