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[5bites]

I definately want to link my two units together

I don't know what your budget is but I highly recommend looking into the 999. Call universalmania.com or bbgelectronics.com for the best price. Also I believe humminbird is still running the $200 mail in rebate promotion. Basically you can get a new 999 in the neighborhood of $1100 when its all said and done.

[fishinwrench]

I install alot of upgraded electronics on my customers boats and there is one undeniable factor that is noticable..... After the upgrade there are no more fish being caught than there was before.

I think you guys are all caught up in this new-tech sonar for the wrong reason. It may be fun to tinker with but it isn't necessary for fishing success.

Tournament weights aren't any bigger now than they were back in the days of flashers.

[merc1997 Bo]

I install alot of upgraded electronics on my customers boats and there is one undeniable factor that is noticable..... After the upgrade there are no more fish being caught than there was before.

I think you guys are all caught up in this new-tech sonar for the wrong reason. It may be fun to tinker with but it isn't necessary for fishing success.

Tournament weights aren't any bigger now than they were back in the days of flashers.

i hear ya wrench. however, newer electronics and mapping have given a whole lot of people the ability to find in a short time what it took me years to locate. those that will actually take the time to learn what the unit is telling them, and then know how to apply that knowledge can benefit. but, as you alluded to, how many actually will and know how to do that?? many fisherman can benefit more on the catching side by understanding seasonal patterns and the food chain. next, by understanding that our fishing lures are nothing more than tools, and they each have a place and time. finally, better understanding fishing at the correct depth at the correct speed to trigger bites.

[5bites]

I install alot of upgraded electronics on my customers boats and there is one undeniable factor that is noticable..... After the upgrade there are no more fish being caught than there was before.

I think you guys are all caught up in this new-tech sonar for the wrong reason. It may be fun to tinker with but it isn't necessary for fishing success.

Tournament weights aren't any bigger now than they were back in the days of flashers.

There is some truth here but I disagree. How many of these guys that you install these units for actually try to learn and exploit the benefits of them? That right there is the difference. I can honestly say I have caught more fish because I have side imaging. I can also say I have a long ways to go. It's just a tool to speed up what used to take a lot longer to break down structure. It also makes it less intimidating for me personally because it makes it make more sense. I can wrap my mind around it better. So because I have it I am able to fish where I wouldn't have had confidence to do so before and quicker.

So if you are saying it's no better than a flasher you couldn't be more wrong. If you are saying most don't benefit from it because they don't use it then yea I agree.

[5bites]

i hear ya wrench. however, newer electronics and mapping have given a whole lot of people the ability to find in a short time what it took me years to locate. those that will actually take the time to learn what the unit is telling them, and then know how to apply that knowledge can benefit. but, as you alluded to, how many actually will and know how to do that?? many fisherman can benefit more on the catching side by understanding seasonal patterns and the food chain. next, by understanding that our fishing lures are nothing more than tools, and they each have a place and time. finally, better understanding fishing at the correct depth at the correct speed to trigger bites.

This sounds a lot like what I was trying to say.

[Bgctrading]

On the 999 would you buy two of them one for the bow and one for the console or would you recommend something different?

[Sore Thumbs]

If I had too choose I would rather have the bigger graph at the bow. So if you could get a bigger one in the front and a little smaller at the helm you could save your self a little money.

[fishinwrench]

There is some truth here but I disagree. How many of these guys that you install these units for actually try to learn and exploit the benefits of them? That right there is the difference. I can honestly say I have caught more fish because I have side imaging. I can also say I have a long ways to go. It's just a tool to speed up what used to take a lot longer to break down structure. It also makes it less intimidating for me personally because it makes it make more sense. I can wrap my mind around it better. So because I have it I am able to fish where I wouldn't have had confidence to do so before and quicker.

So if you are saying it's no better than a flasher you couldn't be more wrong. If you are saying most don't benefit from it because they don't use it then yea I agree.

What I'm saying is that if you spent as much time FISHING as you do "learning to use your new-age toy" you would have probably caught just as many, if not more fish. Bigger ones too.

You may be catching more numbers of fish but I bet you ain't catching any more keepers. Who cares if you didn't know there was a school of dinks offshore before you upgraded your sonar ?

Plenty of my customers have done the necessary homework on their devices, they are good fishermen..... But they still aren't winning any more money on T-day than they ever did. That's all I'm trying to say.

You're out there finding all these new places to fish, but you haven't learned the best way to fish your OLD places yet.

[5bites]

On the 999 would you buy two of them one for the bow and one for the console or would you recommend something different?

This is my exact combo

[5bites]

What I'm saying is that if you spent as much time FISHING as you do "learning to use your new-age toy" you would have probably caught just as many, if not more fish. Bigger ones too.

You may be catching more numbers of fish but I bet you ain't catching any more keepers. Who cares if you didn't know there was a school of dinks offshore before you upgraded your sonar ?

Plenty of my customers have done the necessary homework on their devices, they are good fishermen..... But they still aren't winning any more money on T-day than they ever did. That's all I'm trying to say.

You're out there finding all these new places to fish, but you haven't learned the best way to fish your OLD places yet.

I'm going to disagree and leave it at that. According to the above statement fish don't get a cast off the bank.