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Going to upgrade the electronics (sonar/gps) on the boat. Thinking about the Humminbird® 788ci HD DI Sonar/GPS/Chartplotter Combo on the bow, transducer on the trolling motor, and Lowrance® HDS-7 Gen2 Fishfinder/GPS Chartplotter w/Lake Insight® and StructureScan® LSS-2 Sonar Imaging Bundle at the console/helm. Any input or advice on these devices would be great.

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Comment by David Mast on February 25, 2013 at 11:33am

like others stated, stick with one brand, if you buy a lowrance, dont forget that in order to get s.i. and d.i. you need the box thats an extra $600

P.S. go with the biggest screen you can afford, it really helps seeing small details in si and di

Comment by Daniel Caffrey on February 24, 2013 at 11:13am
Yeah go with one brand. Not sure about the humminbirds but I know you can link your Lowrances together, because that's what I do. Don't waste your money on the Lake Insight model. Just buy a Navionics chip It's roughly the same price as the upgrade but the maps are wayyyyy better.( if you get the platinum chip.) The cool thing about having your units linked together is that you can drive along an area with structure scan, marking spots from the console, and when you get up front on the troller, the waypoints will be visible on your bow unit as well.
Comment by P.J. Koshi on February 24, 2013 at 10:33am

I'm no expert, but I think a wise decision might be to go with one brand.  I had a Lowrance on the bow and a Humminbird on the wheel on my old boat.  It was fine, but it is nice to have the consistency and compatibility.  Now I have 2 Humminbird GPS/SI units on my new boat and I can easily take waypoints off one and move them to the other when I am on the water since they are compatible.  I'm a fan of Humminbird becasue I am a simple guy and those units just get the job done for me.  They might not have some of the capabilities that the new Lowrance units do, but I wouldn't use them and I don't want to spend the extra money to get them. 

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