Quote Originally Posted by Fishin is life View Post
I've always had Lowrance but have been seriously considering switching to Bird units and getting the SI.....My question is that I've talked to a lot of guys that have the 7 series Bird's and say they are too small for the side imaging and they wound up selling their 7's and upgrading to a 9 series...Would I be better off to go ahead and buy a 7 series or save up for awhile and get a 9?
To be honest, I almost wish I had just waited and got the 8 or 9 series. The thing is, it is not that the screen is too small for doing one thing, like down imaging or side imaging. It is when you have down and side going at the same time, or even side imaging and GPS. It is then that you wish the screen was bigger. Next year I will probably move the 798 up front, and get a 8 or 9 series for the console (with a ram mount for easy removal).