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Humminbird 788ci Color Fishfinder Combo with Internal GPS
 
Manufacturer: Humminbird
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List Price: $649.99
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Product Description
The 700 series is packed to the gills with professional technology, it has everything you need to find the fish. The unmatched 640V X 640H pixel clarity of the 5-inch diagonal screen provides unbelievable color and contrast. You'll see crystal-clear images of everything under the water, making it easier to root out the big hogs. Programmable preset buttons make switching between your favorite views a snap. The built-in Unimap makes you at home on any body of water. Mount the 700 in-dash, or use our Tilt and Swivel Quick Disconnect Mounting System, and turn yourself into a fully armed fish seeking missile. The 788ci Combo includes internal GPS and DualBeam PLUS sonar.

Product Details
  • 640 vertical pixels
  • 256 color TFT screen
  • DualBeam PLUS sonar
  • 1,500 ft depth capability
  • Tilt and Swivel Quick Disconnect Mount

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Makes ne a better deep water fisherman
 
Review Date: September 3, 2009
Reviewer: Richard Durbin,
I have been using the 788ci for a few months now and have nothing but good things to say about it. It is simple to use and the preset buttons allow you to quickly see the screens you use the most. The quick release mounting system makes it easy to remove the head of the unit when you have to leave the boat unattended.

I would not recommend buying this unit with the pre-loaded Navionics maps. They are the 2006 version and do not include a lot of the newer lakes. I use the Navionics '09 Premium maps card and could not be happier.

If you buy it, take the time to learn how to use as many of the features as you can. Go out in the boat with the owner's manual and just play with it and you will be amazed at what a great tool this is.

One more very important feature is that the unit has two SD card slots. I use one slot for my Navionics chip and save all of the rest of my information on the other chip.
New Installation
 
Review Date: October 7, 2009
Reviewer: John A. Eggerding,
I just installed the 788ci on my pontoon boat and am very happy with the unit. This is my first fishfinder and I was afraid that it may be overly complicated. The screen is easy to read in bright light and I love the Fish ID feature. I am not that familiar with Lake Lanier and the GPS feature we let me explore. The unit powered up and worked without problems after installation.
Great fishfinder
 
Review Date: July 11, 2010
Reviewer: Bob,
I love my new Humminbird 788ci fishfinder. I have used it three or four times now trolling for Kokanee. I wasn't sure that I really needed GPS for fishing in a lake. I knew I didn't need it to find my way back to the boat ramp, but it is so easy to mark a spot where you catch fish or see a lot of fish and then come back to that spot that I wouldn't want to fish without the GPS now. The fish ID works great also. You can see how many fish are there, what their depth is and realitive size. It is so much fun to use that my fishing buddies want to drive the boat so they can watch the screen which has great color and is easy to see all the details even in bright sunlight. I use the split screen with GPS and fish ID screen most the time. It is easy to switch back and forth between screen views with a push of a button.
788ci
 
Review Date: July 30, 2010
Reviewer: UpKnorrth,
I fish Lake Michigan for salmon. I was trying to decide between the Lowrance HDS5 and the Humminbird. After reading the reviews I decided to go with the 788ci. Amazon had the best price, it was delivered within a couple days.
It is easy to use, works great at marking fish and even marks the thermocline when set to Switchfire mode.
I broke the transducer bracket during installation and Humminbird sent me a new one, no charge.
The chartplotter works great, the base map is pretty detailed and I do not think any additional mapping software is needed.
My only pet peeve is you cannot zoom into a certain depth of water, say between 20 and 50 feet if you are in 100 foot of water. It always reads off the bottom up. At least if you can do it I have not figured out how.
The transducer cord could be a couple feet longer too. I have a 21 foot boat and it was just long enough, a few more inches would have been nice.
Great unit
 
Review Date: June 9, 2010
Reviewer: L. Gwin, Washington
Arrived on time and installed easily. I've only used it once, and haven't had a chance to use it with the Navionics softwear because my son has the boat at his house. If it all integrates well, it might be a 5 star rating. I would reccomend it.
Limited
 
Review Date: April 20, 2010
Reviewer: Dan G., Minneapolis, MN United States
Overall decent unit, but some poor choices made in the software. Navigating through menus is harder than it needs to be. There is no way to customize readouts on anything but the full screen sonar view, and this baffles me completely. The view I'd logically use most is the combo chart/sonar view, and it would make far more sense for me to keep my voltage and a clock on display than the useless lat/long & compass heading readouts. It would only be a small modification to software, but Humminbird didn't think like a customer here. Poor design choices drag down what could otherwise be a very nice unit for the money.
788 CI
 
Review Date: June 26, 2010
Reviewer: Dave Flack, BUELLTON, CALIFORNIA, US
I purchased this unit for my small boat. Convience of not having an external antenna & some place to put it. So far I've taken the unit out on 2 trips. The GPS features are great ! (No more hand held for me) But I have yet to get the unit to find the bottom or any fish (I'm sure it's user error) Humminbird support it the way to go if you don't understand the book fully. Unit & buttons are user friendly. This unit will do a lot when I get familuar with it. The one drawback that I have with it is: it sucks the juice out of my little battery. (I fish out of a skiff and therefore try to stay as light as possible) And the 25 hp 4-stroke Yamaha I use doesn't have charging capabilities. So I'm going to a larger battery.
garbage they sell !
 
Review Date: June 20, 2010
Reviewer: Alan J. Borbridge,
This thing is garbage ! ! ! After a few times out with it the sonar failed to work and I called humminbird and they told me it was a software problem that they were aware of and there was to be a fix in a couple weeks ! what the heck good does that do me ?If they were aware of the problem then how can they sell it ,defective as it is ?Humminbird 788ci Color Fishfinder Combo with Internal GPS and DualBeam PLUS sonar