I Pilot linked to a H-bird
horsehunter
Posted 1/19/2013 11:29 AM (#610754)
Subject: I Pilot linked to a H-bird




Location: Eastern Ontario		Anybody done this yet? How well does it work? What happens if unit looses bottom because of heavy millfoil?
Pedro
Posted 1/19/2013 12:26 PM (#610760 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Otsego, MN		I may be wrong but I think the I pilot works off the chip and contour lines, so loosing bottom due to heavy milfoil would not be a problem. Again this is a guess and I could be wrong, but I think it runs off GPS so depth would not ever be an issue.
horsehunter
Posted 1/19/2013 12:39 PM (#610762 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird




Location: Eastern Ontario		So if the lake I was on didn't have Lakemaster coverage this feature wouldn't work.
Cowboyhannah
Posted 1/21/2013 7:50 PM (#611407 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Kronenwetter, WI		that is correct.
MuskyMulisha
Posted 1/21/2013 7:59 PM (#611409 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





Can't wait to try it...


Edited by MuskyMulisha 3/17/2013 4:50 PM
sworrall
Posted 1/21/2013 8:04 PM (#611413 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin		Of course. That's called compatibility. New technology is like that.
horsehunter
Posted 1/21/2013 8:05 PM (#611415 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird




Location: Eastern Ontario		thanks guys I guess I have to rethink this
sworrall
Posted 1/21/2013 8:09 PM (#611417 - in reply to #611415)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin		Watch this first, perhaps:
Cowboyhannah
Posted 1/21/2013 10:02 PM (#611444 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Kronenwetter, WI		Cool video, thanks, Steve. Soooo....I stand corrected...one needn't be fishing a lake with lake with Lake Master countours...you can program the I pilot to connect waypoints you have put down...sooo...if you are fishing a lake that doesn't have contour lines on your Lakemaster, but you do have a series of way points saved along a break or productive area, the unit can talk with the motor to connect those. Cool. Okay, I gotta deliver a few more pizzas.
Targa01
Posted 1/21/2013 11:08 PM (#611455 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





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Location: Grand Rapids MN		Still have the 'Record-a-Track' feature so if you fish that lake/area enough you may want to save a route. Many more options since they first came out (which is when I bought my Terrova/I-pilot)!
hunter
Posted 3/17/2013 3:14 AM (#627206 - in reply to #610754)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird




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Thanks for the video! I just found a way to spend another $800
Badgerpat1
Posted 3/17/2013 7:13 AM (#627225 - in reply to #627206)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin		Will the system work with my two year old birds?
lambeau
Posted 3/17/2013 8:29 AM (#627248 - in reply to #627225)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird




Location: Madison, WI		yes, as long as they are ethernet-capable versions such as an 1198 or 998. (mine are 2-years-old as well.) the new software update available on the Humminbird website will provide what you need to run iPilot Link.
Badgerpat1
Posted 3/17/2013 8:25 PM (#627466 - in reply to #627248)
Subject: Re: I Pilot linked to a H-bird





Location: Sun Prairie, Wisconsin		GOOD... I'm in business.