I need some info for anyone who has already bought a 898c SI Combo. I recently sold my 798 to buy the 898. I'd like to know if Humminbird made any changes for editing waypoints. On my 798 I'd create a waypoint & name it. But when I it came to picking the icon that best matches what is at that waypoint...the icons to choose from for fishing was very limited. So for the 898 I want to buy...has Humminbird increased the fishing icons so that there are more choices to describe what's at that waypoint? Since I sold the 798...I'm just waiting to see how much the price ($1499) will come down when the sales start...like the Bass Pro Spring Classic. Thanks for any help.

I'll check mine this evening and shoot you a pm

No, the Waypoint Management software for the 898, 889 and 1198 has not been released yet.

Did you load the new Waypoint Management software 5.840 for your 798 so you would know what it was all about?

The larger units are getting some extra software goodies with the next update, including the Waypoint Management, so stay tuned.

The 898 is not being replaced by a newer model so don't expect any closeout sale on that model like what happened with the 798c SI and 798ci SI units being replaced by the 798ci HD SI.

There are some marine electronics dealers that sell below MSRP so you should Google that model for the best prices. Bass Pro and Cabelas sell MSRP.

Wayne...yea I'm not expecting the 898 to come down much...I've found it for $1249 & $1289 at 2 online marine stores. I actually think that's probably as low as I'll find it. But since I'm living in the north (Chicago area)...I'm not in a hurry & might as well wait to see if I get lucky. Wayne you seem to know as much about Humminbird units as anyone...don't you think 3/4 of the icons in the Humminbirds aren't much use to marking fishing waypoints?

I'm not into the designated waypoint icon selection deal. I use a couple and have no problem remembering why I saved a particular waypoint. Basically I don't care what the selections are. The + is good enough for me for all of them. I do have some that are the camera icon when I take a screen snaphot and see no need to change it to some other icon.

Sonar units are not all about fishing, they are used for other purposes so the icons reflect the overall use of the GPS technology.

About ten or twelve I'd use