Hey folks -- I picked up a used Hook Reveal 7 for the bow. I bought it at a good price because the transducer (Tripleshot) was broken, which was fine as a TS would not fit on my trolling motor anyway. So win - win. I even let him keep the TS so maybe he can sell it off if someone wants to try to fix it. Here's the problem though. I know I can find the splitshot transducer no problem. BUT - I remember reading that the HDI is significantly better. From what I can tell, for the Reveal you need the "Lowrance hook reveal 83/200 hdi xdcr 000-15640-001". (I guess you may could find a 50/200 as well, but I'd rather use the 83.)
So, since I am having to replace a transducer anyway, I wanted to get the HDI since by all accounts it is better. The problem is I cannot find the dang thing anywhere in the US. I found 1 random site that had it, but a quick search showed they were not trustworthy. I have found it somewhere overseas, and so far that is the only option I have found. I can find the HDI's with the blue plug all day long, but not the black connector for the Reveal. There are only a couple marina's semi near me, so I would rather just buy it online plus, with them being pretty small, they normally don't have too much. I may could get them to special order, for a special order markup I'm sure...
Does anyone happen to know where you can find it? Or maybe I am wrong about which transducer I should get? I understand the new splitshots are better than the originals with the Hook series, but I read the HDI is worth the money to upgrade. Any thoughts?
