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  1. 02-05-2013, 08:10 AM #1
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    There have been several threads about gps's and gps fish finders. Here is a tip of the day that may save you some bucks.

    If you have a fish finder unit that is gps compatible with no internal gps. Dig out the documentation on the unit, find out which GPS's are compatible, then go buy one off of ebay. It will plug into your finder with an accessory cable and work as well or better than the $150 antenna made for the unit which can only be used connected to the FF. With the hand held, you can unhook it and connect it to your PC and use software like Mapsend to create your own lake map with your own gps waypoints as well as manually plugging in waypoints from other sources. The waypoints can then be saved to a backup file or if new waypoints have been added from sources other than your gps, be uploaded back to the unit.

    I have personally done this using magellan products interfaced to a humminbird 718. The connected gps unlocks several features normally not available on the stock 718.

    So for $25 ebay bucks and the price of an interface cable for your unit, you can be rolling. Remember....bid early and bid often....I'll see if I can find the interface compatability list to use as an example
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    The y cable is 35 bucks on the humminbird site, but that price can probably be beat. A link to the humminbird documentation is http://store.humminbird.com/media/do...531324-1_D.pdf

    Here is a pic of the compatbility sheet.

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    Good work there, Randle! Sure that will help a lot of folks. I didn't know you were such a techie!!! I may have some questions for you later. I'm gonna take a picture of my boat and send it to you to show you what I'm trying to do, up front and back by the driver's seat. I may want to pay you to bend me some metal like that you posted a day or two ago. Boat in the shop being tuned right now but I should get pictures tomorrow when in Little Rock. Thanks, man!
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    hey Rcc i was going to do that very thing but could not find any info about how it would work. thanks for the info
    How do you like the 718? Looking at buying one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by jphunter View Post
    hey Rcc i was going to do that very thing but could not find any info about how it would work. thanks for the info
    How do you like the 718? Looking at buying one.
    It's been a great unit for me. Low dollar, larger display, dependable. I have less than 200 bucks gps cables and all in it and the 718 was brand new. What can I say...

    I did spend the extra $3 on the "FTCB" feature which is an extra button that you can push and it will automatically "Find The Crappie Biting". Many of the high dollar units do not have this In the clear water lakes, I hit the button and it never displays anything on mine. It must be somewhat defective.

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    Quote Originally Posted by creekslick View Post
    Sometimes you are handy. But then there are those other times!
    You been talking to Carol again I see.
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    Quote Originally Posted by RCC View Post
    It's been a great unit for me. Low dollar, larger display, dependable. I have less than 200 bucks gps cables and all in it and the 718 was brand new. What can I say...

    I did spend the extra $3 on the "FTCB" feature which is an extra button that you can push and it will automatically "Find The Crappie Biting". Many of the high dollar units do not have this In the clear water lakes, I hit the button and it never displays anything on mine. It must be somewhat defective.

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    Hmmmmmm, Carol told me that was her FTCB button and she had it disabled for you. I know who I'm following at camp.
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    I have a old hand held Garmin 12. I wonder if it work for something like that?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gindog View Post
    I have a old hand held Garmin 12. I wonder if it work for something like that?
    A 12xl is on the list
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