Thread: Discussion on Lowrance Elite 5 DSI/Chartplotter ....

I took a couple of screenshots while out fishing this past weekend :

Brushpile on dropoff


Tree on dropoff


Picture quality is much better with speeds over 0.5mph

... cp

Originally Posted by OzarkAngler

So I tried following this thread and made it to about page 17 before I fell asleep! LOL!

I'm a newb here but I have this graph and I too have had mix luck/experience with it but recently, I played with the contrast (this unit's version of sensitivity) and I think it's set around upper 50's. I've had some good luck with structure photos. I'll upload some here later.

Does anyone have a recommendation for a screen protector for this unit?

Also, do you have to have a Navionics SD card in order for the Lowrance unit to recognize the card? I have a standard 8gig card and I downloaded a high definition map of my home lake onto the card. I inserted the card and selected "Navionics" and the contours are still at 10ft range instead of 3ft range (I think that's the increased contour range anyway)

I could swear I found a place online that sells blank "Navionics" SD cards so you can download some free maps for select lakes. I don't see the point in buying a $150 card for a few lake. I don't need the entire central part of the US or all Southern states. A few lakes and I'm good.

Thanks!

Yeah, this thread has gotten a bit lengthy, hasn't it

I don't know about using a 8gig card ... I was under the impression that the unit could only process a 2gig card. Are you sure the unit was actually reading the card, or was the lake already contoured in the base map of the unit ?? The reason I ask, is that my base map has contours (7'-17'-27') on a small local lake ... but, not on the larger lakes I've checked.

If you find that it is possible to download a few lake maps to a blank card, and the unit recognizes & processes it ... I think many of us would like to know all the particulars. I know I certainly would !! Currently, I'm using a 2G micro-sd card just to take screenshots ... so I can post them on here. I'm not full tilt on spider rigging or longline trolling, yet ... so, having contours on my maps isn't a high priority.

I am curious, though .... about some of the overlay info you have showing on your screen. Specifically ...
avg/max speed (how did you get those to show, & why)
0.2 ... at top of screen (what is that)
How did you manage to get FIVE overlays to show on screen (I tried to add the "time", and my unit dropped my "SOG" overlay)

I'm not asking so much for myself, as I am for other owners that might want these overlays. I keep mine set to show only 3 (depth/temp/speed), and keep them set as small as possible & still readable, so that my screen shows a bigger picture of what I'm passing over.

I am personally interested in the max spd overlay, though ... since my speedo says my boat hits about 54mph @ WOT, but some of my buddies are skeptical. I'd like to check my actual speed with the GPS, without having to have a buddy lay down on the front deck & watch the unit ... or max out the SOG overlay size & try & read it from the console while running @ WOT down the lake .... I don't really care if it is/isn't going that fast, I'm just curious about how fast it IS going & whether or not the speedo is even close.

Oh, and nice pics !! Thanks for sharing !

... cp