Thread: LakeMaster Questions

That was a great video! I have made my mind up and going with the pro model.

Unbelievable technology out there. And if a person has the time to map places out or fish/map at the same time, the detail between making your own map seems alot more accurate.

After seeing that video, my mind has been running. I have noticed, that when the guy use the autochart system only, It was only charting where the actaul boat had been, and not filling in the gaps between coverages. Meaning, I would have to weave perfectly back and forth across the entire lake? Just wondering.

Also, in this video, with the autochart system, the guy didnt have to put the zero lines card into the cmputer after he got done recording for it to make the topo. It was making the topo in LIVE action as he was trolling along? Is this correct? Hope im not bothering with all these questions.

Originally Posted by LowePro

After seeing that video, my mind has been running. I have noticed, that when the guy use the autochart system only, It was only charting where the actaul boat had been, and not filling in the gaps between coverages. Meaning, I would have to weave perfectly back and forth across the entire lake? Just wondering.

Also, in this video, with the autochart system, the guy didnt have to put the zero lines card into the cmputer after he got done recording for it to make the topo. It was making the topo in LIVE action as he was trolling along? Is this correct? Hope im not bothering with all these questions.

The videos in Doug's link that I offered are compiled into 1 big thread that Doug has created at bbc...

The 1st video explains the AutoChart/AutoChart Pro PC based software...

The most complete data for AutoChart mapping will be achieved by making sure your sonar covers as much of the lake bottom as possible...because the data that is being recorded (to the Zero Lines card or a blank SD Card)...is the actual data that will be rendered into the AutoChart map contours...

AutoChart/AutoChart Pro are PC based software that compiles it's data from the HB unit recording process...the lake bottom must be recorded ...and then uploaded into the AutoChart/AutoChart Pro PC based software ...so that the software can use the HB unit recorded data to render the custom map...and then downloaded back to the Zero Line card....which then can be used as a custom LakeMaster map card when inserted into the HB unit...

Weaving "perfectly" is not as important as weaving "completely" ....to cover the lake bottom area you want included on your custom map created in the PC based AutoChart software...
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Remember...AutoChart/AutoChart Pro ... vs ... AutoChart Live are 2 completely different products...

The 2nd video in Doug's thread that I offered explains AutoChart Live ....which is exclusive to ONIX and ION only...

AutoChart Live is a built in feature of the these 2 series units that's allows the internal processor to create custom lake bottom contours in real time as the boat moves over new areas of the lake bottom...

The custom map contour data (created by the AutoChart Live feature of the ONIX and ION)...is not uploaded to any external software program for rendering the custom map...the custom map is created in real time as the boat moves ...and overlayed onto the displayed chart view...

The ONIX and ION have enough internal memory capability to store 8hrs worth of custom AutoChart Live created map data...
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If you do not have ONIX or ION...your options are AutoChart or AutoChart Pro PC based software....

If you do have ONIX or ION...AutoChart Live is free in the latest ONIX and ION unit update version...

Rickie

Man!!! I knew I should have went with the onix!!! lmbo! It was a little steep for me at first, but here I am again, trying to make things work when I should be buying the best, because I cant have anything but the best no matter how hard I try. Guy told me one time "it only cost a little bit more to go first class, and it will save you money in the long run." One of these days im going to take his advice. Thankyou for explaining the autochart pro/autochart live. That was exactly where I was getting confused.

Another question. My buddy just bought a graph off ebay. It came with a lakemaster card on it. Its a dakota lake master card i believe. He told me he would sell it to me for $40. Can i make custom maps on that card? I just have to upload it to their website and they take like a week to upload it, and then i diwnload it bak to the lakemaster card and put it bak into my graph? So i would be accomplishing the same thing just having to wait like a week to get it done instead of minutes, but saving $210?

The older cards will not do what the new ones will, at least that's my understanding. Wish I had been recording yesterday, was above where my card is mapped and would be nice to have some idea when just looking at the map. Sure hope LakeMaster mapped as they were suppose to this summer but I never saw them. They were looking for someone to do the mapping and I even put in for it but they decided to send someone from VA, last I heard and never saw them. Time will tell I guess.