Ky Hydrographx maps on GPS.

**Cane Pole** · 04-13-2009, 09:01 PM

Originally Posted by Majesticman

Cane pole

I have a Magellian meridian avalible for testing. I have blood river and Johnathan Creek scans. I wonder how it will work on a Lowrance HDS 5.

Will only work with Garmin. None of the other GPS Gods will help with private/individualized maps. They want yo monies for their stuff, which, ain't worth a crap in lots of areas.

I got it figured out and it is easy to implement into the Mapping Garmins.

Just a hobby for me. Fun project.

**smashdn** · 04-14-2009, 08:14 AM

So you are telling me that since I have a mapping garmin i don't have to drop 120 bones on the (sub par if it is like the paper maps) fishing hot spots maps to use with my unit?

**Cane Pole** · 04-14-2009, 08:57 AM

Originally Posted by smashdn

So you are telling me that since I have a mapping garmin i don't have to drop 120 bones on the (sub par if it is like the paper maps) fishing hot spots maps to use with my unit?

Not if you make your own maps. But, the gotcha for me is the dedicated memory card. I haven't made any maps yet. I used the Ky Hrdrographx maps of Ky Lake and put them on my gps. The Ky Hydrographx maps are far more detailed than Navionics or Mapsourse Hot Spots. I have all all three.

Making maps takes time and money. So, 120 bucks is a drop in the bucket.

What I am saying is you can make your own maps if you fish an area with just blank colored areas if you so want to and you can install them in the Garmin GPS There are no shortcuts. It is only money. Crappie go for about a 1000 bucks a pound now.

I am just saying it can be done.

This can easily be done on a laptop, but it is hard to see in bright sunlight.

**ShilohRed** · 04-14-2009, 03:10 PM

Tom just send me our GPS and let me test it out for you. LOL Glad you are getting this worked out. Now to help me get Google Earth where I can sit at home and watch people set the hook and get fish in all in real time. Now that would be something.
pete

Originally Posted by Cane Pole

Not if you make your own maps. But, the gotcha for me is the dedicated memory card. I haven't made any maps yet. I used the Ky Hrdrographx maps of Ky Lake and put them on my gps. The Ky Hydrographx maps are far more detailed than Navionics or Mapsourse Hot Spots. I have all all three.

Making maps takes time and money. So, 120 bucks is a drop in the bucket.

What I am saying is you can make your own maps if you fish an area with just blank colored areas if you so want to and you can install them in the Garmin GPS There are no shortcuts. It is only money. Crappie go for about a 1000 bucks a pound now.

I am just saying it can be done.

This can easily be done on a laptop, but it is hard to see in bright sunlight.

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