Handheld non-mapping GPS

[beagler]

the Garmin 72 also floats as well. I nice thing since I have the habbit of losing things in the lake.
I've been messing with mine on my to and from work. Getting used to it and seem to like it so far.
I'll see how it does wehn I get to the lake.

[SteveJ]

I thought I would show a sample photo of some that I was fortunate to be able to obtain from a friend during a severe drawdown of the lake where I do most of my fishing, only 3 miles from home. I have about the upper 3rd of the lake in photos. The corps drew it down to plant some cover crops and the fishing was real good for a few years after that. I only wish I had borrowed a camcorder and ran the creek during that period. All the shoreline line-up I had been using have changed so much with the tree growth that I have really been having a hard time finding my line-ups, so you see why I want a good GPS. The older I get the more help I need.

[crap-king]

how deep is that creek there?

[SteveJ]

At that place there is about 7 or 8 feet of water on the banks in summer and the winter draw-down is 4 feet. The creek bed is maybe 8 to 12 feet deep up in the upper end of the lake so most times there is plenty of water around the stumps to hold fish. The normal pool is about 3500 acres. The lake is pretty infertile for Mississippi but with some shad so the crappie are fairly thin for their size. But they are great on the table especially in the winter, the flesh firms up some. I'm located in east central Mississippi. Can't wait for some cool weather, done got too old to fight the hot weather. Back in my younger days we would take a bar of soap with us and jump in and wash off in the heat of the day a couple of times and it sure made us feel better.

[Tim The Lippa Rippa Mon]

I'd give a vote to the unit with #1 water proof, #2 a bigger screen, and #3 more options concerning marking your fishing spots and way points. I really like the icon choices on my Lowrance H20. I've got baitshops, and Walmarts, motels, etc all marked in icons all over my tournament trails! LOL! All of the different types of symbols makes finding things back a breeze! I like that it has a choice between easy and advanced modes too!

If they ever draw that lake you are fishing that far down again, I'd suggest you hire you a neighbor kid or two to go take a mud walk for you with your new GPS unit, and mark all of the exact points to the channel bends, and the stumps along the banks for you. They'd have a blast, make some coin, and the info would prove priceless to you if you did have a WAAS enabled unit. That would save you tons of unproductive searching time looking for your hot spots and navagational points when the water comes back up.

These dang GPS units can be Greek to learn though. I have been struggling with my H20 unit because I too have an aged learners block for some reason even though I am still in my 40's. My unit just has so many bells and whistles that it's difficult to remember just what I need to do for different things I want. But wasn't that what we used to look for in toys when we were young'uns - bells & whistles & challenges? Adds spice to the salad! LOL!

Full baskets to ya Steve, and best of luck with your choice!

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