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hey guys, im just being curious how many of guys have a GPS that you use to mark spots where you catch the most crappie? im wanting to get one so i can mark spots and go to them again and again because i am on the water and dont want to get lost. lol. just wandering what one i should get and what kind. im not wanting to spend ALOT of money either.
thanks and keep rippin' the crappie,
pcg12
I've been using the GPS on my new HB unit.....
I don't know how I ever made it without it.......
I've had the unit since Jan. and already have over 500 waypoints marked....
I use a HB 798 and an Eagle 502c....Neither is exactly "cheap" but I wouldn't be without a GPS on the water. Really has improved my catch!...There are some good handheld units out there that are affordable.
I use a Garmin GPSmap 76. It floats and uses a memory card so you can add maps etc.
I think it comes with a real basic map. Found it on sale for half of list. I have it connected to my HB 778 so I can mark waypoints on both.
I'd feel blind without a GPS in the boat. It's also handy if you have shallow water to avoid while running.
I use it to mark those prop eaters too. The lake I fish has a lot of submerged trees that will not do your prop any good.
I also mark a safe trail through the trees, so at night I know where to go as in the dark it all looks the same. There is only one light on the lake.
Still have to be carefull but it makes a big difference.
#1 on the map76Quote:
Originally Posted by WE16
im looking at them on Ebay. if i get one, would ihave to buy maps of rend lake for it? also can i mark places with it? and how complicated is it to use?Quote:
Originally Posted by frank lawhead
thanks, pcg12
I have a 768 HB and I also have a garmin handheld GPS wouyld be lost with out it.
As a new boater, with a pos 15 year old HB I was scared sheitless out on the lake at night!
I have a lake map but Lake houston is NOT known for staying the same very long at all..
So my map was basicly WORTHLESS!. One night I steped out of the boat into 6" water, where my map said it was 10'! Middle of the lake!
Well I bought used HB 797, and can honestly say it has increased my confidence by 1000! Considering I fish mainly at night. After marking every stump, shallow spot etc. I now cruise at night as I would during the day!. But I still run a spotlight watching for floaters.
Bro GPS IS THE WAY TO GO!
I mark every brush pile, log, ledge I find! Like rnvinc above I had hundreds of waypoints, tracks, and markers!
Find a unit you can afford, save up the cash, Than save some more! buy the next larger screen size you can!
Its all about visibility! A GPS dont mean sheit if you cant see whats on the display!
haha. do you have to buy maps for the lakes? if i was to fish rend mostly would i have to buy that map or would it just know i was at rend?Quote:
Originally Posted by ezdaar
It should know you're at rend lake if it's got a base map that comes standard in the unit, which most all do that I know of. I would get something that takes an sd card or at least can download maps of lakes off of your computer. You will like the contour lines in a detailed map - very handy. They allow you to see flats,ledges, channels (which is also a good place to avoid stumps), humps, etc. I used a handheld on the lake for a few years until I got a 788ci. The Magellan is a good unit, and worked good for brushpiles and stumps, but for navigation the HB with the lake map is the way to go.