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There is a guy on the Electronics forum selling SD cards with gps waypoints of all the MS. lakes. Does anyone know him? Im planning on coming down in April And I dont have a South chip This would be a lot cheaper than a Navionics. 50.00 for Grenada. What do you guys think.
He is a friend of mine. He has spent the last 3 months on a 4 wheeler with a gps.
Yep, that's Mr. Hotspot or Thecrappiehotspot.com.
Keep in mind Wilbur, I think that is just the structure waypoints. Don't think it's going to show contour lines and such, so you may still need the South Card if you want that as well. Give Ricky a holler.
Wannabe...
Yep, just way points.
Ok if you two dont think it well help much I will just pass. I figured its cheaper than Navionics. I didnt want to spend 200 for a 1 time thing. Thanks Guys
Wilbur, what's he's done is GPS's structure such as stake beds and stumps that would provide good fishing. On the Navionics, you don't necessarily have to spend $200. That price would be for the Hot Spots Platinum. Under that there is Hot Spots Premium and then regular Hot Spots. The regular Hot Spots is very good and priced around $100 usually. You will need to check Navionics and make sure the regular Hot Spots will work in your unit though.
Wannabe...
Wilbur, the first card I bought was the HotMaps Premium. When I was ready for a second one I compared it with the HotMaps, bought it and saved $50.00, even has more lakes than premium.
Since they haven't updated the Navionics maps in a couple years, you can find a 2008 or 2009 premium version for about 1/2 price. I paid 100 bucks for the 2008 version on Ebay
I would gladly pay double for the Navionics chips, having those maps are an awesome tool. The hotspots way point card is very reasonable as well.
Well...Ok then. I'll sell you my Navionic card for $400 then. Hehehehe
Wannabe...
OK smarty, my 798 and 788 are preloaded with Navionics. What can I buy that would give me more detail?
A 2008 Navionics Premium is better detail. Or an HDS with Insight, which from what I can tell is the absolute best for mapping.
Wannabe...
I've got a Garmin GPS 178C on the console and it has the best detail I have found. It shows things on lakes that the others don't. Earl Brink buys everyone he can find.
Yeah, I had a 178 and still have the map software for it. Good detail, but on Grenada, Navionics is better. I do remember the detail being really good on Barnett, but didn't have Navionics at that time for comparrison. See the 178Cs pretty regular used. Fish Finder was So So, but the GPS was great.
Wannabe...
I have a HDS with insight mapping Will that be good enough you think. I heard that they werent that good but Im not for sure I just purchased it at the end of last year. I havent been able to check it out yet. What about the hotspots would it be worth 50 for the stake beds and brush piles. I would think at that time of year the fish would be shallow or at least most of themQuote:
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I haven't gotten to try Insight on the water, but looking at it on the boat in the driveway, it looks fantabulous!!!!
I dunno Wilbur...if $50 ain't nuthin for ya, I'd prolly tell you to try it out. You're right, you're going to be looking shallow, but given the tendancy for the water to jump, I could see having a spread of waypoints to get you in the vicinity of a spawning flat as helpful, especially if you're not familiar with the water....say for instance what if the jig pole doesn't pay off and you want to spider rig the flat...obviously, a flat with a lot of waypoints on it would be prime time...then again, if ya got a creek you're fishing and doing well with a jig pole on a creek and you're hitting visible cover...maybe a waypoint or two on that creek for something unseen might pay you a dividend or two or 3 or...
Guess if it's in the budget for ya, I'd go for it and use your insight for navigation and channel/creek finds and the waypoint card as a supplement. If you do get it, let us know how you like it.
Wannabe...
You will be the first to know there WB. I havent told you yet cause I wanted it to be a surprise. But i was plannin on gettin you to come out with me for a couple of hours.
The waypoints SD card shows you where structure is located. The Navionics hotmaps will show the drop offs and creeks. If you dont have a 3d unit, you dont need the platinum card.
My Card tells you where the structure is located. Fish like structure!
Hey......Are my condos in the back of Piney Woods on that sd card???
Tried to ask my ?'s on your web-site but got a notice it was not delivered. Was wonderingQuote:
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1st which formats and which brand GPS will the chip work with?
Does the encryption used mean you can't download them to you GPS unit and have to always load the chip in your unit to use the waypts?
Mr. Hotspot your website mentioned Gold cards ,how much are them?
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The prices are on the site. I believe the Gold is $ 99.95
The encryption means you can not copy the card. I will work in any unit that has a sd slot. If you unit has to be uploaded from a computer by USB cable, i can email you the file for the lakes you want.
PM me your unit make and model and I will send you a link on how it works.
Waypoint Gold is not priced yet. Some units have the ability to display a picture that is attached to a waypoint. The Gold card will have pictures attached so you can see just what is down there. If your unit can not show attached pictures, the pictures can be uploaded to a computer for viewing. So if you find that waypoint number 525 on sardis is holding a lot of fish ( and it does!) you can go back home and pull up the pictures and see that it is big rock pile. Waypoint Gold will not be for everybody, but for a few with the right units it will be GOLDEN! All bo Feelays spots are Green flagged on the gold, but don't tell him!:D
GOL
Will the waypoints download directly into an HDS unit?
Will the waypoints show up on a map if your unit has one like a HDS10 so that you can see on the map which way to navigate.
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Rickey, is your email ( [email protected]) working? Tried to email a couple of times and it kicks back.
My email is working, it is all lower case [email protected]
My web guy like to caps for some reason.
The waypoints download into any unit, given the correctly formated file. HDS will come in a easygps file and you can download easygps (its free) and look at, add or delete
anything you want. If you have a HB unit, it will come in Humminbird PC matrix file.
The waypoints do not affect how your unit works. It is the same as if you marked the spots yourself. The waypoints are uploaded in the internal memory and any
map data you have will be displayed from the map SD card. If you take the card out, you have no map. The waypoints are stored internally and after being uploaded,
you take the card out and put it in a safe place. The waypoints stay in your unit until you delete the NAV data.
Sorry for the delay in answering the questions. If you have any other question, please go to the website and email me or call me.
I will be fishing or ATV riding this week and not near a computer with internet service.
Thanks again!