what would yall recommend as a good beginer gps thats accurate and user friendly.a guy i work with is fixing to retire and start doing alot more fishing ,i told him i would help him find one,thanks in advance:p
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what would yall recommend as a good beginer gps thats accurate and user friendly.a guy i work with is fixing to retire and start doing alot more fishing ,i told him i would help him find one,thanks in advance:p
Garmin GPSMAP 76. easy as pie to use......Quote:
Originally Posted by blueball
Any Garmin handheld, very easy to use & accurate too. Some of the etrex"s are being phased out but they are great units also, prices start @$100. or $79 on sale. Garmin Map 76 units cost more but U get more things llike electronic compass etc. I have a map76 Csx & its great,keeps my Humminbird Si from always getting lost.
Jax, u gonna make it to the Grizzly show?Quote:
Originally Posted by jaxsprat
thanks yal he will be looking at them this weekend
Cane Pole wroteDon't look too good, I'm a wishing but.........:(Quote:
Jax, u gonna make it to the Grizzly show?
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Originally Posted by jaxsprat
I understand, but, HB rep will be there for questions........He is a nice lad.
Radio Shack man might show up....;)
Cane PoleYes Grizzley got a GREAT line-up, looks like U gonna have to ask the HB dude for me, Was really wanting to go to meet You, Frank & many others from here, sure would be nice, but its bout 450 mile drive and I got couple family things goin on here just don't look like its gonna happen sorry.:(Quote:
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Originally Posted by jaxsprat
Cane Pole wroteDon't look too good, I'm a wishing but.........
I understand, but, HB rep will be there for questions........He is a nice lad.
Radio Shack man might show up....
ok theres a gps 76, gpsmap 76,gpsmap 76s,gpsmap 76cx,gpsmap 76csx which one of theses and why ,confused
All gps mentioned here are good. I prefer the Delorme PN 40 and the Topo 7.0 map software that goes with it. Very good detail and you can download unlimited quad maps and aerial photos onto the handheld gps for $30.00 a year.
The thing a lot of folks forget is that as they get into this technology they really do want some of those bells and whistles and are stuck with a low end unit they cannot sell for what they have in it. Just a thought.
If all you want is to return to certain spots such as brushpiles. I wouls buy least expensive Garmin, I use an old Etrex and still love'n it. Easy to use and I've seen some other brands people had that did'nt look as simple to operate.;)
I am dumb as a stump. I look for brush piles with a $2000 gps.:confused:
Cane pole I hope the Hbird rep has a helmet or can run fast. If he acts like he has never heard of the problem like all the CSR's at the factory he could have a problem on his hands. I'll see you at the Bash and will try to keep my rope in the trunk:)
anybody somebody has to have a idea
I,ve got a map 76 that will get me as close as lowrance 5200 chartplotters--you can buy them for around 150.00 on the internetQuote:
Originally Posted by blueball
amenQuote:
Originally Posted by frank lawhead
I have the 76csx. It has a memory card for adding maps. It is waterproof and FLOATS!! (all the 76's do by the way) Wish the screen was bigger, but that is what you get with a handheld. Just ordered the inland lakes dvd for it. When it comes in I should be all set. Definately go with color. I went with this one for the electronic compass, but if you don't care for that you could save some $$ withthe 76 cx. Hope this helps.
does everyone think the eletric compass is the way to go
I lucked up and bought a brand new 76 cx on Ebay for $122.00. I have been using it deer hunting, testing it on my stands. It puts me with 6 or 8 feet every time. I manually entered all my waypoints from my Etrex, just hadn't had it out on the water yet.