Handheld GPS

  • David Grosulak
    Pool 2
    Posts: 116
    October 30, 2012 at 3:04 am #1303917

    I bought a Lowrance Endura handheld with a Navi chip for ice fishing. When I brought it home I read a lot of negative feedback and Cabelas even pulled them off the shelf so I returned it.

    There are very few options for handhelds that will work with Navi and Lakemaster. I also heard Garmin released their own lake maps which sparked some attention (garmin handhelds look quality). I know the H2o is tried and trued so I may have to find a used one but, What is everyone else using and how do you like them?

    dhiggins
    Brooklyn Park, MN
    Posts: 16
    October 30, 2012 at 11:38 am #1108320

    I have a Garmin gpsmap 78 with a Lakemaster chip. It works great. I really like the Garmin marine handhelds, very durable and waterproof. Since lakemaster no longer makes chips for Garmin i just bought the Garmin upper midwest fishing guide chip for my dad. Waiting on it in the mail so i cant say how good it is. But looking at the demo on Garmin’s website it had all the lakes i fish in detail.

    Chris Raymond
    Keweenaw Peninsula, MI
    Posts: 514
    October 30, 2012 at 2:09 pm #1108356

    I have a Garmin 62st with what was probably one of the last Lakemaster chips for Garmin and have liked it. Easy to use, seemingly accurate and rugged.

    dld24
    Posts: 347
    October 30, 2012 at 11:05 pm #1108470

    I just recently picked up a Garmin Nuvi with a lakemaster chip (2010).A lot of structure my navionics app didnt show.. I was wondering if its possible to set colors for different depths, kind of like how my navionics app on my phone is (the shallower the darker blue it is). thanks for any help

    Vandy
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 59
    October 30, 2012 at 11:35 pm #1108476

    I just purchased the Garmin Montana 650 with the upper midwest chip.I haven’t been on a lake with it yet, but it does have some lake master lakes on it according to Garmin.
    It does have 1 foot contors on most of the lakes that I looked at.
    The montana series does look like it will work out very well for my application.

    David Grosulak
    Pool 2
    Posts: 116
    October 31, 2012 at 2:35 am #1108522

    Thanks for all the suggestions I’m going to check them all out

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    October 31, 2012 at 1:23 pm #1108576

    It sounds like there still is not a product available that matches the now extinct H2O with Lake Master. Is that true?
    Or am I missing something? If my H2O with LM chip were to break today what is a comparable or better replacement?

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    October 31, 2012 at 2:40 pm #1108621

    your screwed, just plain screwed!

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    October 31, 2012 at 2:45 pm #1108623

    have the Garmin GPSmap 76 with mn and sd lakemaster chips, my brother just ordered the new version (78)of the unit with Garmin’s midwest maps. We did notice the older lakemaster chip had better definition as far as contour lines. The Garmins are solid. They aquire faster and won’t chew though batteries.

    Vandy
    Central Iowa
    Posts: 59
    October 31, 2012 at 9:20 pm #1108740

    Hummingbird bought the rights to Lakemaster. So you would have to get a bird to get that mapping,which to my knowledge they do not have a handheld unit.
    So you are stuck with what else is out there.

    jasono00
    cities
    Posts: 337
    November 1, 2012 at 1:04 am #1108800

    Bring back the lowarance XOG’s mines never failed me yet.

    suzuki
    Woodbury, Mn
    Posts: 18621
    November 1, 2012 at 2:27 pm #1108936

    Quote:

    Hummingbird bought the rights to Lakemaster. So you would have to get a bird to get that mapping,which to my knowledge they do not have a handheld unit.
    So you are stuck with what else is out there.

    What a bunch of BS. Thanks to greed we take a step back in technology.

    WALLEYE444
    Posts: 70
    November 1, 2012 at 4:50 pm #1108984

    I am waiting for humming bird to come out with a nice handheld. I love my hunt c!

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    November 30, 2012 at 10:53 am #1116230

    Here are some screen shots of the iPhone App features





    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    November 30, 2012 at 10:56 am #1116232

    Here are the Droid App shots




    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    November 30, 2012 at 12:31 pm #1116243

    It will be nice when the Android gets some of those new Navionics features on the iOS.

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    November 30, 2012 at 3:11 pm #1116341

    so the droid os doesn’t display as much details or names of the flat you are looking at?

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    November 30, 2012 at 3:49 pm #1116365

    I have it zooomed in here is zooomed out look

    chomps
    Sioux City IA
    Posts: 3974
    November 30, 2012 at 8:21 pm #1116472

    cool, can you send me the app mane or how do I go about getting that app? All I have is Pandora so I’m pretty app free. Does the app also have South Dakota covered?

    bsully23
    Pittsville, WI
    Posts: 68
    November 30, 2012 at 9:44 pm #1116502

    On Android does Navionics show your current location on the lake maps? Does it allow a person to save fishing hot spots or current locations? Also, on Android are you able to download the maps to your phone so you can view them in areas where you don’t get service/data?

    dld24
    Posts: 347
    November 30, 2012 at 11:23 pm #1116528

    If your looking for a garmin the Oregon 450 is 200 right now on ebay for a refurbished one…i bought one from there seems very nice…took it on the ice yesterday..

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