there’s a sale at [censored] sporting goods right now for a small handheld for $100.00 im considering buying it its a little small but i like the price. what are the best gps units for the price and what software do your suggest for lake maps and what are the prices on those.
If you have a smartphone, buy Navionics. Best money I’ve spent for an app.
i have the samsung galaxy s which im sure is capable to handle the app how much is the app and how are the maps how much is the app does it drain the battery quick
It’s 5-10$ for US and its 15$, I believe, for the US and Canada lake maps. Haven’t used it much on my new phone the Galaxy S3, but on my old phone, I would turn the GPS and the app on only when I needed to find spots, then turn it back off to conserve the battery… Maps are very detailed and there are updates frequently, so I know it was a good deal!
sorry one more question is it scatterplot or contour
Beats paying 100$ for the GPS unit you’re looking to buy, on top of the chip you need to purchase as well…
just bought it thanks man its gunna make fishing this ice season so much better
I’ve learned a lot from the app myself… No problem, glad to help, you’ll like it! 
Can you update the lakes at all on this app?
A $300 GPS map chip combo is better than the smartphone and app. Not only does it cost about the same with both products purchases, but the gps is more durable. Smart phones are pretty delicate for the conditions compared to a gps. Also as mentioned the battery gets sucked down to nothing rather quick. With in an hour if you are searching around with the gps. Dead phone, no gps doesn’t make sense to me. Im happy with the app on my phone for looking for lakes when not fishing. That is the only upside of it in my eyes. One is better than none, but both are better than one 
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A $300 GPS map chip combo is better than the smartphone and app. Not only does it cost about the same with both products purchases, but the gps is more durable. Smart phones are pretty delicate for the conditions compared to a gps. Also as mentioned the battery gets sucked down to nothing rather quick. With in an hour if you are searching around with the gps. Dead phone, no gps doesn’t make sense to me. Im happy with the app on my phone for looking for lakes when not fishing. That is the only upside of it in my eyes. One is better than none, but both are better than one
Which one do you have ? Thanks
I’d much rather drop my H2O in the hole and watch it float (yes, I have a float device on it) and know it’s water proof than drop my Razor max in the whole and know the phone more than likely isn’t going to be any good anymore even if I do get to retrive it 
I still have the APP on my phone.
Just my $.02
Garmin GPS 78 with Lakemaster. It is water proof and it floats all by it self. My Galaxy S 2 has the Navionics app and does not float. The handheld GPS is more accurate with GPS also.
although I have not tried to drop my Garmin in the hole, I’m glad it works. I can see where having this app will help us out. We have three trucks out on the ice hunting for a hot spot. Two trucks have a lake map on their GPS, the third is SOL. So I can hand my GPS over and use the smart phone. That being said, the older lakemaster chips for the Garmin were better detailed on the high def lakes. I would stay away from used H20C, chews through batteries, had consistant troubles with the power cord, was slow to load, bad customer service. That’s my opinion from the 2 H2Oc’s which went bad on me. There were a few awesome deals on the Garmin GPS map 78, keep an eye out for one of those.
One other thing with the Garmin approach. The micro sd cards can be loaded into the Nuvi or the other large screen windshield mounted Garmin units. I have not seen it personally but I hear it is pretty slick when on the bigger waters like Mille Lacs and what not.
If you can afford both the cell phone app and a handheld GPS go for it. Each has its place.
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