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Location: north central wisconsin | I have run both out there, and in all actuallity I couldn't tell a big difference between the two. They both have the lake mapped in HD to 1' contours. I am partial to Navionics for it is easier to view depth contours while standing and fishing(I like the white/blue/brown etc. I like that Lakemaster has more lakes in the areas I fish mapped in HD. What it would boil down to for me would be the other lakes I fish. If there are more lakes mapped in HD on one or the other, go with it. Lakemaster is a bit cheaper if you are only going to view Vermilion. Navionics is a great value, giving you three states and some of Canada on the Premium North chip. Good luck.
That also said, I have the Insight maps on my HDS unit, and they have not been as good as the maps on the chips so far. I do like how cool the 3d and shaded relief is, but one has to be zoomed out further than the distance that would warrant much fishing value, to see it. |
