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Location: one foot over the line | There was a thread somewhere on here recently started by a guy who was willing to upload some maps, a few posts later, someone had posted a link to some navionics maps. I bounced around the navionics site but was unable to get to that links page. If anyone out there has any clue what i am babbling about and could help with this, that'd be great. If not, then maybe my girlfriend is correct in suggesting that i seek professional help. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Not quite sure what you're trying to do, but if you want to display higher-quality maps on your GPS unit, you'll need a map card (SD card typically) that you purchase from Navionics or Lakemaster. You put it into the unit and select the card from the menu. Here is the first of a three-part video series I found with a quick search on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9EQipO0GSQ
Check out the other two parts to give you some idea of the possibilities with these units. At the very least you'll know what you don't know (should know), and then can just go from there.
There's a learning curve, to be sure...
TB
EDIT: I just happened to think... A few years back I had a unit that I actually went and downloaded maps to my laptop, and then saved them on a data (SD) card. But I thought that was a Garmin unit, and I am positive that there was a special program that came with the card reader. But I don't think I've ever done anything other than just buying a Navionics "chip" (data card) for a Lowrance unit. In other words, I don't remember having to download maps for a Lowrance unit--but maybe someone does.
The other thing you might want to do is check out Doc Bruce Samson's website and videos. He's a great resource for Lowrance stuff, and has free and for-purchase products available. Here's a link to his website:
http://www.doctorsonar.com/
Another thing you can do to learn more about this
Edited by tcbetka 5/23/2013 9:17 AM
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Location: one foot over the line | It was a link to do some lake scouting from the home computer, not the chips for gps units. thanks for the help though. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | beerforthemuskygods - 5/23/2013 9:09 AM
It was a link to do some lake scouting from the home computer, not the chips for gps units. thanks for the help though.
Oh...I see! In that case, I know what you are talking about. I downloaded an Android app for my tablet, that had charts for Green Bay. I think there was also an app for the PC as well, but I don't have that one. But I got it through the Android store, via a link on the Navionics page. As I recall, it may have been this link:
http://softwaretopic.informer.com/navionics-for-windows/
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Location: minocqua, wi. | he's talking about the hyperlink on the navionice.com page
i just went to the page and am having the same difficulty finding it as i did previously. there was another comment about finding topo maps on the dnr site.
hopefully someone will unlock the navionics.com piece ... i'm looking now too. |
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Location: Duluth, MN | http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp
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Location: Green Bay, WI | This is cool, at least for the Great Lakes...
http://navionics.com/en/webapp
EDIT: I see ammoman16 and I posted the same link at the same time. That doesn't seem to help much for inland lakes though, unfortunately. For that I had to actually buy a product that then came as an Android application. I think I paid like $49 or so, but have pretty much the entire midwest and into Canada, as well as Lakes Michigan and Superior as I recall.
TB
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Location: minocqua, wi. | Bingo ... that's the one, thanks Tom and Ammoman!!
Edited by jonnysled 5/23/2013 9:30 AM
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Location: one foot over the line | Sled, I think we are on the same page and getting closer. The dnr maps are ok, but those other ones were alot nicer. |
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Location: one foot over the line | YESSSSS!!!!! Thanks all. |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Oh...it DOES work now! I went and re-loaded the page, and then let it sit for a minute or two. The contour lines appear slowly. So it's just a matter of letting their server send back the information. Then when you zoom in, let it sit another a minute or so.
That's a COOL page!
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Location: The desert | Tom, perhaps the Garmin program you were referring to is called Basecamp? |
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Location: Green Bay, WI | Pointerpride102 - 5/23/2013 9:43 AM
Tom, perhaps the Garmin program you were referring to is called Basecamp?
Good question as it was like 6-7 years ago. It was the only Garmin unit I ever had and I sold it when I traded-in the boat it was on, back in 2007. But I do remember that it was a very slick deal though--they had a 110-volt power adapter with a serial cord integrated in. You plugged it in to a wall outlet, and then could power the actual unit right there. Then you connected the serial plug to your laptop directly or with a USB adapter, and then you actually used the real unit to practice or enter waypoints and such. A couple offshore guys I knew in Florida told me they would use that product to plot their trips before going on the water. They would enter waypoints out to the fishing ground, and then just point the boat's autopilot to them and let it do the driving. A great idea for when you have to drive 40-60 miles to get to the fish, but not entirely practical for most inland lakes.
I've often thought that it would be cool to have an autopilot for use on Green Bay though, especially when fishing alone. Just enter your trolling waypoints in and let it drive while you fish. Pop it into neutral when a fish hit, and it might make it easier for the solo angler. I wouldn't buy an autopilot just for that though--especially since the iPilot feature of the newer trolling motors will do much of this sort of thing.
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