I need to get a lake maps card for my 898C. I've never purchased any before. Is there a particular one for my unit or will the latest one do? Just lookin for some direction. Thanks!

Both Navionics and Lakemaster if you can swing it. But for the most part Navionics seems to have the best detail for the lakes I fish especially on Benbrook and Whitney. You can look at Navionics by going to the Navionics webb app. And look at the detail for all the lakes you fish

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look to see if your unit only takes MICRO chips,..some cards do not have the MICRO..

I think it just takes the sd card style. The navionics Webb app? I have the navionics app but it's on my phone and I'd like it to be on the graph. Unless I'm misunderstanding you.

Ok. The webb app is pretty much the same as the map card. If you like detail and it is accurate for the lakes you fish then I would go with it, if I was only gonna get one. All the latest cards come with the micro card and adapter. Your 898 will take the micro card with the adapter in either of the two card slots in the unit

I have a Humminbird 899 and use the Lakemaster Mid-south sd card and love it. It has all the Texas lakes and more in very good detail.

i run lakemaster and love it, never ran Navionics

I've run both...and way prefer the Navionics

On lakes I fished, I noticed there are more contour lines on the Navionics than Lakemaster as well.

10-4 guys, I sure appreciate the replies.

...good luck Garrett!

And remember, it's not a map, it's a chart! Lol

Noted! haha. Think I'm gonna go with the Navionics. I like Navionics.

Navionics has a cleaner more flowing look to it. The lake master charts are more cluttered.

I have both and fish eagle mountain most of the time. lakemaster is almost useless due to being not accurate for eagle mountain. There are humps on lake master that are 100 yards off for Eagle Mountain. Much prefer
navionics.
Johnny

So can you run both at the same time and by that I mean have one in one SD slot and one in the other? I am running an 1198.

I found this to be true also Johnny. Blew my mind trying to figure out which map card was right. Navionics is much more accurate with less clutter. I seldom use the lakemaster card now.

No I don't think you can use both at the same time. I have one of each in different units.

I just bought a Lakemaster card a couple of months ago. You guys are killin me.

The lakemaster card is good in its own way. Ability to highlight shallow water and target depths is why I got it. I had the navionics card a long time before I got the lm. I did find that navionics is more accurate on EM. I haven't really compared on other lakes yet.
You just have to watch your depth numerals closer to see changes that aren't consistent with the LM. chart.

You go back in time on Em with lakemaster. Work the area while watching your depth then make a waypoint on top of a hump and the bottom of the slope. You will find the LM chart of is off quite a bit. An update may resolve this problem. I may check it out soon.

I have the navionics on my phone and is pretty accurate. I would imagine it would be even more so with the card. Well, easier to read anyway. Don't have to keep my phone lit up the whole time. I fish at night quite a bit during the warmer months and I'd really like it for layin a track, also.

I have a hummingbird 997c. I have two sad slots. One has navionics hotmaps south premium vol2.19 sd card. Other sd card is navionics USA central. Vol 1.18. I have never used them. Can someone tell me how to access them?

Plug the cards into the slots. Go into the menu and open up the chart select. Then which card slot that has the map card in you want to view

Thanks 44Diesel. I'm out of town right now but I'll try it soon as I get back. Does boat need to be in the water or can I access the maps while in my garage?

Put it in simulator and you can view them anywhere

Ok. Thanks again

So if I was to buy the navi card for my unit, what would be my best bet?

South Platinum

10-4

I have both and prefer Lakemaster, but accuracy does vary in different lakes.