I have got to get a GPS. I would like to get a handheld one so I could use it for hunting also. Is there a HH GPS that takes chips like the Navionics or is this standard on most. I have no exper. w/ GPS's. When saving coord. can you use a diff. chip(SD card) for each lake and then change out chips when on a certain lake? How do you keep track of so many spots when they are on diff. lakes?
Thanks!!!Allen

I recently got a Garmin 60csx. You can get water body maps for the US that are supposed to be pretty good although I've never seen em. It has a place for a SD Card so you'll never run out of room. I use mine for hiking and geocaching and the thing is spot on. Very accurate. Some say this is the most accurate GPSr you can get for under 300. Major stores carry this for upwards of 400+ but if you do some searches on the net, you can find it for under 300. Good luck.

I'll throw out an ex. If I am going to G-Vine can I get a SD card and label it GV and use it lo load all the spots, then if i go to Ray Bob can I put another card in labeled RB and use it for those spots and so on? Then when I get ready to go just grab the card I need and go and just those coord. from that lake will be on the card. Is this not really ness. an overkill or what?

get you a lowrance ifinder h20 c and then u can load your navionics maps and save all the coords in it's memory... thats what i've been doing allen

I bought the Lowrance I Finder H20 in color with the hot chip and it does not seem that simple to use. How do you mark your spots and save them? Will the contours show up on a lake that is stored on the chip once you are on that body of water? I am thinking I spent over $400.00 for something that is hard to use. Please Help????

I'm guessing with the Garmin 60csx you'll probably have enough memory on a 2G card to store all the lakes in the US PLUS all your points you mark. None of that grabbing a different card for each lake. Again, I don't know how detailed the lake maps are. I'm betting the H2O has better detail but if you also want to use it for hunting, the Garmin would probably be the way to go.

One issue with the Garmin 60csx is you have to buy the unit plus the maps you want. Right now, I only have the base map that comes with the unit but I'll eventually get lake maps, topo maps and street maps. Each set of maps is about 100 extra. When you get the street maps, it will give you driving directions, which is cool. If all you want to do is mark waypoints and not get lost, you don't need any extra maps.

I used it this past weekend for a geocaching hike that took me about 5 miles along trails I don't know. It was easy to follow the gps track back to the starting point. Without it, I'd probably still be out there!

Try searching this site for more information... GPS INFO

dhfisher, where did you get your Garmin? find any online for cheaper?

I have a Garin Street pilot that has an SD slot. I have often wondered if I could download lake maps into it and make it work.

I got mine at CompUPlus.com It was 279 + 15 shipping. I got it in less than a week.

If you are interested in the Garmin 60CX we have it for $274.49 plus shipping. If you use the following Promotion Code SAVESHIP5 you will get an additional $5 off your order. Shipping to Texas should be in the $11-14 range. Here is the link to the product in our store (add to the cart to see the true price);

http://www.dadsattic.biz/servlet/the-1536/GARMIN-GPSMAP-60CX-COLOR/Detail

We also have the Lowrance iFinders available, PM me for questions or special pricing.

Happy Fishing!

Be advised that the above ad is for a 60CX and not a 60CSX. There are minor differences between the two.

The only difference between the 60CS and the 60CSX are that the 60CSX includes an electronic compass and barometric altimeter sensor. Other than that the two units are identical.

Happy Fishing!

-Dennis