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10/11/12 03:53 AM
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tundra rich
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ok...i admit it i am hard headed..and usually go thru life learning stuff the hard way! Well it hit me like a ton of bricks today! Up untill now my crappie career has had visible structure..or if i found a spot...i caught a good amount of fish had fun never thought about coming back! Let me cut to the chase...i need gps...it dawned on me today...once i pull that buoy out tha water..its as if i never been ther before! I know the bigger units got it..and thats what i plan to save for...but meanwhile..what about a hand held garmin or something....no iphone so no navionics...can you mark waypoints on other units like the garmins? And are the effective? Does anyone out there do this? Any suggestions? I cant keep throwing all that work away!
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Re: gps
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#8098980
10/11/12 03:59 AM
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cajun cc
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yes i have a good friend that uses a hand held
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Re: gps
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#8099010
10/11/12 04:04 AM
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Johnpush
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ok...i admit it i am hard headed..and usually go thru life learning stuff the hard way! Well it hit me like a ton of bricks today! Up untill now my crappie career has had visible structure..or if i found a spot...i caught a good amount of fish had fun never thought about coming back! Let me cut to the chase...i need gps...it dawned on me today...once i pull that buoy out tha water..its as if i never been ther before! I know the bigger units got it..and thats what i plan to save for...but meanwhile..what about a hand held garmin or something....no iphone so no navionics...can you mark waypoints on other units like the garmins? And are the effective? Does anyone out there do this? Any suggestions? I cant keep throwing all that work away! i have the same question as you
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Re: gps
[Re: tundra rich]
#8099024
10/11/12 04:08 AM
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tundra rich
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i was awful sick pulling that last buoy up...thinking...i may never find this again! And dont wanna leave this buoy here either!
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Re: gps
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#8099035
10/11/12 04:12 AM
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piscatur non solum piscator
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One of my friends went out today. His old, low end fish finder finally bit the dust. He was able to find some fish using only his hand held gps and stored waypoints. I'm saving for a higher end combo unit also. But a hand held gps is a less expensive help in the meantime.
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Re: gps
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#8099065
10/11/12 04:24 AM
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tundra rich
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theres more to fishing than fishing..or brother piscatur do you happen to know the brand he uses?
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Re: gps
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#8099095
10/11/12 04:42 AM
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leanin post
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The garmin rino series are awesome. I have GPS on both of my fishfinders, 2 humminbird 898s but still prefer to use my handheld to locate the brushpiles.
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#8099142
10/11/12 05:19 AM
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crope1
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Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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glad lp came on here,he told me about the rino unit a couple of years ago....anyone on here proficient w/the h20 unit?
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Re: gps
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#8099143
10/11/12 05:19 AM
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crope1
Ronnie Hurt'em Roberts
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Re: gps
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#8099262
10/11/12 10:54 AM
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sandjohnny
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I used the h20 for years it was the only gps I had works great. Sold it to my buddy and thay is what he uses.
Johnny
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10/11/12 11:23 AM
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ERNEST PATY
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Hand held units work fine. I have a H2O that I have had for years. Even though my boat has two combo units I still take the hand held with me when fishing in someone else's boat so I can find my stuff.
The biggest drawback to handheld units is Batteries and brackets. Get a power cord that attached directly to the battery or a cig. lighter socket. Ram makes a holding bracket for the Lowrance and probably the others as well. Forget color units, finding waypoints is what's important and the hand held's work just as good as the more expensive options.
Ernest Paty 214-202-7866
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#8099358
10/11/12 11:45 AM
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CrappieHappy
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ok...i admit it i am hard headed!... Richard, I would have never guessed that!!
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Re: gps
[Re: tundra rich]
#8099543
10/11/12 01:03 PM
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flogORfish
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Only comment is if you are a hunter too and need or could use a mapping unit, but then you'll spend about what you could on a gps enabled color fish finder. But you would have a dual purpose unit.
Like Ernest said above, if you just need the waypoint, and you have a depth finder already,get a cheap one, but look for one that will run off of a cigarette lighter power if your boat has it. Otherwise, newer handheld units with lithium batteries have 16 hours or more run time. Turning it on and off as needed, will make it last quite a while. I have Garmins for I use for hunting and I've been please with them. Both have mapping capabilities.
Last edited by flogORfish; 10/11/12 01:03 PM.
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Re: gps
[Re: tundra rich]
#8099544
10/11/12 01:03 PM
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79scooter
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I use Navionics on my Iphone, and I have tons of spots marked on many lakes.... Plus it gives you all the Navionics depth info etc.
Last edited by 79scooter; 10/11/12 01:04 PM.
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