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Using a smart phone as a Marine GPS
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<blockquote data-quote="richg99" data-source="post: 453107" data-attributes="member: 4376"><p>Be wary. A budget fishfinder, even with GPS, may need a map chip to do you any good. </p><p></p><p>Many of the low cost "map equipped" GPS/FF come with a rudimentary map. It might only show a Blue Blob where your lake is. Yes, you can follow a shoreline and return to a particular point on the Blue Blob, but it won't show any depth or detail.</p><p></p><p>On my most recent boat acquisition, it came with a Humminbird 587 ci HD. I just added a Navionics chip for an additional $129.00. Now, I have depths and charting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richg99, post: 453107, member: 4376"] Be wary. A budget fishfinder, even with GPS, may need a map chip to do you any good. Many of the low cost "map equipped" GPS/FF come with a rudimentary map. It might only show a Blue Blob where your lake is. Yes, you can follow a shoreline and return to a particular point on the Blue Blob, but it won't show any depth or detail. On my most recent boat acquisition, it came with a Humminbird 587 ci HD. I just added a Navionics chip for an additional $129.00. Now, I have depths and charting. [/QUOTE]
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