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Author:
hookt
Date:
Feb 10, 2010
Subject:
handheld gps for fishing
Message:
i`m looking to buy a handheld gps unit for fishing but don`t want to go broke. iwas looking at the garmin etrex venture hc but not knowing a whole lot about these toys i don`t want to make the wrong choise! is there downloadable ct. ponds and lakes topos? i want to use this year round pond jumpind with my small boat. :? :) 8) thanks all!
Author:
fishinschmoe
Date:
Feb 10, 2010
Message:
I have a handheld GPS and I LOVE the thing. I use it mostly to find waypoints that I find by accident, and mark for future use... or to note a spot where I am killing the fish...and again. mostly in the Sound. and CT river.
Most of the lakes in CT are too small to warrant GPS needs.
You will find that buying the Regional GPS software, costs almost as much as your unit itself. And Most of the software packages have big or navigation bodies of water. which exlcudes most of CT lakes.
Author:
SeaDog1
Date:
Feb 10, 2010
Message:
Hi Guys!
Really no need for a GPS on any Ct. lakes or ponds.
GPS is fine for when your out sight of land.
I use my trusty old Magnetic hand compass and just take 2 or 3 bearings off chosen landmarks (House, Tree, Rock, etc.) and I'm back on any spot I've been to before and want to try again.
I've always been able to land within 10 feet of a spot I've been to weeks before :!:
No batterries, No electricity, No effects due to the cold.
NO PROBLEM! :D :D :D
SeaDog1
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