05-30-2015, 03:04 AM
[quote sdhuntandfish]Handhelds for fishing work, but the battery life is fairly limited.
Why not something simple like this Lowrance Mark 4 HDI Combo? Available brand new online for $150. You don't have to use the transducer, you can exclusively use it for the chart plotter. It has down-scan and has an SD card slot for Navionics cards. They come with leads that you can run right to a small 12v battery (like a winter flasher, vexilar/marcum, etc)
Way more bang for your buck than a handheld, and with a ram mount, you can use it for hunting with a ATV, etc.
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If you don't want to spend the money, you can download the Navionics app for your smartphone (assuming you have service on the lake) and have maps, gps speed, mark waypoints, tracking, etc. It's like 10$ or 15$.[/quote]
I would have to disagree with this, my Oregon 550t uses AA batts and those will last you 2 days of constant use.
Keep in mind any GPS app for your smart phone will drain your battery fast.
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Why not something simple like this Lowrance Mark 4 HDI Combo? Available brand new online for $150. You don't have to use the transducer, you can exclusively use it for the chart plotter. It has down-scan and has an SD card slot for Navionics cards. They come with leads that you can run right to a small 12v battery (like a winter flasher, vexilar/marcum, etc)
Way more bang for your buck than a handheld, and with a ram mount, you can use it for hunting with a ATV, etc.
[.IMG][url "http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v635/saleen281gt/mark-4f_lg_zpspuoow2ul.jpg[/IMG]"]http://img.photobucket.com/...pspuoow2ul.jpg[/IMG][/url]
If you don't want to spend the money, you can download the Navionics app for your smartphone (assuming you have service on the lake) and have maps, gps speed, mark waypoints, tracking, etc. It's like 10$ or 15$.[/quote]
I would have to disagree with this, my Oregon 550t uses AA batts and those will last you 2 days of constant use.
Keep in mind any GPS app for your smart phone will drain your battery fast.
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