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Any GPS Suggestions.

I know Kerr is a Large body of water, we've been out a few times, but for the sake of being smart, could anyone suggest a good gps to keep with them when fishing such a large body of water?

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I like my Garmin 250S handheld.

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Lowrance I-Finder H2O, has a nice screen for a handheld and will take Navionics and Hotmaps SD cards.

Better to get a decent chartplotter for the boat if you can swing it, will have a bigger screen and more features. A 5" screen is a nice size for most boats that aren't running offshore a lot, and color helps a little (not that the charts themselves have a lot of color, but the contrast and brightness seem better than gray scale).

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I just recently went through this process of deciding what handheld GPS to buy myself and after researching it and talking with a lot of diffent retailers and fishermen I was lead to the Lowrance H2O series. Garmin models also were recommended but everyone I talked to who owned a H2O was completely happy with it. Prices range from $169-369 depending on model and you can buy them new from EBay even cheaper. Hot Maps will cost you an additional $90 or so.

Mine is being shipped as I write so I don't have any first hand knowledge to post.

There were several good threads on this message board you might want to go back and read. I got a lot of info from them.

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I have had a Lowrance I-finder H2-0 for over a year now with the map chip. I love it, and it works great on Buggs.

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I have a lowrance chartplotter/fish finder on my 21' which I love. The navionics chips for saltwater are excellent. I use that in the Chesapeake and the ocean. It's nice to find offshore humps or drop offs without the use of reading a chart. The nice thing is you can scout out a certain spot from your driveway and enter your "new" spot as a waypoint. The fish it the next time out. If you are worried about getting lost or turned around in the fog. My duckboat has the cheapest lowrance chartplotter/ fish finder that money can buy. I think it cost around $300. It only shows shorelines it isn't too accurate but for those 4:00 am foggy mornings duck hunting, it will get you from point a to point b. Eagle chartplotter are the same thing as lowrance without all the bells and whistles but alot cheaper. They do accept the map chips also.

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if your looking for a full depth finder with gps there is no better unit than the Lowrance lcx 26HD GPS the down side is the price its very expensive

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If you're just trying to keep from getting lost, the hand-helds will do great. The screen size is a little too small for me for serious fishing. Zoom it in for accuracy/detail and you loose field of view. Zoom it out for a wider view and you loose detail. I've tried it both ways and ended up with a SONAR/GPS unit. My opinion.

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JD, ya been to philpott lately? been skunkin me.

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I've been a couple times, only caught a few Bass drop-shotting shiners, no Walleye. The only Walleye I've seen for over a month was either on TV or in a magazine. Most of February I was in the process of re-decking my boat. I replaced the carpeting with a marine vinyl flooring plus added a little storage area. Now when I spill a dozen crawlers (and dirt) on the floor it won't be so hard to clean up!

You been wearing them out? I don't know what species you're fishing for but I'll bet you've been putting something in the boat.

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Lowrance Ifinder H2o works well for me

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I use an Eagle Cuda 250i that is wonderful on the lakes and rivers here.