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Got Stripers · 02-20-2003, 08:18 PM

You might do what I did, get the better fish finder and a good portable gps. Although the screen is small and I sometimes have to come off plane to check my position and progress, the Lowrance globalmap 100 is dead nuts on every time. I used to get to my ledges in the fog by compass and nautical miles, then shut down in shorter and shorter intervals until I heard the surf on the rocks. Both work, but the gps is quicker and it's nice to just reach down and log in a quick waypoint for later. The only problem with later is, if you wait too long until you name it, you end up with a bunch of numbers waypoints, which you no longer remember which is which

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I'll tell you another place I've found it to be great is up in Maine on rocky lakes during my 4-5 day camping/fishing trips. Save the plot trails and once you have a clear rock free course laid in, you can put the throttle down and go after a while, just follow the plot trail. I wouldn't do it to navigate through a real bony spot, but it works great for avoiding that rocky point or bar.

02-20-2003, 08:18 PM	#7
Got Stripers Ledge Runner Baits iTrader: (0) Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: I live in a house, but my soul is at sea. Posts: 8,615	You might do what I did, get the better fish finder and a good portable gps. Although the screen is small and I sometimes have to come off plane to check my position and progress, the Lowrance globalmap 100 is dead nuts on every time. I used to get to my ledges in the fog by compass and nautical miles, then shut down in shorter and shorter intervals until I heard the surf on the rocks. Both work, but the gps is quicker and it's nice to just reach down and log in a quick waypoint for later. The only problem with later is, if you wait too long until you name it, you end up with a bunch of numbers waypoints, which you no longer remember which is which. I'll tell you another place I've found it to be great is up in Maine on rocky lakes during my 4-5 day camping/fishing trips. Save the plot trails and once you have a clear rock free course laid in, you can put the throttle down and go after a while, just follow the plot trail. I wouldn't do it to navigate through a real bony spot, but it works great for avoiding that rocky point or bar.