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Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I
catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? Any help would be great. Thank you, Jay Aurora,CO |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
You can use the software and maps that come with a Garmin.. Save waypoints
ont he GPS then save them on the software setup. -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message hlink.net... What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? Any help would be great. Thank you, Jay Aurora,CO |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message hlink.net... What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? I think a lot depends on what GPS unit you have. If you can interface your gps to your computer, and it's a mapping type unit, you should be able to do that. Of course, I could be wrong... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software
should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? Thank you for the help -Jay "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message hlink.net... What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? I think a lot depends on what GPS unit you have. If you can interface your gps to your computer, and it's a mapping type unit, you should be able to do that. Of course, I could be wrong... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message hlink.net... What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? I think a lot depends on what GPS unit you have. If you can interface your gps to your computer, and it's a mapping type unit, you should be able to do that. Of course, I could be wrong... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
If you have not bought it don't. I am an unsatisfied Magellan 330M owner.
This group can give you much better recommendations. JMHO. Joe Z. ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? Thank you for the help -Jay |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
I either have, or have had, just about every software for both the Garmin or
the Lowrance, and I can tell you from personal experience, nothing can touch the Garmin software for details. JMHO. "Joe Z" wrote in message ... If you have not bought it don't. I am an unsatisfied Magellan 330M owner. This group can give you much better recommendations. JMHO. Joe Z. ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? Thank you for the help -Jay |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Bill
That is the most sensible (and inexpensive) advice I have seen given for a long time - well done Mick "Calif Bill" wrote in message hlink.net... "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message hlink.net... What i'd like to do is take my GPS unit with me when fishing and when I catch a fish mark it on my GPS. Id then like to use a program that will pinpoint on a map where the fish was cought so I keep track of where on the lake the fish was cought. Is there a program to do this or something like im looking for??? I think a lot depends on what GPS unit you have. If you can interface your gps to your computer, and it's a mapping type unit, you should be able to do that. Of course, I could be wrong... -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? I'm not a big fan of Magellan gps units. It seems to me that Magellan makes their units harder to work with than Garmin or Lowrance. As far as what lakes are on the software, I have no idea. Look at the Garmin units, from everything that I've heard and experienced, they are a much better unit and I know Fishing HotSpots maps are available to interface with the Garmins. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
"Calif Bill" wrote in message SNIP Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill This is true, but I got the impression that he wanted to download the waypoints to some mapping software. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Let me tell you about Magellan. The customer service support is non
existent .They ignore all requests for help.The user has to have a degree in programming and interfacing to be able to operate it proficiently.It's over priced and the instruction manual sucks.About the only good thing about it is that it doesn't take up much room in my garage Ken "Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? I'm not a big fan of Magellan gps units. It seems to me that Magellan makes their units harder to work with than Garmin or Lowrance. As far as what lakes are on the software, I have no idea. Look at the Garmin units, from everything that I've heard and experienced, they are a much better unit and I know Fishing HotSpots maps are available to interface with the Garmins. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
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"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote: ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? I'm not a big fan of Magellan gps units. It seems to me that Magellan makes their units harder to work with than Garmin or Lowrance. As far as what lakes are on the software, I have no idea. Look at the Garmin units, from everything that I've heard and experienced, they are a much better unit and I know Fishing HotSpots maps are available to interface with the Garmins. I would offer a counterpoint on this. If you have not used one in the past couple of years you may not be familiar with the current functions. I have had a Magellan Meridian Marine model since they first came out. I have had some issues but no complaints about the detail It is in fact more detailed than the GPSMap 76 from Garmin. As well, the track is more detailed also (not just my observation check out the comparisons at http://gpsinformation.net/. The unit is easy to use and a big plus is the SD card which allows me to use the Magellan BlueNav to load detailed information for my specific fishing areas. Also capable of popping that into a card reader and downloading or even editing directly (careful about changing the text format and string length limits though). Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. Along with the suggetion that you can plot your waypoints on a map (still takes some work) you can use several of the mapping services with your GPS coordinates to add them to the map and then save/print this image. That may also help ease plotting on your charts. I have a review of the Meridian on my site that I note pros and cons. The biggest issue is that losing all battery power can cause the waypoints to be lost. Having them on a card resolves that issue. Also makes it easy to share points with another magellan user. I not only would buy another Meridian if given the chance but I DID after my first one was donated to the Gulf of Mexico when it slipped off my kayak on a night fishing trip in a ripping tide at Ft. Desoto. By the time I noticed it was gone it had floated off and was never seen again. Hope someone found it. Good Fishin' atljoe -- "Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb Flats fishing is Flat Fun! Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in
message ... "Calif Bill" wrote in message SNIP Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill This is true, but I got the impression that he wanted to download the waypoints to some mapping software. My garmin 176 and 168 both do that very easily witht he Garmin mapping software. -- Public Fishing Forums Fishing Link Index www.YumaBassMan.com webmaster at YumaBsssMan dot com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill That is exactly what I want to do... -Jay |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. The best maps of my local lakes that I have are aerial photo maps. The photos were taken from high alitutude planes, after the timbering, prior to the lakes' initial floodings. Works great, shows the actual road beads, railroad beds, holes, places where grass/weeds did grow, where they didn't grow, and so on. Any of these maps work in conjunction with a GPS unit, especially when one uses waypoints to find their way back to their own personal hot spots. |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
"Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers" wrote in message ... "Calif Bill" wrote in message SNIP Even if it is neither, you can still read off the GPS coordinates and plot them on a map. Bill This is true, but I got the impression that he wanted to download the waypoints to some mapping software. -- Steve @ OutdoorFrontiers http://www.outdoorfrontiers.com G & S Guide Service and Custom Rods http://www.herefishyfishy.com You can enter them on different mapping programs. My Garmin 45 can interface to a computer, but I never did it. My Garmin 160 plotter, has the RS232 I/F built in. On either you can go to the track page and read the lat / lon off and use them however you want. Bill |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Good stuff Sim. The best stuff I know of I've found myself, period. GPS is
an incredibleaid to the guy that'll take the time to actually drive his boat over the lakebottom & pay attention to what he sees. I've never won a tournament on something that I've seen on a mass-produced contour map, though I have certainly used them to guide me to some honey holes. The best stuff are things like rockpiles the size of a car, a sudden break in a weedline, an uncharted hump, etc... The problem is few guys want to put their rods down long enough to find these places. That's especially good for guys like me ;-) Warren "SimRacer" wrote in message om... Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. The best maps of my local lakes that I have are aerial photo maps. The photos were taken from high alitutude planes, after the timbering, prior to the lakes' initial floodings. Works great, shows the actual road beads, railroad beds, holes, places where grass/weeds did grow, where they didn't grow, and so on. Any of these maps work in conjunction with a GPS unit, especially when one uses waypoints to find their way back to their own personal hot spots. |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Exactly !!!
"go-bassn" wrote in message ... Good stuff Sim. The best stuff I know of I've found myself, period. GPS is an incredibleaid to the guy that'll take the time to actually drive his boat over the lakebottom & pay attention to what he sees. I've never won a tournament on something that I've seen on a mass-produced contour map, though I have certainly used them to guide me to some honey holes. The best stuff are things like rockpiles the size of a car, a sudden break in a weedline, an uncharted hump, etc... The problem is few guys want to put their rods down long enough to find these places. That's especially good for guys like me ;-) Warren "SimRacer" wrote in message om... Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. The best maps of my local lakes that I have are aerial photo maps. The photos were taken from high alitutude planes, after the timbering, prior to the lakes' initial floodings. Works great, shows the actual road beads, railroad beds, holes, places where grass/weeds did grow, where they didn't grow, and so on. Any of these maps work in conjunction with a GPS unit, especially when one uses waypoints to find their way back to their own personal hot spots. |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Thank God you let me knowabout that detail scale on the Garmin software
Jerry, that was a huge improvement! Warren "Jerry Barton" wrote in message ... Exactly !!! "go-bassn" wrote in message ... Good stuff Sim. The best stuff I know of I've found myself, period. GPS is an incredibleaid to the guy that'll take the time to actually drive his boat over the lakebottom & pay attention to what he sees. I've never won a tournament on something that I've seen on a mass-produced contour map, though I have certainly used them to guide me to some honey holes. The best stuff are things like rockpiles the size of a car, a sudden break in a weedline, an uncharted hump, etc... The problem is few guys want to put their rods down long enough to find these places. That's especially good for guys like me ;-) Warren "SimRacer" wrote in message om... Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. The best maps of my local lakes that I have are aerial photo maps. The photos were taken from high alitutude planes, after the timbering, prior to the lakes' initial floodings. Works great, shows the actual road beads, railroad beds, holes, places where grass/weeds did grow, where they didn't grow, and so on. Any of these maps work in conjunction with a GPS unit, especially when one uses waypoints to find their way back to their own personal hot spots. |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
AMEN
Warren "Jerry Barton" wrote in message ... I either have, or have had, just about every software for both the Garmin or the Lowrance, and I can tell you from personal experience, nothing can touch the Garmin software for details. JMHO. "Joe Z" wrote in message ... If you have not bought it don't. I am an unsatisfied Magellan 330M owner. This group can give you much better recommendations. JMHO. Joe Z. ":-:NeWcS:-:" wrote in message link.net... Im getting a Magellan GPS 310. It will hook up to my PC so what software should I get? Will it have the lakes I fish one the software??? Thank you for the help -Jay |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
SON!!! It does make a difference, don't it ?
"go-bassn" wrote in message ... Thank God you let me knowabout that detail scale on the Garmin software Jerry, that was a huge improvement! Warren "Jerry Barton" wrote in message ... Exactly !!! "go-bassn" wrote in message ... Good stuff Sim. The best stuff I know of I've found myself, period. GPS is an incredibleaid to the guy that'll take the time to actually drive his boat over the lakebottom & pay attention to what he sees. I've never won a tournament on something that I've seen on a mass-produced contour map, though I have certainly used them to guide me to some honey holes. The best stuff are things like rockpiles the size of a car, a sudden break in a weedline, an uncharted hump, etc... The problem is few guys want to put their rods down long enough to find these places. That's especially good for guys like me ;-) Warren "SimRacer" wrote in message om... Hot Spot maps are okay but the thing to remember is that is everybody has that information the chances that they are not over fished is slim. As always to have the best spots takes some personal exploration. The environment changes as well so what was hot one year may not be the next. That is where your GPS comes in. I have spots marked where I have caught fish and returning to those waypoints has been productive. I also mark holes and cuts at low tide in the flats for later opportunities. I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. The best maps of my local lakes that I have are aerial photo maps. The photos were taken from high alitutude planes, after the timbering, prior to the lakes' initial floodings. Works great, shows the actual road beads, railroad beds, holes, places where grass/weeds did grow, where they didn't grow, and so on. Any of these maps work in conjunction with a GPS unit, especially when one uses waypoints to find their way back to their own personal hot spots. |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
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"SimRacer" wrote: I am pretty sure that Fishing Hot Spots is simply the brand name of the map company that puts them out. I have several "Hot Spots" maps of local lakes and it shows a good map of the lake, any underwater features that are known about, and that's it. They don't list actual "fishing" hot spots to my knowledge. You may want to check again though maybe only the sal****er maps. I don't do as much lake fishing. The hot spot maps I have for most of the FL coast attribute the information to a handful of guides as at least on source. Not saying that they are not any good but when you put a marker on a fishing hole someboady is bound to give it a try. good fishin' atljoe -- "Atlanta Joe" aka Joe Webb Flats fishing is Flat Fun! Visit my site at http://flatsfisher.com |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
Joe wrote: "You may want to check again though maybe only the sal****er
maps. I don't do as much lake fishing. The hot spot maps I have for most of the FL coast attribute the information to a handful of guides as at least on source. Not saying that they are not any good but when you put a marker on a fishing hole somebody is bound to give it a try." The information you get from local guides or marina owners is very valuable. You can not get this information by just looking at a map. IN Louisiana where the land is disappearing at 25 square miles a year, the water bottoms are consistently changing. There are a lot of hidden structure where islands use to be. You could drive your boat right over the are and not even realize it use to be an island. On that note, I have a friend that uses his GPS and plotter to shrimp with. The model he uses has a built in map of the are his shrimps. The map is upgradeable and he purchased the latest map. He switch back to the old one after only one time use. The reason is the newer map did not have the islands and land mass that is gone. Knowing where these land mass are is valuable when you are trawling so you do not run aground. I fish sal****er only and never plot where I catch fish. I fish that I can ride right up to the area that I caught before. I do use my GPS to help me by tracking my route in case I run into a problem with low water I can mark it. When I get home I circle the area on my aerial photo to indicate unpassable area on low tide or high tide situations. Plotting where the fish are would only serve me as to keep records of what areas seem to produce more catches. I am not interested in that. Fish are constantly on the move in the sal****er marsh. They will follow the bait. I have limited out on specks (25) in one spot on one day and the next day that spot produce zero fish. The bait had moved and so did the fish. Some of you have had problems with Garmin and some with Magellan. I own three different brand GPS units. One Garmin, one Magellan and Lowrance and they all work. They contact customer service for both Garmin and Magellan and both talked to me. I e mailed on Magellan and they emailed me back within two business days which I consider reasonable. Both the Magellan and the Garmin can be hooked up to the computer via a cable. I have used the Magellan with mapping software, hooked up to my laptop to help me navigate from Louisiana to Calgary, Canada. The matter of mapping software is a personal preference as is what brand and type of GPS you want. You need to check with friends that own one so that you can try it. Some models are a little more confusing then others. A good source to get GPS coordinates on line is www.maptech.com You pull up the area you want then move the cursor over the spot you want. The coordinates will be on the right side. Just make sure that when entering the coordinates in any GPS unit that information is in the same format as you are storing. Make sure that you use the same exact format such as 90 34 05 compared to 90 34 044, This may seem trivial but it could make a difference of several hundred feet. Sarge |
Using GPS to mark where I cought fish....HOW?????
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