Garmin 162

Yea!!! Just won a Garmin 162 on eBay for $290.00!!!

Ok... your question about the Fishing Hotspots. I love it!! I usually have
no problems running the lower end of my home lake, but things can get pretty
tricky as you make your way up to the end. This end is also where most of
our tournaments are held, and FHS has always lead me up the channel and
back, even in the dark. Accuracy is awesome, even on my non-WAAS handeld
eMap unit. There's a submerged bridge up in the Suggs Creek channel that I
can mark on my sonar the exact time that my FHS is saying the boat is over
it. When the lake is in draw-down, I'm even able to fish the bridge...
something I couldn't do before without criss-crossing the channel looking
for. Now, I can go straight to it.

We fished Dale Hollow Lake late last year on an overnighter and basically
saved my butt several times.

I highly recommend Fishing Hotspots.

--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com


"Calif Bill" wrote in message
link.net...
I have had one for at least a year. Great unit. The base map is off a
few
hundred yards, but that is government problem. Base for 2/3 of the US is
off by that amount. Is black and white, so may not get all the detail
that
a color charter can give you with the maps. Actually loads a farily large
area in the map memory. I am interested in how you like the Mapsource FH
map. Is fun to play with on rainy days and anchored up. I have a bimini
top on my boat. Figured out distance to Paris one day. Is a world map.
Bill

"Charles Summers" wrote in message
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Getting ready to purchase the Garmin 162 GPS... anyone have anything
they
think they need to share before I spend the cash? Opinions???

Of course, I'll load Mapsource Fishing Hotspots on it. That software
rocks!

Oh yeah... anyone interested in a used Garmin eMap? Great little
handheld
unit.

--
Charles B. Summers
Secret Weapon Lures
http://www.secretweaponlures.com