| For tracking water fowl or fish, nothing beats a | | | | be found in sharp changes in depth. Using a |
| waterproof marine gps system. A waterproof | | | | portable or handheld gps device will help you see |
| marine gps system usually come preprogrammed | | | | exactly where you are on the lake making the |
| with a detail-rich marine category area specific | | | | job of finding the fish easier. And when you are |
| and ready to use out of the box. Some, called a | | | | ready to return to the shore, the marine gps |
| chartplotter, use the WAAS satellites technology | | | | works like a regular gps tracking device and takes |
| in addition to the BlueChart g2 technology. There | | | | you back to your starting point. |
| are many mid-range waterproof marine gps units | | | | Older maps can become outdated with the blink |
| which are 'plug in and ready' which most | | | | of an eye. One storm changes the bottom of the |
| fisherman are looking for. These marine gps units | | | | lake or ocean and you can no longer find what |
| are loaded with mostly United States coastlines, | | | | you are looking for. This is one of the reasons a |
| including Alaska and Hawaii. Most have an | | | | marine gps system is a good idea. If you end up |
| approximately 5" tall color display screen and can | | | | lost on the lake or at sea, your waterproof |
| serve as a standalone plotter or together with | | | | marine gps system acts as a homing device, |
| other MFDs and sensors to broadcast XM | | | | sending a signal out to alert search and rescue |
| weather, radar and sonar. This new generation of | | | | teams of your latitude and longitude, even in |
| BlueChart graphics presents a smoother layer and | | | | dense, thick fog, rescue workers will still be able |
| better integration of map graphics for easy | | | | to find you. Some of the more popular models of |
| scrolling, zooming and planning. There is now a | | | | marine gps systems feature tide data and |
| choice between the 'mariner's-eye-view' of 3D | | | | celestial charts offer information on water |
| and the traditional 2D direct overhead view to | | | | situation and most favorable fishing times. |
| make orientation and chart reading easier. | | | | One of the larger waterproof marine gps |
| To be able to find a fish is nothing to a fisherman, | | | | systems is a 5" bright screen which comes with |
| he or she wants to find their feeding ground so | | | | preloaded maps of the Untied States inland lakes |
| they can catch more than one of them! Knowing | | | | and simple, straightforward menus and buttons. |
| the contours of the bottom of the lake will help | | | | This particular model comes preloaded with 5300 |
| you predict where those feeding grounds are and | | | | lakes with shorelines, navaids, depth contours and |
| a waterproof marine gps system will help you do | | | | much more. Over 300 of these lakes have been |
| just that. One thing to remember is the lines on | | | | enhanced with extra inland vision features. This is |
| the gps unit show where depth changes, from | | | | a 3D mariner's eye or fish eyes view that |
| the shoreline to the deepest part of the lake. | | | | provides you with a 3-dementional perspective of |
| When the water is warmest, fish stick to gentile | | | | the map's information both above and below the |
| slopes and when the weather is colder, they will | | | | surface. |