I am interested in creating contour maps of these lakes to frame and use for fishing, but I’m not really sure how to go about doing it. I use both Insight Genesis, Reefmaster and Navionics SonarCharts Live, depending on where I`m going, how I`m fishing and what level of detail I`m looking for.I live in an area with a lot of smaller lakes (<60 acres each), many of which are residential or private (though I do have access to) and are uncharted. And remember that you can use more then just one of these products/ services in order to get all the benefits. If you want full flexibility, a lot of options and don`t mind a learning-curve, look to Reefmaster. If you want better quality and more options, look to Insight Genesis or Humminbird AutoChart. If you want something fast and easy, look to Navionics SonarCharts (Live), Garmin QuickDraw or Humminbird AutoChart Live. The options are there, and in all honesty the differences has more to do with personal preference then with what is right or wrong. This is the though question in todays marine electronics. But this is a bit technical, and sligthly different from the other options listed here. With Reefmaster you can have both, a structuremap as base-layer and then contours on top. This is NOT a contour-map, it shows structure. On recent Lowrance and Simrad with SideScan you can overlay the sidescan-data on your map. Has a learning-curve (if you have trouble importing images from yourĬamera to a PC, Reefmaster is not for you, but neither is AutoChart.) + You can make charts on paper, or for smartphones etc. With some skills you can make charts for Garmin as + You can make maps for Lowrance/ Simrad that look like youīought them, and maps for Humminbird that at least works well even though theyĭon`t look that nice. + Full controll of privacy, it`s all on your PC.Ĭontroll over the data, as it can be converted. + Takes data from all brands of electronics, and then Navionics SonarChart, with Live-recordings on top + SonarCharts Live makes mapping more fun. + Often there will be a map to start with, and then you can improve on that. + Very large base of people using it, lots of data and updates + Easy to use if your unit has WIFI with NMEA-data and/ or depth in its tracklog (GPX). You can not alter boundaries, but depend onĪll brands except Garmin - Navionics SonarCharts Can only use data from Lowrance/ Simrad + Vegetation-belts and bottom composition (soft/hard) Offcourse when going somewhere new where someone has shared. + Social Map, if you do decide to share and Has a learning-curve, made worse with the bugs.įrom other then Humminbird, and can not make maps for other then With AC Live you get both "QuickDraw" and Autochart. + You can alter the data and change layout + You have more controll over the data, as it You can not alter the map, ie correct badĭepthreadings or change the layout like boundaries (land/water), nor use theĬollected data except on a compatible unit. + Free, as long as you have a compatible Garmin-model + Very easy to use, it`s fun to see imidiate results on your plotter. As you can see from the original one in the link I have made a few changes to give it more substance. I made the list below due to THIS THREAD on a US-forum for marine electronics. There is no way I can write in-depth (pun intended) about alle these options in one article, so this is more of an overview. Here I`ll try to answer a few of them by making a short comparison. There are quite a few questions on this subject on different forums and Facebook etc.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |