Gps Mapping Advice

[g.t.]

Hi guys and gals,

Hoping someone can give me some advice and point me in the right direction. I've recently purchased an Eagle FishElite 642c iGPS, combo sounder and gps unit. I haven't installed it yet so I haven't seen the detail of the background map that is built in, but I believe the detail is very basic.

As much as I'd love one, I'm really hoping to avoid having to spend $300-400 on a Navionics gold or equivalent. Are there any good (preferably cheap!) alternatives? Or can you buy smaller sections of maps? I mainly fish in Sydney Harbour so a map covering that would be a good start.

Thanks in advance!

[michaelrdoyle@gmail.com]

Unfortunately - there's no easy way around it. If you want a map of the bottom - you need to pay the big bucks.

If it helps - I'm told that most of the money goes straight to the Australian Navy who mapped the bottom for us. Of course - that could be just what the sales person said to make me feel better.

According to a catalouge I just receved, you can get the whole Australia Navionics map for $385, or Crowdy Heads to Sydney, or Sydney to Lakes Entrence for $285 each.

If I were you - I'd go the $385 and all of Oz.

good luck.

Mike

[Frantic]

mate save a bit and blow it on a Navionics aus gold xl not cheap but worth every cent for the detail.I was going to get a platinum but lowrance dont use them .

craig

[GregL]

Unfortunately - there's no easy way around it. If you want a map of the bottom - you need to pay the big bucks.

If it helps - I'm told that most of the money goes straight to the Australian Navy who mapped the bottom for us. Of course - that could be just what the sales person said to make me feel better.

According to a catalouge I just receved, you can get the whole Australia Navionics map for $385, or Crowdy Heads to Sydney, or Sydney to Lakes Entrence for $285 each.

If I were you - I'd go the $385 and all of Oz.

good luck.

Mike

Pretty sure it's not the whole Australian coast for $395.

My last couple I bought for my bass boats were $395 for Cape York to Gippsland in the south.

At least you don't have to run 2 cards like I had to. One for the front unit and one for the console unit.....

Greg

[michaelrdoyle@gmail.com]

Pretty sure it's not the whole Australian coast for $395.

My last couple I bought for my bass boats were $395 for Cape York to Gippsland in the south.

At least you don't have to run 2 cards like I had to. One for the front unit and one for the console unit.....

Greg

It's a special at the moment, and it is absolutely the whole coast for $395. I'm not sure I'm allowed to mention the store publicly - so if you want the store, PM me.

I'm spewing to - when I bought mine it was $395 for just the east coast.

Mike