Portable gps

[Rami]

My dad is planning to go overseas with his pals, for his annual fishing trip. They normally go for wooden boats with no electrics. He is looking for a portable fish finder/ sounder/ gps for fresh water fishing.

Any recommendations?

Will update budget shortly.

[muddie]

For the GPS function, I just use my phone running the Navionics app. Works really well.

[Rami]

Even overseas?

[muddie]

Even overseas?

They have maps for most of the world. See the chart at the bottom of http://www.navionics.com/en/mobile-pc-app.

There are other apps as well, but I think Navionics is good. It's the one I chose.

[Rami]

Thanks. Apparently he just wants the gps function. Any dedicated units?

[Guest no one]

Navionics is the way to go with a smart phone. Otherwise you're talking a lot of money! As for fish finders you can pick a cheap one up for $200 and sikaflex the transducer on and link it to a battery. But your set up is still $300 minimum really as you'll need the battery too.

[muddie]

Navionics is the way to go with a smart phone. Otherwise you're talking a lot of money! As for fish finders you can pick a cheap one up for $200 and sikaflex the transducer on and link it to a battery. But your set up is still $300 minimum really as you'll need the battery too.

It get's cheaper every day. I bought a Lowrance Elite 3x for $129. Add $50 for a small SLA gel battery and charger and you're done. Not very portable though, but works great in my tinny.