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| I have some money from Christmas and I am wondering if I should get a GPS for my flats boat (is it necessary), or save it for something else. (for fishing)
Does anyone have a good suggestion of what I should buy?
Thanks
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| | Buy the GPS. It gives me way more confidence when exploring new areas. |
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| | Definitely....for the reason stated above, as well as being able to mark good spots you find and be able to return to them with a lot less hunting to find the exact spot again. Not to mention you will be able to get out and not worry about fog/visibility as much. Before I purchased a mapping GPS, I marked all the bouys and hazards to aid in navigation at night and in dense fog. Mapping is nice, but not neccessary if you want to keep the cost down a bit. chumhead
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| | I purchased a small handheld GPS a year ago for my small boat as a secondary means of finding my away around Everglades National Park. It came in handy trying to find my way from the outside of the Shark River back to the Shark River chickee in the middle of the night. I have also used it to find my around the Homosassa area. Everyone should have one. Besides there fun to mess with. You don't need the top of the line either. It only takes one! Glades Ghost |
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| | You cannot always rely on your memory or your eyes to be able to see and find spots you want to come back to and catch fish time and time again. Water clarity, chop, fog, lack of daylight, and all kinds of other variables hinder your ability to get back on good spots or more importantly, get back home. Recently, on my trip with Mark and Jeff, had I not had a gps we would not have been able to catch over 100 fish and we would not have been able to get back home when the fog rolled in. I will never leave home without mine!
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| | YES. I've owned flats boats most of my life and thought why would I need a GPS. For example, just a few weeks ago we were in the Lagoon and of course you can see land but it got a little foggy and without the handheld GPS, getting back to the ramp, we could have gotten into trouble. Buy a little hand held. They go for $100 or so. Mine doesn't get used much, but it sure gives me a sense of security |
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| a gps is a great thing for the resons mentioned above. One thing that wasn't mentioned though. If you get a hand held that is battery powered make sure you always check the battery level before going out and always carry some new batteries with you in case you lose power while out.
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