GPS card

Aquadeziac · 01-28-2014, 12:23 PM

Just ordered a new Lowrance chartplotter and now I need the Winnipesaukee map on MicroSD card. Bizer no longer carries them. Any input on where I can get one? If I can't get a Bizer map what is the next best thing?

ishoot308 · 01-28-2014, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

Just ordered a new Lowrance chartplotter and now I need the Winnipesaukee map on MicroSD card. Bizer no longer carries them. Any input on where I can get one? If I can't get a Bizer map what is the next best thing?

The Navionics maps are the best and most detailed maps by far I have seen for the lake. The bottom contours are scary accurate and an excellent resource if you are a fisherman. It also shows all buoys and every permanent and seasonal dock on the lake as well as anything else you can imagine. After having this chip I wouldn't be without it.

http://www.navionics.com/en/hotmaps-premium

Dan

Aquadeziac · 01-28-2014, 02:12 PM

I am looking for Navigation more so than fishing. I know the old Bizer card in my old unit showed buoy numbers and Island names and was pretty much like the paper chart. Are the buoys and Islands marked on the Navionics card? I saw the Navionics and a couple others but didn't think the details would be as fine in a card that covers such a large area. Is the card available locally? How much does the card run?

ishoot308 · 01-28-2014, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

I am looking for Navigation more so than fishing. I know the old Bizer card in my old unit showed buoy numbers and Island names and was pretty much like the paper chart. Are the buoys and Islands marked on the Navionics card? I saw the Navionics and a couple others but didn't think the details would be as fine in a card that covers such a large area. Is the card available locally? How much does the card run?

This card is for navigation... Yes, the buoys and islands are all marked as well as a lot of other stuff. The card is available locally. I know Winnisquam Marine has them as well as AJ's Bait and Tackle in Meredith. I'm sure there are many other places in the area that have them as well. I paid $136.00 from Amazon for the Navionics Hotmaps Premium East edition (on SD/MicroSD Card)

Dan

dt5150 · 01-28-2014, 02:34 PM

x2 on the navionics maps. i have the hotmaps platinum in my lowrance hds unit. it shows absolutely everything on the lake and even stuff on shore. marinas and their services, gas, food, you name it. and it's a satellite image of the land too so it's perfect accuracy wise. they're not cheap, but they're worth every penny. got mine at aj's a few years back.

Aquadeziac · 01-28-2014, 02:35 PM

How large an area does that card cover? Does it cover Winnisquam too? Thats on the little tiny MicroSD Card right? My unit will be here in 5-8 business days. Sounds like it has the detail I want. Thanks.

ishoot308 · 01-28-2014, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

How large an area does that card cover? Does it cover Winnisquam too? Thats on the little tiny MicroSD Card right? My unit will be here in 5-8 business days. Sounds like it has the detail I want. Thanks.

It pretty much covers everything from the state of Illinois East!

Go here and click on section "E" to see the map coverage...http://www.navionics.com/en/hotmaps-premium

You won't go wrong with the Navionics chip.

Dan

dt5150 · 01-28-2014, 02:43 PM

i don't think it has a high definition map of winnisquam, at least it didn't when i bought mine.. it might now though. but the map of winnipesaukee is incredible. check out navionic's site..

http://www.navionics.com/en/hotmaps-platinum

Just Sold · 01-28-2014, 03:05 PM

Garmin makes a download of Winni. I got one 3 years ago. $10. Works great. Of course I have the Garmin 541s GPS/Fish Finder.
They surveyed the lake last year so an updated version might be out this year. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps...prod36400.html
Unfortunately I did not find your Lowrance.
Lowrance does make a map set for the NE US and they say Winnipesaukee is included. The premium version is $197.35, ouch, http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/det...-lowrance.html

JPC · 01-28-2014, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Just Sold

Lowrance does make a map set for the NE US and they say Winnipesaukee is included. The premium version is $197.35, ouch, http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/det...-lowrance.html

I sail Winnipesaukee only so I didn't want a chart of the whole eastern seaboard. So I got the marine & lakes USA for $99. You download just the state that you want. The sample charts that Navionics displays on line, Smith Cove / Locke Island, show the marker in color and similar shape to the paper charts. When I powered up my Lowrance Elite 5 with this electronic chart I found that the only markers that were displayed in color, black/white and red/white were the lighted/numbered markers. All the others were white. When I called their tech support and complained about this they told me I had to move the cursor on the marker and the appropriate color info would be displayed. In the last update they finally added color to the red on white markers. The black/white markers were still all white.
I guess you get what you pay for.

I still like having this unit because there are certain times in late afternoon and the light conditions are just right some markers are near impossible to see until you are very close. Then you have to scramble to alter course. That is when the chart plotter comes in handy.

Aquadeziac · 01-28-2014, 08:59 PM

$197 is a tad expensive. Unfortunately I didn't find out until after I ordered my Lorance that it is one level below where Bizer C-Map charts are still available. At $400 for the unit I am a little disappointed but I will just have to find a compatable chart card. Navionics looks promising at this point.

lakershaker · 01-29-2014, 10:12 AM

You can see the actual charts for all the lakes here:
http://www.navionics.com/en/webapp

Aquadeziac · 01-29-2014, 12:18 PM

I checked out the link but am still out on a decision. I noticed several discrepancies in comparing with Bizer's laminated chart and personal knowledge of certain areas. Several red/black top buoys are missing or not in right location. What I have always known as Blueberry Island is shown as Minister Island. Lighted/numbered buoys are not numbered. Several markers in the Dockham Shore/Governors Island area are definitely not where I know they are.I know its a little thing if I already know the area but if a known area is misrepresented, what happens if I am in an unfamiliar area? I guess if I can not get the Bizer card I want, I will have to settle for the best that I can find, or suck it up and upgrade from a unit I haven't even received yet to a unit that will take a Bizer card.

Tired of Waiting · 01-30-2014, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

I checked out the link... Snip... I know its a little thing if I already know the area but if a known area is misrepresented, what happens if I am in an unfamiliar area? I guess if I can not get the Bizer card I want, I will have to settle for the best that I can find, or suck it up and upgrade from a unit I haven't even received yet to a unit that will take a Bizer card.

I agree,

I just looked at the link and the Ossipee lakes are missing a bunch of stuff.
Hazard markers in Leavitt, Broad bay is labeled as Ossipee lake and is missing hazard markers and the channel markers at spindle point to name a few. Also there are many no-wake markers missing.

I have a new Lowrance Elite-7HDI and was thinking about this card but now even I am questioning it's value.

ToW

Happy Gourmand · 01-30-2014, 10:23 AM

That chart is probably a "sample", I bet it states somewhere on it or the link to get to it that it is not to be used for navigation or something to that effect. I also noticed plenty of stuff missing.

ishoot308 · 01-30-2014, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by The Phantom Gourmand

That chart is probably a "sample", I bet it states somewhere on it or the link to get to it that it is not to be used for navigation or something to that effect. I also noticed plenty of stuff missing.

It is a sample...the maps are much more detailed!

If anyone wants me to check any specific area, just let me know what, as I use my lowrance and Navionics for ice fishing and will be using it this weekend. I will be more than happy to check a certain area out for you and even take a screen shot if you wish...

Dan

Aquadeziac · 01-30-2014, 12:40 PM

Thanks Dan, but its not actually about areas that I am familiar with so much as if/when I go to an area of the lake I may not have been to before. All of the blacktop markers along Dockham Shore up to the Governor's Island Bridge are way to far away from shore, it also shows 'Gilford Public Beach' as in the middle of the Witches. So many discrepancies that I can see makes me wonder how many I don't know about.......until it is too late. $200 is pretty steep for something I could get off a $25 Bizer hard chart. But if Bizer doesn't have a chart card for my unit, and Navionics is questionable, there are not many other choices. Just got a email about something called Lake Insight Pro that I am going to research. How do you like your level of Elite?

ishoot308 · 01-30-2014, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Aquadeziac

Thanks Dan, but its not actually about areas that I am familiar with so much as if/when I go to an area of the lake I may not have been to before. All of the blacktop markers along Dockham Shore up to the Governor's Island Bridge are way to far away from shore, it also shows 'Gilford Public Beach' as in the middle of the Witches. So many discrepancies that I can see makes me wonder how many I don't know about.......until it is too late. $200 is pretty steep for something I could get off a $25 Bizer hard chart. But if Bizer doesn't have a chart card for my unit, and Navionics is questionable, there are not many other choices. Just got a email about something called Lake Insight Pro that I am going to research. How do you like your level of Elite?

Did you see above where I stated that what you were looking at was a sample?? The actual mapping chip is completely accurate and very detailed that is why I offered to take a screen shot of an area you were familiar with. I can guarantee you my chart does not show Gilford Public Beach in the witches!

I have navigated the lake my entire adult life and can tell you that this chip is NOT "questionable" as you keep stating... If you want the best this is what you buy.

Also, Not sure why you would pay $200.00 for the chip when I said in my post above you could them for $136.00???...

Just trying to help...

I have an HDS-7 Gen 2 and I love it!

Dan

Red apple · 01-30-2014, 06:15 PM

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farechofisherman · 02-04-2014, 11:07 AM

I have used the Navionics with my Lowrance for years and absolutely love it. It is highly accurate and I have been boating on Winni for over 50 years. It also adapts quite well to other bodies of water. I have used it on Lake Champlain and completey trust it there as well.

01-28-2014, 12:23 PM	#1
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	GPS card Just ordered a new Lowrance chartplotter and now I need the Winnipesaukee map on MicroSD card. Bizer no longer carries them. Any input on where I can get one? If I can't get a Bizer map what is the next best thing? __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

01-28-2014, 02:12 PM	#3
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I am looking for Navigation more so than fishing. I know the old Bizer card in my old unit showed buoy numbers and Island names and was pretty much like the paper chart. Are the buoys and Islands marked on the Navionics card? I saw the Navionics and a couple others but didn't think the details would be as fine in a card that covers such a large area. Is the card available locally? How much does the card run? __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

01-28-2014, 02:35 PM	#6
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	How large an area does that card cover? Does it cover Winnisquam too? Thats on the little tiny MicroSD Card right? My unit will be here in 5-8 business days. Sounds like it has the detail I want. Thanks. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

01-28-2014, 03:05 PM	#9
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Garmin makes a download of Winni. I got one 3 years ago. $10. Works great. Of course I have the Garmin 541s GPS/Fish Finder. They surveyed the lake last year so an updated version might be out this year. https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/maps...prod36400.html Unfortunately I did not find your Lowrance. Lowrance does make a map set for the NE US and they say Winnipesaukee is included. The premium version is $197.35, ouch, http://lr.factoryoutletstore.com/det...-lowrance.html __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

01-28-2014, 08:59 PM	#11
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	$197 is a tad expensive. Unfortunately I didn't find out until after I ordered my Lorance that it is one level below where Bizer C-Map charts are still available. At $400 for the unit I am a little disappointed but I will just have to find a compatable chart card. Navionics looks promising at this point. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

01-28-2014, 02:34 PM	#5
dt5150 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 107 Times in 72 Posts	x2 on the navionics maps. i have the hotmaps platinum in my lowrance hds unit. it shows absolutely everything on the lake and even stuff on shore. marinas and their services, gas, food, you name it. and it's a satellite image of the land too so it's perfect accuracy wise. they're not cheap, but they're worth every penny. got mine at aj's a few years back.

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dt5150 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 401 Thanks: 4 Thanked 107 Times in 72 Posts	i don't think it has a high definition map of winnisquam, at least it didn't when i bought mine.. it might now though. but the map of winnipesaukee is incredible. check out navionic's site.. http://www.navionics.com/en/hotmaps-platinum

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Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	I checked out the link but am still out on a decision. I noticed several discrepancies in comparing with Bizer's laminated chart and personal knowledge of certain areas. Several red/black top buoys are missing or not in right location. What I have always known as Blueberry Island is shown as Minister Island. Lighted/numbered buoys are not numbered. Several markers in the Dockham Shore/Governors Island area are definitely not where I know they are.I know its a little thing if I already know the area but if a known area is misrepresented, what happens if I am in an unfamiliar area? I guess if I can not get the Bizer card I want, I will have to settle for the best that I can find, or suck it up and upgrade from a unit I haven't even received yet to a unit that will take a Bizer card. __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

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Happy Gourmand Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Ruskin FL Posts: 1,027 Thanks: 188 Thanked 322 Times in 179 Posts	sample chart That chart is probably a "sample", I bet it states somewhere on it or the link to get to it that it is not to be used for navigation or something to that effect. I also noticed plenty of stuff missing.

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01-30-2014, 12:40 PM	#17
Aquadeziac Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Concord NH Posts: 239 Thanks: 19 Thanked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks Dan, but its not actually about areas that I am familiar with so much as if/when I go to an area of the lake I may not have been to before. All of the blacktop markers along Dockham Shore up to the Governor's Island Bridge are way to far away from shore, it also shows 'Gilford Public Beach' as in the middle of the Witches. So many discrepancies that I can see makes me wonder how many I don't know about.......until it is too late. $200 is pretty steep for something I could get off a $25 Bizer hard chart. But if Bizer doesn't have a chart card for my unit, and Navionics is questionable, there are not many other choices. Just got a email about something called Lake Insight Pro that I am going to research. How do you like your level of Elite? __________________ "He who dies with the most toys wins"

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farechofisherman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: moultonborough & harrison, ny Posts: 63 Thanks: 131 Thanked 44 Times in 15 Posts	Navionics I have used the Navionics with my Lowrance for years and absolutely love it. It is highly accurate and I have been boating on Winni for over 50 years. It also adapts quite well to other bodies of water. I have used it on Lake Champlain and completey trust it there as well.