Lowrance Endura

[Foreverfish1]

I know there is a plethora of other threads about handheld GPS units regarding the pros and cons of each, but I have some specific questions about this particular unit.

I bought the Lowrance Endura earlier this spring along with the Navionics 2010 HotMaps Premium chip. After finally getting out of college for the year, I have just begun to test it out. The first time I used it I loved it as it was my first time ever really having a mapping GPS. But it seems every time I use it more things come up that I dislike. Such as:

1) You cannot create a waypoint when viewing the Navionics lake maps program on the unit. And the one's you've created one on the actual GPS cannot be seen when viewing the mapping software either.

2) The supposed "High Definition" maps are off a lot of the time. I have fished on 3 lakes that were High Def according to the Navionics HSOforum, and on all of them there were major problems. One time it said I should be in 8 feet of water and my depth finder read 5. Then after trolling a little bit down the shoreline, it said I should be in 8 feet of water and my depth finder read 11! Also I pulled up on what the Navionics map said was a hump in the middle of the lake and my depthfinder could find no such depth changes. I know I can't expect total accuracy but is this the norm for a handheld mapping GPS?

3) The icon that displays where I am on the map seems to be about 10 seconds late in moving. If I make a 90 degree turn, I can literally count to 10 before the cursor shows me changing direction...

I guess my underlying question is: Do I just have unrealistic expectations about what a handheld can do?

If my expectations aren't too high, then is there any chance that there will be some sort of software upgrade or new mapping chip that could make the unit better or am I better off just returning it and getting a better GPS or better lake map chip?

Thanks for any help for a GPS noobie!

[Rippin_eyes]

we are working with navionics to get the endura where it needs to be! If you haven't done the most current updates small issues are taken care of on a regular basis