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I have a Garmin Dakota GPS which I got for a gift and am considering getting the Garmin upper midwest Fishing guide chip. Any info on this would be great as I don't know how good it works. I have heard good things about lakemaster, but I guess that wont work in a garmin. My GPS isn't an expensive model, so was just looking for any info. I need help. Thanks.

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I don't think you can find a upgrade chip for the H20 and even if you could, I think it would be behind whatever the latest data is.

Congratulations on having one of the H2O's that didn't take a huge dump on you after 2 years.

For the OP, I think the garmin chip uses the same data as Lakemaster did and that chip is the only thing available. So even if it isn't perfect, it's better than nothing. There is also some varying accuracy between lakes, so it's tough to make a blanket call on how good it works.

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I have a Garmin Dakota GPS which I got for a gift and am considering getting the Garmin upper midwest Fishing guide chip. Any info on this would be great as I don't know how good it works. I have heard good things about lakemaster, but I guess that wont work in a garmin. My GPS isn't an expensive model, so was just looking for any info. I need help. Thanks.

If you can find the GARMIN Lakemaster MicroSD cards anywhere, they still work in Garmin handhelds but your probably going to be money ahead buying the Upper Midwest Fishing Guide simply because of the amount of coverage on one single chip ( as compared to multiple Lakemaster cards ) and I can tell you the data on the Garmin UMWFG is the same as what I have found on the Lakemaster cards.

The UMWFG card comes with a SD adpater so it should work in any Nuvi's that took the full sized SD Card.

Make sure you have you Garmin up to date with the latest software and you'll be good to go.

Mike

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i also have a garmin nuvi 255w .would my lakemaster chip work in it??i use both of them for geocaching and the h20 for fishing.

It has to be a Garmin branded Lakemaster chip, it won't work if it came from your Lowrance H2O.

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I like mu UMFG chip paired with my Garmin 62S hand held. Haven't put in in my Nuvi 265WT as I don't like the battery life when not hooked up to power.

Also thinking about getting a Garmin fish finder and use the UMFG chip in that as well.

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Also thinking about getting a Garmin fish finder and use the UMFG chip in that as well.

Garmin just released a whole new set of fish finders last month, they include Side Imaging and Down Imaging just like everyone else now with all the bells and whistles if that's what a person's looking for.

Can't wait to see them in person and check them out.

Mike

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I have a Garmin Dakota GPS which I got for a gift and am considering getting the Garmin upper midwest Fishing guide chip. Any info on this would be great as I don't know how good it works. I have heard good things about lakemaster, but I guess that wont work in a garmin. My GPS isn't an expensive model, so was just looking for any info. I need help. Thanks.

I have the Midwest data downloaded directly to my Colorado and love it. After having several Lakemaster chips for my Garmin, I found the Midwest data to be exactly the same as Lakemaster without ever having to switch out chips when I go to LOTW.

My only advice is to hook it up to your computer and download it directly to your unit permanently. Don't buy the chip.

It seems as though Garmin has purchased the Lakemaster data and made it their own. Since Lakemaster was purchased by the evil empire, they don't make chips for any other brand but Humminbird.

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I have the Midwest data downloaded directly to my Colorado and love it. After having several Lakemaster chips for my Garmin, I found the Midwest data to be exactly the same as Lakemaster without ever having to switch out chips when I go to LOTW.

My only advice is to hook it up to your computer and download it directly to your unit permanently. Don't buy the chip.

One thing with the download vs. the chip. The download is permanently tied to your GPS device, loose it or it dies and you'll spend another $100 for the Upper Midwest Fishing Guide, you cannot transfer to another device.

The MicroSD chip will interchange between Gamin Devices ie., Handhelds, NUVI's, Chartplotters and such.

I've found the data to be the same as my Lakemaster Woods / Rainy also, it's nice to have all that data on one card.

Long live the Colorado! I've got one and I really like it, don't know why they ever got rid of the rock n roll wheel.

Mike

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