Garmin Oregon 450T lake map chip options ?

[rickwalley]

Hey Everyone........

I've got the $10 Navionics iPhone app, but I'm trying to sort out different Garmin handheld options. I thought a person could look for an older Lakemaster WI chip, but they would become hard to find. I'm looking at hsolist and there appears to be quite a few of them called that, and pretty affordable. What am I missing? Are they much older versions that don't have the desirable mapping, and I really wouldn't want to have that item? Also I remember hearing that Garmin had essentially replaced that prior Lakemaster chip with their own mapping called Upper Midwest, but I don't even see that on the Garmin site anymore? Who can catch me up so I don't pick up the wrong item.

[aanderud]

You heard right -- the upper midwest fishing guide is the older product that they sold for those devices. First link on a google search brings you to garmin's store where you used to be able to buy it. It is discontinued now, so they don't have it for sale on their site directly any more, but fear not -- that's a good thing because that means you can buy them for dirt cheap (just have to use sites like 3bay and amazon and whatnot). I bought mine for 41 bucks on 3bay last spring.

Here's what it says on garmin's site:

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Get detailed coverage for more than 9,500 of the most popular lakes, rivers, inlets, channels and hazards in the Upper Midwest. This guide also includes detailed shoreline and bottom information as well as highly defined depth contours on select lakes so you can find fish quickly.

Includes more than 9,500 lakes with bathymetric contours, including more than 500 lakes with extra detail, such as highly defined depth contours, detailed shoreline and bottom structure, plus up to 1 ft contours for many lakes.

Includes regional and state-wide road coverage to help you get to the water.

Search by lake or by city (using Basecamp™or your compatible device).

Includes Basecamp software (DVD only), which allows you to view and organize your maps, waypoints, routes and tracks between your chartplotter or GPS and your computer.