GPS...

[Colemanvdh123]

I'm am looking for a hand held GPS for ice fishing. I'm boning to put a lake master chip in it.

So what are some one to look at

Please give personal opinions and experience

Thanks

[Matt Johnson]

The issue recently is that some Lake Master chips are not working in all the works, or are not compatible. What Lake Master chip do you currently have? Which year/model?

As far as hand helds go, I've actually turned to my summer units instead. The recent hand helds have not appealed to me... I've been using my HDS-7 rigged on a Genz Blue Box instead... or mounted to the dash of my truck

I do own the Lowrance Endura Sierra though and it works just fine, but still tough to beat the larger screen if available... even the newer Elite 4 and 5 units are nice too...

[Charlie Mason]

Matt's exactly right and with the purchase of LM by Humminbird its more difficult. I run the HDS-5m on the quad and luckily got one of the last chips from LM that works in 2009

[Fishin4fun_MN]

If you have an Android or iPhone, just download the Navionics app I think it is like $10 for the US and like $14 or so for US and Canada for Android. Not sure for iPhone.

[walleye34]

+1 on the smartphone either a Iphone or Android. No need for a handheld GPS anymore with these. I just bought a Iphone and just got back from a SD birds hunt where I downloaded all the public land maps free to my Iphone and last night I downloaded the navionics app and I was amazed!! no need to take my big fishing GPS and put it on my dashboard of my truck this year. It is the same thing. I can save waypoints, trails. The maps are the same. I dont why it was only $10 and I paid $120 for my chip that goes into my big unit?? It's awsome!