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TeddyBoy

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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The only lakes around Hutchinson on the old chip are Minnie Bell, Washington and Stella.

The new chip includeds Belle, Jennie, Collinwood, Marion and a few more. All the ones that are important!

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Any decent retailer that deals with fishing and/or GPS units should be able to sell you one.

You'd think they'd be getting these out to dealers a bit quicker, since it's been for sale on their HSOforum for a couple of weeks. But the replies I get from the major shops so far range from "It isn't out yet." (uh, yeah it is) to "They said we wouldn't be getting any of them for a while."

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The salesman up at Reeds told me that the new lakemaster will not have the road detail that the old chip has due to newer lakes and more of high definition lakes which took up memory. It may have roads on there but I don't think they will be as detailed as the old lakemaster chip. I don't know first hand because I have not held them side by side. He also told me that the new chip will not be out till next month. So I don't know if he is telling the truth or talk'ing. He said reeds should be the first to get the new chip. He also said the Gander store said they had the new chip, and a guy came down and they compared the chip and it was identical.. He said they have the new chip there for display and put the new 07’ chip in and they were different.

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The salesman up at Reeds told me that the new lakemaster will not have the road detail that the old chip has due to newer lakes and more of high definition lakes which took up memory. It may have roads on there but I don't think they will be as detailed as the old lakemaster chip. I don't know first hand because I have not held them side by side. He also told me that the new chip will not be out till next month. So I don't know if he is telling the truth or
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'ing. He said reeds should be the first to get the new chip. He also said the Gander store said they had the new chip, and a guy came down and they compared the chip and it was identical.. He said they have the new chip there for display and put the new 07’ chip in and they were different.

Being that he told you the chip isn't out yet, I'd say he doesn't know what he's talking about. I'd tend to believe the folks on here that actually have the chip.

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LMITOUT Grand Master

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Reeds had them advertised in their ice fishing flyer that I got with the In-Fisherman ice fishing issue. Now that doesn't mean they had them on hand at that time, but nevertheless they had it listed.

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The salesman up at Reeds told me that the new lakemaster will not have the road detail that the old chip has due to newer lakes and more of high definition lakes which took up memory. It may have roads on there but I don't think they will be as detailed as the old lakemaster chip. I don't know first hand because I have not held them side by side. He also told me that the new chip will not be out till next month. So I don't know if he is telling the truth or
talk
'ing. He said reeds should be the first to get the new chip. He also said the Gander store said they had the new chip, and a guy came down and they compared the chip and it was identical.. He said they have the new chip there for display and put the new 07’ chip in and they were different.

In order for anyone that is sitting on the fence on this deal. I figured that I would give it to you right from the horses mouth.

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Paul,

The new chip will have the same, even better detail. It also

includes the new layer for hunting zones, etc. The chip

size was increased so even more information will

be able to be added to the chip.

If you have further questions, feel free to call us again.

Best Regards,

LakeMaster Lake Maps

Technical Support Group

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schweady Experienced

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Yeah, the guy at Reed's in Brainerd on Sunday was selling a customer on the LakeMaster chip because "the Navionics chip has so much data on it and it takes so long to refresh, that at high speeds in the boat you would 'overdrive' the chip and it wouldn't have enough time to redraw the screen and it would just show black until you slowed down and let it catch up." Let me tell you firsthand that this is a crock. Yes, the Navionics chip does have more data on it. Yes, it is slower to refresh. No, you can't zoom in as closely as you can with the LakeMaster chip. But I had it out on Namakan this fall and though we weren't traveling at racing speed or anything, we were booking pretty good, and I didn't feel the need to slow down to let the chip "catch up." Then, I asked him if it was the 2007 chip that just came out that he was selling him. "No, they haven't come out yet," was the reply. My puzzled expression did not go unnoticed by the customer. I asked when the LakeMaster chip he was selling came out. "About a year and a half ago," he said. I think he lost a sale, but I couldn't bear to see this guy buy the old chip for the new price.

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hanson Grand Master

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Overdriving the chip? Thats the first I've ever heard that one.

I use my H20C w/ Lakemaster in my truck all the time and have never, ever driven off the map while going 75mph down the interstate. It refreshes and moves almost instantaneously.

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And you thought it was confusing enough...

...Navionics also has new product almost ready to ship for MN and the North Region.

LOTS new for '07!!
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...and I haven't even gotten my $50 rebate from the first one! 2-1/2 month wait so far... frown.gif

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