Garmin eTrex GPS??

[blackdog1101]

Does anyone have any experience with this Garmin eTrex GPS? It's just their basic model, but it's waterproof and marks 500 waypoints. I'm thinking of buying one to mark ice fishing spots. Any input? Thanks!!

[CNCMike]

Yep. I got one. I like it and have not had any issues with it at all. Seems accurate and reliable.

[pikefever]

I have used one for icefishing for many years. Pretty simple to use and no issues with it.

[Fred_Bear]

Yeah i've had one for about 5 years now and I just upgraded to the H2Oc. I can't complain about my etrex though it is still like new and works great its just a little too simple for what i want now. But if all you want is to mark your spots so you can get back to them, then the etrex can do a great job of that.

[cRaPpiEMaN8265]

I have one also.. I havent used it ice fishing yet but would like to get into it... we just used it a few years ago up on LOTW to figure out where we were if we got lost... Now my dad has mounted the high tech Lowrance Sonar with the mapping chip so we always know where we are going and no more messing around with paper maps. I would also like to use it to mark some of my fishing spots though...

Good luck and Happy Buying!

Ryan

[Hotspotter]

I've used these for years, both at work and for personal use. Great unit for the money, and best of all, ultra compact and lightweight for hiking and putting in your pocket. Biggest downfall is by far the inability to use it with a map chip or ancillary data of anykind.

I actually have one of these for turkey hunting that I use (mostly in new territory), but for ice fishing, I'd recommend any of the Lowrance series (H20, Expedition, etc) that handles map chips. Especially if you fish lakes that have the high resolution data, you'll be happy that you did.

Joel

[Northland Sportsman]

I have a etrex legend. it works great for ht basic function and the built in map is decent. As stated it cannot use a chip, but I do have lakemaster for the computer and can download waypoints to the gps off of the lake maps. You can also upgrade to a etrex unit that does have the chip capability. I like it for the eas of use and compact size.