Which GPS chip to buy

[Caleb S]

Lakemaster v. Navionics. Finally pulled the trigger on a GPS and now need to pick up a chip. I know this has been hashed over before but have a few things I am wondering about that I have not seen posted on.

How do the HD maps compare from one chip to the other? Not which has more lakes but quality, etc... comparing a specific lake both chips have.

And likewise on the "enhanced only" maps.

I have used the Lakemaster but never the Navionics. What are the lake maps like on the Navionics that are not HD? Are they just a map of what you can find on the DNR site or where do they get their info. The navionics chip offers a lot of smaller lakes I would like to try but would like to know if the non HD maps are of really of any help.

Sorry for such a long post but thanks a bunch in advance for any info you can provide.

[Drewski]

Lakemaster, although many lakes aren't as accurate as you may like.

[jigginjim]

I have both chips. I use the lakemaster the most, for better zoom-in. But many if the latest maps (ie. HD) are not every good. I know of one lake, on the lakemaster chip, that is so bad you have better data from the old DNR map. The lake is in wright cty.

[63ihharvester4x4]

i have a lakemaster in my h20c, i like it, but others oppinions differ i spose, not trying to get off topic but my gps wont lock onto any satelites?

[PerchJerker]

It really depends on which lakes you fish the most ---- you should go with the chip that has more of them in High Defintion.

Regarding which High Def maps are better, I think it's a tie. I use LakeMaster and Nav and each of them shows something the other is missing, etc. In general I prefer LakeMaster, and that includes using them in the gps in my boat which will zoom in to the same .01 or .02 mile on both chips.

But for a handheld gps, LakeMaster will zoom in farther than Nav and that is a definate advantage for LM. LakeMaster also has road data and points of interest data, which is appealing to some users.

Nav has many more lakes though. I use the Nav chip around my cabin in northern MN because LM just does not have very many of those lakes on their chip. The non-high-def maps are only about as accurate as the DNR maps, but it's much better than nothing.