Topo chips

hdmoorefootball · 03-26-12, 12:18 PM

Guys, any preferences on what is the best chip to put in my unit? I have a lowrance, looking for one with the most lakes and best detail.

Todd Driscoll · 03-26-12, 02:04 PM

On the mapping, it depends on what lakes you fish. I use both the built-in Lowrance mapping (shows all the pre-impoundment features well - roadbeds, creek channels, foundations, bridges, etc.) and the Navionics Hotmaps Premium cards (High Def lakes have 1-foot contours). If your lakes are included in the Navionics HD list (highlighted in red, see link below), I'd recommend getting one.

http://www.navionics.com/lakes/hotma...m_coverage.asp

bamabassman · 03-26-12, 05:51 PM

hey......if oyu have a card already that will work in a LMS 240. i'll buy it off of ya.

i need one for the south. called classic south.

skeeter1804 · 03-27-12, 10:23 PM

I have the fishing hotspots. I bought it because it has most all lakes in it without having to buy a certain region.

hdmoorefootball · 03-29-12, 02:14 PM

I dont have a good chip bama, and thanks todd, I was looking at those. Is there a update you can download for older model lowrances?

Todd Driscoll · 03-29-12, 02:36 PM

What model Lowrance do you have? I ask because if it's too old, the Navionics cards won't work in them.

All the Lowrance updates are found here:

http://www.lowrance.com/en/Downloads...tware-Updates/

hdmoorefootball · 03-30-12, 12:32 PM

cant remember off the top of my head but they aren't too old. I'm gonna do a little more research and see what I can find. Thanks for the link

bamabassman · 03-30-12, 01:15 PM

todd, i found me a classic card for my lms 240. are the updates still good for it?

Todd Driscoll · 03-30-12, 03:34 PM

Yes, current software for the 240 is 1.5.0. Check yours at Menu, Menu, System Setup, Software Info.

bamabassman · 03-30-12, 07:31 PM

THANKS SO MUCH TODD!!!!! man i am now a LITTLE updated gang. hahahahaha!!!

nofearengineer · 03-30-12, 08:08 PM

Glad to see you finally get yourself a chart, John.

bassboogieman · 03-30-12, 09:31 PM

So John

you went hunting

on another board

somewhere

huh

fess up

you can tell us

we're all friends here

right?

While I got ya - you know you can take the SD card out of your phone and view the pictures you have stored on it right on the GPS screen? Y'know on a slow day, when you get tired of looking at dinks

and wanna check out some bigguns? Back in a quiet little cove.

Pass a little time when things get slow.

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03-26-12, 12:18 PM	#1
hdmoorefootball BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 57	Topo chips Guys, any preferences on what is the best chip to put in my unit? I have a lowrance, looking for one with the most lakes and best detail.

03-26-12, 02:04 PM	#2
Todd Driscoll BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sam Rayburn, TX Posts: 90	On the mapping, it depends on what lakes you fish. I use both the built-in Lowrance mapping (shows all the pre-impoundment features well - roadbeds, creek channels, foundations, bridges, etc.) and the Navionics Hotmaps Premium cards (High Def lakes have 1-foot contours). If your lakes are included in the Navionics HD list (highlighted in red, see link below), I'd recommend getting one. http://www.navionics.com/lakes/hotma...m_coverage.asp __________________ Todd Driscoll - Lowrance Pro Staff

03-26-12, 05:51 PM	#3
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	hey......if oyu have a card already that will work in a LMS 240. i'll buy it off of ya. i need one for the south. called classic south. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-29-12, 02:36 PM	#6
Todd Driscoll BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sam Rayburn, TX Posts: 90	What model Lowrance do you have? I ask because if it's too old, the Navionics cards won't work in them. All the Lowrance updates are found here: http://www.lowrance.com/en/Downloads...tware-Updates/ __________________ Todd Driscoll - Lowrance Pro Staff

03-27-12, 10:23 PM	#4
skeeter1804 BassFishin.Com Active Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Edgerton KS Posts: 321	I have the fishing hotspots. I bought it because it has most all lakes in it without having to buy a certain region.

03-29-12, 02:14 PM	#5
hdmoorefootball BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 57	I dont have a good chip bama, and thanks todd, I was looking at those. Is there a update you can download for older model lowrances?

03-30-12, 12:32 PM	#7
hdmoorefootball BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 57	cant remember off the top of my head but they aren't too old. I'm gonna do a little more research and see what I can find. Thanks for the link

03-30-12, 01:15 PM	#8
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	todd, i found me a classic card for my lms 240. are the updates still good for it? __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-30-12, 03:34 PM	#9
Todd Driscoll BassFishin.Com Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sam Rayburn, TX Posts: 90	Yes, current software for the 240 is 1.5.0. Check yours at Menu, Menu, System Setup, Software Info. __________________ Todd Driscoll - Lowrance Pro Staff

03-30-12, 07:31 PM	#10
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	THANKS SO MUCH TODD!!!!! man i am now a LITTLE updated gang. hahahahaha!!! __________________ so many lures, so little time.

03-30-12, 08:08 PM	#11
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	Glad to see you finally get yourself a chart, John. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

03-30-12, 09:31 PM	#12
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	So John you went hunting on another board somewhere huh fess up you can tell us we're all friends here right? While I got ya - you know you can take the SD card out of your phone and view the pictures you have stored on it right on the GPS screen? Y'know on a slow day, when you get tired of looking at dinks and wanna check out some bigguns? Back in a quiet little cove. Pass a little time when things get slow.

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