i fish in the sea of cortez in mexico. will this unit work there. mapping and plotting. does it have the soft wear.
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That is a good question for Lowrance. The unit will work anywhere in the world provided you have the charts. I don't believe you can get the Insight charts for Mexico, and Navionics doesn't appear to offer them either. C-Map sells them, but I don't know if your Lowrance unit can use this format. You may want to pse this question to Lowrance or go onto an Internet blog or find a ham radio net in the Sea of Cortez to ask around.
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The unit comes with everything needed except a drill and bit! We have really enjoyed the unit. We fly fish for reds in the marsh in south Louisiana and did not connect the depth finder. Not needed! We are typically in less than 3' of water. The GPS with tracking is a must in the marsh.
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Not in the detail needed for fishing or boating. You need to get a chip to give you the contour lines and the depths.
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Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/garmin--gpsmap-78sc-marine-handheld-gps-receiver-with-compass-and-barometer--11553609 Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel.... » Read More Hi Thomas,Since I just have the 78 I'm not sure. With the 78 I bought the micro card that gives me maps of all US, Canada, some Bahamas and Mexico. The original GPS without the card gave only a no detail sketch of landmasses. with the card, it does show depths and boys of the great lakes areas. According to the west marine catalogue, the SC comes with the chart I bought preloaded, which is a really good deal. Had I realized I would be buying the chip, it would have made more sense to get the SC. I'm thinking about adding the chip with topographic features for land travel. http://www.westmarine.com/buy/garmin--gpsmap-78sc-marine-handheld-gps-receiver-with-compass-and-barometer--11553609 « Show Less
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YES it will, It Lites up nice+ Accurate,U will not be sorry love mind+at the Price U can not beat it,Get it+go Fishing!!!!
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Hi Roger...I believe this model has been discontinued...it does not have GPS and so does not have lakes / card options.... it works great for us because we are on a small lake and really only wanted sonar and water temp.
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It works both as a GPS Chart plotter and a fish finder without the SD Card. The SD card slot is for the Garmin vision 2 cards that show landmarks, bottom contours etc.(They cost around $200 each)
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Thee Fish Finder will go at any angle you want,however it will not swiel on the base,thats the only thing I don't like about it,SOO when you mount it have it where you want it+it will be Fine. It's a very nice unit+for the price,you can't beat it!! I hope this will help you out!!!
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I use mine in saltwater all the time, in the Gulf of Mexico. I try to heavily rise with freshwater after each use and shoot a little wd-40 in it. It's not as smooth as the day i bought it, but for an inexpensive combo it works fine.
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I don't live or fish in those type conditions but from what I have used it, it seems to operate the same as if it was on a boat. The ripples I have experienced are not like 1 or 2 foot waves so it may be different. Someone should be able to help you more on this question. Surface and ripple have been no problem for me. North Central Ohio.
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I commercial fish in Alaska, but was very satisfied with the navigation charts that were pre-loaded with the Garmin 700-C. I'm sure the Great Lakes charts are very good and you will have no problem finding your way home.
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Yes..it's ready to fish. Have to adjust settings a little. But it works great.
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I take mine in the Gulf of Mexico to fish and no matter if the conditions are flat calm to 2 1/2ft seas with constantly shifting winds mild to gusty, in the marshes, skinny waters with oyster beds, muck and rock, I'm confident in the way this little vessel handles out there. Google Earth is a good tool to use before you go out, to find out the what the waters are like. Pay attention to the weather and use common sense in regards to conditions, your abilities and comfort zone. The kayak should get you there and back w/out incident.
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Fishing spot or any other location can be marked as a waypoint and returned to. I do it all the time. Take time to read the manual and practice with the unit. do it at home before you go fishing to practice. Remember the unit has to be in motion to read correctly. It relies on the motion picked up by the satellites. You can walk briskly and the unit will function fine.
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My uncle has one and he is a Fishman and it works very well he even fell over board with it and it is still working in Barbados . Hope this helps
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You Need an AIRMAR P39 Transducer for deep water to 500' Garmin P/N 010-11050-00. For waters to 300' Garmin P/N 010-11050-10. To get full capabilities & faster talking between your new Tri-ducer and your Garmin 700 Series GPSMAP Chartplotter w/Sounder use the transducer that is rated using the NMEA 2000 communications specially offshore. From what I gathered the ping rate combined with sending speed or temp. data to plotter will almost overload the NMEA 0183 wiring. Like an old party line on your phone system, somebody is waiting to talk. Hope this information helps. I could've used it. Would've made my Garmin 740S Chartplotter w/sounder an easier way to find out what else I needed, & to calculate exactly what the combo operation would cost me. Plus I would also want 335.00 BlueChart g2 Vision card. I also like the idea I can add a radar at a later time by just plugging it in. So around $1953.00 I can run around my area of Alaska slaying fish and safely follow the bread crumbs to get back home.
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The unit comes with charts already built in and the resoulution is high. you also dont need to mount a receiving sensor as long as you dont bury the unit from the sky. I have mounted my unit on the dash of my center console. If you purchase the black box FF525 and a transducer it also becomes a fish finder. This is a great unit.