Having realized the limitations of my SV95, I'm much more likely to put together an ice kit so I can get the function I was hoping for, at least when it's warm out. I ice fish in -20C and below a lot, so I don't really want to subject my Garmin to that, having seen the toll it can take on my much simpler Marcum LX-5. I haven't tried the Active Captain app - I'll look into it, thank you for that prompt. It does show pre-purchased maps, but the Canada Lakeview 2016 which came with my 95sv is in 15 or 30ft increments for the lakes around me and low accuracy at that. Homeport shows my waypoints and tracks, but doesn't show my quickdraw contours, which is what I'm really after. (I realize that when I then turnaround and use Facebook I'm a big hypocrite, but it doesn't change how I feel.) Beyond that, I simply can't get over the fact that I'm paying Garmin over $1000 for the privilege to spend my time and gas to make something that directly benefits them. So if I do 3-4 trips to a lake over a summer, then upload, I'm not providing much in terms of mapping, but I'm giving a very clear map of where I fish. It would take 1000s of hours to map just one of our big lakes (sounds like the panoptix 'ducers make it go much quicker, and will be one more reason to get the upgrade for me). Up here we have many large lakes and very few people. I would have listed some of the prices, which seem good, and other features, but I’m headed out the door to Raymarine and Navico demos, including StructureScan 3D.AlgaeKilla, you're right, I could choose to take a generous approach to it, to a great extent my outlook is specific to my location. Garmin is also introducing a slew of its own transducers, including the GT52HW-TM seen above showing what it can do with “high-band 150-240kHz CHIRP traditional, 455/800 kHz CHIRP DownVü and CHIRP SideVü.” And they’ve added full CHIRP to the echoMap line, which will also be able to do Quickdraw charting and/or work with Panoptix. “Everyone has their own definition of CHIRP when it comes to this level of fishfinding,” he tried to say diplomatically, but Garmin’s is “more like Airmar’s” with transmissions that cover full ranges like 90-120 kHz. It will only do the LiveVu, not the 3D mode (that needs a big screen anyway), but marine product manager David Dunn - who showed off the original Panoptix, SideVu, and the VirbXE integration at NMEA - told me that PS21 testing is looking very good.ĭunn is also excited about the “full CHIRP” that Garmin is putting in the new value oriented Striker fishfinder series, which also include GPS for waypoint tracking (not charting). What’s not clear yet is how Quickdraw users will be able to share their charting with other users or with Garmin, but I know they’re working on it and trust that the process will be easy when offered.Īnd yes, Panoptix users will be able to collect Quickdraw data almost as if they had a real cartographer’s multibeam sonar, and, what’s more, Garmin will soon offer a new smaller and less expensive PS21 trolling motor transducer. You can also add point of interest information to your Quickdraw chart, set depth range colors and other custom niceties (as illustrated by the screenshots I wish Garmin would make larger). Quickdraw is instantaneous, like Live SonarCharts on the Navionics app (or Humminbird’s Autochart Live). With Navionics SonarCharts for any marine display or Navico’s Insight Genesis, you have to submit your collected soundings and later download the processed results before you can see them on your MFD. Quickdraw is no surprise given the tussle over Navionics SonarCharts for Garmin, but naturally Garmin added some special sauce… Yup, you’re going to be able to easily collect soundings as you cruise, sail or fish and, if you want, you can watch the resulting high def sonar chart materialize in your wake, as suggested above. Garmin put up a Marine 2016 site this morning and one thing many current Garmin owners will be excited about is the Quickdraw Contours sonar charting that will come to many current Garmin displays in January.
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