Hydrographic maps for your smartphone for $0.99!

[Shoemoo]

I have used the Navionics USA app for over a year. Great backup GPS/depth finder for lakes and inshore marine areas. It's usually around $10 (varies with the exchange rate since it's a foreign company) but I got an update earlier today and checked the page to see what the update included. It seems the price is now $0.99! Not sure if it's on sale or they just made a mistake.

Covers waters in all 50 states with the same map data you get when you buy one of their chips for your GPS/depth finder. You can see a list of available waters here:

http://www.navionics.com/en/marine-lakes-usa

Here's a link to the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...xLDIxMiwiaXQubmF2aW9uaWNzLnNpbmdsZUFwcFVzYSJd

There is an iPhone version, but it's still $9.99 at the moment. Still totally worth it.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/marine-lakes-usa/id377908737?mt=8

 

[Jig Man]

Thanks Shoe...

 

[StumpHunter]

Thanks for the info Stacy. I downloaded the app from Play Store (.99) and it won't open. May be the app is having trouble? Will let y'all know if it starts working.

 

[Shoemoo]

Try reinstalling, Stump. They have a FAQ that might help too:

http://www.navionics.com/en/faq/410

If it still doesn't work, contact support at [email protected].

 

[redman]

Thanks for the info. Think I will download to my smart phone. There is a app for kindle that is a Topology map that works for land and lakes. I got it when it was free about a year ago. Bad part about the app is now updates are about $8 . I know most of the lake like the back of my hand but just love the idea that I can know were I am at on the globe at any moment. Have three GPS 's two hand held and a Garmin Nuvi for the car. Use to get lost in the cities all the time. One of our favorite saying was if you aren't lost you aren't having fun. Now can drive right to where I want with out getting lost. One of the things of new technology that sure makes life easier.

Redman

 

[StumpHunter]

Try reinstalling, Stump. They have a FAQ that might help too:

http://www.navionics.com/en/faq/410

If it still doesn't work, contact support at [email protected].

Thanks, got it loaded the second time around Have not played around with the app yet but looks interesting.


Redman I'm about the same way. Always like to know where this road goes, my kids use to ask me when they were still small daddy can we go straight home and not take a short cut! LOL not a road close to me that I don't know where it goes.

 

[StumpHunter]

Had some time to spend with the app, it is nice! I can pull up my lakes and they have very good details for the contours. Looks even better than my DF maps on my boat. Gives the details on a smaller lake I fish that I didn't have.

 

[Lost Pole]

Wish they'd cater to river guys more. I'm even struggling to find old river maps, LOCALLY.
Always swore I'd run these bends til I cldn't, but those impoundments sure sound good.

 

[Bucko]

thanks for the tip. I bought it earlier and it's pretty neat. gonna be nice to have for when we have a tournament on an unfamiliar lake. before I'd sit out in the garage looking at the hummingbird to scout spots.

 

[redman]

Lost Pole Caddo is both a lake and a river system so I can feel your pain. I have a note book that I keep a bunch of notes on the river and how it is where I catch fish and where I don't. Do to the fact that the rivers change so much with floods and such it is hard to make a correct map that is good year after year. Seems every year new blow downs appear and old one disappear. And some one will give me a good tip on where there is a pocket that do hold fish on the river. those are worth writing down and reviewing each time that I go out on the river. My river map is so bad that the new Topo maps are the only thing that I will use any more.

Last year two old boys set out a a bunch of bamboo brush out on the river. They Hunted three days last fall to try to find it. They finally did but it had moved 700 to a 1,000 feet from where they set it out. Then all it held was a bunch of small fish. I had fun watching them for three days not finding the thing and going up and down the river with a where is that dang thing anyways. All the time I was catching fish!!!! Make a plan and then use your plan don't play the other guys game only your own. If your plan is not working them have a fall back plan. If everyone is not catching fish then do what you think is right. As Grandpa said " Use your head for something out side a hat rack ".


(Wit and Wisdom) from the Redman

 

[AtticaFish]

So you don't have any fun anymore?

....One of our favorite saying was if you aren't lost you aren't having fun. Now can drive right to where I want with out getting lost.....

I had a handheld GPS and never used it. With my local city reservoirs, there is really no need for its use where fishing is concerned. If i forget where the parking lot is... then there is a problem.

For the roads - have a back roads DeLorme map and just drive till we figure it out.

 

[Pepop]

I got the App last night. Pretty cool! I see contour lines on Lake Palestine just like I see on my PC App or on my HDS8. I can't see it but is there a way to save waypoints to the map?

 

[CrappieHappy]

I got the App last night. Pretty cool! I see contour lines on Lake Palestine just like I see on my PC App or on my HDS8. I can't see it but is there a way to save waypoints to the map?

Vern, I think i saw the steps on the FAQ:

http://www.navionics.com/en/faq/406

 

[Pepop]

Thanks Heath

 

[redman]

AF If you drive some of these East Texas and West Louisiana road you at time think you are lost. Oh ya I have fun but just don't get lost in the process. Being a old Geezer I some times lose track of were we park in a parking lot. May be I better take my hand held GPS with me any more.

Redman