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Latest News GARMIN LAKEVÜ HD ULTRA Saturday, April 21, 2018 The following is how Garmin pro Greg Hackney uses the Garmin mapping. Success, for me, starts with my mapping. With the 1’ contours on Garmin mapping, I can just open the map and look at a lake I’ve never been on before, and a lot of times I can find “the spot.” Other times, the mapping gets me to the right area. I may not find the exact spot on the map, but I get to where I can fish my way into fish. You know, I never buy paper maps anymore. I used to always buy a TOPO map or three for event lakes because each map was slightly different. But Garmin mapping is so good, now it’s a waste of time to mess with paper maps. They’re a lot more precise than what we used to have. The technology – the transducers they use to make these maps – is actually giving us an accurate picture of the lake bottom. In a way, it’s almost like 3-D. And they cover shore to shore. To scout a lake, I just go out to my boat, flip on my Garmin combo and look at the mapping for that lake. Then, knowing what I know about the weather, time of year and fish habits, I’m able to fine-tune some spots for structure and such and drop waypoints on the map. That way, when I get to the lake, I already have waypoints I can go straight to. Often these spots are slightly different in structure. Once I find a spot with fish, I go to my mapping and just start looking for places on the lake with the same characteristics. Another thing: the bigger the screen on your plotter, the better. You can see a lot more map on a bigger screen. So if you’re wondering if a bigger screen is worth it … it is.
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