urbanangler1990 Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Hey guys just a quick question and answer here, what are the advantages of a GPS, also for ice fishing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 To find the shoal/hump you marked while in the boat during the summer... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FishFinder Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 knowing where you are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Absolutely FF. On a lake like Simcoe a compass at minimum in your pocket, at least, to find shore...and take a heading/bearing while you can still see it before the weather turns....so you'll know how to get home. A GPS would allow you to continue to move around hap hazardly and still find your way home...provided the batteries don't die! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urbanangler1990 Posted January 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 knowing where you are i think i figured that one out... thnx irish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowPoke Posted January 26, 2007 Report Share Posted January 26, 2007 Waypoints are your friend... Heading out on the ice (walking, sleding, atving) drop waypoints for hazzard areas (cracks, slush, holes etc.) Mark your good spots as Irishfield said and visit them year after year. When you're ready to get off the ice, follow your tracks on the gps for a safe return route... especially handy when a storm blows up or in the dark. Meeting some friends on the ice? tell 'em where you are! -Brian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 in the past we would look for the blood spots on the ice to know we were in the same spot we were on the day before , for whitefish, if it snowed it was a guessing game and with a gps now there is no guess work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishindevil Posted January 27, 2007 Report Share Posted January 27, 2007 well just like what wayne said...you mark all the waypoints in your boat then go to them in the winter...its a deadly combo...it works all the time.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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