LOWRANCE ALERT !

[Billy V]

Some Facts about the Ongoing Problem.

Lowrance's Southern California Rep.
Steve Hamber has been made aware of the above mentioned problem more than a Year ago.
Steve Hamber is a fair man and has tried to help us with the missing contours by supplying some B&W Chips on his own dime. - as per Gretta from West Marine.

We need to work together to get this done.
The Lowrance Company has Not responded to resolve this problem.

In fact, Louis M. Holmes the General Manager of the West Marine Flagship Store in Point Loma took screen shots from the HDS unit and emailed them to the Lowrance Rep. himself, while I was standing there on 8/27/2011
-I was subsequently cc copied on several e mails regarding the problem, however the only peace offering was a Black and White Fish-n-Chip.

This is not acceptable. You will not get ANY Shaded Relief, or 3D Contour with this Chip.
Think Black and White TV.
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The HDS Units including the New Gen 2 Model have the missing information. They have the potential to be fantastic, but Not in their present stage regarding the areas we fish the most.

Please Let the Reps. at the Show Know what You Need to resolve this.
Thanks
Billy V

[dwntwnall4u]

Thanks for the info. I just installed my HDS - 5 GEN2, didn't realize that is the case.. Will stop by their booth to let them know too.

[BlueDeep]

I am going tomorrow and well bring it up for sure.

[FlyFishinYakr]

I guess Lowrance doesn't consider the So. Cal. Kayak market worth worrying about. Looks like I'm going to reconsider a Simrad (as many Party Boats are equiped with and I'm familiar with).
Maybe even a Hummingbird, or Garmin.
FFY

[Regor]

Spoke with the Lowrance rep tonight at FHS. He swears that the 4.1 update (that came out within the last 30 days) contains the fix for the contour lines.

I cannot confirm or deny.

[Billy V]

Originally Posted by Regor

Spoke with the Lawrence rep tonight at FHS. He swears that the 4.1 update (that came out within the last 30 days) contains the fix for the contour lines.

I cannot confirm or deny.

I was at the show tonight but had limited time to search for the Lowrance Booth, as I was helping out one of our kayak brothers.

Can you tell me where they were set up?
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BTW My Generation 2 Model has all the latest software updates and it does not include the area Cardiff to the Mexican Border.

They also Did Not have a fix at the Long Beach Fred Hall Show last week. Kevin showed them the missing info on a new Gen 2 Model.

You can scroll the mapping at Fred Hall to confirm this info does, or does not exist. I will return Sunday.

Demand that they show you on the display unit !

[Regor]

Lowrance is right next to the Bass Tank in the same building as the Mammoth Lakes Seminar area, Fastlane, & Kevin (Sea Samurai) (third building).

It was Don Lovino (42 year employee of Lowrance) who swore that the fix is in there. I even asked him at his seminar, right in front of the crowd. Maybe the thing to do when you are there next time is - they have an HDS setup right there at the Seminar that he teaches. Walk up during/after the seminar and navigate to the page in front of the crowd.

Originally Posted by Billy V

I was at the show tonight but had limited time to search for the Lowrance Booth, as I was helping out one of our kayak brothers.

Can you tell me where they were set up?
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[Billy V]

Originally Posted by FlyFishinYakr

I guess Lowrance doesn't consider the So. Cal. Kayak market worth worrying about. Looks like I'm going to reconsider a Simrad (as many Party Boats are equiped with and I'm familiar with).
Maybe even a Hummingbird, or Garmin.
FFY

Simrad is owned by Lowrance, and also Does Not have the contour lines I was talking about. I have personally checked the high end units at West Marine, they all have the same missing information.

Cardiff to the Mexican Border and extending out 2 miles.