Sea Floor Mapping

[William Novotny]

Navionics android app is 9.99 & it's all you'll need

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

Navionics android app is 9.99 & it's all you'll need

I have this also and it's worth every penny. You save about $130 not having to buy the chip for you fish finder.

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

Navionics android app is 9.99 & it's all you'll need

The only problem I have with buying this for my phone is I am pretty hard on my phones and very sadly they make phones water proof but they don't make phones that float

[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by Yakin

The only problem I have with buying this for my phone is I am pretty hard on my phones and very sadly they make phones water proof but they don't make phones that float

Sure they do. Take a piece of pool noodle and stick it in a ziplock bag and seal your phone in there. waterproof and it floats. I can work my touchscreen through the plastic, no problem. Or you can get the app, take screenshots and email then to yourself and print then if it makes you feel safer. But thats the best that there is right there. Lotta bang for your buck. Plus it has all mpa's outlined

[William Novotny]

You can point to an area of interest on your map, hit info and find up to the minute tide, wind and weather forecasts for that spot. Its really a great tool

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by William Novotny

You can point to an area of interest on your map, hit info and find up to the minute tide, wind and weather forecasts for that spot. Its really a great tool

Ok I will give it a try

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by Yakin

The only problem I have with buying this for my phone is I am pretty hard on my phones and very sadly they make phones water proof but they don't make phones that float

http://compare.ebay.com/like/3007049...Types&var=sbar

I put my cell phone in one of these, they work better than ziplock, I found out the hard way. Once in this you can attach the pool noodle to the case and it will float. I usually hang mine around my neck though.

[jorluivil]

One of the coolest features in the Navionics app is the fact that it will tell you exactly where you're at using your phones gps. The only drawback to this is that the gps will eat up your battery life, because of this I now carry two batteries. Regardless, at $9.99 its worth every penny.

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

One of the coolest features in the Navionics app is the fact that it will tell you exactly where you're at using your phones gps. The only drawback to this is that the gps will eat up your battery life, because of this I now carry two batteries. Regardless, at $9.99 its worth every penny.

How accurate is the positioning meaning if it says i am right on top of the structure u are really on top of it or like a 1/4 mile off?

[smithers]

Originally Posted by Yakin

How accurate is the positioning meaning if it says i am right on top of the structure u are really on top of it or like a 1/4 mile off?

My droid seems to be accurate to around 20 feet or better.

It has a calibrate function which you should check for on yours; basically a routine where you turn the phone through a set of rotations while it watches signals.

[Yakin]

Originally Posted by smithers

My droid seems to be accurate to around 20 feet or better.

It has a calibrate function which you should check for on yours; basically a routine where you turn the phone through a set of rotations while it watches signals.

You lose me bro

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by Yakin

How accurate is the positioning meaning if it says i am right on top of the structure u are really on top of it or like a 1/4 mile off?

Its close enough.

Just so you know, a 1/4mile isn't that much when you're bottom fishing. I've fished areas where I drifted a 1 mile and would catch fish all the way through. However, every so often you will have an area where the fish are sitting in an area no bigger than your kayak.........that's where the waypoint markers on your gps come into play.

[Cbad Mike]

I have an Eagle Cuda ff. Is the app so good that it's still worth purchasing? I like the up to date weather and conditions, that alone might be worth the price.