Best Chip For Minnesota Lakes?

[Fishinguy40]

Last year at the end of the season I bought a Lowrance 522C GPS/Sonar for the boat. I'm looking for advice on what would be the best chip to buy for lake maps that will work with my unit. I fish Minnesota only.

All input is greatly appreciated.

[Matt C]

I prefer lakemaster, some prefer navonics. Both are great chips. look at the list of lakes to determine what lakes you fish most....get that chip.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Be sure to check the Lakemaster list for their resurveyed lakes. I think they are shown in red or a different color.

These lakes have been re-sounded by Lakemaster and are very good. The others on the list are basically DNR maps and are a waste of time.

[Matt C]

I think Blue is 1 ft contours, red is 3 ft and the others are DNR? correct me if im wrong.

[YUM]

One thing I noticed between the two chips was how much faster my H20 ran with the Lakemaster chip, also the Lakemaster has many more roads and other land marks built in. If i had to get 1 it would be the Lakemaster.

[2iceman]

I would get the Lakemaster. With the Navionics you are constantly changing codes to find the lakes you want to fish. Lakemaster has everthing readily available without putzin with codes. I own both and rarely use the navionics chip.

[Sandmannd]

I bought a lakemaster with mine and love it.

[EricD]

Is the data on the Lakemaster chip the same as the Lakemaster maps you can buy from Garmin for Garmin GPSs? I already have a handheld GPS and I wonder if I can use it with the Lakemaster maps that com on the DVD rather than buying the chips.

[Wish-I-Were-Fishn]

Yes Eric it is the same data.

I have both Garmin and a Lowrance H2Oc and bought the chip for the H2Oc instead of the CD from Garmin because my Garmin unit is B&W and slower.

Check the lakes on the CD before you buy to make sure yours is on there.

BTW, Garmin just recently (2 years) started doing this, which is a nice option if your unit doesn't accept data cards.

[EricD]

Thanks! I like to use a GPS separately from a fish finder so I can plan a trip on my computer. Then I can put way points and other notes in on my computer. I can upload to my GPS and have all the information I need in one place.