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Which GPS would you recommend for a person who fishes the same lake (most of the time), 16000 acres, has a lake map with coordinates and may want to fish a few others. I am open to mapping, however do I need all the bells and whistles. Which one would give me, maybe a bell and a not to noisy whistle

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I am a big fan of Garmin hand helds. I have the IIIplus and my brother has the V model. He has all the bells and whistles that you don't need. My boat has a Lowrance GPS/graph but I still use my Garmin because it is easier to program. My dad has a Magellan and nobody can figure that sucker out....

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I also have a Garmin, mine is a 12 XL. Very easy to use very accurate and reliable. I have had it for about 5 years now.I am not saying it is the best, but I have never been unhappy with it or felt I needed to up-grade.

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I hve the Garmin 76S. U can get the maps for the rivers and lakes for your area and download them to the hand held. I find the 76S very easy to use and has more than enough space (24).

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Garmin all the way. Map76S is great in the air, on the road, in the woods, or on the water. I've used the 12, 12XL, III+ quite a bit and a few others not as much. All are user friendly. Garmin has introduced several new models that I am unfamiliar with. I'm sure they all live up to the Garmin reputation.

You just have to decide what you need in a GPS and go from there.

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Garmin 76!!!! Its user friendly, and able to pick up what is called WAAS satellites. Most of the time its within 15'-25'. It does have all the bells and whistles, but you will only need and use only 5% of the features. It is great on batteries, but you do need to keep it in a pocket on the inside of your coat when its cold out.

Have Fun!

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I have the Garmin 176C. I have it mounted to the handlebars of my ATV and plugged into the ATV battery. During the cold snap I left it on all day in 0 degree weather. When I left for home after 7 PM that evening it was working perfectly. The 176C is the color display and the 176 is b&w at a lesser cost.

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