After looking at Navionics, I still am very attracted to the final image I show. There on Navionics I spy an underwater point, a ledge, a creek channel swing, shelves, drains, etc. A lot in the same area. That is where I think I will go first. And just graph around and see what I see 

20 minutes ago, LrgmouthShad said:

After looking at Navionics, I still am very attracted to the final image I show. There on Navionics I spy an underwater point, a ledge, a creek channel swing, shelves, drains, etc. A lot in the same area. That is where I think I will go first. And just graph around and see what I see 

If you got the full-paid version...you can also set it to differentiate hard from soft bottom.

On 12/16/2022 at 9:04 PM, Catt said:

So y'all can not see the points & flats on these humps?

 

 

On 12/17/2022 at 10:53 AM, WRB said:

Look at the structure referenced as if the blue depth is above the water....what do you see, bass aren’t always on the top of a hump, usually located around the points, saddles and deep breaks.

Fish it all.

These are the kind of BR nuggets that just pass right on by, and deserve some sort of 'pay attention to me' flair. 

https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/topoview/viewer/#15/31.8783/-97.3927

 

If you look on the right you'll see historical maps. This particular link is for Lake Whitney in TX and has maps all the way back to 1892. 

 

Point being (pardon the pun) as @Catt mentioned, there may be additional information on the pre-fill maps for reservoirs. 

Today modern technology is ruining anglers!

 

I get asked all the time if I take paper maps in the boat. 

 

Hint: The vertical lines on a map are known as lines of longitude & the horizontal lines are known as lines of latitude.

 

Take an old homestead for example. Look on the map, measure the longitude & latitude. Walk over to the boat enter that information into the Lowrance & BAM I got a waypoints. 

9 hours ago, txchaser said:

 

These are the kind of BR nuggets that just pass right on by, and deserve some sort of 'pay attention to me' flair. 

I don’t know what to mark as a solution on this thread because there are so many good posts. This has been one of the most informative and helpful that I’ve started here.

1 hour ago, Catt said:

...I get asked all the time if I take paper maps in the boat.... 

I always get the paper maps...aside from more detail.

If I'm lookin at wind, for or against, I like to look at the big picture (pun intended)?

2 hours ago, Catt said:

Today modern technology is ruining anglers!

Said the guy as he loads numbers to his GPS, I need Weird Al to do "GPS killed the LORAN C star" (as in North Star) spoof video...

 

ps: Those holes and contours in the chart look quarried to me...

15 minutes ago, Deleted account said:

Said the guy as he loads numbers to his GPS,

 

Where did I get those numbers?

 

My electronics only have GPS because fishing in a marsh/swamp it's nice to know how to get out!

27 minutes ago, Catt said:

Where did I get those numbers?

A 2 dimensional hard copy of a distorted conformal projection of something approaching a sphere maybe...

1 hour ago, Deleted account said:

A 2 dimensional hard copy of a distorted conformal projection of something approaching a sphere maybe...

 

A 2 dimensional map with extreme details that took Surveyors years to compile.

 

Nice try anyway ?