I moved heaven/earth to find a Garmin Fishfinder with preloaded LakeVu.  I was convinced I needed it and was never setting my kayak into the ocean.    you know that Nazi, that drank from the wrong goblet?  like him, I also chose poorly :).  in lakes, kayaking, I go to the same spots mostly.  casting to shore, lake charts aren't needed.  heck, I just set up ActiveCaptain last night!!!  

 

well, the ocean is a whole other matter.  I DO NEED good charts!!  my friend sent me a photo of his other phone with a spot to fish for rockfish.  I was shocked at the image!!  it showed the reef!   he said it was Active Captain..!  

 

apparently I have to buy the Garmin Navionics Vision + package.   is this correct?  

 

I pay up. $$$. (

I download the package onto my iPhone.

verify membership, so I prove I am not downloading a friends copy(?)

choose the specific area I am targeting, put a blue square around it.  

download the area.

sync my phone to fish finder and send it?

 

is this correct?  I cant help but think if if bought the ocean version of the same fish finder, I am already done. hahahha..  darn bejeweled goblet got me!

The look I’m looking for.  

You are correct. Definitely worth shopping around for it, I think I got mine on the bay and saved $50 or so. 

 

I did my sync with a microSD that I popped into the fish finder. And then did all the signin stuff you mention above.  Maybe there's a digital only version, but if there was it was the same price. 

 

FYI It is a regional license so be sure you are getting the right one. There is also a yearly fee, but you might not need that unless you want map updates. 

 

On lakes, I haven't found the relief shading to be that useful, but I can see in your view where it would make a difference. 

 

difficult trigger to pull.  :
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50 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yeah how’d that work out for him? 😂