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JacksonPollock
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#1 Post by JacksonPollock »

Im looking for some advice about gps. I have a fishfinder garmin 90 on my 16 foot boat. Im thinking about getting a basic GPS. I want to be able to find few shallow pinnacles/rocks near west cork shore. Ive tried a few times without GPS and it can be hard to find them just using info from big chart.I just want to input coords and find the spot and hopefully fish.

Are the handhelds ok for this? What do you recommend?

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#2 Post by donal domeney »

They are as good as a fixed unit.
I've had a Garmin GPS60 for years and it never let me down. I still use as a backup unit on the boat.
If you do invest get a Garmin that you can connect to a computer with a USB cable. Data can be saved on to MapSource or onto Google earth.
Have a look at the Garmin 72H
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#3 Post by JOHN1 »

i also have an older garmin gps 72 for back up to the plotter, great little unit easy to operate, i have it years and never a problem :wink:
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Ideally get a gps with chart. It will make things more visual.
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#5 Post by anthony byrne »

Probably a silly question but if i was to buy a Garmin 72h from the states would it be fully functional here ? I fish from a kayak and have been looking for a hand held gps that floats . This looks like a good one. Sorry to butt in on the post
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#6 Post by donal domeney »

anthony byrne wrote:Probably a silly question but if i was to buy a Garmin 72h from the states would it be fully functional here ? I fish from a kayak and have been looking for a hand held gps that floats . This looks like a good one. Sorry to butt in on the post
The 72h do not have a map on it so it will work fine here.

One of the features it will have is "back track" so if you do get caught out in fog you will be able to follow home the track you came out on.
Specimen Fish 2024: Shore Rockling (3) 36cm, 34cm, 31cm; Thick Lipped Mullet (2) 58cm, 57cm; Smooth Hound (1) 109cm; Sting Ray (1)125cm; Ballan Wrasse (1) 48cm ; Corkwing Wrasse (1) 24.8cm. Golden Grey Mullet (2) 43cm, 1.8lb; 40.6cm, 1.55lb;
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#7 Post by JacksonPollock »

Thanks for the info. Garmin 72h looks like the one. €119+pp online or €129 in CH marine seems to be the best i can see in ireland.
thanks again
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#8 Post by JimC »

Styerman has a GPS60 for sale... Almost new
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#9 Post by JacksonPollock »

thanks Ill have a look at the gps60

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