Thread: Lake Master sd card

Don't make the same mistake I did. Not only does Lakemaster not map Dardanelle, it doesn't map Ouachita, Hamilton, Greeson, Nimrod, Blue Mountain. or hardly any other lakes in Arkansas.

Lakemaster Lake List
http://www.humminbird.com/uploadedFiles/Site_Assets/manuals/Product_Manuals_from_Shopatron/600009-3_LL_MIDSOUTH%20_r1.pdf

i ended up with a Navionics chip in mine, but it's very inaccurate at times. For example the river channel is often off by 200-300 yards in the upper end of Lake Ouachita.

After checking out the various mapping chips, Garmin is the only way to go for Arkansas. Unfortunately their mapping chip only works in their units. But compare the lake list...

Garmin Lake List, you'll have to put in your location.
Search Garmin LakeVü Lakes

Lake Ouachita is the big lake I'm closest to. The Garmin mapping there is what they call MAXDEF. It's a survey map, meaning they got out in boats with special sonar gear and mapped the entire lake. It's got 1 foot contours, and everywhere I've been so far on Ouachita the maps have been dead on accurate. Most of the older mapping is made from old topographic maps made before the lakes were filled.

Hopefully Humminbird will release an update for the midsouth lakes chip .... someday. But I'm not holding my breath.

Spend the money and get a Navionics South.

Originally Posted by Roughneck

Spend the money and get a Navionics South.

Yes I have the Platinum South but wished it had more Arkansas lakes on it .

If you get the Lowrance units, the built in Insight is good everywhere. Really shows you the old creeks, homesteads, bridges, and other original cover. Navionics shows much better structure (1' contours) where it's available tho.

Originally Posted by BigRiverMarine

If you get the Lowrance units, the built in Insight is good everywhere. Really shows you the old creeks, homesteads, bridges, and other original cover. Navionics shows much better structure (1' contours) where it's available tho.

You can also use insight to build your own maps of any lake to 1 foot increments. I love that feature.