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MFF US Northeast => Maine => Topic started by: StarCraft on Mar 20, 2018, 10:12 AM

Title: Hummingbird Base Map & SOLIX Unit
Post by: StarCraft on Mar 20, 2018, 10:12 AM

Just upgraded our electronics on the Grady this week to a Hummingbird SOLIX 12" with the Mega Side & Down Imaging.  Couple questions:

Anyone care to share their opinion on the SOLIX, if they have one?

How good is the Base Map?  I fish Casco Bay mostly but also trailer up to Moosehead and some of the other larger lakes.  It looks like the base map has about 8 or 9 garbage lakes on it (for Maine).  Should I spend the extra money on a Navionics card? Is the Navionics Coastal mapping even better than the Hummingbird Coastal mapping?

Thanks

Title: Re: Hummingbird Base Map & SOLIX Unit
Post by: skinny40 on Mar 20, 2018, 11:26 AM

Not much help but.....i have a humminbird helix. The maps included are not much good for anything.  I have the lakemaster+ map card. Those maps are amazing. Only thing i will say is if i didnt have the map card with upgraded maps it would be useless even looking at the map. Lots of small lakes and rivers on there that you wouldnt expect.

Title: Re: Hummingbird Base Map & SOLIX Unit
Post by: StarCraft on Mar 20, 2018, 02:36 PM

Yah, looks like the base map might be pretty weak.  I think that I'll go with the NE marine and lakes card from Navionics.