| What type of fisherman are you? Are you | | | | water in the memory of your GPS unit. Most GPS |
| satisfied go out and drop your fishing line and be | | | | units hold at least 500 landmarks or areas where |
| totally unconcerned about if you catch anything or | | | | you want to get to. If you run into fog or bad |
| not? Is the time that you spend with your family, | | | | weather you should be able to find your way |
| friends or even by your self enjoying nature what | | | | back. Also if you stay out longer than expected |
| your trip is really all about? If you don't caught | | | | you can find your way back in the dark. If you |
| anything that's fine-you can always stop at the | | | | run into an emergency while on the water, you |
| fish shop on the way home, but it would be nice | | | | can call someone and let them know your |
| if you caught something. Or do you feel like your | | | | coordinates, and then they could find you. If |
| trip's been ruined because you didn't caught | | | | someone falls overboard a GPS unit can pinpoint |
| anything, and go home frustrated. Or is fishing | | | | the exact area where the incident happened and |
| how you make your living, either by catching fish | | | | helping rescue crews with their rescue. This allows |
| or taking customers out to fish? If you take a | | | | you to enjoy your day and not worry about |
| customer out to do some deep sea fishing, it | | | | getting back to land safely. |
| would be much better to bring home a happy | | | | A chart plotter GPS with a map chip can give you |
| customer with his catch, who could be possibly a | | | | your position relative to land features, water |
| repeat customer or tells his friends about how | | | | depth, and harbor entrances. Using a GPS with a |
| great his trip was bringing you additional work. A | | | | water depth can allow you to follow the bottom |
| frustrated customer will think twice about using | | | | looking for fish. It is also possible to let others |
| your services again and when planning his next | | | | know about a spot that you have found by using |
| trip, might go elsewhere and may be steering | | | | GPS coordinates. |
| other potential customers away from you. What | | | | Often people like to fish around a wreck, with a |
| if there was a way to make sure you go where | | | | GPS unit you can enter the location of the |
| the fish are? What if there was a way to | | | | wrecks to be able to find them easily. Plus |
| guarantee that you would catch your limit, to be | | | | knowing where a wreck is only part of the |
| able to ensure that your customers will go home | | | | scenario, you need to know how deep that |
| happy and raving about your great service. | | | | wreck is and if there are any areas you need to |
| With GPS technology it is now possible to go | | | | avoid. Often a fishing trip starts out before |
| where the fish are and to remember the spot so | | | | daylight, with a GPS you can pinpoint where you |
| you can relocate it. The other good thing about | | | | are going. |
| using a GPS while on the water is safety. You can | | | | No matter what your intent is when you go |
| enter the spot where you put your boat in the | | | | fishing. A GPS can enhance that experience. |