Jeff@Navionics

The FnC is on a seperate chip, so it does require removing the nav. chart and inserting the fish chart. That inconvenience will likely go away at some point, but today, it is the only manner that we can provide you 2 different data sets. It is a plotter function issue that involves the way the charts are selected from the cartridge. However, if the data is good (which it usually is), 1 minute to swap charts is going to pay dividends with more fish at the rail-particularly for species that relate to structure (hmmmm...which ones don't?) Heres a quote from Gary Caputi, Editor of Salt Water Sportsman Dear Navionics, While fishing with Capt. Terry Sullivan for striped bass recently he showed me his latest secret weapon, Navionics Fish'N Chips bathymetric charts. It was loaded on his Lowrance LCX111HD color depthfinder/plotter and as soon as I saw it I knew it was something very special. I'd been fishing these waters for over twenty years and thought I knew most of the "spots", but looking at the Fish'N Chips chart I was able to pick out a dozen new areas that should be feeding stations for striped bass, bluefish and fluke. The chart also provided detailed visual explanations about why some of the spots I had been fishing over the years that were marked only as waypoints on my chartplotter were so productive. The bathymetric lines are so detailed that the pictures they draw are nothing short of amazing! I'm not sure where you managed to obtain such fine scale soundings data, but I have never seen this kind of detail in an electronic fishing chart. I do know one thing...I have to have it for my boat! Navionics has hit a home run with Fish'N Chips, and once any fishermen who understands structure fishing sees it in action he will have to have it too. Gary Caputi Offshore Editor, SWS

Hey all, Thanks for the invite to participate! Actually had my first chance to fish up your way recently. Gawd you have some slob smallies up that way! Anyhow. Let em rip. I will do my best to answer your questions, sorry if I am a little inconsistent with participation (biz travel and a 2 and 4 year old at home keeps me from the "fun" stuff!). As far as Lake Ontario is concerned, the BEST map is the 14XG. It includes the entire lake (all of the great lakes and Maritimes actually), was updated in December to the most recent govt. updates, and included the Fish n' Chip for US waters (this is a bathy only data card that has about 15X as much bottom contour data-but no navigation data). If you are serious about fishing the Lake and some connecting waterways, this is the best (and, today, most current) on the market. $199 Us unless you have a chart to trade in, then it will net down to $125. That includes the fishing info. Link here http://navionics.com/Charts_GoldPlus.asp HotMaps is designed to be an inland fishery product. we do, however, include most of the near shore data for Lake Ontario in US waters. But, if you fish Ontario mostly, you still want the 14XG. Food for thought...Whats the cost of gas in your area? Since the shortest distance between 2 points will use the least gas, a good map pays for itself quickly and will save you a TON over its lifetime! Hope this helps! Jeff@Navionics