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Navionics HotMaps Platinum North USA Lakes microSD with SD Adapter: Do the Navionics Hotmaps Platinum N. USA lakes map work in a Montana? (13 replies)

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Do the Navionics Hotmaps Platinum N. USA lakes map work in a Montana?

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Dan
Painesdale

Original question asked on Jan 4, 2012, 11:59am

Do the Navionics Hotmaps Platinum north USA lakes map work in a Garmin Montana 650?

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #1 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:03pm

Only Garmin maps will work on a Garmin device. What you will want is Inland lakes DVD or SD card for the USA.
http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-dvd-inland-lakes-for-us.html

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #2 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:27pm

what about using blue chart maps with the Montana 650

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #3 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:28pm

Yes Bluecharts is compatible.

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #4 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:31pm

What is better? the blue charts or the Inland lakes?

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #5 on Jan 4, 2012, 12:56pm

What do you think of the inland lakes vision maps?

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #6 on Jan 4, 2012, 1:07pm

Blue Charts is for Coastal areas and Inland lakes will cover lakes that are not coastal. Great Lakes are in Bluecharts.

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #7 on Jan 4, 2012, 1:47pm

Are the Great Lakes on the Inland Lakes Vision? So it sounds like I need both cards if I want to fish the Great Lakes & inland lakes. Is this correct? Or should I get the Inland Lakes sd card for the USA. I am looking for advice. I fish both inland lakes & the Great Lakes. Thanks

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #8 on Jan 4, 2012, 2:06pm

Thank you for the extra data. If you require detailed charts for Navigation then you will need Bluecharts for the Great lakes. I would not recommend Visions unless you will have a unit and will need the 3d underwater view. The recommend card if you can not take advantage of Vision charts is the HXCA039R bluechart card.

If all you do is fishing, the inland lakes map car/DVD is all you need. It has data for the Great lakes but not as much navigational aids. It geared more towards fishing.

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #9 on Jan 4, 2012, 8:07pm

What unit would I have to have in order to use the 3d underwater view? I do use the cards for fishing for the most part, so I guess you would recommend the inland lakes card, is that correct. What is the advantage of having the HXCA039R card? Thanks

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #10 on Jan 5, 2012, 7:26am

HXCA039 card will have fishing and navigation aids where inland lake has limited Navigation aids for the great lakes.

You will need to buy a unit that supports Vision technology. One of the starting models would be the GPSMap 421S.
http://www.gpscity.com/garmin-gpsmap-421s-sounder-with-dual-frequency-transducer.html

Dan
Painesdale

Reply #11 on Jan 5, 2012, 8:34am

If you were to buy a card mostly for fishing using a Montana 650 which card would you use?

Jordan
GPS City

Reply #12 on Jan 5, 2012, 8:38am

Inland Lakes DVD or SD card

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