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Help with Lowrance HDS Gen 2 Chart

PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:28 am
by Twhite
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Hi All,

I am hoping somebody can help me out with my HDS Gen 2 Chart. As I am planning to fish Barley Sound this year, I scrolled up to that area on the chart and there are several areas that appear to not have coverage. I took a screen shot and have hopefully attached that here. Can somebody tell me what I am doing wrong. I checked the Lowrance web site and that shows that the Nautic insight chip should have coverage for the west coast of Vancouver island. Do I need a different chip?

Any help will be appreciated

Thanks - Todd

Re: Help with Lowrance HDS Gen 2 Chart

PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:13 pm
by salmonhunter1
I is interesting I better check mine since I'm planning the same thing. I bet Nelly will know.

Re: Help with Lowrance HDS Gen 2 Chart

PostPosted: Sun Mar 08, 2015 4:55 pm
by Nelly
Hey TW,
What you're going to need is a Navionics 2XG Canada chip.
Unfortunately, some of the built-in Lowrance cartography has reduced detail in some Canadian waters.
Just to be on the safe side, get the chip!!! rockon

Re: Help with Lowrance HDS Gen 2 Chart

PostPosted: Mon Mar 09, 2015 5:45 pm
by Twhite
Thanks Nelly, Navionics chip is ordered hope that takes care of the problem. Glad I decided to take look, would have been a bad day to get there and find out I was fishing blind!