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System for naming spots on GPS?
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 8:11 pm
by Atticus
Anyone got a way to name spots they mark on their GPS? Like naming spots after folks you fished there with or naming them after football teams or something?
I have been naming all un-named oyster bars after real bars. Working so far.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 8:16 pm
by tin can
I name most of mine for who might have been with me when I/we found it, or what might have been said at the time. Tom Keels, Wil Johnson and I were offshore trolling one day. We ran over a piece of bottom that jumped way up on the bottom machine. We were all watching the machine when we went over it, and all 3 said "DAMMIT" at about the same time. You got it. That's the name of the mark.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 8:37 pm
by Chalk
Fish = 00#
Holes = H00#
Rocks = R00#
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:13 pm
by Jumptrout51
What TinCan said is RIGHT ON.
What Chalk said is STUPID.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:15 pm
by Eerman
I don't have any spots on my GPS. Is mine broken?
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:24 pm
by Chalk
My mistake, I call the rocks JT5100#
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:26 pm
by Jumptrout51
Chalk wrote:My mistake, I call the rocks JT5100#
That's nice. Everytime you see a rock you think of ME.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:27 pm
by Chalk
Ya aka another dam rock
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:32 pm
by Jumptrout51
I think I'll change my name to PRUDENTIAL.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 9:46 pm
by Chalk
Jumptrout51 wrote:I think I'll change my name to Geritol.
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 10:14 pm
by mjsigns
Gosh... A naming system??
I just use symbols, skull & crossbones for nav hazards, and fish for fishing spots. I keep it simple.
Excellent ideas here.
Gps question about naming spots
Posted: August 30th, 2006, 11:12 pm
by Pirate
Do any newer GPS units have files (like a computer) to store waypoints of a certain area(like the keys) so that I don't have to scroll through 475 waypoints to find the one I want?
Posted: August 31st, 2006, 5:21 am
by tin can
Pirate, I keep separate files for every area I fish. I fish freshwater, as well as salt. When I go to an area, I load that file in the GPS. I think I have about 35 files.
Posted: August 31st, 2006, 9:48 am
by Atticus
Is there a way to clear the GPS and put in just the file you want? To keep it simple...
Posted: August 31st, 2006, 10:17 am
by RHTFISH
mjsigns wrote:Gosh... A naming system??
I just use symbols, skull & crossbones for nav hazards, and fish for fishing spots. I keep it simple.
Works for me!