2018/06/13 12:07:41
BeenThereDoneThat.
EMitch
BT, I've come to the conclusion that there is NO contour map available for Coneaut anywhere. Hard to believe with it being the lake where the PA. record for Musky came from, and also holds a pretty good population of the other game fish. Seems to me that would create an opportunity for an entrepreneur or a company, and it was surprising to me that Fishing Hot Spots didn't have one. When and if I get the chance to fish it, I'll just have to wing it with the electronics.





You're just gonna have to upgrade from your flip phone to a smart phone and down load the NavionicsMap that Roy mentions.  No better time for an old dog to learn new tricks then during recuperation.    I  know this technology stuff is a PITA neighbor, but once you get the hang of it, it's a whole new fishing world out there.  Hell look at me, I knew nothing about phones or 'puters and now,  I'm a bonifide PITA.    Geeez, some people on this forum have even upgraded me to a "BIG" PITA.    
2018/06/13 12:19:25
outasync
Looking at navionics online of conneaut lake the map is missing alot of the humps, points, and drops we regularly fish. Still shows enough to get started in the right direction but with any oh the chart systems sometimes itll say your in 20 fow by the map and the depth reading says 8 fow lol
2018/06/13 14:00:02
roygpa
And if the current map is not up to snuff, the cheapest way to fix that is to purchase a Vexliar Sonarphone ($149) to pair with your iPhone/Ipad and make updates to the maps.  It's called Sonarchart Live. :)  You can keep the maps to yourself or share them with the rest of the Navionics Users.
Might want to get a 12 volt outlet for your Boat battery, because when you run the Vexilar software and Navionics at the same time, it eats battery power.
 
Just trying to be helpful.
 
-Roy
2018/06/13 14:26:15
BeenThereDoneThat.
Emitch PM sent.
2018/06/13 14:44:22
BeenThereDoneThat.
outasync
Looking at navionics online of conneaut lake the map is missing alot of the humps, points, and drops we regularly fish. Still shows enough to get started in the right direction but with any oh the chart systems sometimes itll say your in 20 fow by the map and the depth reading says 8 fow lol



 
Dave was that on the "Sonar Chart"???
2018/06/13 14:46:45
psu_fish
EMitch
BT, I've come to the conclusion that there is NO contour map available for Coneaut anywhere. Hard to believe with it being the lake where the PA. record for Musky came from, and also holds a pretty good population of the other game fish. Seems to me that would create an opportunity for an entrepreneur or a company, and it was surprising to me that Fishing Hot Spots didn't have one. When and if I get the chance to fish it, I'll just have to wing it with the electronics.


Buy a Humminbird and use the Auto chart Live feature
2018/06/13 18:13:06
outasync
That was using navionics on my phone and lake insight.
2018/06/13 21:42:49
BeenThereDoneThat.
outasync
That was using navionics on my phone and lake insight.


Try using the "Sonar Chart" for greater detail. Problem is the drop offs are so drastic at Conneaut the contour lines are so close making for limited viewing, of any one area, using a small screen like a phone.
2018/06/14 09:50:07
EMitch
#1, if I could afford a smart phone and that Vexilar thing, then I'd probably have a Helix 10 on the boat with mapping, and wouldn't need them. I do have a 'Bird, but it's a 581. The map that BT provided will make a great basic starter that shows the general topography under water, and with my knowledge of where different species may be at given times of the year, I'd be able to find the targeted fish.
I won't upgrade the flip phone. I can barely answer and make a call on it, and it was bought primarily for emergencies. Even though I do use computers at work for the connections to Chrysler and the wiring schematics, I am relatively cyber stupid. I've had it for only two years, when everybody else in the world have had them for 15 years. I came kicking and screaming into the 21st century. 
Maybe we should just take up a poll and petition Fishing Hot Spots to get out there and run the whole lake, and let them come out with their $11 waterproof map. I'd buy it in a heartbeat, even if I didn't get the chance to fish Coneaut. Bein' a pleasure boaters lake anyway, pretty much the spring fishin' is over, and so I'd most likely wait 'til after Labor Day to get on there. I hate dealin' with skiers and tubers in numbers like the lake will have in the summer time.
2018/06/14 12:02:03
outasync
What species will u be targeting there?

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