You misunderstand...aunt betty wrote:NuffDaddy wrote:my GPS has a tracking feature.aunt betty wrote:Flightstopper wrote:Olly wrote:[quote="DeadEye_Dan"]That's true, and running in the swamps having a track to re-trace is crucial.
I just mark weed beds in 50-120 FOW
This morning if I didn't have a pre-planned route that I created in Google Earth and then transfered to my GPS I would never have made it to my spot. The fog gave me less than 10ft of visibility and I navigated by GPS only.
Did you ever write up how to do all this?
I find a hole, mark it, drive back to launch and save the "track".
Later I can "backtrack" which is kind of what olly did I think.
But he makes the path on his computer before he ever goes there.
I do the same as you with my GPS. Makes for easy travel in open water in the dark. Find a rock free path in the light, then you don't have to worry in the dark.
Suppose you have cords for a duck hole and itś right over there 700 yards off in the timber. There is a little beaver run you must run your boat thru and it´s not marked. You show up and figure it out in the daylight, mark it, trac it on the gps and return in the darkness. THere is NO WAY on earth you can sit at home and lay a ¨path¨ thru timber that will get you to that hole in the darkness.
Look at the next picture I post. I will show you exactly where ducks do vertical take offs and landings. Then get Olly to tell you how to get there.[/quote]
I understand what your saying. I do the same thing to a lot if my spots. I go through and find the deep spots and mark a path to get around all the gravel bars and boulders so I have no worries in the dark.
