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Garmin Quickdraw Contours is a new free and easy-to-use software feature that lets mariners instantly create personalized HD fishing maps with 1-foot contours on any body of water. Quickdraw Contours results appear instantly on a compatible Garmin sonar-enabled chartplotter and the maps can be kept private or shared with others at no cost.    “This [...] The post Create or Improve Existing Fishing Maps...

In conjunction with the Fort Lauderdale Boat Show, Garmin just announced the echoMAP CHIRP series – a new line of affordable chartplotter/sonar combination units with built-in CHIRP traditional sonar and CHIRP DownVü and SideVü, the clearest scanning sonar on the water. With preloaded cartography for inland or coastal waters, the new echoMAP CHIRP series offers [...] The post Introducing the Garmin echoMAP CHIRP Series...

One question that pops up pretty often is, “Is it okay for my bird dog to live in the house? I always heard that living in the house will ruin a dog for hunting.” Nothing could be further from the truth. There are many things that can mess up a dog’s potential to hunt – [...] The post Trainin’ Dogs with Rick Smith: Indoor...