| It's never a good feeling when you are lost on | | | | Marking and Recalling Locations of Successful |
| your boat in an unfamiliar lake, yet on occasion | | | | Fishing Spots |
| even experienced boaters have had that | | | | When on the water and your fishing and you |
| unnerving feeling of losing their navigational way. | | | | come upon a suitable location that gives great |
| However, if your boat is equipped with a Marine | | | | results, you cannot put a 'X' on the water, but by |
| GPS unit, your chances of returning safely to | | | | utilizing a Marine GPS, you can do the next best |
| shore increases exponentially. | | | | thing. You can go back to the precise spot the |
| It does not matter whether you use a standalone | | | | next time you are looking for a place to catch |
| Marine GPS unit, or a handheld unit or have a GPS | | | | fish, by marking the location that is revealed by |
| capable personal data (PDA) finding your bearings | | | | the unit. There will be no judging location by a |
| can be made much easier. Additionally, God forbid | | | | reference point on the shore and there will be no |
| there is an emergency, you can use your marine | | | | guessing involved because your Marine GPS unit |
| GPS unit to give rescuers an exact location which | | | | has the data within it marked. |
| would make you safe return to shore pretty | | | | When boaters sometimes wander away from the |
| much guaranteed and you will also get a quicker | | | | territory that they are familiar with they need to |
| response. | | | | send for help. Whether there was a malfunction |
| When utilizing a handheld Marine GPS unit, it is best | | | | on their boat or they lost their bearings on the |
| to first check the location when you are on the | | | | lake and they have a need to guide the rescue |
| shore and market that down in your unit, in the | | | | craft to their location it becomes more crucial as |
| event you get lost while you are out on the | | | | time goes by. A Marine GPS unit on board can |
| water. You can get to your destination in a | | | | make your imminent rescue easier and faster if |
| quicker, safer, simpler manner by knowing where | | | | you can provide them with the exact location to |
| you are and where you need to go. Particularly if | | | | give to a rescue craft. |
| you are in water that you are not familiar with or | | | | In a more severe accident on the water, such as |
| a quick storm makes visibility nearly impossible. A | | | | your boat sinking, then a quick rescue is in order. |
| Marine GPS unit can help you find yourself into a | | | | By utilizing a Marine GPS, particularly if equipped |
| safe harbor in the event that you travel too far | | | | with a GPS locator, you can assist rescuers to |
| away from shore and loose any of your | | | | find you near your last reported location. Having a |
| directional bearings that you were hoping you had | | | | starting point for a rescue operation can be a |
| if you maintained a line of sight. | | | | life-saving and critical piece of knowledge. |