danno054 Posted May 15, 2015 Posted May 15, 2015 Hey guys I just figured something out and wanted to share it. This is for the guys that don't have a lot of money invested in their electronics yet. I will one day but i'm not to that point yet. I have figured out how to get waypoints on google earth on my phone. I didn't find any other topics on this exact subject so figured I'd start one. Basically what i did was use old imagry of a lake when it was drawn way down and marked brush piles, humps, old pond banks, foundations, and road beds. On a little 1200 acre lake i have over 60 places marked. After I marked my spots on Google earth I right clicked on the folder I create for this set of waypoints, right clicked on the folder under my places and emailed it to myself. I opened the email on my phone then opened the file in google earth. I was worried about the accuracy of the GPS on my phone, but after testing it in my back yard I believe i can well within 10ft of my waypoint. It will be another week or two before i get to test it, but I can't see why it won't work. Thanks! 1 Quote
BASSPATROL247 Posted May 19, 2015 Posted May 19, 2015 ive used google earth on my pc and used the long. and lat. numbers they show that correspond with the pointer and noticed that they are the most accurate when you zoom all theway down then zoom out 2 or 3 clicks. I compared them with a handheld garmin in my yard and they were 5 ft or less of the garmin I used. I did what danno054 did and made a pdf and printed them out.. theres a couple new and renovated lakes here so I was able to see the whole lake bed before filling, very helpful tool in terms of finding spots but fish being there and able to catch them is a different story ha ha ha... 1 Quote
danno054 Posted May 19, 2015 Author Posted May 19, 2015 Glad to see someone has had some success with it Quote
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