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Best coastal mapping card for South Louisiana....

Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:28 am
Posted by LW
Lakeland, LA
Member since May 2004
591 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:28 am
My unit is a Huminbird Helix that connects with the Ipilot.

Is the "CoastMaster US" my best option. I mostly fish Venice, Hopedale and Cocodrie.

I currently have the navionics chip which is now owned by Garmin.

Any recommendations?
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2969 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 9:44 am to
Pretty sure I have the HB Lakemaster Louisiana Delta card and it’s more than enough for my needs. I fish Delacroix, hopedale, Biloxi marsh, Bievenue and the Pontchartrain basin
Posted by LW
Lakeland, LA
Member since May 2004
591 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:20 am to
Lakemaster covers the marsh and coastal waters pretty good?
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
70856 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:40 am to
I'm a fan of navionics. Its the best navigational aid from the ones I've used, albeit less useful for fishing than the satellite cards.
Posted by MrJudgeSmails
B Wood Baw
Member since Jul 2011
356 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 10:42 am to
Standard mapping LA cards

Nvm not compatible with humm.
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 10:43 am
Posted by sloopy
Member since Aug 2009
6902 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 11:05 am to
Pretty sure you want the hummingbird delta one card that is what I use for hopedale/delacroix/cocodrie. Not many mapping options for a bird compared to simrad/lowrance/garmin.
Posted by hall59tiger
Member since Oct 2013
2969 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 11:28 am to
quote:

Lakemaster covers the marsh and coastal waters pretty good?


Yepp, it has never led me wrong and I fish shallow shite all the time. It’s always worth doing some google earth scouting before hand to find what bayous are navigable but the delta card does everything you need while on the water.
Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2553 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 2:42 pm to
HB Lakemaster Louisiana Delta card is what I have in my Helix 12. There have been a couple recent threads regarding it. The aerial imagery is from 2015. Still better than the navionics though in my opinion.
Posted by Theduckhunter
South Louisiana
Member since May 2022
1322 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 2:57 pm to
I thought navionics updates their satellite imagery?
This post was edited on 1/15/25 at 2:57 pm
Posted by LSUengr
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2005
2553 posts
Posted on 1/15/25 at 3:40 pm to
Don't know for sure. That comment is based on being on friends boats that run navionics charts in Venice and Grand Isle. Maybe they don't have the latest on their boats.
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