north or course setting on locator

  • Willy Wonka
    Forest Lake, Mn.
    Posts: 161
    June 4, 2012 at 11:22 pm #1277564

    Do you set your locator to be course up or north up? I always leave mine on course up, because I have a very hard time keeping track of where north is.

    I was just wondering if anyone else has that problem. Is there an advantage to one over the other?

    WS

    bassn7
    Bruce,WI
    Posts: 776
    June 4, 2012 at 11:40 pm #1073615

    My dash unit I have on course up,My front unit I have on north up,because it stays still and doesn’t spin around when I,m fishing and not moveing much.
    Stan

    bck
    Big Stone Lake Sd
    Posts: 257
    June 5, 2012 at 12:26 am #1073623

    Quote:

    My dash unit I have on course up,My front unit I have on north up,because it stays still and doesn’t spin around when I,m fishing and not moveing much.
    Stan

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    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13297
    June 5, 2012 at 12:54 am #1073635

    Quote:

    Quote:

    My dash unit I have on course up,My front unit I have on north up,because it stays still and doesn’t spin around when I,m fishing and not moveing much.
    Stan

    X2


    X3

    Michael C. Winther
    Reedsburg, WI
    Posts: 1480
    June 5, 2012 at 1:16 pm #1073727

    Quote:

    I have a very hard time keeping track of where north is.


    the newest version of Humminbird’s software includes a north-facing arrow when you’re in course up mode. best of both worlds.
    i believe Lowrance does the same?

    poppy402
    Eagle Point Wisconsin
    Posts: 948
    June 5, 2012 at 1:23 pm #1073728

    definately a track up guy! North up messes with my head big time!

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18924
    June 5, 2012 at 1:33 pm #1073730

    North up when fishing, course up when running.

    Palerider77
    Posts: 630
    June 5, 2012 at 2:44 pm #1073745

    Quote:

    North up when fishing, course up when running.

    +1

    jbob
    Hastings, MN
    Posts: 725
    June 5, 2012 at 4:48 pm #1073783

    Course up on both

    ccales
    Mpls, MN
    Posts: 78
    June 5, 2012 at 5:30 pm #1073808

    North up always. I get confused on course up.

    Calvin Svihel
    Moderator
    Northwest Metro, MN
    Posts: 3862
    June 5, 2012 at 6:21 pm #1073817

    Quote:

    Quote:

    I have a very hard time keeping track of where north is.


    the newest version of Humminbird’s software includes a north-facing arrow when you’re in course up mode. best of both worlds.
    i believe Lowrance does the same?

    Track/course up when running and fishing, the HDS Gen 2 units have the arrow showing north while in course up.

    mbenson
    Minocqua, Wisconsin
    Posts: 3842
    June 5, 2012 at 8:00 pm #1073836

    Quote:

    North up always.

    I usually operate in this mode all the time. Guess I always felt comfy understanding where I was at in relation to the locator vs. true north.

    Mark

    Willy Wonka
    Forest Lake, Mn.
    Posts: 161
    June 5, 2012 at 11:09 pm #1073867

    Well, I am glad to see there are others that get confused by north up, I thought I was the only one.

    I actually posted this on a couple of boards and for the most part it is pretty well split. I will say that it seems the better sticks like the north up option rather than the course up option.

    I am always game to re-try things so I will give the north up another go. Maybe an epiphany will take place.

    As always, Thanks for all the replies and comments!

    WS

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