Earlier today, I visited a museum where a guide proudly showed off the museum’s collection of fishing decoys. These decoys had a very practical use, but over time they had become collector’s items. According to the guide, these painted wooden lures were used for ice fishing. People would cut holes in the ice and lower these wooden lures into the holes. They’d wait for the fish to swim by and spear them.

While some of the lures were quite decorative, but it is still hard to imagine that people really got into bidding wars over them. Then again, they might as well be used as decoration because modern fisher hunters have much more sophisticated ways of getting to the fish they want.

The Garmin GPSMAP 178C need never sit on a shelf because you will be out using it to get those fish. It is so much more than a decoy. If you are a small-water angler, you’ll be glad to know that you can use the GPSMAP 178C with MapSource Recreational Lakes with Fishing Hot Spots. You will be ready to sail through some of the U.S. and Canada’s most-frequented lakes, marinas, and fishing areas.

Most importantly, the 178C is equipped with a built-in sounder. This sounder has Garmin’s exclusive See-Thru fish targeting technology and features adjustable range, gain, zoom and bottom loc. It’s easy-to-read, semi-transparent digital readout lets you see sonar images.

The 178C has a worldwide marine basemap and will accept BlueChart offshore map cartography. The GPSMAP 178C is ready for inter-tidal zones, wrecks, navaids and many of the other exciting points of interest found in various bodies of water.

The 178C comes with:
-Garmin GPSMAP 178C Sounder
-Basemap: Worldwide Marine
-Internal Antenna (featuring Single Frequency Transducer w/ Depth & Temperature)
-Swivel Mount Bracket
-Protective Front Cover
-Power/Data  Cable
-Owner’s Manual
-Handy Quick Reference Guide

Check out the GPSMAP 178C and other Marine GPS devices at ActionGPS.com.