Line of sight maps

[aussiefool]

Yesterday as I was wandering around looking for some reef to fish, I got to thinking if anyone still uses line of sight maps nowa days or does everyone just gps for all there marks?

If you still use them are they good enough?

And can you still buy them if so where on and for the Tweed Coast?
Aussiefool
Andrew

[Noelm]

best explain exactly what a line of sight map is, and we will take it from there.

[ffejsmada]

You know Noel.................big pine in front of red roof, signal tower on small dropoff, focus highrise on mountain peak etc, etc.

[aussiefool]

Yep that's it alright

[Noelm]

OH OK, I still use that method, do not even put the GPS in the boat for all my "close in" marks, I have fished the same area for so long, I know exaclty where the reef meets the sand, which way the reef runs and all sorts of stuff, but take the GPS for out the shelf and places like that.

[Dezzer]

Away for work so can't check but Sunmap??? fishing maps still use line of site photos on their maps.

[Smithy]

Plenty up your way hey Jeff! Cooroy over the Caves, Cooroy over red roof, etc.

I still use them from time to time off Noosa and Pancake Ck. I started fishing off Pancake in the days before GPS and some of my line-ups were pretty good.

Aussiefool,

the Sunmaps do have line-ups but they aren't much good. I reckon you need two directions for each mark to be accurate. Better off just working out lats and longs from the chart and putting them into your GPS. I have never heard of any line-up maps being sold as such but my mate Paul's exercise book of scribbled/sketched line-ups would be worth having for the Bundy-1770 area.