GARMIN QUICKDRAW CONTOURS: 3 MINUTE QUICK GUIDE

[@ThomasShue]

Can you select a specific contour line and use it as a track that my echomap will navigate along ( like an autopilot, but using the contour line as the path/track, “navigate to”, that controls my trolling motor as an autopilot?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@ThomasShue not that I know. You can create a route to follow

[@tylerwhiteoutdoors2474]

Game changer for small water fishing. Always helps to know exactly what your fishing and having a map that a lot of people fishing the same water don’t have. Major advantage

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Dude it really is awesome especially here in Louisiana

[@Dopey_Fudd]

If I go from one lake, to another, do I have to go to the saved file, pull it up and use that? Or does it detect the lake I'm at via GPS, automatically load it to that lakes file? Hope that makes sense.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Auto Detect. Good question

[@Dopey_Fudd]

@@The_Garmin_Guru another one.... "Restart to go". This showed up last week when my unit updated. Wft is that?

[@TheOverfloww]

So if i go out on a friday and Quickdraw all day, how do i see the contour map the next day? Is it stored automatically?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Yes it’s stored

[@rdonner28]

Thanks GG!!! Quick question, is this data stored on the SD card on units internal memory? Can it be selected to either? Just wondering so I won’t bog down the units memory. Thanks!!! I’m also very excited about your perspective mode series you are starting up again!!!

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

It requires an SD card so I’m assuming the Sd card and not the enternal memory.

[@rdonner28]

@@The_Garmin_Guru thanks

[@jakec788]

Can you mark under water structure?

[@djl2033]

will is overwrite the map in system and make it more accurate or only for making new map

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

It could be more accurate in some cases for sure

[@djl2033]

@@The_Garmin_Guru meant if I have Garmin Navionics card in chartplotter, will this feature add detail to it? or is it totally separate feature

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@djl2033 oh I got you. Naw it’s totally separate

[@davehockaday5247]

Does the Garmin 7SV store the contour mapping on board? Mine does not have a slot for the memory card like your CV

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Hmmm I would think so if it’s an option.

[@malcolmzoll7613]

Thank you great information

[@kyleerickson6445]

I'm looking at a Striver 5cv to take with me into the wilderness of NW Ontario - of course the lakes there don't have any maps. It looks like that unit has this quickdraw feature? Would be amazingly helpful to be able to map key areas, especially to nail down exactly where the humps are that we like to fish lake trout.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Agreed

[@loganschumacher3870]

Can you use quick draw with only a livescope while ice fishing or summer fishing?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I wouldn’t think so since it requires you to move around to take. Now you could take a reading each time you punched a hole and it would create a small section and maybe you could piece something together but you’re better off doing it during warm weather and then using it during ice season

[@brtddecker5353]

Do u need a memory chip installed to record the contours? If so what size and brand do u like best

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Yes you do. Less that 32 gb and I use wAl mart brand myself

[@Norton590]

Does the quick draw work with a live scope transducer.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I’ve had mixed results. Sometimes I can get it to work. Sometimes it won’t

[@kennethharding1882]

Isn’t there a feature where you can change lake levels. So your contours aren’t skewed

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Yes sir there is recording offset. I’ll do a video on that shortly.

[@kevinshelton3919]

Can you save each map on what lake your on and name?If so how do I do that?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I imagine you could if you wanted to. Not sure as to why you would want to tho. Kind of confused on the question bud

[@dewoinepps3637]

Do you have lake o the pines contoured

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I’m sure it has been contoured but not by me

[@daved2403]

Do you know whether you can do this with a Garmin 1222 (non-xsv) with just the livescope transducer? Thanks

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

You can

[@daved2403]

@@The_Garmin_Guru Great! I tried today and it kept telling me to insert a memory card, even though there were two already inserted. Any ideas why it can't recognize the cards? I think one of the card was used to update the software, but the other one is blank.

[@snowjack13]

@@daved2403 try formatting the card from the unit

[@maxcole3930]

What other features does quick draw contours have besides depth color shading? Does it have water level offset for when water is lower later in season? What about bottom hardness or vegitation layers like auto chart live does?? Thanks

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Yes it has water level offset brither. Doesn’t have that other stuff unfortunately. That sounds really cool

[@maxcole3930]

@@The_Garmin_Guru ok cool. Yep the vegitation & bottom hardness layers are automatically recorded when making a map. U can only turn on 1 at a time but thier extremely good features. Then you're weed lines are already showing, no need drop multiple waypoints. & Bottom hardness helps you find spot on a spot. I'm a kayak angler & fish alot hard get places that are not mapped. So those features along with mega 360 is what is making me lean towards a Solix 10 instead of ultra 106 & lvs34. I know prespective mode is awesome too. I would almost always use presective for my style of fishing so that makes me feel like 360 may be better. Drop in & hands free.. It's a hard choice both awesome & exspensive set ups all together

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@maxcole3930 great info bud for sure

[@fishingismydrug1]

Do you have to format the card?

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

I always format a new card

[@MrLshot]

My map contour lines aren’t right. If my boat is on 8’ my boat depth might say 10 or 12’. All I’ve recorded are off like that. That doesn’t help me one bit

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Are these on your QuickDraw contours or your regular mapping. There is usually a reason your lines are wrong.

[@MrLshot]

@@The_Garmin_Guru Well the regular maps of these lakes aren't even close to being accurate. I figured because the lakes aren't in HD. When i use Quickdraw is closer to show a slightly more detailed map but it doesn't show fingers and turns or bends like i need it to. The countour lines aren't accurate at all... As i said if i put my boat on 8" contour line the actual depth on my unit will show 12 or 6" and so forth. Both are inacurate but my biggest interest is Quickdraw. Thank you.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@MrLshot where are you located bud.

[@MrLshot]

@@The_Garmin_Guru Southeast Ohio. I'd like to add my son has a different brand which i won't name and the maps that he records is spot on.

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

@@MrLshot I have never had trouble with my QuickDraw contours. One thing you could have your record offset on and you could have your community offset on. if you ah e your record offset on you could be in 6 foot and it record the depth as 10 if you have it at +4. It’s for trying to finish a recording that lake levels may have risen or fallen after the first recording. Also when it records a depth line you have to run reel tight routes. The only true depth that will be correct is the one under the boat. The rest are estimates based on the cities around them. As you make several passes it will get more and more accurate. I suggest doing a checkerboard for the most accurate contour lines. I have had all brands and by far garmins are the most accurate when creating your own maps.

[@ernie9819]

Thanks, great video!

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Thanks bud. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@thebasswicker6294]

Brother I’d love to come fish with you

[@The_Garmin_Guru]

Come on. It’s gonna start popping in a week or so.

[@thebasswicker6294]

@@The_Garmin_Guru say when my friend, I’m serious as a heart attack., I’m retired Military and I can be down anytime