GPS Kids | Back in the Gulf, the GPSMAP 7212 lead the way…

Last week, we were lucky enough to fish the Gulf of Mexio off the coast of Galveston, Texas again. Since our last tripto the Gulf with pro angler Bill Platt, Garmin has rolled out some <a href="http://www8.garmin.com/buzz/gps kids watchmap7000/”>impressive new equipment, and it was time to see the new gear in action!

Equipped with the latest in marine electronics — including the new <a href="https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=28052#gps kids watchmap7212″>gps kids watchMAP 7212 and 6212 — we headed out to find fish. With calm seas ahead of us and a trio of Yamaha 350′s behind us, Captain Bill lead us to one of his spots 50 or so miles offshore…

With the help of the GSD 22sounder’s powerful 1kW transducer, we were pleased to see this abundance of what turned out to be mostly red snapper. Having the ability to view separate, big images of your sonar and charts is helpful; once we located the fish, Bill – a pro on the kingfish circuit – used the plotter zoomed way in to figure out his drift for the ideal spot. And these new machines are fast – we’re talking blazing speed that delivered ultra-smooth panning and zooming with near real-time refresh rates!

We worked the area for several hours (as seen from our tracklog above), and pulled in tons of red snapper – many in the 20-pound class. Just like the last time we visited the Gulf, snapper season was closed, so back in the water they went. But hey – at least we have the pictures to prove it!

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