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    lakemaster plus V5 vs V3 vs smartstrike V4

    Can anyone tell me what the differences are between these map cards ?

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    Plus has satellite overlay on maps

    Smartstrike allows you to put in conditions for certain species of fish and it will highlight likely areas that will hold fish, but it doesn't have satellite overlay. The plus will not do smartstrike. The "v" is just the version of each card.

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    #3
    Also the V (version number) is the number of years that model card has been produced. They can be and most of the time are different for the same year.

    There are three card models:
    Lakemaster
    Lakemaster Plus
    Lakemaster SmartStrike
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    Different for the same year ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by bentrod202 View Post
    Different for the same year ?
    Yes, Lakemaster is the first product for all the older regions, the other two came later.

    If you look at the Minnesota coverage for each card model the current models are:
    Lakemaster V8
    Lakemaster Plus V3
    Lakemaster SmartStrike V4

    It's that number of years in production thing.
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    Thanks

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    For the south there is v5, v3+ for the current versions. There is no v5+

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    Quote Originally Posted by k3fishing View Post
    For the south there is v5, v3+ for the current versions. There is no v5+
    It will be 2021 before there is a Southeast Lakemaster Plus V5. Then the Lakemaster will be V7.
    Then the SmartStrike will be V6, it is currently V4.
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    Yeah, Humminbird screwed up there....

    Why not...

    Lakemaster Southeast 2020
    Lakemaster Southeast + 2021
    Lakemaster Southeast 2021....

    Ya know, the year they were made instead of the current version they are on ;) too much common sense i suppose! One more thing you have to research on the side to make sure you are getting the most current version ;)

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    A new chart doesn't necessarily come out for every region every year. So if you went by years then you'd have an issue with people thinking a 2018 card is out of date even though it was the last year an update was made. Doesn't seem like there is a perfect solution.