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How to update to Genesis Upload Tool v2.0.0.0

By now, you’ve probably seen this message atop your C-MAP Genesis* dashboard: “In order to upload new C-MAP Genesis sonar files with a desktop-based upload tool, you will need to upgrade to v2.0.0.0 of the upload tool.” Click “Read More” below to learn how. * Following an ownership change, the custom mapping tool previously known as Insight[…]

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How to download and load your custom C-MAP Genesis map(s) into your sonar/GPS unit

The key feature of the C-MAP Genesis service is the ability to make your own contour charts of any waterbody on which you fish, cruise or sail, and use it on the sonar/GPS unit on your boat. For anglers, especially, the benefits are revolutionary — not only can you create custom fishing maps with one-foot contours of[…]

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How to download a FREE C-MAP Genesis Social Map chart for fishing, cruising or sailing

One of the most popular features of Insight Genesis is Social Map, an online database of FREE downloadable maps for waterbodies close to home, across the country and around the world. This article will teach you how to find maps of the waterbodies you’re interested in and how to download those maps for use on[…]

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How to use multiple C-MAP Genesis charts on your sonar/GPS unit

Did you know you can use multiple C-MAP Genesis charts on the same SD card or mini-SD card? This functionality is available for charts downloaded for free from Social Map and for custom maps that Genesis Edge subscribers create with sonar recordings made with their own Lowrance depthfinders. “We/ve made C-MAP Genesis maps as easy to[…]

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To enjoy all C-MAP Genesis features, update your sonar/GPS unit’s software

When was the last time you updated the software on your boat’s sonar/GPS unit(s)? If you don’t remember, it’s time to install an update! To enjoy all the C-MAP Genesis features of which your sonar-GPS unit is capable, you must be running up-to-date software. A recent software upgrade, for example, enables Genesis Edge subscribers to[…]

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How to back up waypoints before upgrading software for new C-MAP Genesis features

To keep up with new C-MAP Genesis features, anglers and boaters must occasionally download and install new software (often also called “firmware”) to enable their sonar/GPS unit to run the latest and the greatest. A software update in 2015, for example, allowed Genesis Edge subscribers to set custom color palettes to highlight the depth ranges that are of most interest to them.[…]

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How to record C-MAP Genesis sonar logs with a Lowrance sonar/GPS unit

After hearing anglers everywhere — including 2013 Bassmaster Classic Champion Randy Howell — talking about how much easier it is to find and catch fish using C-MAP Genesis custom contour maps, you’re likely asking yourself “How do I get in on this?” The first step to creating your own custom C-MAP Genesis (formerly know as[…]

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College anglers can win Lowrance HDS units in C-MAP College Cup competition

BASS- and FLW-registered college anglers are again eligible to win Lowrance HDS Gen3 units for contributing sonar recordings to the C-MAP Genesis Social Map and using custom Genesis maps to win tournaments. Both the 2017 C-MAP Genesis College Cup competition and the related Map & Win! contingency program launched on March 1. C-MAP Genesis is[…]

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How to create custom-colored depth ranges on C-MAP Genesis maps

At a glance, Genesis Edge subscribers can quickly identify dangerously shallow areas, more efficiently troll the most productive portions of the water column, and more easily find fish-holding high spots surrounded by deeper water. All that and more is now possible thanks to a feature that allows Genesis Edge subscribers to select and set custom color[…]

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Pro tip: Map all the spots you graph in tournament practice

When you graph potential hot spots in practice for a fishing tournament, you should also map them and waypoint every fish you catch and/or shake-off. Overlaying your waypoints on the C-MAP Genesis bottom-hardness and vegetation layers will help clue you in on a productive pattern and allow you to run that pattern faster and more[…]

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