Lake-Link Membership Info

Why become a Lake-Link Member?
Just look at all the benefits, advantages and savings! Membership is only $34.00 a year! Membership virtually pays for itself. Where else can you find a value like this for less than $0.66 a week? That's less than the cost of a weekly cup of coffee at McDonald's! Click here for a comparison chart of account types.

• ACCESS TO TOPGRAPHICAL LAKE MAPS
  Lake-Link Members have access to high-quality topgraphical lake maps for 2,740 bodies of water from Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. (Click here for a master list of lakes with maps.) Get GPS coordinates of any spot on the lake! With our Map Viewer application, you can now customize your maps, take notes on them, drag icons on them and then save them back to the server so you can access your personal lake maps from any computer. Click here to view some movie clips of various features of the Map Viewer. More maps are on their way!
• EXPORT WAYPOINTS TO GPS OR FISH LOCATOR
  Members can use the Lake-Link Waypoint Export Tool to export your waypoints from the Lake-Link Map Viewer to your fish locator or GPS unit. To use the Waypoint Export Tool just click on "Members" in the main menu bar and there will be a button on that page for the tool. Below are some links for the Waypoint Export Tool and more. For more information read the following topics in our Help section: Transferring your waypoints from Lake-Link to your fish locator or GPS. and Tutorial on how to import a waypoint data file into a Lowrance fish locator. Please Note: The Waypoint Export Tool is in Beta testing and we appreciate your feedback.
• FREE TRADING POST CLASSIFIEDS ADS
  That's right, you can post your personal items for free in the trading post. Regular price for listing item in the Trading Post range from $5 to $25 per listing. (Please see the Trading Post Use Policy for full details)
• EXTENDED FISHING FORECAST DATA
  Make your time on the water the most productive. Lake-Link Members can access detailed fishing forecast information for up to 10 days out!
• MEMBER REWARD POINTS
  Members earn Reward Points by referring your friends to Lake-Link Membership. The points you earn can then be used to pay for your Lake-Link Membership or can be used to purchase cool stuff in the Lake-Link Outlet. Click here for more information on Member Reward Points.
• SUBSCRIBE TO FISHING REPORTS AND MESSAGE BOARD TOPICS
  By being a Member you can get email notifications when new posts are made to specific Fishing Reports or Message Board Topics. You can subscribe and unsubscribe at will!
• BONUS DISCOUNTS IN THE LAKE-LINK OUTLET
  Members receive additional bonus discounts on top of the already low prices in the Lake-Link Outlet. Member prices will be reflected in your shopping cart if you are logged into your Member account.
• WEEKLY MEMBERS ONLY PRIZE DRAWINGS
  Each week there is a prize drawing for Members. Click here for a list of upcoming prizes.
• LAKE-LINK DECAL
  A Lake-Link Member decal for your truck, boat, tackle box or whatever.
• LAKE-LINK MEMBER CARD
  You will receive a personal Lake-Link Membership card to show your membership. Your Membership card is also required to receive the discounts in the Lake-Link Advantage Program
• PERSONAL ONLINE FISHING LOG
  A great tool! Members will be able to track their fishing outings. Search past excursions, analyze fishing patterns and trends, compile reports and more.
• SAVINGS WITH THE LAKE-LINK ADVANTAGE PROGRAM
  How about discounts on bait, fishing guides and more? Lake-Link is working with various outdoor vendors to bring Lake-Link Members some great savings. Click here to see the advantage savings. We will continuously be adding more vendors.

Map Viewer Notes:

• The Map Viewer will launch in a new pop-up window. If you have a pop-up blocker enabled it may prohibit the launching of the Map Viewer. Please either disable any pop-up blockers or allow pop-ups from the lake-link.com domain.
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  In order you view the maps you must have Flash Viewer 7 or greater installed. 98% of all browsers have Flash Player installed but we recommend you upgrade to the latest version. You can do so by going to http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer/.
• For answers to many questions regarding the functionality of the Map Viewer please visit our Help section.
• As with any software application, the speed of the Map Viewer will depend on the processing power of your computer. If you have an older computer you may experience slower running speeds on lake maps with high detail of information. This will not hinder the printability of the maps just some of the zooming and panning features.