lms 332c or h2o?

[bnbrk94]

help me out fellas. I have the lowrance h2o that i got last year. i was thinking of the lowrance lms332c for my boat this year but wondering if i should save some coin and get the x102 instead? i think that it would be nice to have the gps built in to the sonar but since i have the handheld i am not sure what to do. anybody have the same problem? thanks in advance....

[gspman]

Get the 332c. You won't regret it.

[High Velocity]

I have the X100c and the H20 and really like the combo. I fish with a couple of other people and usually use my boat with the H20 on a RAM mount next to the locator. Now if I go with someone in their boat and we find a sweet spot I can pull out the H20 and save it for later. I also ice fish quite a bit and use my Marcum and I have my GPS with all my honey holes with. I can also, with mapcreate, use the GPS for traveling. Another thing I like is having the full screen on the locator up instead of splitting it. For the money I think you can have both the X102 and the H20. The set-up I have works best for me you will have to look at what you do and your needs. I just wish the handhelds had dual chip slots so mapcreate and navionics could be used at the same time. I want the navionics chip because it actually has the most N MN lakes on it from what I've seen, but I may be wrong.

[hawkeye43]

I was thinking about ims 332c for the boat and then putting it in the truck for the waypoints for ice fishing. I like the bigger screen than the h2o

[Captain B.R.K]

bnbrk94 - It really depends on how much you use your boat, at least that's how I would look at your dilema. I have the LMS-332c and can say that you'd be very happy with the unit. I particularly like the screen size and the color part of the graph. I have it on a RAM mount in my boat and can rotate it around to where ever I am in the boat.

I wanted a graph I'd be happy with and with a GPS unit.

At the time, I ran the Garmin 76MAP unit as well in my boat.

I'm very please with my purchase because I had a older Lowrance and the new color option is well with the $$ in my opinion.

Here's what I could see you doing though....If you are just looking for a graph to locate structure and depth & aren't in your boat a lot during the year, go with the cheaper graph. Then run a H20c unit and you'll have the best of both worlds!

[bnbrk94]

thanks for the replys. i use my h2o alot in the winter for my hotspots and was wondering if that was the way to go for the boat also. i use my boat 2-3 times a week in the summer but i do like that option of taking the handheld with if i go with someone else.... i heard the lithium ion batteries were great in the handheld as battery life has been a issue with my gps.. any idea if that is true.? thanks

[High Velocity]

look for the highest ma in the rechargeables as their is quite a difference. I put a 12 volt plug-in on my boat and the ATV has one, now to put one on the Snowmobile. I use my boat 3-6 days a week and with it mounted right by the locator no problem. I got my X100C last year on closeout and Cabelas still has them with speed and temp for, I think 350.00 or 375.00. Not bad for a color unit. I really like the color locator just don't want to keep pulling it out for the GPS. Wouldn't one need an extra antenna if you were going to use it in a vehicle? Good luck in your search

[Paul Waldowski]

hawkeye,

I have that same set up. If you are going to be at Madison tomorrow look me up and I can show it to you.

[KJSnider]

I would just add that if you would want the 332c, consider the 334c, which is the same, but with an internal GPS antenna built in.

KJ

[hawkeye43]

I was told at Cabelas the 332c had an internal antenna, was I told wrong???

[Paul Waldowski]

The 334c has the internal antenna