H2Oc or gps/depth finder

[canon]

I am looking to upgrade from my old 80's model Eagle to a new gps/depth finder. My goal is to see more fish/bait fish/contour, ect. I would also like a gps. My question is, are there great quality depth finders without the gps that are not as costly so I can still stay in budget when buying a H2Oc? I like the 522c which has both, but as a hunter and such, I would like something portable. Do handhelds work great out in the boat? Any info is helpful.

[CrappieAttitude]

I had an old hummingbird on my boat, and wanted something different, but didn't want to spend a bunch of ching on a sonar. I typically fish more panfish in the summer than walleyes, so I wanted something that would be decent for locating bottom hugging walleyes as well. I realized that I really didn't need anything fancy on the boat.

With a lot of advice from people on this site, I purchased an Eagle Fishmark 320 last year and paired it with my H20C and between the two of them, they do everything that I need them to do. I have been really happy with Eagle. THe H20C is used from deer season through ice fishing season. The handhelds are definately the way to go if you have other interests where gps's could be used. I put it right next to my sonar on the boat and it is almost like I have a split screen. (only one is color though )

There's my $.02

[NELS-BELLS]

I wanted to upgrade to a combo, but I also like to ice fish. For me it was more cost effective to buy an H2Oc and a color sonar for the boat. Now I have a GPS for ice fishing, hunting, and for the boat and I don't have to look at a split screen for the GPS and the sonar. The only down side is the size of the screen on the H2Oc.

Nels

[delcecchi]

You can buy the 520c without the gps puck for cheaper than the sonar only 510c. Then you can buy the "antenna" later if you want to. I was surprised by that fact.

[jwhjr]

I picked up a Fishmark 320 at the Sports Show and plan to pair it with my H20C. I also like to use the GPS for ice fishing so I wanted to keep the units seperate.