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Best down and side scan colors

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What have y’all found to be your favorite colors for down and side scan?  Right now I’m using blue for side and Amber for down. 
Console unit is a Lowrance Elite ti, bow unit is Garmin UHD 93. 
Curious what works for you guys. 

  • Super User

I’ve tried several but keep going back to brown, though I haven’t made that decision on Mega Live yet.

I'm a blue for side and amber for down myself.

  • Super User

Slightly colorblind blue, so amber or green work fine for me.

I've always used Amber, no matter what type of scanning I'm doing. Over the years I've fished Lowrance, Garmin, and now I'm on Humminbird. Color preference never changed from brand to brand. 

 

  • Super User

Pretty sure I’m blue for SI and amber or green for DI. I never change them, so I don’t even pay any attention ?

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Seems I’m on the right track. Thanks guys. 

  • Super User

Green works best with my crappy eyesight

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11 hours ago, slonezp said:

Green works best with my crappy eyesight

You’ve fished for crappy for so long you now have their eyes? 
 

Your dad jokes are rubbing off on me Paul. 
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Blue in the day, red at night.

  • Super User

I prefer white.  It's easiest to see small details for me, especially in the sun.  It has the highest contrast.  


But whatever works best for you is what you should use.  

  • Super User

I usually like the blue and yellow ones from Garmin. In some lighting, others sometimes green and orange might be better, but blue generally works well in all lighting if I don't feel like changing it where in bright light, green is not good and orange is terrible.

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