Kayak Sonar Discussion - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

oredith · 09-18-2017, 10:34 AM

much more basic question for the sonar pros here:

how much difference does color make, on a scale of
"if it's not in color, you might as well just hold an etch-a-sketch"
to
"with enough knowledge, a monochrome is as good as colored"

I ask because i couldn't really make heads or tails of what my old (came with the yak) hook-4x was telling me. there were no friendly eyebrow shapes. I was primarily using the FF as a depth finder, and just to see what was under me (soft vs. hard surface).

is color FF a "game changer", where I should really just ditch the old monochrome hook-4 and get a new(er) one? or should I try to learn with the old hook-4 before getting a newer FF?

09-18-2017, 10:34 AM	#9
oredith Junior Join Date: Jul 2017 Posts: 29	much more basic question for the sonar pros here: how much difference does color make, on a scale of "if it's not in color, you might as well just hold an etch-a-sketch" to "with enough knowledge, a monochrome is as good as colored" I ask because i couldn't really make heads or tails of what my old (came with the yak) hook-4x was telling me. there were no friendly eyebrow shapes. I was primarily using the FF as a depth finder, and just to see what was under me (soft vs. hard surface). is color FF a "game changer", where I should really just ditch the old monochrome hook-4 and get a new(er) one? or should I try to learn with the old hook-4 before getting a newer FF?