Where the side scan helped the most was when I was fishing in a lake for BG that were schooling in deeper water (8' down in 10'-12' deep water). I could sit in 6' water, see the school move 20'-30' out to the side of the boat, cast to them with a slip bobber rig and get into 'em.

For fishing water under 30' or so, get a transducer with a wider down view. Some lakes here are <30' at max depth.


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