This may sound stupid but I'm going to start pushing crank baits, as expensive as they are I was trying to figure out how I was going to make them last, in other words keep them out of the snags. I pull (push) with my trolling motor so I'm on the front watching the HB with a trolling motor mounted transducer. As it is now I keep it pointed straight down. My question is if I point the transducer out in front of the boat (20 to 30 degrees) will I see a brush pile a little sooner, maybe giving me a little time to maneuver out of the path. I've seen some guys with the transducer on poles out in front of the boat spider rigging which makes sense. Any thoughts?

Have a great day,
Ray