some of my buds use side imaging ....some of the best crappie anglers as a matter of fact use side imaging ....
heck i think all the tournament folks use side imaging as well ....
so i went ahead and used sum a dat side imaging myself the other day ...
and when i stand kinda sideways on the bank my peripheral vision tells me ...
that kinda looks like a giant bait ball up on the surface ...dont ya think ?
mind ya i am rather serious about ketchn fish ....and with or without electronics if i am about its prolly not a good thing for the fish
but one thing for certain this post isnt really joking around .....read the water yawl ....
it isnt always a must to use electronics to find them ....look for things that might be the ticket .
some are more obvious than others .. if you can locate a food source the larger fish wont be far away
even close to the bank in the summer ...watch for fry ....a ball of fry by the bank will bring in larger fish
and in the end ......even if you only have an hour on the bank ....
it dont mean you cant ketch the fire out of them ...