Yep, unless your the guy at work who has gone on 2 trips and never cast a lure cause his side image did not show any fish. I have a Hook 7 on my boat and rarely use it unless trolling for speed. I do use it offshore for spots and locating the reefs and fish on them. But cant see it from bow when fishing down a bank, but it's not sidescan so that wouldnt matter anyway.