Quote Originally Posted by Pole Bender View Post
No one seems to want to jump in on the pro's of some of the latest technology so I will. I fish Stockton which is a completely different lake then Truman or LOZ where you have a great deal of structure to fish. Stockton crappie have been following schools of shad that are suspended and moving. You can not stay with a school of crappie on the move very long with a regular sonar. It is simple in 40 feet of water you are only able to see about 10 feet with my side scan I can see 500 feet which allows me to locate and keep up with with the crappie. The crappie do not relate to structure the same at Stockton as other lakes so locating them is not as easy. They may be hanging on channel ledges in 20 foot of water today and move to a flat tomorrow. Locating them can be tough because they will move out from under a boat and then move back after the boat passes. Another advantage is when fishing brush piles you can determine from a distance which ones are holding fish without spooking them Stockton is a very clear lake and putting a boat over a brush pile to check it will spook the fish. Fishing from 20 feet away with a slip bobber can be the difference in catching larger numbers. I have more reasons but I think from the above you can see a few advantages for fishing Stockton.
Well said bender. you can eliminate a lot of dead water. as meany of you know stockton is a hard lake to fish.