sideshooting is what I call it jamesdean and do you occasionally plunk into the dock itself? Sure and sometimes it doesn't go. but if you get on top of opening and only dangle a short bit o line and flick your pole underneath you can often hear where it ends up and I have gotten so good I can shoot it all the way thru the dock at times or hear it hit at other side. it's not brain surgery as he says practice makes you good and when you start ketchn bigger ones than those on other parts of dock you keep at it till you master it.

As the old commercial said "try it, you'll like it". LOL it is incredibly productive as most of the crappie on that dock are underneath it. And if you have been on a boat with side imaging or LS you have seen that.

BTW I use a 5 to 6 foot older rod of mine and have had to replace tip on it couple of times. But those are cheap and easy to do so it's absolutely worth it.