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New technologies like down scanning and side scanning use extra-high sonar frequencies to produce nearly-3D images of the area right below and to the side of your boat, not unlike 3D ultrasound images of near-term babies still in the womb

So even if they're resting during the middle of the day, theyll still come up to crush topwater stuff. If youre fishing for pike and muskie in rivers, things are a bit less complicated

River ledges will also allow smallmouth to ambush baitfish

Image by Joe Balog Always try to match your bait or lure with a hook thats big enough to do the job, but not so big as to overpower your offering