Not really ...biggest pitfall to scope fishing ( or sniping as I call it ) is the disappointment of seeing fish come up to jig and not bite ! That gets frustrating sometimes however I do get a lot of satisfaction of seeing fish in open water , chasing them down , getting a jig in front of them and of coarse the THUMP ! Actually seeing fish react and chase a lot of times is as fun ( to me ) as the actual catch ( assuming there is a catch ) If you ever fish behind me and my partner you will hear a lot of " here he come , here he come Oooooooooo " It maybe a different mind set then old school blind dipping but I really enjoy it ! Certainly not for everyone and not trying to change anyones fishing style bottom line is I like to catch fish and the new electronics has helped me do that !