Well I don't use any electronics whatsoever unless you count my cellphone. Maybe that is why I don't have the patience a lot of you have because I don't know if the fish are there. Just take an educated guess after learning the water.

I work the areas I know as carefully as I can. I try different techniques, different depths and different baits. If I get no bites I move on to hopefully find less finicky fish or maybe just find fish at all. Some days I even need to explore new likely looking places. It's all good. Even if I don't catch a thing it is time on the water with a rod and reel.