I was very surprised to find how much I absolutely loved my fan. Makes bowfishing completely different. Just point the stick where you want to go and hang on. Sand bars, stumps, logs, no problem. We just bump right over them. Also after two weekends with the fan, we're fishing twice as fast, and covering twice the water. I could shoot fish just fine without the fan, but now I've eliminated so many frustrations and bowfishing is just more fun. Not everyone feels the same way I do.