A question for the beach casters
 

This is just a curious thought......

How many of you beach casters would give up fishing from the shore to always fish from a boat from then on?

This of course is you DON'T have a boat also!

never !!
just don't enjoy fishin' from a boat ...
i drive 4 hours just to fish from the beach ..
i can be at the susky flats in 1 ...
no offense intended , imho boat fishing sucks
derf

Are we talking a 46 foot Merritt here?

No. A boat that you would normally use say in the 16- 23 ft range.

Never! Not ever! Nope!:tooth:

Nope, not me
I enjoy fishing with my feet on the ground way too much to give it up just for boat fishing even though I do a fair amount of boat fishing each year inshore. Besides, ya can't fish in the canal from a boat, only from shore.

no chance
boats are for those that cant catch fish from shore:grins:

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I think I'd give up beer first.:gu:

I have a limited time to fish since I currently live on the other side of the pond but I would never trade shore fishing for fishing from a boat even if you would guarantee me double the fish. There is something that is magical about catching a fish from the surf that you can not match in a boat. Whether it is a keeper at night or a fish at dawn or during the day that you see hit your plug it is so much more exciting than drifting eels or bucktailing the race (even though that is fun). When I talk to people that do not fish and want to know about why so much of my holiday revolves around fishing I almost never mention boat trips it is watching the sun break over your back after a long night casting or the simple pleasure of being the only person in the water fishing and the contrast from your normal existence.

With the price of gas right now and in the future, no way besides i'm 5 minutes from the water.

Oh and I have a kayak.

I like fishing from shore. Got invited out to fish on a boat with friends last year.
The time spent meeting up at the ramp, loading the boat, launching, cruising out to sow and pigs, anchoring, setting up etc. to fish for two hours, then the bone jarring ride back, and kicking in money for fuel and bait.
I was thinking, I missed fishing from shore for this? Could have caught my fish from shore before we even got the boat out of the harbor.

Nope.

I agree with Moshulu. Except over here we get the sunlight directly in our eyes :shocked: There is nothing like walking for a half hour to get to THAT spot and catching fish when you get there. The satisfaction of putting your time in and the rewards it pays are what keeps me without sleep and enjoying it.

Plus the fact that a 20 lb class striper from a boat is really pretty easy. The guy in VA who caught a 65 lb bass from a boat took less than 10 minutes to get in the boat. It took Al Mcreynolds 4 hours to beach his 78 lber.

While I do occasionally go out on a boat I would never give up the surf for it.

Then what would you drink after fishing?

Never, ever- and I own a boat and a kayak.

Once my kids get older I'll be investing in another vessel if the kids are interested in fishing. Right now I can't justify one due to lack of time and other conflicts. Surf fishing works best for me now, but I've vacillated in the past between boat and surf. Will probably be the same in the future.

Same here. One has to be able to change gears with changing conditions. And if time is a factor, like early morning before work, I'm going to be maximizing fishing time by fishing the beach. Access, weather, and time of year are all factors that may dictate shore over boat too.

(I have to laugh at the idea that a boat makes catching 20# class fish "easy"..... A boat does not make it a guaranteed, no brainer everytime out.)

I get so bored riding around in a boat. I would'nt mind having one to fish in the daytime but it would have to be at a dock and a few minutes from fishing and I would have to move to the coast to make it worthwhile

Nightfighter, I screwed that up. I meant when compared to bringing it in onto the beach or rocks.

at this point in my life I prefer the boat much more

Always? Never. But no need to either. There are things boat fishing brings to the table which are fantastic and exhilarating and fun, and there are things in surfcasting boating could never replace. Enjoy both

I love fishing from shore and I figure half the time the guys on the boats are casting as close to shore as they can and the guys on shore are casting as far away from shore as possible.

Nope. But I use the boat to get to some great ultra restricted CT spots though :happy:

no

i would never trade the surf for a boat.

Another nice side of shore casting is that a boat can be to confining. Especially if there is only one person on the boat catching, and your not the person. That is another joy of shore casting the pleasure of walking as far as you want or don't want.

:wave:Shore, Shore, Love the nights. That cow just rolls in with the waves and land on the beach next toyou with That "BigFish" hanging out of his mouth oh ya!!!!

Every time I've accepted an invitation to fish from a boat, I found myself dreading it on the day of the trip. The only reason I've gone boat fishing is to not hurt the people's feelings who were kind enough to invite me.