for what its worth, i would happily boatfish if i could afford a boat. my catch rates would go up and i could cover 1000000 times more water than from shore. However, I will always respect a surf caught fish more than a boat fish.. to me a 50 from a boat is a 30 from shore.. and a 6o from a boat would equal a 50 from shore.. You just cant compare the two animals. Yes you are a better fisherman for mastering all tools, but you can not say the glory deserved by catching a bass from a boat should equal that of a shore caught fish of the same weight.
If I had the coin i would have some sort of fishingboat.. but alas i am a starving artist
