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Originally Posted by Eben
for what its worth, i would happily boatfish if i could afford a boat.
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I think Eben captures 95% of boat vs. shore fishing. There's a lot of money and time that goes into a boat - the boat, docking, maintenance, insurance, gas, etc. That and you have to get a different set of fishing gear for the boat.
I know of a lot of marriages that have been strained because of boats (and not all of those guys fished).
Having said that, a boat is a more efficient means of getting to the fish, no question about it.
But, there is a certain romance in standing up to your neck in ice cold water flailing a stick on the off-chance you might hook up with a fish.
I do love and enjoy both.
What's the point of just limiting yourself to one modality?
Is an angler really more accomplished just because he fishes the shore exclusively?
You can transfer a lot of fishing skills from the boat to the surf and vice-versa, IMO.
One other thing I can see. Surfcasting can be tough on the body - maybe it's a younger person's game. I notice that as people get older and less enthusiastic or able to put out a ton of effort to fish from the beach, they use the boat to compensate. What's wrong with that?