Most of my early big fish came from the surf, in fact both 40's in my office came off Pegotty Beach in Scituate. Then there is something about being on the water, not just in it and I like them both. For me it's the fact I've been in some sort of sailboat or powerboat since I was in high school. Something flashes back, sets the same brain paths firing, when I'm on that first morning run as I push the throttle down as I clear the harbor entrance. Love the salt air in my face and the solitude which normally accompanies me those first few hours.
And of course I love all that "easy boat fishing", because we boaters are of course clueless and them cows just line up to climb aboard
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