Travelling to fish

[zacs]

I was curious how many of you guys travel to fish?

Do you stay overnight?
Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
How far do you go?
How long do you stay?
How much do you spend doing this?
Boat/Surf?

I will have my boat on the trailer this season (first time for me ever with no slip), and may do some traveling. Not sure yet. Never done any before.

Interested in all of your feedback.

Zac

[chris L]

I live in Ct and only fish freshwater here and maybe December surf .

Do you stay overnight?
yes and most times for multiple days

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
all three depending on length of stay and local constabularies willingness to let you rest . I dont make house .

How far do you go?
maine to nj

How long do you stay?
depends on vacation time or weekend time off

How much do you spend doing this?
?? some times little and sometimes alot I like to live comfortably sometimes

Boat/Surf? surf

[ThomCat]

Do you stay overnight?
yes.

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
We mostly rent condos.

How far do you go?
In the last 5 years the Keys 3 times, New Orleans Bayou Flats and last year Port Aransas, Tx.

How long do you stay?
Not long enough.

How much do you spend doing this?
Too much, way too F*&#Kin' much.

Boat/Surf?
Mostly boat but some wading and jetty stuff.

Man,I got way too much time on my hands!!!

[Vogt]

I live in Ct. so I make frequent over night runs to Rhode Island. I fish the surf and ussually end up sleeping in the car or driving back half dead at 4am.

[The Iceman 6]

Do you stay overnight? '
Yes definitely stay over night as I only go at night (sunset/sunrise included).

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Fishing straight through then usually crash at motel/hotel for 3-4 hours max then drive home.

How far do you go?
3 hours each way.

How long do you stay?
Overnight unless on vacation or take a Friday/Monday off or week.

How much do you spend doing this?
Tough one, depends how much luxury and fun I want to have.

Boat/Surf?
Surf 90% of the time.

[Rappin Mikey]

Living in Western MA (Holyoke area), I have to do a ton of traveling. In April, I tend to do just day/night trips to CT. From about mid May through the end of November, I hit mostly the outter Cape, but sometimes Rhode Island, every weekend. I either stay at relatives houses, camp, or sleep in my car. I fish from the shore or my kayak.

[HESH2]

day fish ct and ri.went on cape stay overnite in motel.sometimes fishing ri stay at house son rents.all surf fishing.also fishing days so overnite not an issue.

[Rob Rockcrawler]

Its a couple hours to the suds. I usually camp at the cape, 1 or 2 nights. 12 bucks a night, plus food and eels, probably $100 or so for a weekend. RI i usually stay at my cousins house. Damn kid wakes me up after an hour or 2 of sleep, but its worth it.

[SurfAngler]

Do you stay overnight?
Sure..
Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Tent or car or caravan
How far do you go?
400 miles going ,and 400 coming back at most

How long do you stay?
15 hours nonstop fishing !! and a week end on short holiday
How much do you spend doing this?
from few dollars to many euros
Boat/Surf?
Surely Surf !!!

I live on a island...
I don't need to travel for fishing....

Bye all

[Gunpowder]

Originally Posted by Vogt

I live in Ct. so I make frequent over night runs to Rhode Island. I fish the surf and ussually end up sleeping in the car or driving back half dead at 4am.

same goes for me on my trips to the vineyard and rhody.

[moogie]

I always stay overnight.
I always stay in a hotel.
The average mileage is 5000-8000 miles round trip.
Minimum stay is 4 days. Maximum is 6 days.
Average cost is $1,500
Always fish from a boat.
Moogie

[tattoobob]

Do you stay overnight?
Yes and no depending on how far it is or if there is a ferry involved

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Same as above, Car, Camper, motel or weekly rental

How far do you go?
As far as I need to to get to the fish,

How long do you stay?
Longest I have stayed is 7 nights/days

How much do you spend doing this?
What ever it costs Life is to short to worry about money

Boat/Surf?
Surf 99%, 1% boat

[Pete F.]

Do you stay overnight?
Yes
Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Anywhere I can
How far do you go?
It's a long way from here
How long do you stay?
at least the weekend
How much do you spend doing this?
Too much, just ask my wife
Boat/Surf?
Surf

[Stewie]

Do you stay overnight?
Yes, but I fish all night
Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Sometimes in the truck between tides
How far do you go?
80-110 miles
How long do you stay?
Dark til breakfast
How much do you spend doing this?
Gas, breakfast, plugs, coffee...$50-70
Boat/Surf?
Surf

[Nebe]

Zac would you like a lesson in Nebeconomics?

Sell the boat.

Buy syncro westfalia and a nice 16 foot lund alaskan with a 4 stroke... drive anywhere... sleep anywhere.. fish almost anywhere..

[wheresmy50]

Do you stay overnight?
Usually

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Truck or Motel. I try to stay in a motel whenever possible. I think Fran D. once wrote that as long as you're sitting upright, cops tend to leave you along, and I've found that to be correct.

How far do you go?
From NJ to MA

How long do you stay?
Day trips to Jersey, weekend to multi-day trips to RI/MA

How much do you spend doing this?
Not that much. I stay in the cheapest motels I can find or use hotel points saved up from work. Other than that it's gas and coffee. I pack my own food most of the time - that saves a lot of money and you eat better. Of course, when you're half frozen in you go get a hot meal.

Boat/Surf?
Surf/Kayak

[Jenn]

Yes..Living hours from the ocean....usually camp 2 nights through a week...cost...not too bad unless you include the camper itself!!! and the gas to tow it...But then its part vacation part fishing trip so I wont complain

[Slipknot]

Originally Posted by zacs

I was curious how many of you guys travel to fish?

Do you stay overnight?
Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
How far do you go?
How long do you stay?
How much do you spend doing this?
Boat/Surf?

I will have my boat on the trailer this season (first time for me ever with no slip), and may do some traveling. Not sure yet. Never done any before.

Interested in all of your feedback.

Zac

for 4 years I stayed weekends down in wellfoot at a campground to fish the beaches, it was about 60 miles. Cost a chitload but cheaper than a second home, maybe spent 5 grand a year but the family came too. I fished mostly surf but had my skiff with me too for the slow times and beach closure times. Can't afford it and the seals wrecked me.

nothing wrong with traveling to fish. Ya just have to make plans and do it.

[Rockfish9]

In my younger days, I traveled up and down the striper coast, from Plum Island (Mass) to Sandy Hook, sleeping in the camper by day and fishing by night., always in search of "blitz".... And when the weekend or vacation was over, I drove back with all the other "tourists" to rest and recover all week...

Now that I'm older and a little wiser, I tend to leave the traveling to those less fortunate or more adventurous, I've learned something that Dorothy and Toto learned from their adventure... there's no place like home... the fish may arrive here latter, and leave earlier, but Garrage to boat is 30 minutes,my own warm/comfortable bed and hot shower just a short drive from the fishing grounds, if I dont want to fish the boat, I can be standing in the suds or rock hopping in the same amount of time..... I spend more time fishing productive tides and moon phases and less time aggrivating the calcium in my shoulder joints... And when my traveling cohorts retrun from their exhausting chase... I simply tell 'em.. ya shoulda been here last night!......

[EarnedStripes44]

Don't have to travel much, less than 10 miles from the ole fishin' hole (surf).

[EarnedStripes44]

I used to live in Atlanta, GA. When I graduated from college, I returned home for the surf. Surf fishing accessibility was more important than job security for me.

[BassDawg]

Originally Posted by zacs

I was curious how many of you guys travel to fish?
YUP, from NH to SOCO and this year I plan on expanding to PB and OOB, ME.

Do you stay overnight?
Depends on how far away from my NShore apartment i venture.

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
Mostly always, car when in SOCO. If I arrange a weekender in RI i have family in NPT and JMSTN.

How far do you go?
Answered above

How long do you stay?
Depends on tha FEESH! On average, the farther away the longer the stay ~around a day or two. At the least "overday", since I'm surfcasting at night.

How much do you spend doing this?
More than the wife will ever know . usually just eeeeels, gas, and meager eats; although i am hooked on diner breakfasts after an allniter of chasing stripers, depending on where i am, they can be costly.

Boat/Surf?
99.9998% Surf. I did hit the waves last year, once during the fall run with a nice boatman i met at WKPG B&T. The weather failed us before we hit the Naps..............maybe next year, more often

I will have my boat on the trailer this season (first time for me ever with no slip), and may do some traveling. Not sure yet. Never done any before.

Interested in all of your feedback.

Zac

The most difficult part for me regarding travelling is where to be when, and how to maximize the window i've set aside for that particular place. And that is the second most difficult part. With more places to feesh, and more spots ~~where, is a much tougher solution.

The positives are the increased amount of peoples you will meet, the amount of water that you will encounter, and MORE SPOTS!!! Sometimes there are TOO many to choose from. But I LOVE this Striper Coast of ours, catching or not, and the only way to experience a majority of it is to take your show on the road

Good Luck, ZacS, and if yer ever up tha NShore way for sum rockhoppin',
shoot me a pm and i'll put ya on some striped ones

[macojoe]

Do you stay overnight?
Yes

Sleep in the Car/Motel/Hotel?
No I live here

How far do you go?
1 to 30 miles

How long do you stay?
All the time

How much do you spend doing this?

I don't want to know!! And I really don't want my wife to know!!