Boat vs Shore

[Got Stripers]

I have to say I tire of this long standing who can spit farther contest, but what blows my mind is that people (sorry tattoo nothing personal) have the nubs to say boat fish don't count. Let's take a look at what really happens here.

Shore Fisherman: Study structure, bait & preditor habits, tides & current affects on feeding, affects of the moon, wind & season on their prey, changes in beaches yearly, take written or mental notes on when & where they have had success and under what conditions and year after year with continued hard work achieve additional success.


Boat Fisherman: Ditto basically, less maybe paying too much attention to changes in the beach layouts seasonally.

I've been both, in fact I've got a pair of shore caught 42 and 43 lbers sitting watching me type this, so I've been on both sides of the fence. I appreciate that hard work, experience and time on the water or beach are what pay out the dividends. Sure us lazy arse boaters might be able to more easily change locations, structure, depth and many other things critical to success, but to believe that large are lined up like cordwood to jump in the boat is naive. I'm sure any number of surf fishers that have paid their dues, have had nights that rival anything boaters have seen, in fact my most memoral blitz came off a beach in Scituate. Why was I there to take advantage, let me think; putting in my time.

Cracks me up and although I'm not going to having any pissing or spitting contests with anyone over this argument; I think in light of the plight (past/present/future) of our quarry it matters little were it came from.

Just my humble opinion, blitz you go get a 40 lber now, I'll count it any day of the week.