Does it take more skill to fish from a boat or from the shore?

[Diamond Tackle]

with fuel prices at $3 and poss $4 by gal by summer, im gonna have to say by boat is more challenging, cause I cant even afford to get my boat out of the lagoon.

[Finaddict]

As someone who grew up boat fishing but still fished from shore on a regular basis ...

... I agree with the above, both have advantages and disadvantages ... I hate crowds of all kinds, night on boats and even during the day, it's easier to move away from the crowd in a boat as the smart boat angler has a greater number of opportunities available to them ...

... so from a stand point of opportunities, boating opens more options - from a skill standpoint ... it's not a true comparison as the guys who know how to fish successfully from the surf and boats will be able to transfer their abilities to any fishing situation - as it's the skill to assess the situation and make the right moves and decisions ... whether you are on land or boat ...

[Finaddict]

... as for electronics ... they are for navigational purposes, they won't catch you fish, but they will help you in some cases from getting stranded or in trouble along rocky shorelines ... and boaters at night do fish them regularly, at least where I have always fish ... although when fishing right - catching fish, your lower unit and prop are bound to get banged a bit ... but it's all part of the game

[BigFish]

Andy...fishfinders? GPS?

I love the way Saltheart cuts right through the BS!

[Finaddict]

Larry -

I understand what you said [per my pm] ... yes, it takes a lot of skill to score fish from shore, but each have their challenges and fish finders and GPS won't gaurantee you fish ... the same boobs who can't catch from shore can't necessarily catch from a boat if they don't have someone else to horn in ... on or there are no fish jumping ... they still have to deploy the same tactics from a boat as they do from a shore to find fish when nothing is showing ... but you do get more options from a boat than shore ... that in my eyes is the advantage