Boat fish vs. Shore fish

[Hooper]

Great story Flaptail, Monomoy Island is really a special place.

That same trip a friend of mine took two HUGE freshwater largemouth bass from one of the ponds on the island. Yes, largemouth bass. I'm not a sweetwater fisherman, but these fish were huge.

And then there's the deer.... it is quite a place.

Wasn't 1978 the season of the cows on the outer Cape beaches? or was it 1976? I have heard the stories, but I can'r remember what year was the record breaker.

[seadogface]

No Boat No Rod (just wood) No hook Just Bait
I like to jump in naked while chewing seaclams & an eel sticking out of my but. To see this follow link or copy & paste: http://joecartoon.atomfilms.shockwav...catchnrelease/

[Pete F.]

Now I know how to deal with seals
Pete

[Iwannakeeper]

I don't know how you guys get your fish to count. I have caught fish by boat and by shore...and gosh-darn-it I cannot get a single one of these things to count. What is the highest you have ever got one to count?

[macojoe]

Well they don't count for me in the last month!!!!!!!!!!!

This Darn wind just won't stop!!!!! I have been keeping the boat ready but I am about to say the heck with it as this week end is going to blow again!!!

[Pete F.]

Originally posted by Iwannakeeper
I don't know how you guys get your fish to count. I have caught fish by boat and by shore...and gosh-darn-it I cannot get a single one of these things to count. What is the highest you have ever got one to count?

[Water Treater]

Guys,


The only fish that count are those caught on artificial lures (especially homemade ones) and released alive. It doesn't matter if fish are caught from a boat or in the surf.

There's a place in Hell reserved for chunkers and eel slingers as well as fishermen who troll with wire line. This place is right beside the area reserved for people who paint brick surfaces!

All kidding aside, I fish from a small open cockpit motorized wooden launch during the summer months and I hit the surf each Fall. I love both types of fishing. They are equally challenging and rewarding but in very different ways. It's not from where you fish (boat or shore) it's how much fun you have fishing. The best fisherman is the one who has the most fun.

For me fishing is all about trolling/casting artificial lures and trying to fool wary gamefish. It doesn't matter if I'm in a boat or in the surf. I never fish with bait and I don't kill my catch. I think gamefish are too valuable to be caught just once. I've tagged and released 1,000 bass/blues during the past 15 years. The only thing better than catching these two gamefish is the quality time spent releasing them and watching them swim away. I fish just for that moment. The feeling is awesome, both day or night, in the surf or from a boat.


Let's stop arguing over boat versus shore fishing and focus on issues that affect the quality of the fishing experience for both types of anglers.

[BasicPatrick]

Hey Flap,

Save some of those stories for your upcoming appearance in March