Who Surfcasts 3X-5X a week?

[RIROCKHOUND]

Yup!
average 5x; less in Mid July/Aug, more in May-June, Sept-Nov

[jim sylvester]

[Pete F.]

I fish almost every day april thru october for at least a few minutes, well it's never that little time, but I live many hours from the salt so no I can't do it 7 days a week there.

[riverrat2]

I fish a handfuld of times a year the rest of my time is spent reading fishing sites and planning my next trip by way of reports.

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

I fish a handfuld of times a year the rest of my time is spent reading fishing sites and planning my next trip by way of reports.

That's called being efficient.

[HESH2]

average at least 100 days per year,try and go every day spring-tides-weather-wind-etc. factors.start end on march and pretty much to dec.less days later on in year.

[tlapinski]

3 - 5 trips per week from April through November is about right for me. It gets harder and harder each year between work, the mortgage, family life, living over an hour form the closest saltwater, etc... When I was younger and still living with my mom, I had seasons fishing 6 - 7 nights a week plus working a full time job and somehow finding time for school. Those were good times, but I get so much out of my family these days it more than offsets less time spent on the water.

[RIROCKHOUND]

Originally Posted by riverrat2

I fish a handfuld of times a year the rest of my time is spent reading fishing sites and planning my next trip by way of reports.

That prick Back beach did that and still landed more large than me last year.. oh, I forgot you're right here Mike...

[Back Beach]

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

That prick Back beach did that and still landed more large than me last year.. oh, I forgot you're right here Mike...

Hey, the internet is a powerful thing. There's really no need to fish every night. I'm currently developing a computer program that will accept all kinds of input like wind, tide, location, moon phase, target species etc. Once that data is entered you simply connect to any fishing site's reports section and let the software do the rest. The end result is you’ll spend all of your time catching and will only need to be on the water, get this, ONE night per week. It will tell you exactly when, where, and how at the push of a button. You can even choose between small and large fish too. The plug fishermen are going to love it.

I'm going to need some beta testers, any volunteers?

[Bronko]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Hey, the internet is a powerful thing. There's really no need to fish every night. I'm currently developing a computer program that will accept all kinds of input like wind, tide, location, moon phase, target species etc. Once that data is entered you simply connect to any fishing site's reports section and let the software do the rest. The end result is you’ll spend all of your time catching and will only need to be on the water, get this, ONE night per week. It will tell you exactly when, where, and how at the push of a button. You can even choose between small and large fish too. The plug fishermen are going to love it.

This sounds great Mike. Let me know when this is up and running. I'll surely get the handicap into single digits when you roll this out.

[GonnaCatchABig1]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Hey, the internet is a powerful thing. There's really no need to fish every night. I'm currently developing a computer program that will accept all kinds of input like wind, tide, location, moon phase, target species etc. Once that data is entered you simply connect to any fishing site's reports section and let the software do the rest. The end result is you’ll spend all of your time catching and will only need to be on the water, get this, ONE night per week. It will tell you exactly when, where, and how at the push of a button. You can even choose between small and large fish too. The plug fishermen are going to love it.

that kinda takes all the fun out of it doesnt it?

[Adam_777]

I'm good for 3 a week.Every week ! Sometimes more depending on my luck and what the rest of the family is doing.Summer this year may slow a little more than last.May use it for repairing relations between her and I.Then sept-dec it's back on full force.

[tattoobob]

3X's would be at the least, some weeks morning and nights so it would be 14X's most seasons I do about 200 trips to the surf

My boat has been sitting next to the house for 2 years now

[Goose]

Used too, now I got excuses. I'm tired. Not a lot of fish around. Price of gas sux. Family obligations. I'ld rather put myself in the postion to catch a quality fish and get skunked then fish my ass off for the occasional 20#.

[Canalman]

I do a consistent three except from May 15 to July 10 and September 1 to November 10. During those times, it's 4-10 (some days I go before work and then do the night shift after) times a week. BUT I'm not one of those guys who goes out no matter what, if the water sucks I stay home and put cookies in the jar for when the water is good again. And I no longer do all-nighters I've learned that it's an absolute waste of time---unless I'm slamming them, then I stay 'til they quit.

-Dave

[NIB]

In sept I did one trip for three nights to the cc canal.An 2-3 night trips to Montauk.One stretch after that in NJ I did 22 of 23 nights.In the late spring I will be out more.. many times 2 a days..First light an dawn..
Most nights I go for a few hrs..with all nighters fri an sat..I have area's to move to make tides.

I would fish more but I don't have the stamina I used to..

[bassballer]

3-4 times for me. Anymore and I would prob be single. Even now I have to keep a fish every couple of weeks so she will believe I am actually fishing. But she doesnt hassle me so I can deal with with it.

[hyefisherman2]

once i have my own vehicle it will be 8-10 times a week...

[LeCounts1099]

Hye, when I was 17/ 18 yrs. old & finally got my vehicle & License... I did nothing (in- season) BUT fish anytime I was off from school! (Off- season I cleaned out the fishing gear in my vehicle, for my dates!). When I was biking only to fish pre- car... I still fished 3- 4x / week or more when in the "right" Seasons!


Still Single & no kids yet... so happily still fishing as much as I choose!

In May & June & Oct. & Nov., I'm fishing on average 5.5 days/ week or so, 65/ 35% or so Surf, to Boat... (I do have a GF & live in NYC no where near my prime spots-- otherwise I'd fish more those months! ). April, July, Aug. & 1st half of Sept. I'd say my effort is approx. half that...

Jan.- April: NO FISHING AT ALL! Got to re-charge the batteries & legs, & pay the Bills & see the Woman sometimes!

[EarnedStripes44]

last season, it was usually a weekend thing. but that will change.

[Back Beach]

Hey seriously though, if you're one of the people who doesn't live near the water or has other responsibilities, it’s critical to pick your spots and timing. When it comes right down to it, I do a lot of prepping/study of the spots I frequent and how the factors may affect them. Even with a lot of years doing this, I’m still lucky if I bat .300. That means if I’m putting in those three nights during a week, only one is going to produce anything substantial, meaning one large fish. The other two nights are usually non productive in terms of numbers and sizes as it gets tougher to track what’s going on and becomes more a matter of throwing darts. The upside is every once in a while you hit the bulls eye, but you can’t possibly out produce people that do it 5, 6, 7 nights a week. Accepting this fact has made it easy for me to endure countless skunkings in hopes of being right every once in a while.

[Mr. Krinkle]

Early May - Late November i'm out probably 3X a week.

[Joe]

The more you fish the better pulse you have on what the fish are doing, the better you do. Experience gives you more "calendar spots," days when so long as the weather is favorable, the odds are very good - no recon necessary.

[spence]

Originally Posted by Joe

The more you fish the better pulse you have on what the fish are doing, the better you do. Experience gives you more "calendar spots," days when so long as the weather is favorable, the odds are very good - no recon necessary.

Exactly, this is my biggest challenge.

-spence

[RIROCKHOUND]

Well said.
more nights just means more chances to bat .300, but I bet that average stays about the same... unless of course you find a pod of fish and can hit them for weeks on end in the same area then you hit it as hard as possible

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by Joe

The more you fish the better pulse you have on what the fish are doing, the better you do. Experience gives you more "calendar spots," days when so long as the weather is favorable, the odds are very good - no recon necessary.

Bingo

Originally Posted by RIROCKHOUND

Well said.
more nights just means more chances to bat .300, but I bet that average stays about the same... unless of course you find a pod of fish and can hit them for weeks on end in the same area then you hit it as hard as possible

Bingo

You need to be out 3+ nights per week to have the pulse of where they are AND others out that often on speed dial.

That is why my fish pulse is lackluster, I don't have the time out on a weekly basis to track 'em - that, and I suck

[Joe]

Some people's catch ratios are so high you would not believe it. (Not me.)
People I know who have fished a lot places including Rhode Island have told me that the fishing here is more predictable.

[EarnedStripes44]

I wish I could get out more often. Busy work week. Put in most of my work on the weekend.

[Surfpirate]

I am at 5+ a week.

how is that possible? I am born again single, live less than a mile from a bridge, it takes me 20 minutes from leaving my door to reach the beach and because it is part or my regular routine to go before and/ or after work; season, tide and moon depending.

[basswipe]

I'm good for at least 3x a week.But I've found that as I've become older the aches and pains have limited me to shorter outings and lighter tackle.