can i justify this

[Canalman]

Originally Posted by Back Beach

Good points Dave. I heard you made a recent boat trip and I was thinking Redlite and I would have the surf to ourself this season following your baptism.

NF chance!

[daceman63]

I say get a boat. You mentioned you're getting older and its tougher to climb around the rocks looking for the sweet spot. You deserve to get a boat.

I surf cast as well. I have fished the canal but mostly do it now on the sandy shores of the cape.

When I bought my boat I spent more time on it as I spent good money on it and wanted to make it worth my while. After all, why have a boat if you're not going to use it. Boating gives you the best of two awesome worlds......boating and fishing.

If buying a boat keeps you fishing longer then there is your justification to your wife. It's to allow you to prolong your favorite past time....

If she loves you, and I'm sure she does.....that will be all she needs to hear...

Good luck in your search.

[DZ]

When I initially made a post that drew a heated response from my friends I began to re-analyze how what I said could be interpreted. Not knowing that Piemma was ill I can understand his reaction.

My comment “No Dyed in the wool surfcaster would buy a boat” was painted with to broad a brush. Obviously there are many sets of circumstances and reasons that would cause an avid surfcaster to “go the way of the boat.” My apologies to all.

Most of you who know me well realize that I would not knowingly say something hurtful. Most of you also know that I’m passionate about surf casting and place it above all other forms/methods of angling. That is me and just how I feel.



That said, even I have enjoyed fishing from a boat. Many of my friends have boats and invite me from time to time but for some reason won’t let me aboard with korkers. So far I’ve only found one boat that will let me on with korkers – the Block Island ferry. Some of the more passionate surf rats I know use boats in an ingenious way – to access another piece of shoreline! That’s my kind of boat.

And Jim, now that we’ve hijacked your thread. Get yourself a boat.

DZ

[RIROCKHOUND]

I for one have actually seen DZ catch a blackfish!

Jim good luck in your quest!

[jim sylvester]

Originally Posted by Canalman

Jim,

Don't let yourself be fooled into believing its that much easier, because it isn't. You think you're gonna go out there with 10 bunker and catch 10 30-45 pounders you've got some learning to do. The majority of what you'll catch is the same as what you get from the beach 15-25 pounds. And then there's gas, getting bait, keeping it alive, the extremely high mortality rate of the fish you catch and that sick realization that there are not hoardes of 40's throwing themselves at your bait. Take a deep breath, fishing is supposed to be fun , don't stress about the bass you're not catching and know that by the time you get your boat in the water, those bass will be dropping out of there and heading along our coast.

-Dave

great points dave

paul, congrats on beating it!!!!!!!!!!! the best news i've heard today

[vineyardblues]

Jim,
I have a boat that has not seen water in 2 years
But they are nice, good luck brother!
VB

[capesams]

Jim s.... Buy a GD boat and if it doesn't work out SELL it...that simple.Just cause you buy one, it doesn't mean your stuck with it for the rest of your life....now your ONLY problem is..do you buy a sunday go to meetin one or a plane jane work horse...good luck.

[Shake N' Bake]

Jim,
If you have the means to buy a good quality boat that why not???
Let me know when you buy so I can give you my 1-800-GOT-A-TRUCK-TO-TOW-&-GAS-MONEY.
You only live once Do It !!!

[RIJIMMY]

Now thats the DZ we know and love!

I've really enjoyed this thread as I have been agonizing over buying a boat for a few years. I'm not sure what my hesitation is, this year I said it has to be the right boat, right price, right time. Just like having kids, there is no "right" time. I think I may have found the right boat at the right price and I'm going to take a look this weekend. I may take the plunge. I enjoy surf casting enormously, and love every minute I'm out whether I am skunked or not. I spent countless hrs as a kid at Ctown breachway watching the boats head out and dreamed some day that would be me. I'm not getting any younger and time is going by much too quickly, I think its time to live that dream and like Cape Sams said, if it dont work out, I'll sell it.