Anyone at this site fish from a boat??

I bought a boat in November of last year (a 19.5' open bow lake boat), took a coastal navigation class and started to fish the saltwater in late May....it didn't take long but I'm hooked (ha,ha). Everyone talks of there shore fishing escapades....are boat fishermen welcome? If so I would like to join the discussions. Thank goodness for sites like this were I have picked up valuable information. Before this year I had never fished, I'm glad to report that with practice and perserverance I have caught many fish.....but no keepers.

I was fishing in Narragansett Bay last Friday and cought a bunch of bluefish....26"-31", mostly on leadcore line and an umbrella rig with small different colored tubes. Also caught a few with my spinning rod with a 5"popper when they hit the surface in short intervals. I don't think that there are many stripers in the bay itself.....does any have some pointers for me to catch my first keeper??