How would all the "new" boat guys be doing from the surf???

[Smokey14]

I have a boat and I love to surfcast. I just need time to fish. I don't care how I fish I just want the chance. CuttyHunk did not reviel her secrets to me last week so I think it's time to hit Boston Harbor and my best T&W spots.

[Joe]

All the things we won't do serve to lessen our chances....
I talked to somebody who fishes from a boat, but they don't like to go "way up" in the bay where there are turds floating and the scenery is less than bucolic - the guy said he knew there were big fish in the upper bay, but he did not want to spend his free time there...
The guys whose primary objective is big fish divorce themselves from the sentimentality of purists - they pursue trophy bass by whatever means is most effective.
Some of us won't do the live eel thing; some of us are surf only, fly fishing only, some people won’t fish in a crowd, some won’t fish the bay, etc, etc. There's nothing wrong with be a purist, but there is a downside that needs to be accepted - the price of purism.

[Flaptail]

Originally Posted by Joe

All the things we won't do serve to lessen our chances....
I talked to somebody who fishes from a boat, but they don't like to go "way up" in the bay where there are turds floating and the scenery is less than bucolic - the guy said he knew there were big fish in the upper bay, but he did not want to spend his free time there...
The guys whose primary objective is big fish divorce themselves from the sentimentality of purists - they pursue trophy bass by whatever means is most effective.
Some of us won't do the live eel thing; some of us are surf only, fly fishing only, some people won’t fish in a crowd, some won’t fish the bay, etc, etc. There's nothing wrong with be a purist, but there is a downside that needs to be accepted - the price of purism.

Right on the money Joe, I started flyfishing again, first time out with the wand yesterday and did better than I ever did with sluggos, I think I am a better fly fisherman than plug guy, I didn't really realize that until yesterday flaoting across white sand and gin clear water and I was able to tempt a 23 pound bass in the middle of a hundred schoolies to take the fly before they got to it. I fly fished only for stripers for 11 years, yesterday I realized how much I loved it and missed it. I put down the flyrod becuase after that 11 years 32 pounds was the biggest bass I could muster. Now I realize that was a real accomplishment given the size of the fly and the tippet strength.

Big bass guys target them with live and dead bait because that is what has always been the ticket to success and, like you say care not so much for where and when in most cases as long as the rsults come. Some people fish seeking the beautiful places and size of the quarry is not as important as the time and place. Some, like myself, scorn live and dead bait for the challenge of having a big fish take a piece of wood or plastic that I made come alive through my hands and extended through to the rod. Whatever method you choose, plugs only, fly fishing, wire line jigging or live or dead bait there is an art to them all and the most important thing is that you enjoy whatever method you choose regardless of the result and if that big slob comes along and eats your chunk, your fly or your plug it only adds to the total experience. Fishing is supposed to be fun first and foremost, how often we forget that.