A question for the beach casters

[ilovetwofish]

With the price of gas right now and in the future, no way besides i'm 5 minutes from the water.

[ilovetwofish]

Oh and I have a kayak.

[Rmarsh]

I like fishing from shore. Got invited out to fish on a boat with friends last year.
The time spent meeting up at the ramp, loading the boat, launching, cruising out to sow and pigs, anchoring, setting up etc. to fish for two hours, then the bone jarring ride back, and kicking in money for fuel and bait.
I was thinking, I missed fishing from shore for this? Could have caught my fish from shore before we even got the boat out of the harbor.

[1dozenraw]

Nope.

[Frankiesurf]

I agree with Moshulu. Except over here we get the sunlight directly in our eyes There is nothing like walking for a half hour to get to THAT spot and catching fish when you get there. The satisfaction of putting your time in and the rewards it pays are what keeps me without sleep and enjoying it.

Plus the fact that a 20 lb class striper from a boat is really pretty easy. The guy in VA who caught a 65 lb bass from a boat took less than 10 minutes to get in the boat. It took Al Mcreynolds 4 hours to beach his 78 lber.

While I do occasionally go out on a boat I would never give up the surf for it.