Does it take more skill to fish from a boat or from the shore?

[Saltheart]

Way more skill to catch a fish from shore than from a boat

[vanstaal]

Way more skill to catch a fish from shore than from a boat
110% correct

[JohnR]

Originally Posted by fishaholic18

I see you haven't fished with the Clammer much. That is most definitely more challenging than any other type of fishing.

Not that at all - but swimming 20 yards out to a rock to surfcast means you've past the Clammer 3 times over already.

"We're gonna hit that rock"

"Wt%#^@ - no we aint $%$53 no $#@&// rock"

"Mike - we're aground again"

" Wt%#^@>>no we///$%$/5/3 // no $#@&//

Originally Posted by vanstaal

Way more skill to catch a fish from shore than from a boat
110% correct

Semantics but it does take more skill (usually) to catch from shore than a boat but that doesn't mean that only surfcasters are skilled - that same skilled angler 4 times out of 5 will do well almost anywhere they are placed...

[eelman]

Originally Posted by JohnR

Not that at all - but swimming 20 yards out to a rock to surfcast means you've past the Clammer 3 times over already.

"We're gonna hit that rock"

"Wt%#^@ - no we aint $%$53 no $#@&// rock"

"Mike - we're aground again"

" Wt%#^@>>no we///$%$/5/3 // no $#@&//



Semantics but it does take more skill (usually) to catch from shore than a boat but that doesn't mean that only surfcasters are skilled - that same skilled angler 4 times out of 5 will do well almost anywhere they are placed...

swimming out to a rock to catch fish?...I say its time to buy a boat at that point, surf is surf...swimming to boulders20, 50 or 60 yards offshore well, thats suicide..I know, its a "new" thing but if you say you fish from the surf...in my mind that means the beach where the "surf" breaks at terra firma ....not on some rock 60 yards off it..I would say risking life, neck and limb is definatly not worth it and in no way makes someone a better fisherman,most likely its a way to avoid a boat payment and still reach fish, Myself and others never needed to do that to catch fish from the shore

[fishaholic18]

Surf fishing is for guys who don't have a boat. I've done both and would much rather boat fish. I hope to someday have another boat and I will probably never surf fish again.
Skill? Those who have had the pleasure of boat fishing know what skill it takes to boat fish, especially in total darkness, thick fog, maneuvering through boulder fields and avoiding all the other obstacles out there ie.. lobster pots, channel markers, other boats, etc. That doesn't even include trying to find fish. On a boat, you don't have the security of terra firma under your feet.