Bank or Boat?

[Trophy Hunter639]

If I had the choice it would be both in the summer I mostly fish from shore for big channel cats would like to try a jon boat in the river though I get out in my step-dads boat a couple of times in the summer to fish for perch it's hard to get out with him as much we work opposite shifts   Would love to have a lund 16 ft aluminum with at least 35 horses rod storage ,livewell, carpet and mabey a trolling motor too 

[big walleye]

I love fishing from shore and in my boat. To keep the costs down I do a lot of drift fishing or I anchor. My boat is only a 14ft with a 25hp Evinrude so it is very economical. Yes I would love a Pro V but my budget says the 14ft better last a few more years. from shore I use my 8 ft rod that I can cast a mile away with. That rod is scary.

[wny angler]

i do about 85% of my fishing from shore or wading -in the fall and spring i wade the streams for steelhead - in the spring i fish canals for crappie and wade out onto shallow bars to cast for walleye at night,also do a little bank fishing for cats at night in june.i use the boat in the spring to fish northerns and walleye. iv'e caught most  of my best fish from shore

[crappieman12887]

fishing is fishing weather it be in my boat or sitting on the bank as long as iam having a good time catching a fish once in awhile it doesnt really matter.bill

[rgfixit]

Variety is the spice of life. I boat fish quite a bit ....mostly because I have a boat.....Springtime is for dock fishing....early summer and fall are for stream fishing....Winter is for the hard water.

Today may be my first boat trip of the year.

RG

[suskymusky]

I don't own a boat, so I mostly fish from shore or wade.My friends have boats, and know who to call when they need a fishing partner.The one boat launch we use has a 45 degree angle, and its impossible to launch by yourself.My buddy stays in the truck with his foot on the brake,and I crawl on the trailer to push it off.( Is the plug in???)When I get my bills paid up and get some extra money, I'm looking for a jet drive so I can get to some spots I can only fish by wading right now.

[fishercat]

I  will take the boat. One of mine or I have friends that have boats.

[sbfpa_Mike]

I fished from shore for a few years and always wanted to get a boat to get out and search for all the fish.  After I got the boat I realized that having a boat gives you more opportunity to not catch fish.  Having a boat gets you around,  but doesn't catch the fish.  With all that being said, I wish I had a boat again.  I really enjoy bing out ON the water and chasing the fish.  You don't always have to take the boat out,  but it's nice to have the option.

[fishin_musician]

I have shore fished all my life. Keeps things simple and makes the ice season all the more special.
FM

[PERCH INC.]

Love to fish by land or by sea!!! Streams-Lakes-Rivers-Ponds you name it I'll fish it!!

[fishkopp]

I have to say I prefer to fish from the boat  , it lets me put some distance from my fellow anglers . I still do bank fish and enjoy that as well .  All that reallly matters is , you get to go fishing and forget about the problems of life for a few minutes and concentrate on landing your next fish.



good fishing to all

 MIke k

[monarkman]

Boat only, fish belong in the water I belong in the boat!

[crappieloo]

If given the choice do you like terra firma or floata boata?  

I don't like either one Sometimes im forced to bank fish, and other times i fish from a canoe. Mostly i dont like standing on land to fish or being on top of the water. I like to be ''in'' the water by wading. A lot of times i just use the canoe to get to a spot and beach it to wade fish.

[ChenBassHead]

Boat all the way. Up until last year, I didn't have a boat. Since I got one, I've begun catching more fish, more often. Fishing from a bank just doesn't cut it when you want to fish a weedline, or the ege of a creek channel that is just too far away from shore. I shore fish ONE pond, and that's only because I took the canoe home from the pond. I shore fish a couple rivers as well, only because they're so small. Think about all the shoreline that you CAN'T fish. For instance, if there's a launch on a lake that doesn't have public access anywhere else, then what? Or what if the vegitation is overgrown along the bank, and you can only fish a few spots, where every Tom, Dick, and Harry fishes. Sure, if you're interested in bluegills then you won't have a problem catching fish. But when bass go deep, you're out of luck.

-Zach

[TroutFishingBear]

Cider, it is working out great. An is realy not that hard to row. I have been able to cover a lot more water with it. I went out and bought two Caddis rod holders for it so I am able troll the lakes as well. With just the paddles I can get going fast enough to troll. But I think my next step for it will be a little trolling motor. I think it is well worth the money Cider. The only draw back I can see with it is that it is hard to control when the wind starts getting high. Here is a web sity you can go to to check some pontoon boats out.

http://www.ezflyfish.com/outponboat.html

don't go in the wind with one of those, its hell!

I like using my pontoon boat to get to unfished spots on rivers, but I row to the bank to fish. In lakes, trolling is difficult with them. I prefer bank fishing, but I use boats on small bass lakes and I use boats to get to better fishing