Land based vs Boat fishing
Submitted by grantarctic1 on Wed, 2011-06-15 21:10
Hi crew,
After putting togeather some video of land based fishing, I was interested if people stop fishing land based after they buy a boat.
I used to fish the beach and rocks all the time, once i got my boat that all changed. I just fished from the boat for almost a year, but going out in the boat all the time became a bit like a job. lol
So my friends and I started to camp out and fish the beach a few times a year, just to relax and chill out. Sometimes getting onto hot bites.
Just interested to hear how people change their fishing habits after getting their first boat.
Cheers Grant..
Vinesh87
Posts: 2751
Date Joined: 02/04/11
Yes, i stopped most land
Yes, i stopped most land based as soon as i was old enough to drive the boat. when i am in perth anyway, up north ill still fish land based.
joe m
Posts: 278
Date Joined: 21/03/11
same
Stopped land based in perth all up now for about 9 years. Always wet the feet up north though. Weed never a real problem from a boat
Joe M
Rig
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Date Joined: 27/12/06
Nah
I fish landbased probably more than my boat, sometimes it's just simpler, safer and not so weather dependent. Obviously in a boat your catch rate improves generally but I love a bit of sand between the toes
grantarctic1
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Date Joined: 03/03/11
I see By you Avitar
Your avitar say's it all Rig. Looks like a sweet set up .
joe m
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Date Joined: 21/03/11
mind you looking at your
mind you looking at your photo Rig makes me want to cast off the beach and crack a tinnie
Joe M
Gricko
Posts: 109
Date Joined: 09/07/10
Bought the boat and virtually
Bought the boat and virtually have given away land base, but it's still great when we head down south during the salmon run and camp ( not this year thou )
All this working keeps getting in the way of fishing!
deepwater
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Date Joined: 09/05/07
land/boat
my land based has slow alought ,but just getting back in to it now tho,we are starting to get afue nw snapper off the beach lately
jeff
Rig
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Date Joined: 27/12/06
thanks guys
thanks guys one of my favourite photo's too, that will be me this weekend probably not as sunny though
johnray
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Date Joined: 13/05/09
Grant
I owned a boat for ten years and would still base my annual trips for lbg, i just found after a few trips to exy/gnaraloo that i was actually soaking a line a lot longer and having a better time without the worry of boat launching/ travelling/tidal movements and just generally driving around burning fuel looking for structure. I've seen it many times before where boats try to get into the strike zone near the cliff edge where 90% of the lbg action is but can't. Even after selling the boat a few years ago i still get into the lbg scene and continue to have much success. Ray
badxr8ute
Posts: 65
Date Joined: 03/09/08
I have 3 boats and do all
I have 3 boats and do all types od fishing but still love land base. Nothing beats camping out for a few nights and throwing a line from the beach.
jeremy-j
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Date Joined: 31/08/09
Excellent topic grant.Im
Excellent topic grant.
Im looking at getting a boat early next year and was curious about this also. I dont want to give up LB however the initial boat craziness will obviously have an affect.
Sealegend
Posts: 8
Date Joined: 16/06/11
I have 2 boats but when im
I have 2 boats but when im away on holidays i normally try to sneak some sort of land based fishing in. Its very rare i fish landbased locally.
Rig
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Date Joined: 27/12/06
small
If your boat is small ie under 5m you tend to really pick your days to get out and as luck has it the weekend weather is quite often crap. LB you can fish no matter what the weather (within reason) and at night. Small boats at night are a bit too much hassle and usually not setup for night fishing
grantarctic1
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Date Joined: 03/03/11
Intresting
I find it hard to choose LB over boat like most that have commented. But have realy sparked a new intrest in the LB options , but have to agree that not much is metro based anymore. I tend to travel away to somewere you know you will catch fish.
I also just picked up my new fishing partner, Say hello to Sarge. He's a 6 week old bull mastiff.
franke
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Nice Grant will see him
Nice Grant will see him tommorrow, have to come up that way so will call in and see you both
grantarctic1
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Cool
Cool, be good to catch up, Good to see you join this great site, welcome franke .
adam87
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hes a beauty!
he looks similar to my little mustang as a pup, but he got big real fast
as for the landbased v boat id rather be out on the boat, but i still love to fish off the beach and with a few of your mates it can be as good and relaxing.
JohnF
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Live bait grant? Joking!!!!
Live bait grant? Joking!!!!
Boston Whaler 235 Conquest......getting the flogging it was built for.
STEVE231
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Give him 6 months John and I
Give him 6 months John and I think you will be the bait...
grantarctic1
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True STEVE
True Steve, His mum is 60kg and the father is 80kg, I'll have to throw away the gaff and teach him how to drag big fish up the beach. lol
harro
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lol
good comment,
good pic,
:::: Bass Hunter ::::
KB_topdeck
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I do BOTH, what ever weather
I do BOTH, what ever weather is doing i DO !!! wheather its snapper to dhuies, to deep water, or even herring for the kids ... even MULLOWAY :)
its all good as long as im near the water wetting a line !!!
!!! Mulloway Magic ... Snapper Mechanic !!!
DazSamFishing
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I still fish the beaches
I still fish the beaches pretty often in the summer for tailor, mullas & sharks.
terboz123
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rarely fish land based metro
rarely fish land based metro anymore since the boat purchase..... which wasnt to long ago so my comments i guess dont stand. During the week i like to c shed or the moles and try and stock up on some bait. so i guess i get the odd land based fish.....
brett
a hard days fishing still beats work
PGFC member
GCGFC memberBill Chaser
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I live in Carnarvon and am a
I live in Carnarvon and am a quobba regular. I started off (like most) LBG and got a boat a while back. I still head to the rocks, but granted, not as often as before now Ive got a tub.
Still love the rocks though- it presents a totally different (and usually much more difficult!) set of challenges, not to mention excersise!
Also, there can be a lot of days where the swell is down really low but the winds are up, so you can still hit the ledges with a fair degree of safety/ comfort when boating is a non option.
2boatsnobrain
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Date Joined: 16/06/11
i got two boats and always
i got two boats and always trying to get out at least once a week on one of them but still squeeze in 2 or 3 other land based fishing sessions every fortnight
JIM1
Posts: 318
Date Joined: 08/05/11
i use my tinny as a drinking
i use my tinny as a drinking vessle/relaxation with mates but use it for breaming on my own. i do my serious fishing LB because i dont think my anchor (brick) would hold if something good came along:D
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