I want to buy a boat big enough for me and a few others that is on the small side but also big and sturdy enough for near-shore fishing. I would prefer it to have a bait well, and it has to have rod holders. How much would it cost for the boat and motor seperately and in a package? Also how much is a gps?
Do you know if you can use a fishing skirt outfit while shore fishing? not a big one, just a small one. Or is the only use for a skirt is trolling?
I currently have a valid fishing license for California. I am going fishing to Ocean Cove and am wondering if i need a special license to fish the ocean. (I will be shore fishing)
I bought a 330 yard Trilene spool and plan on replacing the existing line on my reel. Should I use all 330 yards? Or maybe just half? I’m just doing shore fishing for panfish mainly.
I like to fish, I am by no means an expert. I am not to terribly patient. So I am looking for a good fishing spot that has a lot of fish in it with awesome shore fishing. But if the place rents out pontoon boats, I dont need shore fishing. Specifically I would like to catch some catfish. Ideally I would be looking for quality in numbers and size. So anyone know?
I am thinking about going to Taylorsville lake this year near Louisville Kentucky in the summer time. I used to go with a Kayak and camp out in cove with a trot line loaded with chicken livers in which I had moderate success. But because the park rules say you cant camp out what should I do for shore fishing for catfish. It seams like it takes about 30 hooks of chicken livers to catch one large catfish in this lake over night. I dont want to set up a trot line in the day time because I think its illegal. Can you think of any effective ways to catch catfish in an all day trip from sunrise to sundown only using less than five poles off the banks on foot. I normally use chicken liver and like I said its not all the very effective and fairly expensive too. Im in college right now so I am on a budget. 500 bucks is the most I can spend on summer fishing gear.
Hello. I am a fisherman who goes ocean shore fishing here in CA and I’m looking for a good telescopic landing net (the ones where you can extend the handle) to scoop up my catch. The other week I had a huge fish on my line, but didn’t have a net in hand, and my line broke. I fish from the shore and the water is about 6-10 feet below me. I’m looking for something that folds to a decent compact size that I could bring with me in case I land the big one. Oh and I only intend to use it once in awhile…only for those 4-plus pounder fish. Any advice on which ones are good, reliable, not too heavy, and relatively compact?
I had the idea of using heavier line or a bigger pole, but I really love fishing fish on smaller poles…thanks in advance:)
Hey, thanks for the info…that really helped.
James–I took a look at the net you recommended and it looks nice. Here’s my situation…I like to fish light and not bring a ton of gear with me and I don’t even want to use a net for ocean shore fishing, but the other day I had a huge 5-7 pound fish on, but it snapped when I tried to lift it out of the water, thus, now I know I need a net just in case. Ideally, this net would be light and can fold compactly to around 2 feet, and extend to 6-10 feet. The one you mentioned folds to 4 feet and at first that sounded kinda big, but now that I think about it, it could work? Are they easy to use? Durable? Also, say I’m alone and have a huge fish on my line, how easy or difficult is it to extend and put together the net without having to fumble around too much? Oh and I’ll probably only use a net like this once in a blue moon…only for those "bigger" fish out there. Thanks for your help.
You guys are amazing, thanks for the help. I emailed around a few places that have these telescopic nets to find out how much they weigh.
James–do you know where you can get the 8′ one? I looked around and all I saw was the 6.5′ and I am not sure that is long enough.
For the telescopic handle to lock into place is it better to have one that "clicks" into place or to have one where you turn it with your wrist to lock it?
chonanba–that was a great idea you mentioned on having the net already functional, with only having to deal with extending the handle when necessary, so thanks.
Ok, I just found a frabill tru-trax landing net that extends to 8 feet (a lot more pricey though at compared to ), but it kinda looks heavy and bulky…I wonder if there are other ones out there? If anyone has used this or other similar nets please share your experience, thanks.
My friend and I wanted to go to Big Bear in the next two weeks to fish. We are located in Orange County so Big Bear seemed like a good place to start. We aren’t big fishers and we are college students so our budget doesn’t leave us with many options. We do have a passion for fishing though. We went deepsea fishing a couple times when we had the money and that was absolutely fantastic. Though, on those trips all the bait and poles were provided and the captain of the boat did a great job of just taking us to places were we would get a bunch of bites. Catching fish there seemed easy enough but lake fishing seems to be something entirely different.
We heard fishing trout is really big here in Big Bear but a lot of people state that you need a boat. We don’t care much for what type of fish we really catch at this point and we definitely don’t know how to boat.
I was wondering:
What will we expect to catch while shore fishing in Big Bear?
Is shore fishing hard?
Where on the Lake would be best to cast a line?
What type of lure, bait, weight should we take?
What’s the type of biting out there right now? Good bad?
Also if anyone can tell me about limits that would be great as well. We know there is something like a 5 fish limit? Is that 5 per species of fish or 5 all together? Are there certain fish you can catch endlessly?
Other things to keep in mind:
We’re really just looking for a good time and to catch a bunch of fish. We plan on leaving as early as possible. We are going to be absolutely free with time since our classes have ended. 
We can get there as early as like 5:30 if need be.
Thanks for anyone who can guide us! We’re hoping to someday become really great fishers!
Where is a good (and easy) place to go shore fishing for fun on Oahu? Also, if possible, explain about the location and its conditions.
[Not like Wahiawa & Nuuanu Reservoir Fishing]
Where is a good (and easy) place to go shore fishing for fun on Oahu? Also, if possible, explain about the location and its conditions.
[Not like Wahiawa & Nuuanu Reservoir Fishing]
Please be specific. :]
My wife and I are new to the Spokane area and are looking to do some fishing. We have no boat so it would have to be shore fishing. Anyone know of some good places to go shore fishing in the area. We would travel up to a couple of hours or so from Spokane. Also we don’t have an Idaho License so just in Washington.