How many people here fish from their boats? I go deep sea fishing several times per year for Cod, and Haddock and am thinking about how to do it from a sailboat? I know it will take a lot longer to get out to the fishing grounds which for me is about 28-30 miles out. I am also thinking about trolling off of the back of a sailboat and interested what people have for trolling rigs.
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Bottom fishing at anchor is easy. Flounder, etc.
Trolling with a zillion pound test and a line reel, drag them to death and real in for food is a method that makes sense to me.
Sport fishing from a sailboat, just sounds like combining two great things, that just don't belong together.
My nephew claims Homer Simpson has used this line and I like it..... "Mmmm, nuts and gum, together at last."
Sport fishing and sailboats..........
Trolling with a zillion pound test and a line reel, drag them to death and real in for food is a method that makes sense to me.
Sport fishing from a sailboat, just sounds like combining two great things, that just don't belong together.
My nephew claims Homer Simpson has used this line and I like it..... "Mmmm, nuts and gum, together at last."
Sport fishing and sailboats..........
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Why didn't you just say so in the first place? In that case, we're all behind you 100%. Go get the boat!!
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Ok, so you all talked me into it. I bought a pole, a level wind trolling reel and a rod holder for the rail. Fresh tuna would be nice. ��
I have no interest in blue fush or anything small, so I only bought huge plugs and squids. I used it once when broad reaching at about 6.5 kts. Figured it was perfect. After a couple of hours, we reeled it in to go anchor. Something had bitten the lure in half! Naturally, my wife believes it was a shark. I will bet on bluefish. You can indeed see teeth marks through the lure.
Today we will be beating for 50 miles through Block island sound, likely coming around the south side of the island. Good game fish territory. Blowing 17 kts right now and expect to be screaming with rail in/near the water. Looks like 2 ft waves at 9 second intervals. Top 10 day!
First, I have no interest in having to stop sailing like that, if I actually caught something.
Second, probably going too fast to catch anything. ��
I have no interest in blue fush or anything small, so I only bought huge plugs and squids. I used it once when broad reaching at about 6.5 kts. Figured it was perfect. After a couple of hours, we reeled it in to go anchor. Something had bitten the lure in half! Naturally, my wife believes it was a shark. I will bet on bluefish. You can indeed see teeth marks through the lure.
Today we will be beating for 50 miles through Block island sound, likely coming around the south side of the island. Good game fish territory. Blowing 17 kts right now and expect to be screaming with rail in/near the water. Looks like 2 ft waves at 9 second intervals. Top 10 day!
First, I have no interest in having to stop sailing like that, if I actually caught something.
Second, probably going too fast to catch anything. ��
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Lol. Some greasy clammer. Yea, probably a good idea that you didn't engage. 
Truthfully, I'm not sure who's at fault there. I think only commercial vessels are required to display day shapes for fishing. How would the ******** have known.
Could be a simple no fault situation. The fishing vessel takes their chances and the power vessel has no one to blame for an u seen submerged object. I admit, that doesn't sound like the American tort system.
Truthfully, I'm not sure who's at fault there. I think only commercial vessels are required to display day shapes for fishing. How would the ******** have known.
Could be a simple no fault situation. The fishing vessel takes their chances and the power vessel has no one to blame for an u seen submerged object. I admit, that doesn't sound like the American tort system.
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