Clarence,
Just adding a little more color to the already solid advice... Long story short, you CAN fly fish from basically any boat. That being said, some are far more easily done than others.
As far as the boat club thing... I looked into joining a local boat club for leisure rather than fishing (I'll avoid mentioning the name, but there aren't many so feel free to email me directly if you have specific questions about it). The majority of the boats this particular one had were cruisers and bow riders, with one or two fishing boats thrown in the mix. The benefit was the ability to use boats out of 4 DC/Anapolis areas. The fishing boats were center consoles, but were designed mainly for spin fishing. Some things you'll want to look for if you investigate this option further are how many exposed handles and snags there are. All of those can make your fly fishing experience very frustrating and will absolutely require a stripping basket to keep your sanity. Even every flats boat I've been on for guided trips had either a stripping basket or mat.
If you share a boat with someone (a friend, etc.), be VERY clear on terms up front. Things like how maintenance costs are shared, usage schedules, who pays if you bust the prop while using it, how does one party get out if they don't want the boat anymore, etc. Not having that well defined can quickly sour a friendship...
On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 8:44 AM, Clarence Fullard <fulla1cd@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi all,
I'm new to the area and infinitely curious of the Potomac and greater Chesapeake Bays. I've been considering joining a boat club to be able to get out on the water, but I don't really want to get stuck launching out of the same place all the time. So I'm looking into used boats. So far I've found boston whalers and power cats to be to my liking and within (not really) my price range. I'm looking to fly fish from it and just explore the bay in general. Anyone ever do a boat share with another person? Thoughts on good crafts for these waters? I've only ever motored small fishing boats in the Great Lakes, so not sure what kind of boats work out here.
Thanks!
--
http://www.tpfr.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/c0193f70-05f1-43bf-89ac-1bc2d0598fc3%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
http://www.tpfr.org
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Tidal Potomac Fly Rodders" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com.
To post to this group, send email to tidal-potomac-fly-rodders@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tidal-potomac-fly-rodders/CANiFxBy%2By7ReXGjD%3D%3D%2BPgAa2FuxK7QBYdODfzVPiPR7dpzJuTA%40mail.gmail.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
0 comments:
Post a Comment