Recreational boat fishing
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Recreational fishers usually fish either from a boat or from a shoreline or river bank. When fishing from a boat, pretty much any fishing technique can be used, from nets to dynamite, but some form of angling is by far the most common.
[edit] Inshore/Shallow Water Boat Fishing
Inshore fishing is fishing in sight of land and in water less than 30 metres deep. Anglers either use an uptide rod between 9 and 10 feet in length to cast from the boat or a shorter downtide rod between 6 and 8 feet. Lines are usually between 18 pounds and 50 pounds breaking strain dependant on the species of fish being targeted. Reels are usually multipliers, although fixed spool reels are being used more and more. Baits are similar to those used for beach and rock fishing except they are often larger since larger fish are targeted. The species will include all the beach species, but now also include big conger eels and small sharks like tope and smoothhound.
Some small boat types: raft, coracle, canoe, outrigger, waka (fishing), kayak, sea kayak, row boat, dinghy, dinghy sailing, sailboat, Cape Islander, dory, McKenzie River dory, felucca, inflatable, rigid hull inflatable, jetboat, airboat, cabin cruiser, launch, motorboat, pirogue, runabout.
 Menominees spearfishing salmon at night by torchlight and canoe on Fox River |
 Angling from a small boat on Saint-Cassien's lake, France |
 Fishing from a boat on the Doubs River, France |
 An angler in a float tube plays a pike. |
[edit] Offshore/Deep Water Boat Fishing
Offshore fishing is usually done with downtide rods and lines of 30 to 50 pounds and multiplier reels. Baits will be the same and include squid and whole mackerel as well as artificial lures such as perks. Fishing takes place over reefs and wrecks for very large cod, ling and congers.
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