How Far Out Would You Fish On A Small Boat

[Rabid 1,936]

Interesting hearing some of your views.

I used to run a 17 foot dory, and I have often been 20+ miles out, as has been mentioned, get the weather right and its perfectly safe, I also know a guy who thinks nothing of 60+ miles in oz for getting to the right ground to fish.

IMO, the further off wrecks provide bigger fish, not always more, most inshore wrecks are overfished as they are within easy reach of most boats and pleasure anglers, occasionally I find a mark close in that seems undiscovered and will fish its nuts off, but not very often, again it depends on what part of the country you are in, my best winter cod mark is half a mile from the shore.

Someone asked about fish finders, they should not really be used to find fish, they are echo Saunders, and the idea is use them to scan the seabed and find areas that will hold fish, once you learn to read the screen( and this can take a while to do properly) then it is as easy if someone pointing a finger at the fish.

I have upgraded my boat last year and I will be pushing even further offshore in the hunt for those elusive fish.

[RusstheDuck 0]

 

(yanks) no more said

NOW if you said Pakistani this guy rowed the channel in a toy dinghy and was picked up near kent lol thats balls desprate or insane yes my friend

 

Used to have a 18 raider and would go 15 miles out which I think is far enough! still used to catch more fish half that distance out.

[kenj 131]

I used to have a 17ft 2 berth sports boat with a 60hp engine, fishing out of Christcurch and we regularly fished off the Needles and Old Harry Rocks to the west. I had a spare 15hp motor and VHF. Even the brightest day could turn wild and had to struggle back to Mudeford a couple of times, once against a head wind and 10 ft waves and another, far worse, high waves and a tail wind, surfing down the waves. Each day had begun clear and sunny with occasional thunderstorms forecast. The boat coped well, better than the sailors, despite ten years of boat fishing.

Ten miles off shore in winter, fishing for cod, used to feel pretty lonely in that little boat and there was always a little prayer, when that starter was pressed and the engine fired up. 70 miles off shore, no thanks.

[bunny tickler 875]

i have travelled over 12 miles around the coast to fish a few yards off the coastline just to target certain areas when bassin , one place i fish ,my livebaits no more than a few feet off the shoreline , but you just couldnt walk there easier by boat

[toby63 1,236]

all depends how far you can swim back if owt goes wrong ✌️??

[2.8 guy 403]

Some interesting posts I got myself a boat a second hand fun yak secu 12 like thishttp://www.samboats.com/smartcms/downloads/funyak_pictures/sea-river/secu-12/images/Red%20FY%20390%20%202.jpghttp://www.fun-yak-varna.com/img/secu12_2.jpg

I liked the idea of it being like a rib but without the inflatable sides and the material it was made from being very robust There french made and I was reading in a new magazine in asda how the rib and fishing from them was very popular in france saying they was a very safe boat for unpredictable sea and fast tides (not my words dont have a clue!) it did make me think though why is the rib such a safe boat in comparison to others of a simalar size following seas get mentioned a fair bit ive noticed I would of thought a rib would of been one of the worst boats to be in in this situation being so low sat in the water the artical said there great in bad weather as long as the occupants was prepared for it

Not got a proper outboard yet and thinking on the lines of a 15 hp and use my 4hp as a back up but how far ill be going out on it is another thing atb 2.8

[air gun ant 1,666]

Some interesting posts I got myself a boat a second hand fun yak secu 12 like thishttp://www.samboats.com/smartcms/downloads/funyak_pictures/sea-river/secu-12/images/Red%20FY%20390%20%202.jpghttp://www.fun-yak-varna.com/img/secu12_2.jpg

I liked the idea of it being like a rib but without the inflatable sides and the material it was made from being very robust There french made and I was reading in a new magazine in asda how the rib and fishing from them was very popular in france saying they was a very safe boat for unpredictable sea and fast tides (not my words dont have a clue!) it did make me think though why is the rib such a safe boat in comparison to others of a simalar size following seas get mentioned a fair bit ive noticed I would of thought a rib would of been one of the worst boats to be in in this situation being so low sat in the water the artical said there great in bad weather as long as the occupants was prepared for it

Not got a proper outboard yet and thinking on the lines of a 15 hp and use my 4hp as a back up but how far ill be going out on it is another thing atb 2.8

i think the reason ribs are considered so safe is their stability combined with all the built in bouyency makes them pretty much unsinkable, even if they get swamped by a following sea? well, that would be my theory anyway lol

[rodp 316]

Some interesting posts I got myself a boat a second hand fun yak secu 12 like thishttp://www.samboats.com/smartcms/downloads/funyak_pictures/sea-river/secu-12/images/Red%20FY%20390%20%202.jpghttp://www.fun-yak-varna.com/img/secu12_2.jpg

I liked the idea of it being like a rib but without the inflatable sides and the material it was made from being very robust There french made and I was reading in a new magazine in asda how the rib and fishing from them was very popular in france saying they was a very safe boat for unpredictable sea and fast tides (not my words dont have a clue!) it did make me think though why is the rib such a safe boat in comparison to others of a simalar size following seas get mentioned a fair bit ive noticed I would of thought a rib would of been one of the worst boats to be in in this situation being so low sat in the water the artical said there great in bad weather as long as the occupants was prepared for it

Not got a proper outboard yet and thinking on the lines of a 15 hp and use my 4hp as a back up but how far ill be going out on it is another thing atb 2.8

 

Made from HDPE, which is what Argo's are made of. We have a few Argo's (we repair / rebiuld them) and it's pretty indestructible stuff, expensive as well.

[2.8 guy 403]

 

Some interesting posts I got myself a boat a second hand fun yak secu 12 like thishttp://www.samboats.com/smartcms/downloads/funyak_pictures/sea-river/secu-12/images/Red%20FY%20390%20%202.jpghttp://www.fun-yak-varna.com/img/secu12_2.jpg

I liked the idea of it being like a rib but without the inflatable sides and the material it was made from being very robust There french made and I was reading in a new magazine in asda how the rib and fishing from them was very popular in france saying they was a very safe boat for unpredictable sea and fast tides (not my words dont have a clue!) it did make me think though why is the rib such a safe boat in comparison to others of a simalar size following seas get mentioned a fair bit ive noticed I would of thought a rib would of been one of the worst boats to be in in this situation being so low sat in the water the artical said there great in bad weather as long as the occupants was prepared for it

Not got a proper outboard yet and thinking on the lines of a 15 hp and use my 4hp as a back up but how far ill be going out on it is another thing atb 2.8

 

Made from HDPE, which is what Argo's are made of. We have a few Argo's (we repair / rebiuld them) and it's pretty indestructible stuff, expensive as well.

Yes it can be welded ect and repaired as you probably know a couple of pics as the others dint work

 

[rodp 316]

Should be a good boat, and beachable as well. It will bounce off rocks and shingle etc. Welding it STRONGLY is a bit of an art, not so simple as folk make out. It is a mega material though, you can even clean it with thinners !

Once we've rebiult the Argo that's in the shop at the moment we have to pull another one in to weld some holes in the bottom tub, I'll let you know how hard / easy it is We will probably invest in one of the airless welders so it gets a good weld completely through the material.