Challenges as a shore fisherman

[fishfight]

Advantage of using cheap lure from dollarama or from 99cents depot store, then tweak them to our advanage, (see my other post under tackle .....) More confident in our presentation and less worry of hurting our pockets.
We are less concern of losing them especially fishing on rivers such as the whirlpool, niagara, where the area is very snaggable and need to allow our lure to get closer to the bottom. Many anglers miss the opportunity of landing trout sicne they are too concern that they might lose their expensive Rapala lures, their presentation is either too fast or way too shallow.

I know couple of shore anglers that outfish some boaters weekly.
One of dollarama largest 6-7" crankbait lure is very effective in catching Musky or Salmon during the fall, hooks just need to be resharpened.

Don't be too discourage just fishing on shore . I was a convert fishing on shore within the last 3 years, I fished more on shore last year than on my boat. Fishing on shore at a river system or waters with moving current are equally productive especially on warm summer months.

The disadvantage of fishing on a boat:
1. Higher cost expense these days.
2. Moved too often and too many option. If the fish will not bite even if we tried so many spot, we end up wasting more gas and time.
3. Boat launch on weekend gets way too busy. Parking and boat launch fee had increased in the last 5 years.
4. Unpredictable weather pattern. Weatherman always wrong.
5. Lots of work before and after our fishing day. Cleaning & maintenance of the boat; fear of losing something or things getting potentially stolen; Storage concern especially during winter months; Getting ripped off by dishonest mechanics; boat propeller getting damage from hitting submerge rock.
6. Monthly payments and high insurance cost on newer boat.
7. Trailer issue such as tires, bearings, trolling batteries, and broken break light that lead to tickets.
8. Need more caution driving a trailer especially on rainy nights. Not too easy to chnage lanes on highway since most do not respect or give way to a us towing our boat.

I know couple of shore anglers that can outfish many boaters.

Being a shore angler, I will stay more focus on one spot and end up being more patient, especially on the spot that I believe would produce.
I also hike more, which is very good for the cardiovascular system. Easier to move from one body of water to the next. Unlike having a boat, we need to wait for available space on the boat ramp, put the boat on a trailer before we can drive it to another body of water.

I would not have gotten into centerpin or fly fishing if fishing on a boat has been as good as it used to be.