09-22-2010, 01:55 AM
Wow, lots of questions, but I'm up to trying to answer them. Yes this place is next to Twin Falls, so it is closer and a day-trip is doable. Not hauling the boat allows one to drive up in an economical vehicle and save substantially in the expense of the trip.
There are pros and cons with shore fishing. The pro is one can move around more by not being stuck on a boat and stretch one's legs (although sitting on a rock all day is not great on the back). The cons are one has to carry everything in and one can't follow the fish after it is hooked. Also, fighting a fish from a large cliff is a little unnerving. I only hauled one small bait cooler and everything else (except for the two rods) fit into a back pack.
One definitely needs more line when fishing from the shore than from a boat. More line is needed there, because I couldn't quite cast far enough and if I would have added more weight so that I could cast further I wouldn't have been left with enough spare line to fight the fish. Maybe I could get enough Power Pro (think that is what it is called) on a Penn 350, but not sure. I already own one large spinning reel that I am going to rig up with Power Pro line.
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There are pros and cons with shore fishing. The pro is one can move around more by not being stuck on a boat and stretch one's legs (although sitting on a rock all day is not great on the back). The cons are one has to carry everything in and one can't follow the fish after it is hooked. Also, fighting a fish from a large cliff is a little unnerving. I only hauled one small bait cooler and everything else (except for the two rods) fit into a back pack.
One definitely needs more line when fishing from the shore than from a boat. More line is needed there, because I couldn't quite cast far enough and if I would have added more weight so that I could cast further I wouldn't have been left with enough spare line to fight the fish. Maybe I could get enough Power Pro (think that is what it is called) on a Penn 350, but not sure. I already own one large spinning reel that I am going to rig up with Power Pro line.
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