Saltwater Boat Angling — December 2017

72 Saltwater Boat Angling

DRIFTING

Using extracts from Jim O'Donnell's book we look at boat handling

WHY BEING A

BET TER BOATER WILL

INCRE A SE YOUR C ATCH

A

s successful sea anglers you’ll know

exactly where and when to fish on the

shoreline.

But adding a boat into the equation

complicates matters.

Which boat do you choose? Where do you start

looking? Which rig? Which hook? Do you anchor?

Do you cast uptide? Do you drift?

It can all seem overwhelming. Luckily author

and angling expert Jim O’Donnell’s brilliant book

RYA Boat Angling Explained is packed with useful

boat handling methods and safety tips to make it

all simpler. Couple this with taking an RYA course

and you could soon be fishing like a pro.

So, to bring home more bream, land a ling or

tackle a tope, follow Jim’s expert advice – and

happy sea angling!

WHAT TYPE OF BOAT SHOULD YOU

USE?

Firstly, the type of boat you will be using depends

on the type of sea fishing you want to do.

Boat angling comes in two main forms: offshore

and inshore and each requires a slightly different

vessel.

If you are mainly intending to fish inshore you’ll

need a small planing craft (less than 16ft) with

A NICE WRASSE

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