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Fishing From Small Boats

Fishing from small boats is an international pasttime that provides opportunities for anybody from any social or economic situation to enjoy time on the water. Small boats of all shapes and sizes are found on our lakes, rivers and ponds year round. The reasons for owning and fishing fromsmall boats are as varied as the people who own them, and range from economic to just plain preference.

When someone mentions using a small boat, it conjurs up images of pulling a flat bottom boat out of the mud and sitting in the leaking aluminum hull while plying shallow stumps and bushes for fish that inhabit these type waterholes. But on this site, you'll find that fishing from small boats is more than just a mudhole experience. With a carefully rigged flatbottom boat, canoe or kayak, you can do some serious fishing on some serious bodies of water. And while the pond experience will be included because of it's value to those with small boats, fishing from small boats in lakes of all sizes and types are discussed on this web site.

Do you have an old, unused boat lying around your property? Are you considering a fishing boat, but have limited funds? Are you trying to figure out efficient rigging for your small boat? Trying to make the most of a small boat without a gas motor? All these issues and many more are discussed on the site and will make your experience fishing from small boats the best it can be. And it can be great.

What about fishing? Are you new to it, or do you know all there is to know? Do you like to fish for bass, bluegill, catfish, crappie.....or something else? Fishing from small boats can fill your livewell, stringer and freezer. And for the catch and release folks, you won't need a livewell, so you'll have more room in your boat. Some unique fishing techniques that are especially effective from small boats are detailed on the site.

No matter what the question, fishing from small boats can answer it. Come on in. It's free, fun, and you might find something of value. - Mark Rogers