Fishing Boats

So you are interested in buying your own fishing boat.

Learn as much as you can so you can put it into practice when you get your own craft. If you want to leave it at location will it be moored or retrieved each time? Moorings can be expensive, just go to a marina web site and check out some of the prices. I did the course with a colleague which made the whole session easier as we use to explain to each other areas, which did not seem clear at the time. So I suggest you get yourself on a RYA course and get to know someone with a boat and see if you can crew for them. In case you are wondering, I am no expert, in fact I bought my first boat only a few years ago.

Check out the local area and see what sort of boats are being used. By the time the boat is loaded with all the essential equipment you then add all the fishing gear it soon pushes up the total weight, so a good tow car is required especially for launching and recovery at slips. All these add to the cost of owning a boat. It really got the grey matter working. I have studied for the "Day Skipper" course at a local evening class.

I knew what I wanted but my finances would not allow the gin palace that some aspire too. A heavy boat will also increase fuel consumption. Well, I hope this site will give you some ideas on what boat and equipment you would like. As this was my first boat I did not want to commit a large investment into a boat, which I might find that I did not enjoy, or use enough. My bit of advice I would pass on to anyone thinking of getting any sort of boat to use on the sea, is first get on an RYA training course.

Prior to these courses I was one of the skippers in our local sea fishing club, Bedford Sea Angling Club, and learnt a lot about handling a small boat at sea in different conditions. I soon became aware how little I knew about tides, winds, navigation and the rules of the sea. Onto the boat its self, if money is no object then you will be spoilt for choice but whatever boat you want think about the area where you are going to fish. Having got that under your belt, what sort of boat do you want? Do you want to trailer the boat around or have it static at one location? What size of boat plays a bit part if you want to trail it behind a car. We then both went on to obtain our VHF radio licences, which include the latest version with DSC emergency calling.