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Mind you, I fish exclusively from a kayak. I carry my yak to load and unload from the car roof racks, wheel the yak to the water and then pedal to where I want to fish in usually kilometres away. Rain, hail or cold, I'm out there and usually in some chop too... No outboard engine to power the craft, no nice carpeted casting deck, no cockpit to protect you from the splash, wind etc.. Most you boat guys don't even winch the boat up on the trailer anymore. Probably the most physical thing you'd do is strap down the boat on the trailer... and I'm to harden up?
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I fish from a 'yak too - no boat ramp required, and often the best fishing spots are a long way from any accommodation other than camping. I love being able to leave the kayak tied up on the water, or just a short walk to the water rather than having to car-top it to and from my launch spot.
Have a little camper trailer that takes < 10 minutes to set up, and it's all up off the ground. Comfy as. After an adequate amount of beers I can sleep 1/2 way up (or is that down?) a flight of stairs. Maybe I should have called this thread "Are we a soft bunch?" |
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JI fish both from a yak and a boat,
now after many a years fishing I still really enjoy spending 10 + hrs a day on the water fishing hard, but I've compromised by finding accommodation within 20 minutes to where I want to fish most of the time. I've exchanged ice in the tent, and smelly wet cloths for a hot shower after each session and a comfortable chair to drink in. I'll still jump in a swag now and then if I have no option or am on the fly. I wouldn't call me soft as I work outside 12 hrs a day, regardless what the weather, but fishing doesn't have to be all hardships, I thought we all fished because we enjoy it. So am I soft or am I getting wiser as I get older? |
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Hit the bulls eye there. If we wanted to do it tough, its called "work" or "boot camp". Fishing is about relaxation, enjoyment. Why do it tough when you don't have to?
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I don't think camping is doing it tough, but doing it simple and uncomplicated. I've always liked camping and the simplicity and relaxation of it. No big TV's, constant noise and ambient light - just nature, a million stars and a fire to watch. You do need to finesse your setups though. People are saying they sleep uncomfortably- get a better mattress or sleeping bag. My ultimate holiday is camping. Jam Europe where the sun don't shine, I'll be holidaying in the Kimberly. Its an acquired taste and its one of those love it or hate it things.
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A tip fro those that sleep in cars is to get he window socks. u can have your window down and mozzies out.
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If your finding camping 'TOUGH' then you are most likley not doing it properly if it's a comfort thing then get better camping gear, simple
on the other hand if there wasn't enough 'soft' fishos out there requiring luxury accomidation then the tourism/hospitality industry would suffer each to their own |
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soft?
Just get one of these guys!!!! I wish I had 1....hang on I do
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I always take some shade cloth with me....not to give me shade but to put on the ground sand falls through it and keep sand out of unwanted places... it helps make it a little more bareable haha
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Love camping and will do it next to any accomm even if it was free
Only one 'must have' is a roaring fire that as the night goes on you have to move back 1m every half hour |
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having travelled across India for work this week, I'm keen to get into my swag, it would be cleaner & comfier than any of the hotels I've stayed at, and I could fish from the swag too. great rolling the swag out in the boat, rocking you to sleep on those overnighters.
+1 on the fire EB |
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I'd much rather go camping than spend anytime in a hotel/motel. Before Cricket came into my life, Dad and I would spend most weekends camping at the beach... Now we are a die hard fisherman not camping people.. So we don't have a 'luxury' camp site, we turn up to the beach, set up a small area early in the morning, (tide pending) pull worms for hours for bait, fish all through the day for whiting and flathead.. The sun starts to go down over the sand dunes and we wack out the tailor/jew gear, fish till just after dark, head back to the camp site, we make a fire, clean down the fishing gear a little, put some food on the fire and watch the stars come out... The sky is dark and so clear unlike town!! Sometimes he will slip me a drink but hey no harm done.. Nothing can beat freshly caught whiting fillets under the stars
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Not everyone has a couple of hundred to go splashing around willy nilly.
Plus thats like half a decent new reel :P As others have mentioned camping doesnt always mean roughing it if you have the right gear. Having a decent spot to sleep sure does make a difference.
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