High Banks Shore Fishing Question

[SirSnookalot]

A boat is best based on the looks of the picture, but there are places where a boat can't be used.  Where I do a lot of fishing the current is always running at at least 8 knots, plus it's against the law as an inlet is only for navigation.

 

I'm a bit confused with the parachute cord, much easier and more effective would be to gaff the fish in the lip (which I'm not too crazy about) or a long handled net.  Drop pier nets are good but difficult for 1 person to handle with a larger fish on, but very doable.  I don't how big the average fish are there but I would not be using too light of an oufit, mh rods with 20# braid and 30# leader is what I use.  I have no problem in lifting or springing up 7-8# fish which is about average here, any bigger you need a net for sure.  I do this kind of fishing almost daily.

 

A milk crate is just so big and takes about a lot of room in your vehicle, nets lay flat.   I have a 30" collapsible net, it's old and really too small, needs to be replaced.  Frabill no longer makes a collapsible round pier nets, I have searched wide and far for one, I will be buying a steel hooped 36", non collapsible.  Always rinse your nets, they will smell if you don't.

[FishChaser1]

Yer not supposed to use yer rod like a crane

For a big fish, I'd grab the line and pull it up

NEVER do this unless you're using very heavy line - i lost my pb trying this

[einscodek]

I never lost a fish grabbing the line not sure how it would matter if its heavy or not.

[Wpcat6611]

There is a place like this at my local state lake its frustrating because I know there's fish there. But its impossible to get down because of the rocks an grown up weeds an what not. I guess a long net would be the anwser crankbaits would probably get hung up when I brought it in so I couldn't use them wish the state would clean it up this winter...