For the Bank fisherman: How many hours do you fish?

[Manly Studson]

8 hours ago, NYWayfarer said:

My Bank fishing trips are usually 2-4 hours.

 

A typical fishing day will have me up at 5am for coffee and a light breakfast. A short 10 minute drive to get on the banks at 7am. Hike and fish then on my way home at 11am. I freshen up when I get home and have lunch at 12am

This is a perfect day of bank fishing. Wake up early, hike a little, fish. Back in time for lunch. Makes for a great day.

[schplurg]

2-5 hours. If I go late in the day I fish til dark.

 

One thing that determines my time is the difficulty of the bank. A few days ago I was on my local lake sliding down the steep bank on dirt, rocks, and falling on my back-side several times. I have it on video and it's funny stuff.

 

I want to fish all day and I will if my tendinitis holds up.

 

The fishing kinda sucks here. I fish several times a week anyways.

[Bankbeater]

Anywhere from 4 to 7 depending on the bite, the weather conditions, and my honey do list. 

[Defiant Clone]

I typically fish nightly 1-2 hours while I am out working out on the road but can fish 4ish hours when home. However, I will bank fish as long as I possibly can based on a few factors:

1. Time of day/start time, gets super HOT down here in the south sometimes as early as 8am or evening sun is setting.
2. Fish biting yay/nay, this will also lead to my time spent outside and enjoyment vs heat.
3. Prior Plans, son has flag football every Saturday right now at 1030, so I will fish from 630-930

[Falkus]

Mostly 3 to 6 hours on the bank. 

 

 

[Peddiesake]

Three to four hours a day, five days a week. Fish about 11 months of year.

[Jason.Domingo]

2-3 hours a day after work 3-4 days a week. On our days off though me and the wife will spend about 6-8 hours beating the banks.

[HookInMouth]

For me, bank fishing is something I do when I'm short on time. If I have 4+ hours I'm going to launch the kayak and do it that way. If I've got 2 hours or so, I'll run down to the river/pond/lake and throw in for a bit and then bolt. I've gotten in the habit with the shorter fall days to head down to the bank for about an hour before it gets dark in the evening. 

[Koz]

Anywhere from an hour to maybe 4 hours. Back in the SC Lowcountry I had 14 lagoons in my neighborhood. Many were on a defunct golf course so I would ride my bike on the old cart paths from lagoon to lagoon.

 

But the main place I fished was where my father lives in Sun City Hilton Head and there are 300 or so lagoons in there. I'd drive to one lagoon and then cover a mile or two on foot covering lagoons in the area, then hop in my car and do the same thing in another part of the community.

 

On a good day I'd spend most or all of my time at one lagoon and luckily that happened frequently.

[MIbassyaker]

I also only fish only a few hours at a time.

 

On the bank maybe an hour or 2. As short as 10-15 min, if that's all the time I have.

If I have more than about 2 hours to fish, I almost always fish from a kayak instead of bank fishing...unless it's too cold or windy, and I'm feeling like a wimp.

 

By kayak, I usually fish 2-5 hours, occasionally more but not often.  

[soflabasser]

You have to spend more time on the water fishing than spend time online if you want to improve in bass fishing, whether it is fishing from the bank or on a boat. 

[boostr]

the whole day if I'm out with my son.

[TcRoc]

It always differs.. depends on how many time I say "this is my last cast"... which could last hours.

[geo g]

From the bank, I will try to get an hour of fishing before the sun sets.  I am surrounded by man made lakes I can walk and fish.  It just relieves my mind from whatever has happened that day.  With strong winds it's much easier then in the boat.

[Boomstick]

It depends on the day, weather, how much they're biting. Last Saturday was cold so I gave it 2-3 hours and called it quits. In the hot summer, I often show up late and fish late when it cools off. Earlier in the year, it may be a day trip.

[HKBasser]

8-9 hours, don't care if it is in the heat of the summer or a rainstorm or anything.  I need to fish, screw everything else.

[skekoam]

Well after about 30 minutes, my wife is normally calling me to see when I am coming home.  My son and I normally go for about 4 hrs at a time, but my son would easily stay from sunrise to sunset.  I swear that time flies when fishing and it is sometimes hard to leave especially if the bit is slow.

[Manly Studson]

On 10/21/2019 at 12:56 PM, HKBasser said:

8-9 hours, don't care if it is in the heat of the summer or a rainstorm or anything.  I need to fish, screw everything else.

Agreed. I’ll fish in most any weather.

[CrankFate]

23 hours ago, Manly Studson said:

Agreed. I’ll fish in most any weather.

Yeah, it’s all fun and games, until it’s the dead of winter and you’re getting ice in your guides every time you go to reel up.

[Manly Studson]

1 hour ago, CrankFate said:

Yeah, it’s all fun and games, until it’s the dead of winter and you’re getting ice in your guides every time you go to reel up.

Winter isn’t always fun. I’ll ice fish if the lakes are frozen over. Or I will fish for trout in February or March. I sometimes combine hiking and fishing when it’s cold. You won’t see me in a kayak in the winter.

[Raul]

4-5 hours