Question for boaters

[Jeff H]

Do you fish most often with a partner or alone? If 100% covers a seasons fishing time, what percentage of that do you fish alone and what percentage do you fish with a partner? What kind of boat are you fishing out of?

[Cajun1977]

why?      50/50 for me

[MALTESE FALCON]

75/25 For me. Since I retired earlier than most, I find more time to fish than my family and friends. I fish from a 25' Baja center console W/250 Merc.

Falcon

[Jeff H]

I'm just curious how people are fishng I guess.  I used to fish alone almost ALL the time because I was usually out in preparation for some tournament in a gas sucking 18' tournament boat.  Now I never fish alone, (I have 2 boys) but if I did I'd have a 15 or 16' Mod V aluminum boat with a small motor on it since I rarely fish any lakes over 2500 acres.  Just kind  of curious how big of boats guys that run alone most of the time are using.

I've been getting the impression that most guys here don't chase the money and was curious how often they fish alone if they do at all.  Other than that, I don't know how to answer "why?".  Just a thought that ran through my head is all.

[Jig Man]

When I am at home, I never get to fish alone.  There is always someone who I need to take or who invites me to go.  However, when I am camping I get to fish alone a lot since most of my friends don't have campers.

I camp somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 days per year, mostly on lakes.  So over half of my fishing is by myself.  I am an old fart and don't tournament fish any more.  I fish from a Champion 206 with a 225 Optimax on it.  I fish lakes from 25000 to 60000 acres.

[heathen]

80% alone/20% with my nephew.

16' Jonboat w/9.9

[flechero]

These days I fish with people probably 80%-90% of the time.  (it used to be the opposite) but since they are always invited guests, I still cover expenses as if I were alone.  Fishing out of a 19' Champion/175 hp.

[Jeff H]

flechero, Jig Man...those Champions are are the best riding rough water boat I've ever been in.

[MattStrykul]

98% with my brother and 2% myself.

[fishingfourfun]

100% with people.  I need someone to verify my "lies" when I go home.

[WhiteMike1018]

100% of the time with somebody else unless im bank fishing.

[Bankbeater]

99% of the time I will be with someone.  Boats?  Lets see jon boat, bass boat, and pontoon boat.

[Fendercaster]

Right now, it's about 75% with a buddy, 25% alone. I just got a little pond boat that is easy to load/unload by myself, so I'll be able to fish more by myself. My Tracker is still in Maryland, I hope to go up and get it next week. When I do, I'll fish it in larger lakes, 100% of the time with a partner.

[flyphisher #]

85% of the time, I fish alone in one of my boats..... other 15%, I am fishing with one of my 2 tournament partners in their boat.

Most guys that did fish with me in my boats, wanted to use my stuff and not help pay for parking,gas, or anything and would complain, stay hung up.....so its cheaper and easier for me to fish alone for now.....

Boats: 18ft Polarcraft bass boat, 13ft Gheenoe, and 8ft One man Pontoon craft.....Buying a 19'6 Ranger from a buddy in next couple of months....w/ gas prices going up at least i have toys to look at.... :'(

[RoLo]

Partnered: 95%

Alone:       5%

Boat:       16-ft Key Largo (glass center-console) 75-hp E-Tec

Roger

[senile1]

80 percent alone.  

20 percent with someone.

1987 15' 6" Starcraft Magnum 150 with 70 hp Johnson.  I can squeeze this boat into places where larger rigs can't go and I can still take it out to Truman Lake (55,000 acres).  Top speed is almost 40 mph but I have to be careful in the wind and in big waves (like Lake of the Ozarks main lake on a weekend) with my 73 inch beam.  

[Rattlinrogue]

Several years ago my wife fished with me 100% of the time,but she got tired of getting up so early in the morning and/or night fishing.Now,I'd say that I fish 80% of the time alone and 20% of the time with my 16 year old son.He likes it,but he is a sleepy head.

I fish out of a renovated 16 ft Terry bass boat with a 25 HP Yamaha.

[burleytog]

60/40

[Catt]

90% with someone & 10% alone

2006 Triton TR-21 with a Mercury 225 OptiMax

2006 Legend LE-21 with a Yamaha V-MAX HPDI 300 HP

2006 Xpress LE21 with a V-MAX HPDI 300 HP

2005 Xpress LE19 with a Evinrude E-Tec 200 HP

1995 Skeeter ZX150 State Team Addition with a Yamaha Pro-V 150 HP

Stratos 158 with a Johnson 70 HP

Alweld 1652 V-Nose Modified V bottom/tunnel with a Tohatsu 40 HP

[Deb]

90% with someone & 10% alone

2006 Triton TR-21 with a Mercury 225 OptiMax

2006 Legend LE-21 with a Yamaha V-MAX HPDI 300 HP

2006 Xpress LE21 with a V-MAX HPDI 300 HP

2005 Xpress LE19 with a Evinrude E-Tec 200 HP

1995 Skeeter ZX150 State Team Addition with a Yamaha Pro-V 150 HP

Stratos 158 with a Johnson 70 HP

Alweld 1652 V-Nose Modified V bottom/tunnel with a Tohatsu 40 HP

Hey Catt, do the boats draw rods to see which one gets to go fishing?

Personally, I fish 90% with someone out of my 1995 Javelin w/115 Evinrude.  It's the only new boat I've ever bought.   She may be old but she's (me) still catching fish.

[R520dvx]

25% alone - 75% with a partner

Ranger 520 - 225 HO

[Spnrbait_]

80% alone.  Kids are too young so when I get a chance I usually don't have time to wait on a buddy.

16ft grizzly

[bassnleo]

I usually fish with 3 people, ME, ME, and ME

No really, I do fish alone about 95% of the time. I admit that I'm a little stingy with my time off from work, and quite frankly when I'm not working and heading to the lake I want to be alone to clear my head. I'm around soo many people at work that I need to be alone, it refreshes me.

It's nice to have a family that understands that........I do also spend time with my wife and daughter, I just have my times where it's me and me only.

The other 5% is with my tournament partner and on tournament day. We pre-fish alone in seperate boats so we can cover more water.