I sold my boat last year as well,,, after it sat idle on the trailer in my yard for a couple years. SC1 nailed it. It's the challenge to me. It's not that hard to land a big fish in a boat. To land a big fish while breakers are crashing over your head, or while swimming is a whole different ball game.

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Being a past boater can you put some insight as to why some boaters come in close to the surf and intentionally or unintentionally cause stress to the surfcasters?
Most of the time I think it's because that's where the fish are. Striped bass go where the bait is, and their primary food sources tend to hug the shorelines much of the time,,, within a few hundred yards anyway. Boaters need to respect the surfcaster's range and lack of mobility and fish where they will not adversly affect the chances of those who choose not to waste their money on a boat.