how many is too many (people on 5m boat...)
Submitted by scottbec on Tue, 2010-05-04 12:17
hey guys,
planning on going out for a day with a few mates and we are currently working out if it is worth going with 4 of us on a 5m boat, or 2 each in 2 boats (5m and a tinny)...
anyone got any thoughts on how many is too many???
cheers,
Scott
alfred
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2 in each boat.
2 in each boat.
Andy Mac
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Depends
on what you intend doing. Anchoring or trolling 4 is probably fine but if drift fishing 2-3 max I would say.
On my 5.8m even with heaps of deckspace its a struggle sometimes with 3, so as Alfred says maybe go 2 on each boat for comfort.
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Paul_86
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Ive got a 5m runabout and 2
Ive got a 5m runabout and 2 people is realy comfortable to fish with weather ur drift fishing or anchor fishing, 3 starts getting too crowded for me, unless ur trolling or just cruising then 4 should be fine, just dont all stand on the same side at once!
kempy
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i would say 2 boats but its
i would say 2 boats but its easier in 1 we once had 14 on our boat that was a bit paked but we wasnt fishin
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weld the tinny to the side
of the 5m boat and make yourself a kickass catamaran with plenty of fishing room.
Problem solved.
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Happy Hooker
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4 is too many on a boat that size,
you will spend most of your time untangling your lines. Plus by the time you put all your gear in you will be tripping over each other. 2 in each boat the way to go.
carnarvonite
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2x2
2 in each boat. I've got a 5 metre centre connie and 3 is one too many when drifting and trolling.
scotto
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carnarvonite doesn't like to
carnarvonite doesn't like to brag, but he uses a 5 metre connie.......
Lamby
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and giving them 3 of it one
and giving them 3 of it one too many.... they would probably agree
scottbec
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2 x 2
Thanks for the feedback guys. i do usually prefer to just have 2 on the boat and dont mind having 3... more than likely we will try to go with 2 each in 2 boats.
Huggy - I like the idea of welding them together, but think that trailering them home might be a bit of hard work.
PilbaraBrad
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2 no more
2 no more
roberta
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2 x 2
hate it when old fart yells if we have 3 on board untangling lines 2x2 silence is golden
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we fish on a 5 mt coraline
we fish on a 5 mt coraline c/c and it fishes / jigs 3 fine never had a problem at all
mikestan
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i had four once
onmy boat four was insane. took two girls out thinking mone sambo that would be them but theyn loved it so everytime there was four lines going down and it was madness trying to get four fish up. drifting wise two max really three is hard work
brg
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snobs lol
go on take your mates fishing on your big boat put em on to some good fish out deep and have a good laugh you can always go out with just 2 i recon .
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One of the boats out at west
One of the boats out at west end hitting the salmon schools had perhaps 9 guys on it. It wasn't clear how many of each were fishing, drinking and yelling, but it was clearly pretty good fun.
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2 for comfort. Ive sometimes
2 for comfort. Ive sometimes fished 3 out of mine but its usually me not fishing.
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At the end of the day you
At the end of the day you are the skipper you are responsible for the people on your boat ,so don't take any chances .Thing go wrong very quickly ,so be safe ,me I would take two boats .happy fishing
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i would say go for 2, we
i would say go for 2, we used to fish 4 on a 5.7 and 2 of them were kids and it was crowded when you had all the gear on board . just make sure the other boat has all the correct safety gear on it as well .
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