Fishing from a pontoon boat

[TickfawTiger]

Anyone else just have a pontoon boat as their fishing rig?

I think I’m definitely at a disadvantage when it comes to trying to stay on a brush pile or structure since the wind plays such a factor in trying to keep the boat in one place. I don’t have a trolling motor on it.

Usually if if I find a good looking spot, I’ll slowly lower a mushroom anchor into the water. I’m wondering if this is scaring off the fish.

[bflowers]

i fished from a 24 ft pontoon for years. When I wanted to fish a brush pile or a certain drop off ledge i would pull about 50 to 100 ft above the spot into the wind with the motor and put out the big anchor from the front of the pontoon, i would then let the wind push me back until i was over the spot i wanted to fish. to keep the boat from swinging i would ease down a smaller mushroom anchor off the back to hold the boat still.then we could all fish off the sides of the boat.
i also drift fished a lot in the wind, I would drift with the wind and if need be I would use drift socks off the back of the pontoons to slow the drift down sorta like long lining.
hope this helps.

[Fish on Line]

Sorry But you could not give me one of those things ... I helped a man once that his Motor broke down and he was towed back to the Ramp... there was about a 5 Mph cross wind .. he had a short Bow line and had to wade to try and get the front coming to the Trailer ,, and I used my boat to try and get the stearn in place... it took 45 Minites to get the hook of the winch attached and get it on the Trailer

[TickfawTiger]

Sorry But you could not give me one of those things ... I helped a man once that his Motor broke down and he was towed back to the Ramp... there was about a 5 Mph cross wind .. he had a short Bow line and had to wade to try and get the front coming to the Trailer ,, and I used my boat to try and get the stearn in place... it took 45 Minites to get the hook of the winch attached and get it on the Trailer

A pair of trailer guides installed on the rear of my trailer has been the best investment ever.

[Seekbigger]

I fish off a 24' pontoon all the time and have very little trouble unless its just terrible windy. I would invest in a good troll motor with ipilot, I would give up all my electronics before giving up my troll motor. I rarely anchor because I spider rig most all the time, but when I do I also get upwind pitch a claw anchor and let the wind push me back till close to brush then my anchor is not interfering with the brush

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