Hi all,

I'm going out tomorrow morning on the Salty Lady out of SF for Salmon with a buddy who set the trip up. This will be my first time fishing off of a boat that isn't my kayak, so any advice would be welcome. I've fished for salmon before but I have no clue about boat etiquette, or how self sufficient I'm expected to be. Like how much of my own gear should I bring?

Any help in not making an too much of an ass of myself would be welcome.

Thanks!
-Bryan

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Hi folks!

A good friend of mine has invigorated me to get fishing more, mainly after a excellent trip to Ocean Cove a month or so ago. My wife and I stuck to the shore poke holing while my friend went out on his 'yak and while I didn't catch much (a small-ish greenling and some itty bitty monkeyface eels) as compared to my friend (4-5 huge rockfish and a monster lingcod), I had an awesome time.

I used to go fishing a lot with my dad, but between chasing girls, moving out and my dad slowing down I hadn't gone in a long time until my wife's family introduced me to poke holing for monkeyface eel which seemed like magic. I had forgotten how enjoyable fishing can be even if you're not catching anything.

I'm considering getting a kayak, though honestly I'm dreading putting a bunch of money into another hobby when I could just as easily be spending it on the house or something else more "necessary". Yak or not I want to get fishing more and it's great to hear from other local fishermen.