MickS
16-01-2017, 04:08 PM
I have 2 boats, my fishing boat (4.5 meter), and a smaller RIB which I use to support my sons sport of sailing. My boy is now moving into a bigger, and faster boat, and I need to get a bigger, faster RIB.
Owning, and housing 2 boats has the problems of costs and space, so I was thinking about getting rid of all boats, and getting a RIB that would meet both needs, yet from what I see RIB's are not great fishing boats. Yes their ride and stability is brilliant, but they don't like sharp objects, and the tubes take up a bit of space, making things like live bait tanks, storage etc a bit difficult.
Does anyone have experience with using a RIB for fishing, and if so how does it go, what modifications etc.were put in place.
My choice of fishing is generally river and estuary.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers
Mick
Owning, and housing 2 boats has the problems of costs and space, so I was thinking about getting rid of all boats, and getting a RIB that would meet both needs, yet from what I see RIB's are not great fishing boats. Yes their ride and stability is brilliant, but they don't like sharp objects, and the tubes take up a bit of space, making things like live bait tanks, storage etc a bit difficult.
Does anyone have experience with using a RIB for fishing, and if so how does it go, what modifications etc.were put in place.
My choice of fishing is generally river and estuary.
Thanks for any help.
Cheers
Mick