04-22-2011, 11:56 AM
[quote knickman]Hello, I am conducting a survey on angler preferences for my graduate course. I would really appreciate as many reponses as possible. Here are the questions. Please feel free to also include any other information that you may find useful.
Thanks,
K
1. Which do you prefer fly fishing or spinning rods?
Spinning rods
2. What time of day do you fish?
All times of day and night. Depends on what i'm targeting and where.
3. What day of week or days do you prefer fishing?
I prefer fishing around the middle of the week, for no other reason than the landing isn't as busy. But, i'm usually stuck fishing the weekend since I work fulltime.
4. Land or watercraft?
I fish from a boat 90% of the time.
5. How many fish do you catch and how many do you keep?
This depends on species. I very rarely have a bad day on the water, so I fair well on the catching part. As far as keeping, it really just depends on how good they are to eat, and how well their population is holding up to pressure.
6. What type of fish are you fishing for?
I mostly fish saltwater, but when i fish freshwater, I primarily target blue and flathead catfish. I love crappie fishing, but I don't get the chance to do so very often. I do, however, target panfish regularly in the shallows, more times than not to use for bait.
7. Are there any areas that have recently been closed to fishing and why?
No freshwater areas in my location have been closed, to my knowledge. On the saltwater side, there has been a lot of activity from our local SAFMC in regards to putting new catch limits and seasons in place. Much of that activity I have found to be bullshit.
8. How many hours a day do you spend fishing?
If i'm fishing something like a catfish tournament, it's usually an 8 hour deal. If I take my son pond fishing from the bank, he usually makes it a couple hours before he gets bored. If I fish in the ocean, that can turn into a 10-12 hour ordeal.
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Thanks,
K
1. Which do you prefer fly fishing or spinning rods?
Spinning rods
2. What time of day do you fish?
All times of day and night. Depends on what i'm targeting and where.
3. What day of week or days do you prefer fishing?
I prefer fishing around the middle of the week, for no other reason than the landing isn't as busy. But, i'm usually stuck fishing the weekend since I work fulltime.
4. Land or watercraft?
I fish from a boat 90% of the time.
5. How many fish do you catch and how many do you keep?
This depends on species. I very rarely have a bad day on the water, so I fair well on the catching part. As far as keeping, it really just depends on how good they are to eat, and how well their population is holding up to pressure.
6. What type of fish are you fishing for?
I mostly fish saltwater, but when i fish freshwater, I primarily target blue and flathead catfish. I love crappie fishing, but I don't get the chance to do so very often. I do, however, target panfish regularly in the shallows, more times than not to use for bait.
7. Are there any areas that have recently been closed to fishing and why?
No freshwater areas in my location have been closed, to my knowledge. On the saltwater side, there has been a lot of activity from our local SAFMC in regards to putting new catch limits and seasons in place. Much of that activity I have found to be bullshit.
8. How many hours a day do you spend fishing?
If i'm fishing something like a catfish tournament, it's usually an 8 hour deal. If I take my son pond fishing from the bank, he usually makes it a couple hours before he gets bored. If I fish in the ocean, that can turn into a 10-12 hour ordeal.
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