Jet ski fishing

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Jet Ski Fishing is the practice of rigging a personal watercraft with fishing rods and accessories in order to travel to an area for fishing.[ citation needed ]

Jet ski fishing is one of the fastest growing categories in the personal watercraft and fishing industries. [1] There are four types of fishing rigs for jet ski fishing:

This sport is said to have originated in South Africa and has become popular in Australia and New Zealand, [2] and in 2015 the sport has started to get traction in North America. A personal watercraft can support two fishermen on the water. There are several methods of fishing from a PWC: trolling, casting and drift jigging, all of which are productive and are used regularly. When trolling there are two positions where the rods can be installed, off the aft and off the steering column.[ citation needed ]

There are several obstacles to overcome when taking a stock PWC and converting it to a fishing platform. Firstly the fisherman needs to have a place to store and mount fishing gear such as rods and reels, nets and gaffs. All three methods above address that problem. Storage space is required, and the most popular method is to use saddle bags or a catch bag and a console bag, giving extra storage area for touring and fishing. In addition there are three compartments on a Jet Ski, the front compartment, the console hatch and there is generally a bucket under the rear seat. The final hurdle is where to store the catch, either in a catch bag (the easiest and most economical method) or a more costly cooler and basket.[ citation needed ]

Personal watercraft are regularly used for touring, they are used by groups of people to travel from port to port. Many of these machines are being used for overnight camping in combination with fishing.[ citation needed ]

The majority of jet ski fishing is done off three or four seat PWCs, the larger area allowing for the movement required to handle a fish whether there are one or two fishermen on board.[ citation needed ]

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