Jeff
They key in sight fishig is being able to see them. Hard to do in a kickboat but easy to do from standing 10 feet up on the bank or on the battery on the front of my boat. So yeah in a way shore fishing was an advantage. I probably could have caught the same fish from my boat as well, although the fish in Chabot are particularly wary. My hobie polarized glasses are also majorly important. Without a good pair of polarized glasses you are giving up a huge advantage. I am learning a lot this year about working bed fish. If I find a fish that is locked on a bed, I believe I can catch it no matter what. Pretty awesome to have the opportunity to find some fish over 10 that were like that. The next part I need to learn is how to put 'em in the boat.