Music in the boat? 2024

DaveT63 reply :

How many of you play music while out fishing, and how many think it will have a negative impact on fish?

Thanks,

Dave

MountainMan83 reply :

I've always thought about this but never asked the question

Bluebasser86 reply :

I don't normally, but one of the best days for numbers of fish I ever had we had music playing all day.

Basspro3106 reply :

only when I'm panfishing will I play music usually blue oyster cult or something equally awesome but when bass fishing I feel like I don't have time for music two much on my mind working the trolling motor, reading ff or changing lures.

tstraub reply :

I don't have a radio in my boat so I usually go without music while I'm alone and bass fishing. When I'm out with the whole family we tend to drop anchor and target the panfish. My wife or one of the kids will usually have something playing from thier phone. I have never thought it effected the bite at least no more than the normal conversations we would have anyway with a boat full of people. If the kids get to dancing and stomping thier feet to the music I sometimes put a stop to it other times I let them have at it. Just depends on the day we're there to have fun. If we can fill the livewell all the better, but fun takes priorety over number of fish caught when the kids are aboard.

Tyler

Puggz reply :

I especially like blastin out the tunes when I'm trolling for Muskie...lol Not so much when I'm casting as I think the noise will scare the fish..

Crestliner2008 reply :

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

Bankbeater reply :

I don't have anything playing while fishing. I like to hear when the fish jump.

Ohio Archer reply :

I have a Bluetooth speaker that I use with my iphone. I keep it low enough so I can hear it in the background and cover the constant ringing in my ears. My boat came with a built-in radio but it doesn't work and will be coming out this spring.

junyer357 reply :

I have bluetooth headphones i use alot the time when fishing, especially pond fishing. It was one of main reasons i purchased them to begin with. I have a waterproof bluetooth speaker i use some as well if its not just me fishing, especially in the fall on gamedays. I fish to relax, and the music helps take my mind off things and relax. I have used the bluetooth one in a kayak and still caught fish so im not as worried about the noise as i once was.

N Florida Mike reply :

I play some bluegrass on the phone occasionally. I'm sure it doesn't effect the fishing but it puts me in good mood! Now I don't clog in the boat or anything.I usually listen to part or all of one playlist then I turn it off.

Scott F reply :

I don't know how your music affects the fishing but I do know sound travels very well over water so everyone else is entertained by your tunes whether they want to be or not. I prefer not to listen to music while I'm fishing, mine or yours. If you like to listen, consider those around you and use headphones.

Topwaterspook reply :

On 2/8/2016 at 7:20 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

FloridaFishinFool reply :

MP3 player and headphones sometimes.

While I would like to listen to just the sounds of Nature too, quite often out on the St. Johns river are quite a few airboats and those can be very loud, so earphones block most of that noise out and the music drowns out the rest!

I prefer an MP3 player because I can program it with specific music I'd like to hear while fishing with no commercials or obnoxious DJ's like we hear on FM radio all the time.

And, using an MP3 player is not running down my trolling motor battery.

RB 77 reply :

On 2/8/2016 at 7:20 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

Yes sir!

geo g reply :

I often listen to Pandora with my phone and Bluetooth speaker. It is relaxing and helps me concentrate. Its a personal preference and do whatever you enjoy. I can't imagine a truck without a radio!

Nitrofreak reply :

Most of the time when there is music in the boat it includes my family out fishing for the day, my girls love having music on board, it does not have a negative impact since the radio is simply a little hand held device or something on their phones that they listen to, some of the best days have come with music so it is not something I would place any stock in for a negative impact, it may have a different effect with those really big systems such as those found on wake boats and such, as for me when I am out, I am more focused on the task at hand anyway, I don't even notice it even when the girls are with me.

drew4779 reply :

I rarely listen to music while fishing but I always have the Reds games on.

ward131 reply :

If my ears are ringing bad (Tinnitus) I will put something on in the background or listen to the ball game.

Evan K reply :

On 2/8/2016 at 7:20 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

Add me. It's a relief to get away from something constantly playing or people talking.

DogBone_384 reply :

Music in the boat? That would be the splash from a topwater explosion.... nothing more.

MDBowHunter reply :

I have an all electric reservoir boat so sometimes on my travels I like to listen to music, some of my spots are an hour boat ride one way. I dont really listen to much while I'm actually fishing though, I find it distracting.

RHuff reply :

On 2/8/2016 at 7:20 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

This. I try to stay as stealth as possible. Plus I like to hear baitfish scatter.

A-Jay reply :

Definitely ~ The louder the better.

However I'm actually more into this type ~ It's quite relaxing.

Additionally I thought this was also appropriate ~

A-Jay

scaleface reply :

Never , Cardinal baseball is acceptable .

Bob C reply :

I had radios in my first 4 boats. Never used any of them. The boat I have now doesn't have one.

Raul reply :

On 2/8/2016 at 7:20 PM, Crestliner2008 said:

When I'm out on the water, the only sounds I am interested in listening to is nature.

On 2/8/2016 at 7:27 PM, Bankbeater said:

I don't have anything playing while fishing. I like to hear when the fish jump.

^^^ These.

Now, if you are worried fish may react negatively well ....... that´s why headphones were invented, to keep your music personal.

cbass12 reply :

The only time the radio comes on is to listen to music when we're swimming/floating, or when the Royals are playing.

Paul Roberts reply :

No way. I don't even want it in my head. I hunt a lot too, and at times it can take a couple days to get the traffic, music, and all that other noise out of my system.

stkbassn reply :

When I'm fishing I'm only in the mood for fishing, nothing else.

RAMBLER reply :

When this came up one time a while back, I made the comment that I don't play music when I'm fishing and I don't want to hear yours.

Some guy raked me over the coals for having a bad attitude. But, I still stand by my earlier comment.

DaveT63 reply :

Thanks for all the replies! The wife bought me a Bluetooth speaker to use on my boat. I don't mind music, but wouldn't turn it up loud enough to be distracting, I don't think. Guess I will just have to give it a try and see.

Scott F reply :

On 2/9/2016 at 1:50 AM, DaveT63 said:

Thanks for all the replies! The wife bought me a Bluetooth speaker to use on my boat. I don't mind music, but wouldn't turn it up loud enough to be distracting, I don't think. Guess I will just have to give it a try and see.

Turn on the Bluetooth speaker at the volume you would use. Leave it on the dock and move off across the lake. See how far you can travel when you stop hearing it.

Manboy reply :

For some terrible reason, i think rocking out to five finger death punch's new album may spook some fish....:-), it would really depend on what im fishing for.

Fishinthefish reply :

I usually bring my over the ear earbuds and run the cord up through my shirt and have one earbud in and the other clipped to my shirt so I can still carry on a conversation, hear fish jump etc. Your surroundings are too important in my opinion to completely drown everything out.

scaleface reply :

I always wanted to do an Apocalypse Now thing and blast Flight of the Valkrie .

WIGuide reply :

I don't know how it would affect the fish. Coming from a small speaker probably not at all, but from a bigger system built into the boat I would think might have some adverse affects. I don't think you'll ever catch any music coming out of my boat though. The sounds of being on the lake, the wildlife rustling on the bank, the eagles flying overhead, fish splashing, or bullfrogs croaking. I also think it doesn't let you catch those little things, like the sound of the fish jumping. Fishing without it makes me feel more in tune with what's going on around me.

For those who do listen to music, please be considerate and either use headphones or keep it on very low as sound carries a lot farther over water than it does any other place.

LittlePineyAngler reply :

definitely agree with scaleface, always enjoy listening to a little cardinal baseball in the boat. Never tried jamming out to anything while bass fishing but if it's not blaring id say it wouldnt effect anything

Buckeye Ron reply :

When I'm outside doing stuff I tend to have a radio close by. I think it's more habit than anything else. When I'm fishing it's different though as I love the quiet. Being around people all the time with phones,cars,traffic,and such gets to me and I start to feel stressed out. A few hours of quiet time with a rod in my hands is like therapy for me so I leave the music at the house when I'm fishing.

EricTheAngler reply :

On 2/9/2016 at 3:31 AM, WIGuide said:

For those who do listen to music, please be considerate and either use headphones or keep it on very low as sound carries a lot farther over water than it does any other place.

Jaderose reply :

Nope....you want to? Cool.......just don't blast me outta off the water with it. I want to hear nature or the voices in my head

Darren. reply :

Never, ever.

But I once listened to a Buffalo Bills broadcast
with my iPhone headphones...

Nature is all I want to hear. Don't like hearing
tunes blasted from other boats, either. People
don't often realize how much the sound carries
over the water....

Cgrinder reply :

Slayer.

Catt reply :

Bass love Lynyrd Skynyrd

Doesn't bother me one way or the other & it doesn't bother the fish

N Florida Mike reply :

On 2/9/2016 at 5:46 AM, Catt said:

Bass love Lynyrd Skynyrd

Doesn't bother me one way or the other & it doesn't bother the fish

I love playing "swamp music" when I head out to fish!

68camaro reply :

I bank fish and love the peace and quiet, plus I fish with all my senses, couldn't fathom hearing music while fishing.

Racerx reply :

I'm there to fish. If I wanna hear music, I can do that at home. Last thing I want are distractions.

clh121787 reply :

Occasionally. Especially lake cypress springs. Party lake =party bass

K_Mac reply :

Even Cardinal baseball is unlikely unless it is in September or October. I love music but not in my boat!

BassnChris reply :

I don't listen to the radio while on the water.

the radio didn't work when I bought the boat......so I bought a new one and replaced it......just because I'm a little retentetive.....I just like everything that's suppose to work, to work.

Burtonxj reply :

No big speakers or anything but sometimes I'll play something on my phone while I'm paddling to my next spot. Not loud at all.

BaitMonkey1984 reply :

Always listen to music. My ranger didn't have one when I bought it. Put in a nice Kenwood deck and some really nice speakers under the console. The only issue is the speakers under the drivers side console face backwards, so I have to crank it for me to hear up on the trolling motor. If someone's fishing on the back deck, it is impossible to hear one another and listen to the music. O well, you live and learn.

Master Bait'r reply :

I like to have some old school reggae playing really softly.

Catch 22 reply :

Fresh water ==never

salt water drifting for flounder in 60' of water == yes

RJD1 reply :

Music is not a problem unless it is rap!!

Hurricane reply :

Reeled in the biggest fish of my life this past summer (Musky) with Godsmack playing on the radio on my brother in laws brand new Lund...

hawgenvy reply :

I prefer the glorious sounds of nature, which in my case is largely the mosquitoes buzzing my ears, and the smacking sound when I instinctively smash and miss one on my neck. Sometimes nature blesses us with a lengthy melodious flatus, occasionally heard on quiet mornings from as far away as the next boat. It often ensues from a good hook set, and so is truly the music of angling success. One sadly misses these gems when the boater turns on real music.

Anyway, I have a question for those who believe music can attract fish: What sort of music do bass enjoy most, and what genre whets their appetites, or makes them more aggressive? I once heard they adore John Denver (for some reason) but it is rumored to make them passive and less hungry, so I wouldn't risk it if I were you.

herbu reply :

Can't tell you how much I love the ski & wakeboard boats with a stereo to rival my home theater. And apparently the volume automatically gets louder as the motor revs... like the setting in many car stereos. I'm convinced it is why the Army Corp of Engineers doesn't allow firearms on my lake. Wise move. You can literally hear these numbskulls coming a mile away.

lo n slo reply :

i can do with or without it. i rarely listen to music when i'm fishing alone. i have tuned in to some ncaa march madness, nascar, and college football while fishing. i have a friend that always has to have the radio or pandora on and we catch just as many fish, doesn't really seem to make any difference.

what i do hate is a fricken cell phone. i know we have to have them but all i want to do is fish. i dont want to text, chat, tweet, talk, lol, or holla backatcha.......just fishing.

fishing

bonzai22 reply :

My first boat didn't have a radio but the one I am getting soon does. I will probably listen to the cardinals game if I am just fun fishing but that's about it.

AQUA VELVA reply :

That's a very interesting question. I can listen to music while doing most anything else except for fishing, then it becomes distracting. To me, fishing is a world unto it's self and I don't like outside intrusions.

Lil Joe The Grinder reply :

I don't listen anymore cause I'm too serious now. I remember a time when I did and caught a ton. Maybe I need the subtle distraction? I believe bass love Don Williams

NorcalBassin reply :

Usually not needed due to all the fun banter, but if I'm out with just me and the dog I like to have some sports talk radio on.

Junk Fisherman reply :

I always have my ipod with a bunch sports podcasts that I listen to throughout the day since I mostly fish alone. I usually don't listening till later in the day if I start getting a little bored. I don't ever play music out loud.

Last_Cast reply :

I like listening to music while fishing, not too loud though, I like to hear whats going around me.

tiredbobmarley reply :

Definitely have a waterproof Bluetooth speaker always playing tunes or streaming the Orioles game at a reasonable volume. Nothing better than listening to the baseball game and watching the sun go down from your boat with a rod in your hand and a cold one at your feet.....

Bass newb reply :

I saw a kid jamming out to some music and he caught a hell of a lot more fish than I did.

I don't want to hear mankind sounds while I'm fishing though.

the reel ess reply :

I don't like it. I've fished with a few people who insist upon having it. That's not a problem. The lake I grew up fishing on had horrible radio reception all over it. It's just now getting a good enough cell signal for me to make a call from the lake.

I just like to listen to nature. Several guys have told me I need a radio. I never even thought about that. I need a newer graph, a better trolling motor and maybe 10 more rods first.

Derekbass02 reply :

I win the award for simpelest answer. Here it is... NO

Mosster47 reply :

Sometimes we do, sometimes we don't. It has zero effect on the fishing.

cgolf reply :

When I am out alone I have my iPod on playing through the internal speaker on deck at a level so that I can just hear it, but not much louder. I still like to be able to hear the wildlife and fish busting on the surface near me.

Surprised that some find it distracting, I actually find the opposite. When the inevitable lull in the bite happens, the music helps to keep my mind from wandering so I don't whiff when I get that first strike in an hour.

A little off topic but the coolest sound I ever heard on the water was the air over an Eagles wings as it came in to grab a perch of the water not ten yards from the boat, really awesome to witness.

BuckMaxx reply :

Bottleneck YouTube him

ww2farmer reply :

More times than not I have my ipod with me............and when it's with me, I listen to it about 1/2 the time. If it's peaceful and quiet on the lake, I do not. When the background noise is jet skies, wake boats, or drunken morons hollering "weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" or playing their radios loud enough for the whole county to hear, in it goes. When the wind gets whipping I also use it, I hate the sound of wind in my ears. During tournament I have used it a few times to "settle down" OR drown out the complaining of my partner.

WPCfishing reply :

Never

Toeshots reply :

I enjoy having music out on the boat. Just adds to the overall experience for me.

Fishing. Music. A couple cold beers on a hot day.

Good times.

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