I would keep the KF since you own her and just give shore fishing a try. I bet your wife will not like the experience as much as being in a boat. No sense selling the boat. You will regret it. JMHO. Maybe the 50 is what she is concerned about. Maybe look for a 25-35 which will do you nice.
She's from the Philippines and has been fishing from the shore her whole life. That is probably her comfort zone. That and eating tiny little fish, equivalent to bait for me. Literally! The first time we went to the bait shop and bought shiners, she said that we should just cook those up! :lol:
She and the boy got here in July 2012 and for the first 3+ years we fished
only from the shore, until we bought and fixed up this Kingfisher in 2015. And from the very next day after the splash she said that she didn't like the "tippy" feeling of the boat. Same word from the boy. Been discussed a number of times. They've adapted... a little. They still don't like it, even yesterday while we were out. Nothing to do with the power of the engine though.
My primary freshwater interest is bass fishing. Requires hunting for the fish, then figuring out what they want and trying to get 'em in the boat. It
can take hours of no bites though. Means that the angler needs to be really patient and focused. I've been very good at it in the past (was told I should have gone pro) but I took a hiatus for more than a decade once I got into saltwater fishing. I need to get my bass fishing skills back. Been having trouble finding the bass in the riverine lake where we fish. Caught a few, but it's been tough. Yesterday the water level was 3 feet below what it was just a month ago! The water under the bridge was only about 6 inches deep. No fishies there yesterday!
Her preference is sitting anchored up (or on shore) and "catching" for bluegill. Not patiently fishing. Catching. Sure, I can sit under a bridge and dunk a worm but I get bored with it pretty quickly. As does she when I'm hunting the bass.
We've done some saltwater shore fishing but won't be taking the KF out to the flats until I get the 50HP Mercury installed; if that actually happens. And the Chieftain will be used in the Gulf, but obviously not the flats, once it's completed.
Keep the KF till at least your other SC is ready. Then at least you will still have that option to fish from a boat.
Indeed something to consider. And with my health the way it is, shore fishing has been impossible at times. A boat comes in handy.
