Today, licensed commercial fishermen are permitted to drop the bait line from their own fishing rafts or boats. The rewards of such fishing forays are often large fish of at least close to 20 "Tai" kilograms (slightly lighter than a standard kilogram) or more.
「船釣」收穫豐富，又沒有沿岸釣魚易被大浪襲捲落海的危險，這是釣者最羨慕的釣法。