Fishing/Boating Etiquette

[Harmsway]

Pass up-drift (upwind) and no closer than 200 yards from another fishing boat.

More . . . ?

[mojokoko]

I had a boat a few weekends ago get right up to my drift and then just anchor right infront of me. I couldn't believe what happend. I started to troll around him in a circle and cast right to his boat.

[wevans]

Just drift right into em you are under-way, they anchored in your path "course ya may want ta look and see just how big a fella he is first"

[RHTFISH]

Just drift right into em you are under-way, they anchored in your path "course ya may want ta look and see just how big a fella he is first"

Now that's some good preaching! AMEN!

[Semper Fi-sh]

The east coast of Florida is not much better, I went to Jacksonville this past weekend to fish the intercoastal water way (Beach blvd to the Mayport jetties) and those folks over there have no since of etiquette.

[Barhopr]

Mount a ball-peen hammer on a broom stick and lay into the guys gelcoat and he'll go away.

[Dubble Trubble]

Just shake your head, feel sorry for the ignorant bastid, then go on enjoying your fishing.

Dubble

[One Keeper]

Trouttrent, you gonna chime in on this one. I hear you've had a encounter or two

[WolfeMan]

I can almost deal with distracted fishermen who are out for a bite just like me...what I hate the most are the twerps on those little jet-skis that come buzzing across your drift or insist on doing figure 8's off your bow while they yell to each other "HEY Y'ALL, WATCH THIS! YEEEEEEE HAAAAAAW!"

The one and only time I screamed at somebody on the water it was a group of idiots on Jet Skis near St. Marks.

[mojokoko]

I watched a guy in his boat hauling his kids in an intertube in the channel out of St Marks. He has a kids on the bow of the boat too. I love this time of year!

[onefishtwofish]

We were working a bank and some guy just cuts around in front of us and anchors at the point we were working our way too (less than 200 yards away). We just shook our heads and picked up and moved.

[onefishtwofish]

Any yakkers reading this, please tell me how close leaves a bad wake on you. I was weaving at St Marks over the weekend and was givin a couple of kayakers a wide berth and saw a couple of folks pass a lot closer than I had. If ya'll had your druthers, what is a comfortable passing distance from ya'll? (say, less than a mile? )

[Talltails]

It is what it is. I need no more berth or care than any other boat would be given while trolling or drift fishing. I prefer boats just shoot by me at full speed on plane. The wake is less and the boat is gone that much sooner. Many, many times I have seen boats change direction after spotting me fishing, head straight for me and not realize I'm in less than a foot of water surrounded by oyster bars. I've seen lots of gell coat and props damaged like that.

[robbankston]

I watched a guy in his boat hauling his kids in an intertube in the channel out of St Marks. He has a kids on the bow of the boat too. I love this time of year!

Now that's just plain stupid.

[fishinfool]

Just drift right into em you are under-way, they anchored in your path "course ya may want ta look and see just how big a fella he is first"

Sounds like he just about butt whoopin size to me.


Just shaking your head and moving on does not get the message across. Unfortunately some folks just do not know any better. If you know better you will do better(we hope). It might be in the best interest of all of us if we nicely and gently explain to our fellow boaters why we are displeased with their actions.
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