Pro Crayfishing @!)&heads
Submitted by Riles on Fri, 2013-10-18 14:46
I didn't know the pro crayfishermen thought they were gods gift to earth over here, driving their boat right through my lure spread cutting me off, no more than 15m behind my boat yesterday morning between Garden and Carnac islands. We had been holding the same course all the way from Pt Peron and this dickead couldn't alter course by 1 degree driving out between the islands. And before any one asks no we weren't in the channel.
I hadn't been that angry in ages. (I'm not saying all crayfishermen are dickeads but these blokes definitely need a good smack in the head)
crasny1
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There has been a few comments
on here about supposedly Pro Boaties doing stuff like that. Poor form.
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schmik
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Yeah m8 they don't give a
Yeah m8 they don't give a shit there in a big boat and plough through you I had the same thing a few years back
Rob H
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Which side did they approach
Which side did they approach you from?
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Versus
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sounds like they got u pretty
sounds like they got u pretty Riled up
Doooma
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Go and pull one of his pots,
Go and pull one of his pots, right in front of him!!
And dont give it back until he has replaced your rig..
Doooma
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Or better yet.... pull one of
Or better yet.... pull one of his pots up half way and cut the bloody rope!!!
Iceman
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Towing a boat
I was towing a boat back to Hillarys one day and cray boat tried to go between us. Luckily at the last minute he saw the tow rope.
I certainly gave him a mouthful as we had the blue lights on confirming we were towing and had limited steerage.
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Georgejungle
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Did he know your lures where
Did he know your lures where out ?, fishing line and braid can do a lot of damage to cutless bearings on the prop shaft it may have been an accident???
Rob H
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I wasnt aware that blue
I wasnt aware that blue lights confirm you are towing?
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Rob H
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As George said-if he was
As George said-if he was standon vessel and not aware you had gear extending, he might be swearing to his mates as well?
I seriously doubt he would deliberately run over your spread due to the damage it can do to shaft bearings?
Certainly though there are some "I am's" at sea also though!
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carnarvonite
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Right of way
If he had right of way and you cut in front of him then I have no sympathy for you but if its the other way round there is no way he's going to deliberately cut your gear off and risk it cutting out his shaft seals and costing him upwards of $500 to pull the boat out without the cost of repairs and lose a couple of days fishing just for a laugh, don't think so.
Have had it done to me many times before when they see a pro boat approaching, give it a little squirt to get the boat across but forgetting that their gear is 50+ metres out the back just waiting to get cut off.
chris raff
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Most probably running auto
Most probably running auto pilot and not paying close attention .. maybe give em a buzz if you have their details and ask them what's the story . 15m is a bit close for someone not to give way prior .
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BOOMER
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As stated above- which way
As stated above- which way was he approaching? if he was on your starboard beam then im afraid your in the wrong.
And Iceman WTF does a blue light have to do with towing???
It dosn't mean your Towing or Restricted in ability to manouvre!!!!
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Georgejungle
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Yes im pretty sure you should
Yes im pretty sure you should be displaying a diamond shape on both vessels if its daylight while towing