Trolling/Boating etiquitte
Submitted by Subaquatic on Mon, 2013-03-25 13:11
Twice this year I have had a pattern with teasers cut off by another boat cutting across the stern. It does not take much of an effort to stay back +30 metres.
Why is this such a hard concept to grasp?
It took bagloads of effort to refrain from action/comment when the clowns pulled up along side me at O/Reef later that day.
So Mr Grey Rhib with the pirate flag, count ya blessings that I ended up having a good day.....and you owe me a new Witchdoctor.
dkonig82
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I'd definitely at least have
I'd definitely at least have had a word to the guy. No need to roll up hurling sinkers straight off the bat but if he had plenty of room and then cut off your whole spread I sure as hell would say something!
When asked by a non-fisherman 'how many fishing rods do you really need?' the correct answer is either:
n+1 (where n is the number of fishing rods you currently own); or
n-1 (where n is the number of fishing rods which would cause your significant other to dump you.
dodgy
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How far out are you running
How far out are you running your teasers? Would have to virtually touch my transom to get anywhere near my witch doctors.
Does anyone know where the love of god goes, when the waves turn the minutes to hours?
Rob H
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A couple of weeks ago heading
A couple of weeks ago heading out to the islands and travelling via Hells Gates, there were people ballooning off the back of the live cray factory, not just 30 or 40 meters, but right across the channel to the reef on the other side.
Most crayboats coming in use this channel as well as alot of amateur boats and it was on a busy sunday morning, not an evening.
I slowed down but there was no way round by the time I saw the balloon. Pulled my props later and found braid in both but luckily hadnt got past the nylon ring.
a real pain as you cant go close to the rocks under the line cos thats where all the normal folk have a line in, no problem.
This is a little different to the metro beach ballooning scenario as this is a well used channel.
Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...
The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.
Everyone's just winging it.
Noxious
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I have had my shotgun lures
I have had my shotgun lures cut off twice by other boats in the last few months. Pretty annoying. Doesn't take much to turn your wheel a few degrees.
uncle
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etiquitte
don't thinks its in peoples mind anymore,road rage etc,courtesy and etiquitte they gone never to return!!!
all aggressive fish love bigjohnsjigs
catchalittle
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sounds like the person should
sounds like the person should have been running a peanut flag not a pirate one
Nathan
meglodon
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I would have
I would have certainly pulled up along side him/her and asked them to check the leg of their motor to see if there was line and possibly lures wrapped around the prop.
Sadley I have to agree with what uncle says we are sadly loosing all the things that make us different from the other animals
squidvicious1
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He owns a rib, Nuff said not
He owns a rib, Nuff said not a fishing boat. More money that brains.you should have gone back and checked you trail most witch doctor types float just under the surface.
pelagicyachts
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Date Joined: 23/02/11
its happened to me too many
its happened to me too many times
i have never lost any gear but mostly my sense of humour - its really obvious to pretty much anyone when another boat is trolling -even if it is not obvious what is the point of when i am travelling at 6-8 knots blasting across my stern?
Last weekend was just dickhead city on the ocean and river -one guy was doing at least 20+knots through the harbour - where are the police?? down at blackwall reach chasing kids jumping off the cliff - not having a crack at the boys in blue -just more frustration that no one has any common sense on the river anymore (ok well maybe most do -select few dh's as usual)