Daily Dummy

quote:Originally posted by Smiley

... has anyone figured out how to let clueless captains know that they'd be doing a nice thing by giving your boat more room when you've got one on?

aYup! It's called an automatic Paintball Gun loaded up with nice pink balls! Works EVERY time! [}:)]

Try it, you'll like it I promise! :D

Cheers,
Nog
 
quote:Originally posted by spring fever

My favorite-3 years ago a 30 ft boat from Idaho asked me which way the Ocean was at the Gold River ramp-I asked him if he had a chart-he did-it was a u.s. army topo. I saw him 3 days later hauling out with one outdrive very badly damaged.

Years ago my dad and I were fishing on Great Central Lake, a large boat pulled up along side us with a small American flag on it, one of the fellows yelled to us, "hey man, which way is Bamfield?" [:o)]
 
Sunday guy playing the reef off of possesion and im sure he thought he had a fish never saw a guy jump so quickly to a rod!!!!!!wait it gets better.......

Should have taken a pic guy in sailboatand a guy in big butt 50 ft boat people hugging shore off of possesion maybe about 20 boats fishing and these clowns that werent fishing decide to meet head on in the trench mayhem happenning boats moving out of there way I dont understand why they didnt go on the outside of everyone but NO they have to motor through the pack a$$holes!!!!!!!!!!!

And another thing that gets me going!!!!!! I see guys head right to the fishing spots and then stop right in the middle of everyones tact then re tie gear and try and put down gear with no control of there boat as both guys are trying to get there gear down and nobody steering!!!!!! be smart out there guys set up "OUTSIDE" of the tact and get everything set then move in to the pack make life a lot easier thanks

Wolf
 
Hey, Nog, interesting idea...

But anyone ignorant enough to run over the line of someone playing a fish is exactly the same person that will not understand why they are being painted pink.

I like it 'though, my kids are all pretty good shots with slingshotted paint balls!

Could also be an idea for some fun in the chum derby :D

Smiley.
 
"has anyone figured out how to let clueless captains know that they'd be doing a nice thing by giving your boat more room when you've got one on? I've tried waving my arms and yelling; it usually works but not always."

Just about got to be a daily dummy at Camper...not my fault though, as trolling in the pack and their fish swam right at us. Tangled in my line, I popped it, brought it up loose, thought about cutting it...but it got onto their boat loose on their line, they snipped it, landed the fish, then brought back our gear. A big thank you and we went on our way. NICE!

Later in the day, fish on in front of us, guy did a loud whistle...suddenly jerked alert and turned off his track, no harm done.

So...first step to avoid making unintentional daily dummies is to make sure they know you have a fish on! With blind spots and tough visibility, making some noise is better than just waving your arms. And no need to be aggro about it, unless they don't turn off or have screwed you over before....then some instant karma may be justified....[xx(]
 
Let's see
first get a really loud horn (one of those compressed air cans will do nicely).
One loud blast...passing port to port
Two loud blasts..starboard to starboard
five blasts ....w't'f' do you think you are doing!

Even if they don't know what the signals mean (and the last one is an loose interpretation of what the signal means) the loud horn will certainly get their attention, and then they can see your (appropriate) hand gestures.

and not everyone from Washington state is an idiot. Most of us, but not all!:D
 
Was next to a guy fishing Otter pt. this year. He gets a real good fish on, hands rod to young son who is holding on with every thing he has, as the dad spends well over 5 minutes getting the other rod and rigger in, by this time the fish is miles behind the boat and is in a group of other boats and gets cut off! He is swearing his head off. He took way to long to clear his other gear didn't slow his boat down or put it in neutral and there was lots of boats around,the fish was so far away the guy who cut it off didn't have a chance
 
quote:Originally posted by juandesooka
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Just about got to be a daily dummy at Camper...not my fault though, as trolling in the pack and their fish swam right at us. Tangled in my line, I popped it, brought it up loose, thought about cutting it...but it got onto their boat loose on their line, they snipped it, landed the fish, then brought back our gear. A big thank you and we went on our way. NICE!

Later in the day, fish on in front of us, guy did a loud whistle...suddenly jerked alert and turned off his track, no harm done.
Don't you dare get posted on here as, "a daily dummy"!:D:D
 
This seems like a good spot to post my pet peeve. I'll have a fish on in the rip at O.P. I'll look back and see the next following boats are slightly inside of my tack so I turn my boat to the inside, making my fish turn out. (fish will usually run away from where you are puling them, so you can steer them somewhat) My fish will do what I want it to do and head in an offshore direction, but still out behind me. I'm doing my best to keep my fish away from the boats coming up my tail.
Now the frustrating part, the boats behind me turn out, right in the direction of my fish!!!!! Now my only hope is to turn toward the fish and run with the current to head off the boat before he cuts it off...all the slack line usually means bye bye fish anyway. Guys, use the bow of the boat as the direction to move toward....like an arrow pointing for you to go. You can come within inches of my bow...I don't care...the fish is 200 yards outside of me and you!!! It could be so easy is everyone understood this.
Had one guy off 3rd rock the other morning with a nice fish on...he kept doing circles around his fish...I tryed going around him to the inside...nope he turned his fish to the inside...so I went to the outside..nope he turned his fish back to me...had to loop back and wait for him to finish before getting past him and on the spot. By then the bite was done.
 
SOrry Profisher but I have to agree with the guy's methods you describe off third rock. IMO you have to stay on top of your fish or you risk some jack*ss running over your line or a seal picking it off. My experience has taught me that you have better odds in landing your fish if you stay on top of it (well slightly downcurrent from it actually as you don't want it under the boat of course). WHen we get a fish on we turn on it and stay close. Most people happily troll around us and when they don't, we have to cut them off before they run over the fish. Too many fish lost to other idiots out there to try and get fancy. Stay on the fish and get it in the boat.
 
I smell a debate.... Personally when I hook into a spring I like to shut it down and let the other guys move around me. In a crowded area I think pulling the circles can make it worse.

Yammy I have no problem with your method but some guys can go overboard ....I had a guy almost hit me using his boat as a shield and meanwhile his fish is floating on its side Begging to be netted. If he just focussed on his fish he would have had it in the boat 75 yards away from me as I was trolling in the opposite direction.
 
I deffinitly use the circles tactic(A). It just seems easier to keep the fish on side of the boat and coral it then to let it run hundreds of feet behind the boat (B) and expect it to not get rin over. Cmon guys this is sooke were talking about i could see maybe in other places where its not too crowded like port hardy you would have a chance. Everyone has a preferance. Though after loosing a few fish doing method to method (B) I decided to give (A) a try and its deffinitly worked alot better for me.

-Steve
 
You guys are forgetting something. I'm doing everything myself...I have no help to bring up the other gear quickly. I'm also talking about hitting a fish at OP in a fast flood in the rip. The fish get going downstream quickly and if I've got an 80 year old guy on an Islander he can't wind fast enough... if I crank the boat hard and try to follow the fish. I have to help him out by keeping the slack out with the boat. It is vastly different if I have 2 buddies out who fish everyday like many of you do. I don't often if ever have that luxury. I fish 3 riggers and it takes time to get them all up and the gear put away so that it can go back in the water quickly after the fish is landed or lost. (while the bite is still happening) Three riggers at say 70, 80 and 90 feet don't come up that fast either, cranking the boat hard with all that hardware down at that depth will create a cluster f%$#, or a wire in the prop.
 
Well then, you do what you can with the gear that you're running but you can't complain when you have 200yards of line out and some guy runs over your line. If you can't stay on your fish then try running 1 or 2 lines. Personally we run 4 riggers with 2 guys and we make it work (for the most part). We've had quite a few double headers and when we can't turn we hit neutral pretty darn quick and reverse when necessary. We can't control other boats, however in most cases guys will clear the way. That said, if I have 100+yards of line out I understand that the odds are against me in a fleet and I don't expect everyone to disperse as I land my fish. So all we can do is stay on top of it. It's totally brutal on your own and I understand the pressure in that situation but in a fleet of boats and in that heavy current you're at the mercy of the fish and can't expect that everyone will be able to clear a path.
 
Before someone tells the story about me... better from me than someone else.

So we're launching 2 boats out of Cluetsie Haven (my 17.5' Hourston and my dad's 23' Sea Ray). My dad's out of town but lets me pick it up from the mechanics shop and launch it. I've helped him do it dozens of times before. I get his boat, put it in the water and go to turn on the batter switch - it was left on... ugh! But then I notice there is a lot of water.. and it's rising... ding ding - the plug was out!!! I jump off the boat, race to the truck, get the trailer down there, all the while barking orders at my friends to pull the boat around and get it on the trailer. We get it on and out of the water - man a lot of water gets in there fast! Good thing it was the end of an outgoing tide so it was mostly fresh water.
My boat doesn't have a plug and my dad usually puts the plug in at home, not on the ramp.
Something always happens on those trips!!
 
Offically have another daily Dummy. Was anchored off waterfront today. Had some dummy drive his 45 foot sail boat between our scotsman and bow of our boat. The sail boat was about 6 ft from our bow when crossing and somhow didnot pull our boat underwhen catching the rope on his rudder. It ended up sliding down and slipping off with no harm, but could have been deadly.

When I yelled at him to stay away from my anchor his answer shocked me..."F*ck Off, in not even close to you As*Hole" His boat was the "Thane of Victoria" Is there a way of reporting him. He was very rude, and seemed to be intoxicated. He obviously has no idea how to run a boat. And must not have passes his boaters Exam.

-Steve
 
Interesting!!! I had exactly the same experience with a sailboat while anchored in the mudhole off Albert Head 3 years ago. It just missed my mooring bouy. The crew on the sailboat was completely oblivious to what they were doing. I was scared @#$%less! At least they weren't beligerent.
 
Phone Coast guard and DOT and tell them your story along with the name of the boat the owner will be informed, and talked too trust me
Wolf

Blue Wolf Charters
www.bluewolfcharters.com
 
I had a big sailboat almost run me over while I was trolling. Doesn't a sailboat always have right of way? ;)[B)][xx(]

Remember, it's called "fishing," not "catching."
 
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