Printable View
I see so many times people who slow down off plane and pass by another fisherman at half pad or with there boat nose up in the air. These folks think they are respecting there fellow fisherman and being courteous. If they would just look at the wake being produced behind there boat they may need to rethink there strategy. At those speeds they are really throwing a bigger wake. So with that said, go by on pad or idle by your fellow fisherman and they will see you as being courteous.
And if you know the person your passing by slow down and trim up your motor...get that nose as high as you can then turn away from them as your passing their boat. The result is usually a lot of laughing and a friendly 1 handed wave from your buddy.
AMEN Brother Ben!!! Say on, Preacher!!
Yeah!
Full "on plane" actually produces very little wake. I've seen (and fished with) folks that get mad when folks go by like that, but HEY, it's much better! Small wake, lasts a short time. Just don't get too close.
But if you can 'no wake' and wave and speak, then I know your Mama raised you right!!
Even though it may be courteous it could be against the law.
According to Arkansas Law: It is illegal to operate a vessel at a greater than "no wake speed" within 100 ft of a designated rec area, dock, pier, raft, float, anchored vessel, dam, intake structure, or other obstruction.
"No wake speed" is defined as not producing a wake or 5mph or less.
I am not one to want to argue with the law and try and convince them a boat wasn't anchored, and who knows what "other obstruction" is defined as, so I prefer the idle speed when passing other boaters.
I like the nose up at 5 mph when I'm fish so my boat rocks me to sleep
I don't see flying at full speed past someone who is trying to fish as being courteous. I fish out of a flat-bottom most of the time and I can assure you, you are still producing a wake. My grandfather taught me to slow to a fast idle when passing ANYONE, even a bank fisherman. I can see where it produces less of a wake, so if you pass me like that, i'll just give you a one-handed wave instead of using both so you will be less offended. Sound fair?
C.J.
You talking to me?
I said that 'no wake' is better. I just meant that full plane is better than half speed.
And it depends on where you are anchored. If you are in the middle of a well marked boat lane, or in a narrow river, it ain't always easy to slow down or even go around. I fish a lot of narrow rivers (Fourche La Favre, Cadron, etc) and if there are 30 boats 'anchored' up and down it, then you are just going up and down constantly. That's life......no biggie.
I remember when Nimrod was way low, and I went around an old man and his wife, as slow as my motor would go..........but I had to get within casting distance of him to get past him....it was 2 inches deep on either side of him, and he was within sight of the launching ramp. I don't know what he expected me to do, but when I got past, he let me have it. I stopped the motor, and turned around and told him he was in the boat lane, and that I went as slow as I could........ not sure what else I could have done.
I always slow down, best I can, and ease by.
I am not pointing any fingers, just making sure all who read this thread understand being courteous isnt always legal.
"And it depends on where you are anchored. If you are in the middle of a well marked boat lane, or in a narrow river, it ain't always easy to slow down or even go around."
According to the boating laws, there is not stipulations of where people are anchored. If someone is anchored, then you cannot drive faster than 5mph or cause a wake within 100ft of that boat, even if they are in the middle of a lane.
Ok.
No, I wasn't directing my comment at anybody in particular. This thread just struck a nerve, I guess. There seems to be a lot of people that think that it is ok to run past you wide open because it throws less of a wake. While it may be true, it is still rude IMO. I apologize if anyone took offense.Quote:
Originally Posted by Buckrub
C.J.
To me , slowing down to an idle and throwing no wake is the only courteous gesture I would recognize , flying by like a bat out of u no where is rude wake or not , but it also depends on the distance you ate from someone ,100ft or 100 yards , there's a big difference, common since is all that's needed!!!!
You can take the boy out of the country but you can't take country out of the boy
X2,Quote:
Originally Posted by Cmj
Why such a hurry?
I idle past, say hello, any luck? and ease on by. Sometimes shut it down and talk a while.
Never had anyone be short or rude with me!
You can't offend me...... I'm too ugly.
I said that I always slow down, and I do try to. I agree that rocking my boat is not courteous. But I've sat hooked to the shore on the Fourche and had bass boats run hair-on-fire past me......and while I don't think it's courteous, and while I don't think it's what I'd do, I do realize that it creates less wake than the guy going half speed. And that's all I meant to say.......My REAL point is that guys that go half speed are trying to be courteous, actually.........they DID slow down, after all. I just don't think they realize that half speed is the worst for wake. That's all I was trying to say.
Sometimes I get my tongue tangled around my eye teeth and I can't see what I'm saying very well.
I have seen time and time again in the middle of the lake no boat lanes guys pass by at 50-60 yds after coming a quarter mile or beyond across the lake. It is like your boat is a magnet. They just cant help it i guess. Please come by me at full pad, you aren't breaking the law at that distance and my boat will settle much quicker. This is just me in the big red boat. Try fishing Dardanelle piney and see for yourself. They aren't breaking the law passing on one side of you but man they generate some wakes at half throttle or with the nose in the air. Just my opinion and every one is open to have one.
Guys watch the finger pointing cause thats a good way to get banned and a locked thread. Please be civil in your statements. There is a time and a place to idle by people but you have to be mindful of that and obey the 50ft law.
I think this is a problem on most lakes. Reelfoot is terrible with it. I did a video on Reelfoot for a monthly safety meeting that I presented at work. I had several different scenarios.
In one I was fishing in some trees and videoed the first boat that came by and he never slowed.
The second, I was fishing some pads about 10-15 yards off of a marked boat run. The first boat by had a 150 on the boat and he came by at over 45 mph!! If he had hit a stump and lost control, it could have been bad.
I found out at the safety meeting that folks didn't understand they should slow down and be courteous. It makes me wonder what they were taught from their mentors.
I stop the motor way before I get to you and pass by with my trolling motor and restart the motor after I pass you.It doesn't matter to me if those same people I respected comes by with nose up or on plane stuff like doesn't upset me...funny in a way.