Another boat ramp etiquette story

When we came back to the Port Road ramp yesterday afternoon to load up, this fella had just loaded his boat on the trailer. It's a real purty boat and looked new. I'm sure he's very proud of it. He may be a real nice fella, too. But here's why his picture is on this thread today. While parked right there on the ramp he proceeded to put his tie downs on, his motor toter on, stow his gear, and then wipe down his boat. There's a whole parking lot at the top of the ramp that he could have pulled up to and completed this job. Rude, just plain rude.

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Wow that was very inconsiderate. I have never seen that one before. But I could tell you other stories.

Bass fisherman, explains it all ! Lol

We all have stories that have been in past posts, and there will be more to come. I agree that he was rude and self centered for doing that. Hopefully he gets right before the next trip.

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Bass fisherman, explains it all ! Lol

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Look again. That ain't a bass boat!

Lovely. Boat ramp goober. Probably don't know what fork to use either.

people like that are not safe to be around,i like the ones go to the ramp back all the way down to the water and sit there and begun to work on there motor.

I know that place:biggrin

Hey Vonna I'm sorry that I stayed in the way.:Rofl It happens a lot and I just don't understand folks.

guber sayes it all

Last time I fished Grenade Lake they was having a crappie USA tournament. Well one of the "pro" teams decided he got tired of waiting in line at the landing and passed about 10 people waiting. Cut right thru and didn't think nothing about it like he owned the joint.

I like the guys that spit the middle of a two lane ramp with people waiting to launch

It's plain to see the guy is lacking good judgement , just look at the name on his motor. :cheers2

Some people simply don't care and some really don't know.

Had one last year at Pickwick putting new line on his reels. I told him he had one minute and I was backing down the ramp. With him there or moved. And was sure His new truck and boat was going to have dents along with his head. He moved and was so sorry did not think anyone else would need the ramp.nonono:yikes My red hair still gets fired up when this happens.
Pete

Although this happened on a weekday...This is exactly why I don't like fishing on weekends... too many of these types on the loose. They're the same knuckleheads who see you working in the brush and swamp you as they go past... just inconsiderate...I always wave at them and say something vulgar to myself. Tight Lines___

Knuckleheads.:yikes

Don't follow me. I am slow and I take up all the ramp. My wife needs 3 ramps when she backs the boat.

That's three less than my wife would need. She wouldn't even drive my truck if the boat was hooked to it.

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Bass fisherman, explains it all ! Lol

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Yea, act like that on the water so why not everywhere else

I would have been "ok" until he whipped out the towel to wipe down his ride. That's when I would have backed down the ramp and he would have been more worried about scratches than lake scum on that boat.

I'm going to play Devil's Advocate on this one. I fished bass tournaments for several years and experienced just about every negative situation that could exist when it came to ramps and folks using them. There used to be a saying among my bass buddies that an entire bass club could launch and leave before one "perch jerker" could get his boat off the trailer. I have seen that more than once.

I have helped several folks try to get their boats started, usually the 1st time it has been in the water since the spring before, so they could clear the ramp and not keep it blocked. These were folks who were in fishing rigs who just wanted to catch a mess of crappie or gills. The jet-skiers and ski-boat types are on their own.

There is no excuse for rudeness and confrontations on the water or ramps if everyone would just be considerate of others. Sadly, these days, that is in short supply.

Sooner or later, everybody is gonna have some sort of difficulty at the boat ramp. We've helped other folks with motors that won't start, trucks that die, etc. I don't take issue with stuff like that at all. I do, however, have a problem with people like this guy who had NO business packing up and wiping down the boat on the ramp. Or the two fellas last month who pulled up to the top of the ramp and packed all their gear and dumped their minnows while blocking access to the ramp. Unless we're in the middle of a line of boats waiting to launch, we take care of our prep far enough out of the way for people to access the ramp and we do our packing up and tying down well out of the way of others trying to launch and load.

I used to have men stop and watch me load the boat because they thought I'd screw up or hit their boat. They must've thought I was deaf, cause I could hear them too. Jerks.

Vonna,

I am really sorry that I took so long on the ramp that day for sure. I will try and get faster at wiping my boat down and getting her ready. Do you like my boat. It sure does ride nice! See you in a month at Mousetail!