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I have been invited to go fishing with a more experienced fisherman. Is there any rules or accepted practices? I have seen guys invite each other on the forums but have no clue. We will go on his boat. I don't meet people well and DON'T want to mess this opportunity up. So any advice would be appreciated.
robert
Respect him and his boat, relax and have a good time.
Howdy Robert,
I'm a Robert. Wait for him to tell you to get in the boat. Ask can you help launch the boat in anyway. Say you just tell me what to do and ill do it. Listen when he tells the way you are fishing and try to do it. Ask if you don't know. Most of all relax and enjoy.
If I ask someone to go with me it is because I see their interstate and I want to share what I know. Pass it on. Show them a good time. It makes an old timer feel good thinking we helped and made a great day on the water for someone.
If you have the opportunity to pay for any items like minnows, boat launch, lunch etc. then do it. Rather than ask if you can pay for something, (most folks would say no) say "let me get this" and most are grateful for it but would never ask.
Like others said, follow his lead and he will usually tell you if he wants you to do something like helping launch or take out.
And relax and enjoy his company.
Try not to step on any fishin poles, and have a good time!
Sounds like lots of good advice! Have a good trip.:fish
Ask your host what the boat rules are before boarding.
Go and learn and have a great time! Oh, and try not to step in his seats :biggrin
Enjoy seems to be the key. Remember what he says, and if your so blessed, do the same for someone else some day.
All good advice so far. I will add one thing that happened to me. My boat is over 25 yrs old but in very good shape. 2 of my guests smoked and had one burning while underway. I noticed later that i had small round burns in my previously intact carpet. Don't be this guy. Enjoy your trip, and learn a bunch.
I've told everybody that goes with me "If you catch more fish than me, you wont be invited back" That usually does it.
Respect is key.
Or get drunkQuote:
Originally Posted by tablesaw
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Pick up your trash or any/all trash in said boat. My inlaws/outlaws should read this.
Always help clean up the boat.
It's threads like this that make this the best forum out there... Y'all are great.
No bananas on the boat
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Why is that anyway????Quote:
Originally Posted by chippo
That's a "hand me down" superstition from the early days of seafaring ships. Potential causes range from ships sinking from being overloaded with the fruit, the fast ripening of it causing the ships to have to make their journey so fast that they didn't have time to do much else, the ripening fruit creating toxic gases when decaying, to the potential for the Brazilian Wandering Spider (or its nest) to be hidden among the bunches ... and this spider is considered the most venomous spider in the world.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crestliner08
I still make an occasional trip on the water and have a banana along with a PBJ for lunch. Not sure if it's my run of good luck or just my supernatural fish catching abilities but it's been a long time since I been skunked.
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Its funny I ran into this post. I do remember hearing something about no bananas a long time ago. I never take them with me... But; Thursday I brought 2 bananas with us. I had 6 very unusual glitches. The worst being my trolling motor dropped all the way down to the mount ; upon inspection my hand tightening screw bolt (the one you loosen to take shaft off mount) had striped the threads out of the mount. Major headache ; I am lucky it didn't fall in the water... To add insult to injury ; we didn't catch any keepers. Coincidence - I don't think so... Never again: NO BANANAS IN TH BOAT!!!!!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by chippo
Sorry rpatton ; I lost focus... NO BANANAS IN THE BOAT! I agree with the other fellas. But that's a lot to remember. If you were invited out that means the boat owner is good people and so are you. Just ask him up front what you need to do. Likely he will say nothing; that doesn't mean you are not qualified that just means he , like most of us old dogs, has a routine that doesn't require a helper. Other that that just relax, learn and above all HAVE FUN. Oh also don't puke, burn holes or spill stinkbait in the boat.
Wow! How incredibly rude for anyone to even think about smoking in YOUR boat! And then to damage it !!! I hope you addressed this with them.
I know this is an old post but good read for us newbies!
Do as - all above say!!