Why are anglers in Bass Boats so Inconsiderate of other boater?

[blifsey]

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StringBox, you made a point that rings so true - "it will not stop people from being rude or stupid". My Grandmother had a saying, "You live your funeral everyday". Meaning that how you live your life and treat others will play a MAJOR role in how people remember and respect you. Our church was packed and had people standing in the rear at her funeral because of the way she had lived and treated others. If we all could learn to live like that, everything in life including boating would be so much better .<br /><br />Happy Boating,<br />BL...

 

[Tacklewasher]

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I agree with StringBox. Canada has just brought in required testing for operating a boat 13' and under. Kinda dumb how they set the rule by boat size and not HP. I need a card now but my buddy won't need for for 7 years as he has a 14'. Anyway, learned enough studying for the course that I didn't mind the $30 (lifetime card) but there is now way this is going to stop the wakeboarders from coming between me and shore when I'm trolling the drop-off but I'm thinking a cheap rod set up permanently with a buzz-bomb should work to dissuade them.

 

[roscoe]

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Dittos Stringbox.<br /><br />I was casting the shoreline spawning beds one day, and was close enough to hit the trees, and had punks ski between me and shore. Second time by I lofted a 5" bright yellow spoon 50 feet in the air. Domn!! Missed by 100', but he saw it and he didn't watch where he was going. Rocks! Kachunk, can you say new prop? And no I didn't give him a tow back to the launch. Maybe I was the a**h*le here, but maybe, just maybe he won't do it again.

 

[JB]

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I'm moving this thread to Boat Questions. It fits better there.

 

[skydad]

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Stringbox, You hit the nail on the head. Mandatory licensing isn't going to do anything for the problem of rude, inconsiderate idiots, but it will fatten the coffers of the politicians, who, once its in place, will see a need to raise the fees again & again. I filed attempted murder charges against a John Doe operating a (I forgot what kind of boat) and the registration numbers. I had witnesses that saw how he and his ugly girlfriend had tried to swamp and possibly drown me. When they caught him at the boat launch, he was, of cours, drunk. An arrest for operating a watercraft under the influence here in Louisiana, also causes you to lose your automobile Drivers License. I agree with those who believe enforcement of the existing laws is the correct answer.

 

[Boatist]

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Many bass boat make more wake at 5 MPH than 60 MPH. For me bass boats are the least of the problem. Even if they do zoom by ther gone and you do not see them again.<br />Guys pulling water toys are the worst as their by every two minutes making tight turns throwing big wakes. Water Skier are next just as bad as the tubers except now and then thay fall somewhere away from you and it may take them a while to get back up. Next PWC jerks. Then the big fast jet boats. Only place I could see a problem with bass boats would be durning a tournment if you were fishing near the launch and weigh in location.

 

[rwise]

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My Dad was out on a local lake, there was a bass tournament, he was tied off at a tree in the water when one of the tourneys blew by him. He untied and followed him, set in near him and started fishing for bass. Every time he caught one he would hold it up so the tourneys could see it, then turn it loose! They guy finally came over and ask him if he could buy the fish from him. Dad tells him no and keeps catching and turning bass loose. Takes down his boat ID's and turns him in for trying to buy the fish from him. He was disqualified!<br /><br />I like the out of the way places, where no one else goes, set in, WOT for 30 minutes, reduce to fast idle for 45 minutes, dodge the stumps etc. start fishing. The only other person we have seen at our fishing hole was the ranger seeing if we were ok when we did not show back up at the ramp for 2 days!

 

[Jacques321]

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It would appear that owning a nice sparkly bass boat and doing 70 MPH tends to do something to your ego (it inflates it) and then you wind up doing inconsiderate things.<br /><br />Don't hold it against them for they know not what they do, they are are on a quest for the largest bass in north america and the bragging rights that come with it. Think about the amount of gas your burning at 70mph (a gallon every 3 mins! aprox.)<br /><br />Ok, all kidding aside, bass boats were made to go fast, they'll always be around so let's try and live with them. <br />My boat does 45 mph and if I see smaller slower boats I do one of two things :<br /><br />Take a considerable detour so as to not to disturb them with my wake or if I must pass near them I slow right down to a couple of miles per hour and wave courteously, once I'm clear I take off.<br /><br />Let's stop getting frustrated because we have to slow down. Let's practice some courtesy on the water and consider others on the water who want to have fun as well.

 

[ebbtide176]

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thanks jacques, that is a great way to look at it all.

 

[sloopy]

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HEY! some bassboaters are bad I needed a tow once and some guy in a fast bass boat in a 250 merc came up and said whats wrong. I told him I needed a tow he said his engine would over heat (untrue only if he floored it while trying to tow a 3000# sailboat) he did'nt I had to get swim home (400 yards and tow myself in with a PWC. later that Day I was out sailing (wind picked up and remembered to put motor on boat) I saw some one flapping there hands about I went over and it was the bass boater, he ran out of gas, and I offered to tow him in 4 miles to the marina were is trailer was. so I did at 5 miles an hour (the safe tow speed or WOT for a sailboat) When I got to the marina, he started to yell!!! he was **** e d of that I towed him in that slow, he publicly embarassed me. I then towed this guy in again a month later (same reason he ran out of gas). I will tow any one in, I have towed many boats of every shape and size (and Ireally mean that I towed swamped 40 foot boat (he forgot the plug) but I always hear stories of bass boats not towing people in maybe they should learn to go slow

 

[Jacques321]

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Sloopy,<br /><br />I once towed a 33 foot power cruiser on the Ottawa river. The guy had run out of gas. The look of embarassment on his face made the whole thing even more hilarious. His girlfriend wasn't too impressed about the whole thing either.<br /><br />Like a good samaritan I towed his boat with my little 15ft starcraft to the nearest gas station about a 1/2 mile away.<br /><br />Another time I towed a bunch of partiers on their (rented) 20 foot pontoon back to the boat launch. They were out of gas but they didn't know or remember there was a spare 5 gallon stowed away in one of her compartments. pretty embarrassing for them !

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yes them bass boats go fast. I just got my new one 4 days ago and love it. It is a 22' Bullett with 300 optimax and it will run real good. But I pay for the speed. I also fish tournaments that pay me. As far as wakes go, when a high powered bass boat goes by, the very bottom back edge of the boat is all thats in the water and makes no wake. When you get a wake is when you slow down where the back of the boat sinks in the water some. Or when you think you have a "Big Boat" and don't and you can't even get on plane with it, then you make some wakes. As far as a-holes are concerned, like someone else stated, there are some in everything you do, being in boats, on the road, or at work, they will be there. So the best thing we can do is all try to get along.

 

[bKelly]

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Spinner_bait Nut that’s one bad a$$ boat. There is a guy in our club that has a 21’ bullett with a 225 Mercury ProMax that will fly. <br /><br />Is the 300 OptiMax new? <br />I have never herd of a 300hp OptiMax, I thought the 250xs was the biggest OptiMax.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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bKelly, it has a 225 hood, {tourneys won't let me in with the other hood on, LOL} on it but it is a off shore motor that merc makes. It is rated at a 300. Thats what the Merc guy told me. It is something they are testing and I got one of the test motors with 3 hours on it. It was still costly though. 38K for the unit.

 

[bobber head]

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Bass boater here. I focus on being safe and would like to be known as the "Nice guy in the bass boat". I actually put effort into this.<br /><br />Except for one small moment. I came running around a cove, a month ago on a lake that had been empty all week, and suddenly spotted this guy in a canoe right in front of us. I made a hard turn out and "almost" swamped him with the wake. I felt like a heel. <br /><br />In the blink of an eye I turned into a villian.<br /><br />I went back to admit being careless, simply having some high speed fun, and not thinking.<br />He accepted my apology, but I could see he really didn't want to - and I didn't blame him either.<br /><br />But in scaring the willies out of all of us, and giving him a personal reason to dis-like bass boaters, (if he didn't already have one) I came away with a better understanding of the word "safe" and have the opportunity to learn from that mistake of not thinking.<br /><br />Here's hoping someone learns from mine, Bobber

 

[what200]

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and these old "cheap" scooters can't get over 40 mph which is plenty fast enough on any water in Alabama for any reason (unless you're trying to outrun the law or your girlfriends husband).

No - 40 mph isn't fast enough. I'll be happy when I make 90 with the 17' Skeeter. I think the zuki 225 should get me close to that. I ran on Lay mostly last year but I'm probably going to test some at Smith in the spring. See ya around.

 

[Jack Shellac]

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Having ready access to both fresh and salt water, it's been my experience over the years that the saltwater people are more considerate and willing to allow for the other guy. I guess this is because when you need help offshore, you need it bad. Don't have a bank to pull over to. Simple politenesss seems to be getting to be a rare commodity in most aspects of our lives. That's a shame because it's something easy to do and the returns can be great.

 

[SpinnerBait_Nut]

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Yea this politeness is all fine and good, but like someone said, it is all but gone nowadays for people don't know anymore if someone that they are going to or thinking about helping is a ax murderer, or what, so all the helpful stuff on the waterways are all going bye-bye and it will get worse before it gets better.

 

[jwdent]

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Okay, how about this, a Coast Guard Approved drivers license before any person(man or woman) can operate a vessal over, say 14ft.<br /><br />I wouldn't mind the bother of taking a boating course if mandated.

What good would the drivers license do? Do they keep the arrogant ignorant idiots off the roadways? NO. So why would it be any different on the water.

Dumb and arrogant is dumb and arrogant...no matter where the person is or what the person does.

 

[ezmobee]

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This is not a thread that needs to be brought up from the dead after 7 years...... Closed.