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Originally Posted by Van
I've spooled a couple of surf guys in my day. Not intentionally, but it happens. HEY why are you fishing in a channel where boats frequent. It's not my fault.....but boy he must have been PO'd. I took both his lines.....Opps.....He had time to reel them in and I had no other place to pass in that area.....Oh well.....
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Yes..
Since I fish shore and surf, I've experienced both sides of the coin. For every boater that drives in on a surf guy, there's a surf guy that just has to cast in front of the boat guy entering or exiting a channel, harbor, etc... Courtesy is sooo easy to have, yet some have none. I still believe most people are on the courteous side, though.
When I exit C-Town breachway, I'll carry a fog whistle to signal guys on the end if they arent' looking or can't hear my motor over the surf. If someone is hooked up, I wait in the channel(unless the tide is roaring out) until the fish is on the rocks. If I'm coming in, I'll circle a couple hundred feet out in front to make sure nobody's drifting or fighting a fish in the outwash. I'll then give a hand wave to the guys on the rocks letting them know I'm coming in. If it's nighttime, I'll flash my headlamp white/red/white/red.. as I'm driving in. I feel as if that's the right thing to do. Any other suggestions from anyone? It IS nice to see most of the guys on the rocks giving a wave when I get through.
Despite all that, I've still had people cast right in front of my boat as I enter the breach. Had one guy lightly cut my daughter's neck with line when his plug caught the rocks across the breach and went up over my bow two summers ago. Thank god he was fishing mono, that cut would've been a lot deeper with braid.