Upsetting encounter with the charter boat KAYMAN TOO - Striper Talk Striped Bass Fishing, Surfcasting, Boating

afterhours · 03-15-2006, 06:38 AM

oh i get it- they own the water 'cause they're commercials. eff them!

SBASS1 · 03-15-2006, 07:24 AM

I'm not going to defend the customers... However keep in mind they might not be allowed back. As for jumping in a charter boats sandwich, you have a pair of large ones, running up to a charter scamming thier location and drifting on it. Jeez the guy is trying to make a living; I would think the least you should have done was waited until he was gone or another day before you jumped in his drift line. Bottom fishing is more secretive than bass fishing. The only thing that aggravates a captain more is having a customer on board with a GPS. Some boat will confiscate them until the end of the trip. Afterhours, IMHO it's no different than being on the beach and having someone step into your footsteps as you drag a fish to your vehicle. Or for that matter having your plugs cover with Habs on the tackle shop wall.

samurai fisherm · 03-15-2006, 07:49 AM

We actually went well around him in search of fish and we were drifting parallel to him. We were not in his drift. I do agree with you that drifting in front of him is not cool. The guy's boat we were fishing from understands that and would not do such a thing. We all have friends who are commercial fisherman and charter captains.

SBASS1 · 03-15-2006, 08:15 AM

You just made my point. You went around him in seach of fish. The only reason you stopped was because he was there. Then whether you set up 50yds behind him, in front of him, or on top of... you scammed him. That is the reason you were treated the way you were, I'll guarantee it. You just got a set of numbers that you didn't have to work for; so let it be, and check them out a different day.

GBOUTDOORS · 03-15-2006, 08:06 AM

Lets see now just so I have this straight; first post to the site no info as to who you are where you are from and its a post bad mouthing a boat YOU came apon catching fish and you pull along side and get mad at them for getting mad at you. I do know Kevin from KAYMAN charters and have been out with him a number of times this winter and I can say he is top notch and first class as far as how he takes care of his customers and how He acts on the boat. You on the other hand I do not know but do know YOU came to them not the other way around. I also know who was out on the charter Mon. and am calling him now because if someone mooned you it was him for sure . On some of my trips with Kevin we had started out slow and I saw the same boat fishing say a mile or so from us and asked if he thought they may be on fish and his answer every time was that they may be but that WE will find our OWN fish and NOT bother them. Do the commercials OWN the water for sure not but as a GOOD fellow fisherman do you crowd out a boat that is DRIFTING a school of fish by jumping in his drift? NOT me and not Kevin as he showed me several times this winter. Also he is NOT a commercial but a CHARTER boat making a living . Again all I can say is how I know Kevin and he is top notch. And as far as who was out with him that day he did what he thought was right to you for jumping HIS charter and would do the same agian. So please stop badmouthing a very good Capt. on this and I am sure manny other sites you visited for the first time with this post. That being said how was the fishing

PS. I am booking a charter with Kevin as I write this so not only did your rant not work but got him more bussines from me.

Slipknot · 03-15-2006, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GBOUTDOORS

So please stop badmouthing a very good Capt. on this and I am sure manny other sites you visited for the first time with this post. That being said how was the fishing

PS. I am booking a charter with Kevin as I write this so not only did your rant not work but got him more bussines from me.

Wow Greg, he just signed on and posted on another Striped bass site :rollem, I guess he is pissed.

I hope he had time to read your response, I think I will put this in timeout and let John decide where it needs to be.

There must be better ways to handle this instead of badmouthing the charter guy on the internet. If they are guilty of a hate crime or something, then go to the authorities.