Kayak Angler Hit By Boat

[flipin4bass]

Lets keep our eyes on the road when we're under way.

[00 mod]

oh wow! What an idiot, and it looks like he just wanted to leave too! Didn't even care to make sure the guy got his stuff that dumped into the water....JERK!

Jeff

[J Francho]

There's a good discussion of it here: http://www.kayakbassfishing.com/kbfbb3/viewtopic.php?f=95&t=16781

I know I would not have been so calm about it.

[outdoorsman110]

I've all ready gotten into a fight and threw a canteen at a jet skier that decieded to knock me out of my kayak. That woulda made me furious. People these days.

[J Francho]

The consensus is leaning toward it being a fake.

[outdoorsman110]

The consensus is leaning toward it being a fake.

Again, people these days. Lol

[Nitrofreak]

It would almost have to be fake, there is NO WAY I would have been that calm about it !!!!

I keep a can of WHOOPASS on the boat for just such occasions !!

[J Francho]

Yep. They guy in the jon boat would need emergency dental work.

[jerzeeD]

I hate that... We had jetskiers that kept buzzing us at the largest lake in NJ. They stopped about 30-35 feet away. In anger, my buddy cast his crankbait at them and luckily hit one of them in the head. Too bad the hook didnt grab so we could reel him back to the boat. They got the hint after that and left. Jet skiers are the biggest ****** canoes on earth.

[BassHunter954]

wow i would of flipped out an took his boat an threw my kayak on an left him an his bud in water an met him at at boat ramp an his boat sunked down ritgh there

[BrianSnat]

Where the heck was the camera mounted on?

[Nodda4me]

Wish it had better sound quality...

[SoFlaBassAddict]

The consensus is leaning toward it being a fake.

That was the very first thing I thought of.

I'm generally a fairly calm person now, but something like that would have set my off almost instantly. Funny how the guy whipped out the cell phone to snap a picture of the jon as it pulled away.

[topwaterrob]

Looks pretty legit to me and the Kayaker has much better self control than I do for sure......

[outdoorsman110]

Looks pretty legit to me and the Kayaker has much better self control than I do for sure......

I woulda thrown something heavy at them.

[Michael DiNardo]

He handled that waaaaaaay better than I would have.

Mike

[bigbasshunter]

Gopro on ski pole mount. Looks legit to me. Honestly I was speechless just watching it, I couldn't imagine being the yaker. You kinda can't do anything be 1 humanpower @ 330lbs vs 10+horsepower @ 800lbs, like a game of chicken between a smart car and a Hummer.

I have been fishing in my Jon boat on a spawning flat and had a 250hp Stratos come full throttle about 10 yards away from me. I was about to get belligerent and stupid then relized its a lot easier to remain cool. Followed them for a while from a distance and finally got close enough to find who and what tourney they where fishing(all while remaining calm) took a picture of them and the boat and promptly informed Virginia and Maryland Marine police. Let them know which launch the tournament was held and which launch we had used. Within an hour we were kindly approached by Fairfax County Game Wardens to collect info on the incident that happened. After exchanging info we went back to fishing free and clear of trouble or damages.

Hopefully guy in yak reported them. Seeing stuff like this just irritates the pee outta me. Biting my tongue hard

[mudkart]

I have been fishing in my Jon boat on a spawning flat and had a 250hp Stratos come full throttle about 10 yards away from me. I was about to get belligerent and stupid then relized its a lot easier to remain cool.

Lemme guess, the Potomac? You handled it as well as could be. To paraphrase someone from another board: "If their momma didn't teach them any manners, you're not gonna." The bite has been so good this Spring, it really brought the idiots out. Best solution is to fish weekdays, or launch around 3-4PM after the weigh-ins.

[bigbasshunter]

Yes it was on the potomac, fortunately it was last year. No real issues this year, just a lot of of people who don't understand what no wake zone is.

The Potomac bite has been amazing, over 400 fish in the boat in the last month. Got 4 over 6lbs a dozen or so 4lbers lots of 3 and below

[WookieeJedi]

I haven't had any trouble from other boaters while fishing from the kayak. I did have one guy stop to check on me, he went around a point full-blast and thought he might have swamped me, and I got to explain how that was pretty much impossible. That turned into a 10 minute conversation about kayak fishing. I think overall, boaters are more courteous and careful than they were in the past. I can remember back in the 80's, woo-hoos would swing a skier by right next to a bass boat just for fun. It has been a long time since I saw behavior like that.

[JellyMan]

It would have been go time. If anything was remotely scratched or broken, I want cash or we go in the parking lot.

I dont understand how this guy is so cool about it.

[Ima Bass Ninja]

It would have been go time. If anything was remotely scratched or broken, I want cash or we go in the parking lot.

I dont understand how this guy is so cool about it.

You woulda went to the parking lot with 2 80 year old senior citizens....you go wid yo bad self .....seriously though i have read this post from the start and seen allot of i would not been as nice and "he woulda needed dental work" and so on, before we found out the 2 gentlemen were seniors. First the guy is out numbered. Are you really gonna start spouting off at the mouth when its 2 against 1? All that will probably get you is an a** kickin and appointment at the emergency room along with a broken boat. The fact is you can't rely on most people to be civil these days. How many people here carry guns with them? How do you know that the person you are about to be belligerent with does not have one too? Is it worth being shot or having criminal charges and possibly jail time because you wanted to tell someone what you thought? The kayaker handled the situation the way it should have been. Sure he was visibly upset and had a right to be so, but he didn't let his emotions interfere with the way he handled the situation. Stuff like this escalates extremely rapidly when people let their emotions take over and then you hear about the results on the 6 o'clock news. Point is keep cool, accidents happen. And if someone is intentionally being a butt then review the situation and figure out the best plan of action before your mouth starts writing checks your butt can't cash.

[Kevinator1]

I'm with you Ima on this one. People get too worked up and say and do stupid stuff like "they would need dental work" etc.(A moderator at that) They were 2 old guys who probably felt bad enough the way it was. I had an experience last year where I was fishing around a corner and a young guy on a waverunner came around the corner and was probably 10 feet away from me before he realized how close he was. I could have went crazy on him but the kid turned around and came up slowly towards me and apologized for coming so close to me while I was fishing. I told him it was ok and that him stopping and apologizing was the only thing I could have asked for and I told him to have a good day. I think what we have these days are too many MMA fighter wanna be's just wanting to go off on someone.

[tomustang]

Being staged seems feasible, how can you not know there's a boat behind you when even the camera recorded the motor sound from far away. Part of having a watercraft is the responsibility of knowing what's around you, clearly neither party was paying attention.

[J Francho]

I don't care how old they are. I would not have been so nice. Get this, those two old fools loaded that boat on a trailer and DROVE ON THE ROAD. Yeah, look out for that mess. They can't avoid a collision at ten miles per hour, imagine their ineptitude at highway speeds.