How do boat fishermen really feel about kayak anglers?

[Mjmj]

While 3 boats were waiting to loac

[Russ E]

22 minutes ago, Mjmj said:

While 3 boats were waiting to loac

Been in that situation before. It is usually not fisherman. Most of the time it is pleasure kayakers that  have no idea what they are doing.

[schplurg]

On 2/13/2019 at 6:14 AM, TnRiver46 said:

I have boats and kayaks. I have accidentally almost hit a kayaker a time or twelve while driving a boat.  I have never even come close to getting hit or in an altercation when I was in my kayak.

 

 

 

I hope I never kayak on a lake you are operating a boat on! 

[TnRiver46]

6 hours ago, schplurg said:

 

I hope I never kayak on a lake you are operating a boat on! 

When they are strung literally all the way across the TN river just before dark and I’m hugging the bank at idle speed trying to avoid them and one is amongst all the bushes, I have to almost hit them. It happens every Wednesday spring summer and fall. My boat goes 25 mph max, I think you’ll be alright. I’m not the guy that’s going to run you over , see picture of orange boat in trees above 

[J Francho]

12 hours ago, Mjmj said:

While 3 boats were waiting to loac

Almost the same as the family with a pontoon boat.

[TnRiver46]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

Almost the same as the family with a pontoon boat.

Oh man. Had to wait about 15 minutes on that scenario this summer. I almost got out of the truck and asked them if they wanted me to launch it instead. I was in no hurry though so I just observed. It was also a 2 wide launch and they were parked in the middle

[Tucson]

On 2/12/2019 at 8:10 PM, YaknBassn said:

I shouldn't have said throttle down.  I meant the opposite.

 

But that does bring up a good point.  I'd so much rather boats just stay on plane.  I know folks mean when well when they slow down, but the wake that's created is rough. 

This is good to know, never certain which was better for them.

[the reel ess]

17 hours ago, Mjmj said:

While 3 boats were waiting to loac

I have launched my kayak a few times from regular boat ramps. Were I this guy, I would have carried the kayaks over to the grass on the right and lifted them in when ready to take off. If they don't have a regular boat, they don't know the etiquette. But they'll learn quickly.

On 2/14/2019 at 6:24 AM, TOXIC said:

The only problem I've ever had with a Kayaker is my Brother-In-Law!!  As I said earlier, I go out when in Wisconsin at sunup and before any other powerboats hit the lakes.  The solitude is great!!  I was fishing a bank 2 large lakes away from the cottage we rent every year and having some good luck, enjoying the morning and sipping on my Tim Horton's coffee.  All of a sudden I hear a literal explosion that sounds like it 2 feet away from me.  It actually resonated through my body.  To say I jumped is an understatement!!  I actually screamed like a little girl and I might have wet myself a little!!!  I turned around and there was my BIL sitting in his yak laughing so hard he couldn't breathe!!  He snuck up on me and hand slapped my hull which sounded like a sonic boom!!  He is a yak fisherman so we both fished on down the bank and we still laugh about it every year.  

 

You'd have to sleep on the lake to beat powerboats out on our local lake. My family had a house on lake Wateree. I would trailer the boat over, launch, run it to be sure it was good to go and dock. Next morning, I would get up an hour before sunrise and go straight to the spot I wanted to fish. There'd already be two guys in the cove. If there was a good spot, you'd have to stage to fish it on weekends. That's when I decided I'd had enough, bought the kayak and started looking for private places to fish. Now I have 3 places I can come and go as I please and a couple more that I have access to.

[TnRiver46]

27 minutes ago, the reel ess said:

I have launched my kayak a few times from regular boat ramps. Were I this guy, I would have carried the kayaks over to the grass on the right and lifted them in when ready to take off. If they don't have a regular boat, they don't know the etiquette. But they'll learn quickly.

You'd have to sleep on the lake to beat powerboats out on our local lake. My family had a house on lake Wateree. I would trailer the boat over, launch, run it to be sure it was good to go and dock. Next morning, I would get up an hour before sunrise and go straight to the spot I wanted to fish. There'd already be two guys in the cove. If there was a good spot, you'd have to stage to fish it on weekends. That's when I decided I'd had enough, bought the kayak and started looking for private places to fish. Now I have 3 places I can come and go as I please and a couple more that I have access to.

And a bunch of new PBs

[the reel ess]

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

And a bunch of new PBs

Absolutely. I was competing with the big boys with expensive toys over mostly dinks on the big lake. It's hard to beat the feeling of playing a fish that's turning your boat. And it's exercise, to boot.

[TOXIC]

2 hours ago, the reel ess said:

You'd have to sleep on the lake to beat powerboats out on our local lake. My family had a house on lake Wateree. I would trailer the boat over, launch, run it to be sure it was good to go and dock. Next morning, I would get up an hour before sunrise and go straight to the spot I wanted to fish. There'd already be two guys in the cove. If there was a good spot, you'd have to stage to fish it on weekends. That's when I decided I'd had enough, bought the kayak and started looking for private places to fish. Now I have 3 places I can come and go as I please and a couple more that I have access to

I am lucky.

 

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[Siebert Outdoors]

Absolutely no problems at all with a Kayak fisherman. They have the same right as anyone else.   All I ask is they make sure they are well visible in wavy water for safety.  I saw a Kayak-er almost get hit on St Clair by a cruiser boat.  The guy would disappear between waves due to the size of the waves.

[Glaucus]

21 hours ago, Columbia Craw said:

I don't have kayak FISHERMAN at all.  On one lake there are dozens of recreational kayakers.  I show courtesy to all.  It's when they use a BOAT launch to set up in groups and settle in groups right in front of the drive on lane that I take issue.  The one thing I never want to say while i'm running on plane, " is that what that bump was."

A lot of times it's the easiest way to get in the water especially in groups. Mama taught patience. 

[TnRiver46]

39 minutes ago, Glaucus said:

A lot of times it's the easiest way to get in the water especially in groups. Mama taught patience. 

Make sure you check the bottom of the yaks from time to time. I guide kayak trips for beginners sometimes and we always load them in the boat on the ramp and give them a shove. Put a lot of holes in high end kayaks that way. One lady paddled about 200 yards and said "am I supposed to be sitting in water?" Luckily she remained calm and we switched kayaks. The holes are easy to fix at least, always dead center in the very back.  And never ever let a paddle board touch the concrete, at least the fiberglass ones they first came out with 

[scaleface]

I have no problem with small craft when I'm in my big boat but use common sense . If there is a lot of boat traffic , there are going to be a  lot of waves . If I was to take my 22 footer and anchor at the end of a dike  on the Mississippi  , then a barge comes up-stream and swamps me , well then , that would be  poor decision on my part . 

[TnRiver46]

4 hours ago, scaleface said:

I have no problem with small craft when I'm in my big boat but use common sense . If there is a lot of boat traffic , there are going to be a  lot of waves . If I was to take my 22 footer and anchor at the end of a dike  on the Mississippi  , then a barge comes up-stream and swamps me , well then , that would be  poor decision on my part . 

That’s all I been trying to say this whole time 

[Hawkeye21]

Common sense is not always all that common yet it should be a primary focus when on the water.

[gim]

I never encounter too many yaks on the water.  The ones I do encounter are often fishing in a minimum wake zone or a backwater area where boats aren't going to zoom by and potentially cause a problem.  My only negative experience with them is when there are group of 3 or 4 that go around the lake close to shore and they feel the need to go in between me and where I'm casting to.  I've sent more than a couple lures close enough to the yak so they get the point and don't do it again.  I guess the only question I have is whether its required to have/wear a PFD in a yak.  I've seen lots of them without PFDs on and I've always thought that a yak should be the most appropriate situation to wear one all the time.

[Crow Horse]

17 hours ago, gimruis said:

I've seen lots of them without PFDs on and I've always thought that a yak should be the most appropriate situation to wear one all the time.

Agreed 1000%. I think that some states might require it by law. Maybe the states that don't just want to thin out the gene pool......

[Bankbeater]

I treat kayaks like other bass boats. As long as they don’t crowd me and try to fish where I’m fishing I don’t have a problem with them. 

[Ksam1234]

Haven’t been on in awhile so trying to catch up! But I usually don’t have to many problems as I fish in a canoe but sometimes boaters make fun of me. I also had one guy get mad bc I was fishing along the shoreline for hours and he decided to fly over to me and say I was “to close to his spot” and he tried to flip my canoe in thick grass. Or when I fish Lake Erie in spring time some “expensive boats” give me the weird eye but they soon get friendly when I out fish them 3:1   

[Glaucus]

38 minutes ago, Ksam1234 said:

Haven’t been on in awhile so trying to catch up! But I usually don’t have to many problems as I fish in a canoe but sometimes boaters make fun of me. I also had one guy get mad bc I was fishing along the shoreline for hours and he decided to fly over to me and say I was “to close to his spot” and he tried to flip my canoe in thick grass. Or when I fish Lake Erie in spring time some “expensive boats” give me the weird eye but they soon get friendly when I out fish them 3:1   

This isn't common, but it's far too common. Exactly why I have some animosity about it. This behavior is criminal and dangerous. 

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, Ksam1234 said:

Haven’t been on in awhile so trying to catch up! But I usually don’t have to many problems as I fish in a canoe but sometimes boaters make fun of me. I also had one guy get mad bc I was fishing along the shoreline for hours and he decided to fly over to me and say I was “to close to his spot” and he tried to flip my canoe in thick grass. Or when I fish Lake Erie in spring time some “expensive boats” give me the weird eye but they soon get friendly when I out fish them 3:1   

The fish never even hear you coming when you sneak up on them with a canoe. The only problem is my canoe is aluminum so when I drop a bullet sinker, birds (and fish) spook for 75 yards 

[Ksam1234]

4 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

The fish never even hear you coming when you sneak up on them with a canoe. The only problem is my canoe is aluminum so when I drop a bullet sinker, birds (and fish) spook for 75 yards 

I have an old town saranac 15 ft and love it but this year I think I wanna upgrade. I was looking at the sportspal canoe and it looks amazing ! Was hoping it’s as good as it looks costing 1200$

[J Francho]

On 2/22/2019 at 9:24 PM, Ksam1234 said:

I also had one guy get mad bc I was fishing along the shoreline for hours and he decided to fly over to me and say I was “to close to his spot” and he tried to flip my canoe in thick grass.

Another candidate for a photo of the reg numbers and a call to the sheriff.