Tournament entitlement?

[cyclops2]

I am a self proclaimed dictator of any water I want to fish on !!

 

If  I have any problem. You will come over & fix it.  Free of charge. 

 

I am hungry . Get me a six pack & a Pizza Pie.

Golly   You sure are important.   ?

[J Francho]

37 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

but they forget that sound carriers over water and I can hear them 

I don't think they forgot.  Pretty sure they're all jerks.  Typical, bullying, jock mentality.

[cyclops2]

Agree J Francho

When I am working as fast as I can to make up for delays ?  I do not talk or B S to  the guy next to me..

Those Elitist's need to find a job they can handle with less stress.

[InfantryMP]

I have seen on an MLF live stream, a hefty angler, who is now back in the Elites, who was asking a guy to move away from him. "He asked him to leave so he could fish, he was ONLY fishing for 100K ya know"...then when the guy started to go past, he yelled go the other way....

 

I think it was something like the non tournament boat came by because the pro was in a cove or near the shore but there was a point out there that made it so the non tournament boat could not see him from afar...He got close enough to get yelled at though, and then asked to go the way he just came.

[gim]

5 hours ago, flyfisher said:

When I first started kayak fishing close to 20 years ago I would see another kayak fishing maybe one out of every 5 trips.  Now I see almost as many kayaks as I do traditional boats.

I would say this to be true too.  The popularity of kayaks for both recreational and fishing purposes has exploded in recent years.  I see a lot of stand up paddle boards now too.

 

I have always tried to give other boats a reasonable distance to fish.  If they are clearly moving down a bank or line of docks, I will not go in front of them.  I prefer not to fish used waters they have just left, but cutting someone off is just being a jerk.  The problem I encounter now occurs more often than not with kayaks and paddle boarders.  They just have no concept of a buffer zone.  Its like they think its ok to go past the boat like 15 feet away.  Most of the time I'm casting towards the shore, and some even go in between my boat and the shore I'm casting to.

 

I'm not even going to get into the number of them that don't have a PFD.  Its rampant.

[flyfisher]

4 hours ago, gimruis said:

I would say this to be true too.  The popularity of kayaks for both recreational and fishing purposes has exploded in recent years.  I see a lot of stand up paddle boards now too.

 

I have always tried to give other boats a reasonable distance to fish.  If they are clearly moving down a bank or line of docks, I will not go in front of them.  I prefer not to fish used waters they have just left, but cutting someone off is just being a jerk.  The problem I encounter now occurs more often than not with kayaks and paddle boarders.  They just have no concept of a buffer zone.  Its like they think its ok to go past the boat like 15 feet away.  Most of the time I'm casting towards the shore, and some even go in between my boat and the shore I'm casting to.

 

I'm not even going to get into the number of them that don't have a PFD.  Its rampant.

depending on the laws they may not need one.  Do I think they should, sure, I always wear either my self-inflating or traditional pfd in the cooler months but it is their choice.  

I have seen guys in groups of like 3 or 4 sit on the ramp with their kayaks and then unload everything and then load it in the back of their truck.  Takes like 40 minutes.  I mean I trailer my kayak and I still use a cart 95% of the time because one it is easier than backing a short tongue trailer up with my short wheelbase car and 2 it lets me load easier and quicker and not be in anyones way.  

[MN Fisher]

7 minutes ago, flyfisher said:

depending on the laws they may not need one.  Do I think they should, sure, I always wear either my self-inflating or traditional pfd in the cooler months but it is their choice.  

In Minnesota, it's required

Paddleboarding and Minnesota law

• There must be a United States Coast Guard approved life jacket, either worn or on board, for each person.
• Children younger than 10 years old must wear a properly fitted lifejacket.

[flyfisher]

1 minute ago, MN Fisher said:

In Minnesota, it's required

Paddleboarding and Minnesota law

• There must be a United States Coast Guard approved life jacket, either worn or on board, for each person.
• Children younger than 10 years old must wear a properly fitted lifejacket.

I read his statement as not wearing one not necessarily not having one.   See a ton of people with them on board and not wearing them

[MN Fisher]

Just now, flyfisher said:

I read his statement as not wearing one not necessarily not having one.   See a ton of people with them on board and not wearing them

I've seen a bunch who don't even have one with them...so that's how I took it.

[flyfisher]

11 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

I've seen a bunch who don't even have one with them...so that's how I took it.

I've never searched anyones boat to know if they do or don't have one.  Not my concern really lol I have fishing to do

[MN Fisher]

Just now, flyfisher said:

I've never searched anyones boat to know if they do or don't have one.  Not my concern really lol I have fishing to do

It's the paddleboards that pass within 10' of you...they got a swimsuit on, a paddle in hand...and nothing else on that board. So ya, they're illegal.

[gim]

8 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

It's the paddleboards that pass within 10' of you...they got a swimsuit on, a paddle in hand...and nothing else on that board. So ya, they're illegal.

That’s what I was getting at.

 

I suppose it’s possible to store a PFD somewhere in a yak that is out of sight but still considered “accessible.” Doesn’t make a whole lotta sense to do that though. Why not just wear it.

[MN Fisher]

1 minute ago, gimruis said:

That’s what I was getting at.

 

I suppose it’s possible to store a PFD somewhere in a yak that is out of sight but still considered “accessible.” Doesn’t make a whole lotta sense to do that though. Why not just wear it.

I just looked over 2021 (through mid-October) boating fatalities report from the DNR

 

One time, they were wearing their PFD - but they were hit by a PWC...injuries from that caused the death.

Another - they fell off the front of a pontoon and were hit by the propeller.

 

Rest of them - drowning, and none of them were wearing their PFD.

 

15 people died because they couldn't bother to be 'encumbered'.

 

https://files.dnr.state.mn.us/education_safety/safety/boatwater/accident_summary21.pdf

[Hawkeye21]

On 1/5/2022 at 10:00 AM, flyfisher said:

Kayak fisherman on the water and ramps are some of the worst.  I am not sure if it is because people think it is some sort of brotherhood because I am in a kayak and they are too but they feel they can come up and fish close and want to chat the day away.  Sorry bro, I want to fish not talk about kayaks.  Now at the ramp I think a lot of it is ignorance and a huge influx of people to the sport.  When I first started kayak fishing close to 20 years ago I would see another kayak fishing maybe one out of every 5 trips.  Now I see almost as many kayaks as I do traditional boats.  Not a bad thing but any time there is an influx into the sport you have people who are learning the ropes and I am fine with that too.  The influx has really made some great advancement in the products available for kayaks and kept the prices somewhat reasonable.  

With the huge growth of kayak fishing I think lakes need to add better access for kayak loading and unloading.  I prefer being out of the way of the regular boat ramp but sometimes it's my only option.  We don't really need that much room, even the guys with kayak trailers.  Make a truck width path down to the shore, away from the main ramp, and that's all most of us need.

 

If the ramp is busy I back down, slide my kayak out of the back of my truck and then I slide it off to the side, out of the way.  Then I go park my truck and unload my gear.  It takes longer for me to do this but it frees up the ramp.  When no one is around I will stay there and unload everything.