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re: Boating--Slow down when passing someone fishing or keep going?
Posted on 7/5/18 at 9:58 am to staugslugga
Posted on 7/5/18 at 9:58 am to staugslugga
Is your camp in a no wake zone?
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Posted on 7/5/18 at 9:59 am to AlxTgr
Well take 2 hours or go another way. If you hit something hauling arse next to their boat you might end up in their boat with them. It's dangerous and stupid.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:00 am to staugslugga
quote:Yes, which leads to the obvious conclusion: stay on plane!
Just takes common sense and a little patience to not be a dick.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:04 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
40 yards is a little excessive for down here, don’t you think? If you seen a tan Triton and have 10-15, with a guy wavin keep on comin. Lol
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 10:09 am
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:22 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:The hell am I going to hit?
If you hit something hauling arse next to their boat you might end up in their boat with them
quote:Of course it's not.
It's dangerous and stupid.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:46 am to AlxTgr
You've never hit anything with a boat? Ever? No logs or stumps? Powpow hit a log right under the water that knocked his engine off the transom. Anything can happen.
Passing close to somebody going fast is exponentially more dangerous than passing close to somebody going slow. It is dangerous and stupid to pass close to somebody wide open.
Passing close to somebody going fast is exponentially more dangerous than passing close to somebody going slow. It is dangerous and stupid to pass close to somebody wide open.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 10:47 am to DTRooster
Probably so. I dont have a hard number but 40 is roughly what I go by. If I'm passing close I do it at idle and if I can swing wide I stay on plane.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:15 am to SmokedBrisket2018
quote:
Agree. 30+ yards and I stay on top.
If we are close enough that we can talk, I slow down to idle.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:19 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
quote:Not anywhere that I am going to go WOT.
You've never hit anything with a boat? Ever? No logs or stumps?
quote:How do you define close? I agree if you mean 5'. Otherwise you're just being incredibly alarmist and ignorant.
Passing close to somebody going fast is exponentially more dangerous than passing close to somebody going slow. It is dangerous and stupid to pass close to somebody wide open.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:20 am to rheber8
Many times slowing down only increases wake size.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:22 am to SportTiger1
Depends on boat that is on plane. If it's a ski boat/center console type it's going to throw much bigger wake slowing down to anything about idle. Bass boat throws virtually little to no wake when running flat out (on pad). Slows down for boat and arse end plows down throwing a big wake right towards boat sitting unless done far enough away.
Moral to the story, know your boat and what it does (wake-wise ) at different speeds so you can act accordingly when going by others.
Of course the width/depth of water at that location as well as geography comes into play here as well.
Moral to the story, know your boat and what it does (wake-wise ) at different speeds so you can act accordingly when going by others.
Of course the width/depth of water at that location as well as geography comes into play here as well.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:47 am to rheber8
This always stirs a debate with me and some friends. I slow down for everyone within about 50yds. The way I look at it, I’m not fishing tournaments or trying to go 100mph everywhere, I’m out there to be on the water, which is my paradise, relaxing with friends and family, and catching a few fish. So, if I have to slow down it’s no big deal to me. A few friends however, never slow down for anyone.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:58 am to AlxTgr
If I could make a law on it it'd be 40 yards
Posted on 7/5/18 at 11:59 am to GeeOH
Idle. There should be no wake at all
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:21 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
Good thing you don’t then. I’d rather not everyone set down then holeshot again, trashing the bank I’m fishing even worse
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:30 pm to rheber8
What about people who put up homemade no wake zone signs by their camps? How do y'all feel about them?
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:32 pm to AlxTgr
quote:
No one is banging up anyone's stuff.
Other than Jodie
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:39 pm to indytiger
I ignore them unless theres a reason to idle like people swimming or something.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:45 pm to PillageUrVillage
My camp is on a canal that's 35-40 yards wide, it's one of two camps on the canal. It takes 1 minute to slow down. Agree to disagree.
Posted on 7/5/18 at 12:46 pm to rheber8
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Depends on the distance. In close quarters (small canal/bayou) I slow down and idle. If I can keep about 30+ yards of distance I stay on step. I won’t throw a big wake on step.
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