On the water around 7 am..staright out to 58 fow and started with 2 Dipsies and 2 leadcore. fished until noon, only boated 2. Both came on dipsy / spoon combos, one out 125 on 3, nascar spoon, other out 145 on 3 with Pink Panties spoon, both in 58FOW. Trolled out to 60 with nothing..
Now the Rant.
Tons of radio chatter all morning, many "professionals" out there , had to turn the radio down as there was soooo much bull shi##ng going..Then a boater calls for help in his 24 footer, he and his wife are 7 miles out and dead in the water...crickets...That's funny, everyone's radios were working a minute prior when they wouldn't shut up for more than 30 seconds. The only 2 boats that offered help were mine (18 foot), and another guy in a 17 footer.. Strangely enough, as we spent the next hour and a half towing him and in I was passed by close to 10 boats, including a number of big charter boats who clearly had radios and had heard the call for assistance. I won't mention names, you guys know who you are and that you should of helped, and so do the clients you had on board. We ALL have a responsibility to offer assistance to a boater in big water when they need it, that's how true sportsmen should act. Feel free to disagree, it wont bother me, I know that giving up an hour of fishing time and 40 bucks in fuel was worth it for having done the right thing. Hopefully next time there will be others who step up. Cheers...
Now the Rant.
Tons of radio chatter all morning, many "professionals" out there , had to turn the radio down as there was soooo much bull shi##ng going..Then a boater calls for help in his 24 footer, he and his wife are 7 miles out and dead in the water...crickets...That's funny, everyone's radios were working a minute prior when they wouldn't shut up for more than 30 seconds. The only 2 boats that offered help were mine (18 foot), and another guy in a 17 footer.. Strangely enough, as we spent the next hour and a half towing him and in I was passed by close to 10 boats, including a number of big charter boats who clearly had radios and had heard the call for assistance. I won't mention names, you guys know who you are and that you should of helped, and so do the clients you had on board. We ALL have a responsibility to offer assistance to a boater in big water when they need it, that's how true sportsmen should act. Feel free to disagree, it wont bother me, I know that giving up an hour of fishing time and 40 bucks in fuel was worth it for having done the right thing. Hopefully next time there will be others who step up. Cheers...
