Question Of The Day

[kayak1]

Why is it that just about every boat that runs out of the Manasquan Inlet at 5 am....needs to run wide open 50 yards off the beach from Point Pleasant to Seaside..... I get about an hour of fishing in.... before the first nut case runs the entire beach line in the morning.... what ever fish I have are now done with....... I just don't get it...... Is there a reason for this I'm missing.... This is the best time of year to land big bass off the beach,while these large pods of bunker are around..... But one or two boats that close to the beach..... running wide open...... Its all over......

Just asking........

[Luna Sea 5]

wow, not good, the only think i can think of is just getting to there fishing grounds sooner, but that still doesn't make it right.

[njdevil]

I don't know why they do that and it is not just of the beach by you. I fish the Navasink and Schrewsberry in a 16' Sea Nymph and most of the boats that go by me are running full speed and 20 yard away. It's like I have a big fast boat so get out of my way. They don't think that running that fast and close could do anything to the boats they pass. If they capsized a boat they are going so fast they would not even know. Not smart or safe boating. Just my 2 cents.

NJDEVIL

[Bucktail]

Can't answer that question K1.  But I can tell you that the clueless boaters are everywhere.

Last week, I was all alone fishing from a small pier in a protected area of the bay.  Out of nowhere some brainless wonder comes running full bore right at me!  

He literally stops his boat less than 10' from the dock - creating a huge wake which shook the planks.  As he did this, his passenger, which was a little boy of about seven or eight starts saying, "Where are you going Pop?"

As the boat comes to a complete stop, the guy grabs his fishing rod, looks over at me and says, "Catching anything?"  I just shook my head and looked away.  If it wasn't for the little one on board I probably would have had some choice words for him.

Now, you may think this boater was a novice (and I suppose he could have been), but the fact that he was running a 26'-28' Regulator named "Fish This!" with twin 250s and a picture of a sailfish on the side, leads me to believe he wasn't!

Unfortunately for his grandson, another angler was just walking onto the pier as this happened.  Unlike myself, he just gave it to him with both barrels!  With expletives flying from the dock, the boater finally started up his engine and started away.  As they pulled away I heard the boy say, "Why are we leaving Pop?  Do they own that dock?"  To which his grandfather answered, "They think they do!"

Some people will never learn.

[IrishAyes]

As had been said before, they have to get to their fishing spot in a hurry. Most of the time these are the same people who will chastise others for doing the same thing.

While fishing the other evening a sport fisherman muscled his way into the middle of the bunker pod just so his 'fares' could get a shot at the bass. He would have blasted someone else for doing the same thing. 

[pilot2550]

Sad that there are that many people who don't get it.  My preference is to fish during the week and minimize the exposure but even then they are out there.

[dreamsfloatjoe]

... Just asking...

What is these are "The Professionals", for US $ .02 Alex.   

[ped579]

Fishing from the beach is no different as the flock of anglers migrate up and down the beach and have no clue what they are doing.  Pilot you have the right idea and I do the same (whenever I can get out this year)I fish the weekdays when the weekend worriers are not around.

But even then the added pressure from others that are on vacation really change the patterns the way I fish.  It is amazing how inconsiderate they are and have no regard for anyone that is around them what so ever.  I am surprised that there are not more confrontations than there are during this time of year.

If you don't think this happens then why do the emergency agencies like police add extra personal to their ranks during the summer.  To make sure granny stays within the speed limit in her wheelchair?  No its because all of that machismo that is running ramped. 

I enjoy Spring fishing and Fall fishing when the galloping hoards are not around.  Summer fishing is the pits if you factor in people.  For those sensitive ones I won't call them out of towner's but a few idiots can really mess things up around here in a hurry.

[wb]

very good question as well

perhaps some of those hammerin' captains can chime in?   

nice thing about an open forum

[Pfishingruven]

My only answer to this is...

Because they drive the same way on pavement!!

 

 

[ped579]

Pilot unto others as you want piloted unto you...