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I had an interesting weekend on the water. We fished and did some crabbing. As the weekend went on, I realized that boating and fishing are mostly governed by unwritten rules and it only takes one guy with their head up their fourth point of contact to make everyone else's life difficult.
Here's a few I thought of, please add as you see fit!
1: Be ready to launch before you clog up the ramp.
2: Once you've launched, get your boat and truck out of the way. I prefer to have someone else with me who can either go park the truck as I move the boat away from the ramp, or vice versa.
3: When launching where the ramp has a dock or pier, don't tie up close to the ramp. People can't get around you to recover. Move as far out to the end as possible so people can get around you and have enough water to make corrections to trailer their boat.
4: Check out the ditch forming at the end of the ramp. It's from people using more power than necessary to get on the trailer. It's not
5: If someone is struggling, offer your help. Being in the peanut gallery doesn't clear the ramp any faster.
6: If you're one of the crew, help your captain. Being a spectator won't win you any points. Even if you've never driven a boat or backed a trailer, you can at least help keep the boat from floating away.
7: After recovering, get out of the way! The ramp isn't where you unload your gear and make ready for the trip home.
8: If you're not hauling a trailer.....DON'T PARK IN THE TRAILER PARKING AREA!
9: The travel lane for the ferry isn't where you stop to tie your rigs.
10: If you have to get past someone, do it on plane. Displacing water with a 15 degree bow-high attitude at 10 kts doesn't do anyone any favors.
How to get points with your Captain:
1: Don't bring a bunch of crap and take up storage/deck space. Everyone doesn't need their own cooler.
2: Know how to tie rigs...or better yet...bring them pre-tied.
3: Don't sit there eating cheetoes and bologna sandwiches as your captain is doing everything else.
4: Know how to drive the boat, especially if you can't tie rigs/net fish/whatever.
5: Keep an eye out for obstacles, especially if you can't tie rigs/net fish/drive the boat/whatever.
Here's a few I thought of, please add as you see fit!
1: Be ready to launch before you clog up the ramp.
2: Once you've launched, get your boat and truck out of the way. I prefer to have someone else with me who can either go park the truck as I move the boat away from the ramp, or vice versa.
3: When launching where the ramp has a dock or pier, don't tie up close to the ramp. People can't get around you to recover. Move as far out to the end as possible so people can get around you and have enough water to make corrections to trailer their boat.
4: Check out the ditch forming at the end of the ramp. It's from people using more power than necessary to get on the trailer. It's not
5: If someone is struggling, offer your help. Being in the peanut gallery doesn't clear the ramp any faster.
6: If you're one of the crew, help your captain. Being a spectator won't win you any points. Even if you've never driven a boat or backed a trailer, you can at least help keep the boat from floating away.
7: After recovering, get out of the way! The ramp isn't where you unload your gear and make ready for the trip home.
8: If you're not hauling a trailer.....DON'T PARK IN THE TRAILER PARKING AREA!
9: The travel lane for the ferry isn't where you stop to tie your rigs.
10: If you have to get past someone, do it on plane. Displacing water with a 15 degree bow-high attitude at 10 kts doesn't do anyone any favors.
How to get points with your Captain:
1: Don't bring a bunch of crap and take up storage/deck space. Everyone doesn't need their own cooler.
2: Know how to tie rigs...or better yet...bring them pre-tied.
3: Don't sit there eating cheetoes and bologna sandwiches as your captain is doing everything else.
4: Know how to drive the boat, especially if you can't tie rigs/net fish/whatever.
5: Keep an eye out for obstacles, especially if you can't tie rigs/net fish/drive the boat/whatever.