Cav(J.C.)
18-09-2016, 11:43 AM
I know the problem of selfishness, arrogance, inconsideration will never be solved by writing in this forum, but it is like all of the problems in our society, cultural and attitudinal change will never be effected, unless the problems are discussed, and peoples expectations of behaviour are widely accepted.
Fishing in the ocean is one of the most pleasurable pursuits a person can have. It relieves stress (or is supposed to) thrills the hunter, activates the brain, and the muscles, and if skilful and lucky, feeds the family.
All of this can be spoilt by the actions of those who have been previously described.
As in all activities taken up by humans, there have been manners evolved which make the activity pleasurable for all participants. Mostly these have been enforced by a gentle , or not so gentle rebuke, by those effected by bad or unacceptable behaviour. The activities which seem to me to be most oblivious to civilised behaviour are car driving, and boating/fishing. I have seen the attitude of those close to me change as soon as they get behind the wheel. Every other driver is a potential idiot or F/wit. I believe it is because the car becomes an insulator, a case hardened shell, where normally controlled aggression can flourish, uninhibited.
The same feeling of invulnerability seems to happen to some people in a boat. Isolation, distance, the inability of those effected to protest, allows disruptive behaviour.
May I give some hints as to how most civilised people can share the ocean and catch a fish or two, going home pleasurable fatigued, and mentally recharged.
You are very lucky if you get to your favourite reef or area first. OK---a little disappointment, but the first boat crew got up earlier, so give them some credit. So --what do you do?----Go past them close by, pinging away on your sounder to see what they are seeing. putting up a wash and making a hell of a lot of noise, or do you swing wide, be stealthy, remember you are both hunting, and work out a system where both can share the same drift, and not disturb the target.
Are you versatile enough that you have a plan B? Most reefs do not consist of just one pinnacle, and when fish are feeding, there are generally more opportunities along the line of reef to explore and fish.
If a boat is anchored up , do you use the boat as a marker, and continuously pass close by, again with noise and wash, making his considerable efforts to place the boat exactly where he wants it absolutely worthless? Do you continue on and with some satisfaction note that you have washed him off his mark, straightened his reef pick, and generally f/uped his day, or are you so oblivious to other boats and people, that you don't know and don't care.
Do you know that on the half plane, your boat puts up the most underwater noise, and the most wash, which is again not only transferred to other boats, but to the fish you are trying to target. Pretend you are in the bush hunting, do you crash through, or practice stealth. The same applies to hunting fish. Not only do you stuff it up for others, you do the same for yourself. Charter boats should also take note. Generally---besides the cats that are operating, they are big planning hulls, which produce no wash, only when travelling dead slow. I have been washed off my pick, by a charter boat who came and had a look at what I was doing, was dissatisfied, then floored it going past me, going someplace else.
Professional---my A.
It all comes down to consideration for others, a lack of selfishness, and old fashioned etiquette.
Glad I got that off my chest.
Cav(J.C.)
Fishing in the ocean is one of the most pleasurable pursuits a person can have. It relieves stress (or is supposed to) thrills the hunter, activates the brain, and the muscles, and if skilful and lucky, feeds the family.
All of this can be spoilt by the actions of those who have been previously described.
As in all activities taken up by humans, there have been manners evolved which make the activity pleasurable for all participants. Mostly these have been enforced by a gentle , or not so gentle rebuke, by those effected by bad or unacceptable behaviour. The activities which seem to me to be most oblivious to civilised behaviour are car driving, and boating/fishing. I have seen the attitude of those close to me change as soon as they get behind the wheel. Every other driver is a potential idiot or F/wit. I believe it is because the car becomes an insulator, a case hardened shell, where normally controlled aggression can flourish, uninhibited.
The same feeling of invulnerability seems to happen to some people in a boat. Isolation, distance, the inability of those effected to protest, allows disruptive behaviour.
May I give some hints as to how most civilised people can share the ocean and catch a fish or two, going home pleasurable fatigued, and mentally recharged.
You are very lucky if you get to your favourite reef or area first. OK---a little disappointment, but the first boat crew got up earlier, so give them some credit. So --what do you do?----Go past them close by, pinging away on your sounder to see what they are seeing. putting up a wash and making a hell of a lot of noise, or do you swing wide, be stealthy, remember you are both hunting, and work out a system where both can share the same drift, and not disturb the target.
Are you versatile enough that you have a plan B? Most reefs do not consist of just one pinnacle, and when fish are feeding, there are generally more opportunities along the line of reef to explore and fish.
If a boat is anchored up , do you use the boat as a marker, and continuously pass close by, again with noise and wash, making his considerable efforts to place the boat exactly where he wants it absolutely worthless? Do you continue on and with some satisfaction note that you have washed him off his mark, straightened his reef pick, and generally f/uped his day, or are you so oblivious to other boats and people, that you don't know and don't care.
Do you know that on the half plane, your boat puts up the most underwater noise, and the most wash, which is again not only transferred to other boats, but to the fish you are trying to target. Pretend you are in the bush hunting, do you crash through, or practice stealth. The same applies to hunting fish. Not only do you stuff it up for others, you do the same for yourself. Charter boats should also take note. Generally---besides the cats that are operating, they are big planning hulls, which produce no wash, only when travelling dead slow. I have been washed off my pick, by a charter boat who came and had a look at what I was doing, was dissatisfied, then floored it going past me, going someplace else.
Professional---my A.
It all comes down to consideration for others, a lack of selfishness, and old fashioned etiquette.
Glad I got that off my chest.
Cav(J.C.)