03-23-2013, 01:14 PM
Gene,
You make some great points. Prepare your boat before you get in line to launch. I outfit my boat a long ways from anywhere boats park or launch. Then, take care of your business in a courteous fashion by launching the boat and moving it as far out on the dock as possible to wait for your launch driver if you need to.
The dock is not a play ground for kids and it's not a fishing extension for bank fishermen as someone can get seriously hurt when boats are launching or retrieving.
I'm always the first or second one to launch in the morning. If it's light enough to see I'm probably already riggers down somewhere on the water. I try to retrieve in between the time when the fishermen have all launched the lake lice are still asleep.
I hate crowds so I plan accordingly but on days when that isn't possible, I remember to
a lot. I came to have fun and so I'm not about to let someone take that away with their antics at the dock. I simply work around them or ask if I can assist them to get my business done.
Thanks for your timely post Gene. Hopefully it's a teaching moment on both boards for someone who hadn't thought the whole process through!
Don
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You make some great points. Prepare your boat before you get in line to launch. I outfit my boat a long ways from anywhere boats park or launch. Then, take care of your business in a courteous fashion by launching the boat and moving it as far out on the dock as possible to wait for your launch driver if you need to.
The dock is not a play ground for kids and it's not a fishing extension for bank fishermen as someone can get seriously hurt when boats are launching or retrieving.
I'm always the first or second one to launch in the morning. If it's light enough to see I'm probably already riggers down somewhere on the water. I try to retrieve in between the time when the fishermen have all launched the lake lice are still asleep.
I hate crowds so I plan accordingly but on days when that isn't possible, I remember to
a lot. I came to have fun and so I'm not about to let someone take that away with their antics at the dock. I simply work around them or ask if I can assist them to get my business done. Thanks for your timely post Gene. Hopefully it's a teaching moment on both boards for someone who hadn't thought the whole process through!
Don
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