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Post by hammer'head on Jan 20, 2004 17:55:35 GMT -5
With so many boats on the rivers these days the "fish racers" are getting more aggrivating in my opinion. More and more driftboat and sled captains pick up when you come around a corner so they can scoot down to beat you to the next hole! Where's just plain courteous consideration gone? If you are a hard core fish racer pig that has to have first shot at most of the holes let me tell you what is going to happen more often to you. Guys are going to start rowing until they get to a good hole before you, even if they have to push you all the way to the boat ramp! Let's all start doing that to guys that keep picking up the anchor the second they see another boat come around the corner upriver from them. Push them all the way to the boat ramp and have your trailer there already and go back up and re run the section ahead of the boat racers. Thanks for allowing me to vent.
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Post by FishinMagician on Jan 20, 2004 18:06:37 GMT -5
Who cares if they want to have first shot at the water. I dont really care . If I get it great, if I dont then thats OK too. I am confident enough in my abilities that I know I will catch fish behind anyone. If someone wants to and thinks they need that advantage more power to them. Why is this a big deal for you..........sounds like you want that first shot and are po'd that someone got there first. This isn't a slam at all, just an observation. John  |
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Post by WRO on Jan 20, 2004 18:58:23 GMT -5
Everytime I fish the wilson we generally arrive late and just bat clean up behind boats.. and generally do just fine. Let em race to nancys.. More water for me to fish. ;D
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Post by FishinMagician on Jan 20, 2004 20:56:52 GMT -5
I guess it just depends what race you want to run.........rabbit or turtle....... ;D
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Post by RT on Jan 21, 2004 2:31:57 GMT -5
I hate those river racers too. When I look upstream and see one of them coming I pick up anchor and get down to the next good hole before they do. ;D
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Post by bobnjig on Jan 21, 2004 2:41:16 GMT -5
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Post by Wild*Hen on Jan 21, 2004 4:01:11 GMT -5
RT, you are the 
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Post by doughball on Jan 21, 2004 21:16:03 GMT -5
Let them race to there hearts content cuz all that means is more holes for me to fish once I finally get on the water. Like FM said I'm confident in my abilities..... Yuh know, the guys racing don't get every biter.
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Post by RT on Jan 21, 2004 22:22:36 GMT -5
Ay, a confident doughball. Never heard of that before. Cool.  Welcome aboard. |
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Post by WRO on Jan 21, 2004 22:27:16 GMT -5
Only cause doughball gets em with his gillnet ;D.. W/O his 4 leaf clover holding down the front of the boat he'd SOL.. |
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Post by waylon on Jan 22, 2004 0:30:09 GMT -5
far out ;D
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Post by doughball on Jan 23, 2004 0:44:07 GMT -5
WRO how can you say that? I recall you complaining about me trying to get a fish in my "net" ;D. Four leaf clover, I don't know about that. Good entertainment is probably more along the lines I was thinking of ;D. Like the time you.......
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Post by willierower on Jan 23, 2004 14:40:12 GMT -5
Boat racers provide great entertainment! I love it when the try to stay ahead all day and dont fish much. I encountered one on Wed. He tried to stay out in front of me. He succeeded. I think he was a little PO'ed when we just floated on past the the take out.....
I dont worry about getting first water. In fact I usually dont launch my boat until after 8:30. Last time out we didnt get on the water until almost 9:00. We didnt get into to fish until after noon. We got into a bunch of fish behind a bunch of other boats, One of the boats was a highly skilled guide.....
Just go fish and enjoy yourself. Dont worry about those morons that have to have first water all day.
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Post by oly on Jan 24, 2004 15:48:37 GMT -5
You guys may have it better than you think? You should spend a day drift boating the Wynooche river on the south side of the Oly Pen! Its a medium size river that gets a lot of fish, but its just too dam small for jet sleds to be running up high on that system! But they do and zing right through anchored drift boats in its relatively narrow areas. Its become a war between those 2 user groups up there! Big runs of fish and no laws to keep sleds out of insane places for them to be is at the cause. Why can't they just go to the bigger rivers like the Cowlitz and many others? As far as drift boat racing there the only race is to get to the next hole full of sled jockies.  |
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Post by WRO on Jan 24, 2004 22:15:12 GMT -5
Like the time I what? ;D Nevermind.
I am soo glad we don't have sleds on any of our small coastal rivers. That would be a nightmare, because in the right water conditions you could run the guideshop in a sled.
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