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**( I encourage any intellectual or constructive criticism ect re: if anyone thinks I am doing "more harm than good by publicizing such infos) **
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Originally Posted by wade
Unfortunately most people on this website these days are AMATURES.
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Agreed. In fact, some have no clue. On our last trip, on a very clear day, it was obvious to anyone who has fished before, you could see from 50 yards, that we were on a drift with 2 poles each in the water. What does this yo-yo do? He comes up in front of Julie's kayak (the direction of our lines) to about 20 feet away, then says, "Oh, do you have lines in the water?", which I responded, "Yes", with obvious disdain. Then the yo-yo makes an even dumber decision to go between us (we're about 30 feet apart) as he heads towards the launch.
All of us were amateur/newbie kayak fisherman at one point in time. Nothing against Josh, but I think too many newbies are taking shortcuts to success, without learning certain steps along the way. Hopefully, he is explaining to ALL of his customers fair boundaries, and proper release techniques. I'm sure not all of his trips include CNR, so a couple of pointers here:
1) Be gentle. Handle the fish as little as possible, removing slime removes their protected barrier against bacteria.
2) Try not to take it out of the water, but if you do, put it back ASAP.
Please feel free to add more.
Now, that it is summertime, there is almost nothing we can do about the crowding, especially if the fish are biting. But, letting people know about proper etiquette and CNR procedures can only help.
I still like seeing timely fish reports come in, and hope they continue. But, I've (and Julie) paid my (our) dues on the water, as to not damage our resource and be courteous to others.
Aaron