WWYD

[Fiskadoro]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

What Would You Do?

I carry a LED Maglight with me when I fish at night and adjust it's focus to spot. They are very bright. If a boat is coming towards me and seems to not be seeing my all around light up on it's four foot pole: I turn it on and shine it right at them, right at their eyes. You don't have to do it for long or twice for the same boat.

They can't miss it.

Once while hooping a local breakwall I had the Sheriff boat come right at me and shined the maglight in his eyes. He then came along side and said WTF what are you trying to do blind me? I said: "No, but honestly did you see me before I shined my light on you?" He said: "Well No.. I must of missed your all around do to our cabin lights" I said: "There you have it.. Sometimes even the best miss things. I just wanted you to know I was there." After that he was cool, and at times now he just comes by to say hello when I'm there. That to me says he's now always keeping an eye out for me and other yakkers out there. People don't know till they learn kind of thing.

I've run some big boats and you can miss stuff but you can't miss someone with a bright flash or spot shining it directly at you. That's why I always take a bright flashlight along with my yak lights.

Jim