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Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Santuckee
Posts: 33
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I was out a few weeks ago and one of the cattle boats from seaforth came in hauling ass a good 100 ft away from me while i was making bait. I just put my bow into the wake and held on. I was pissed that the captain didnt show any reguard. There will always be retards, people that dont know any better and people that just dont care. F#@k them!
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Junior
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: temecula
Posts: 2
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Some of you guy's are pretty funny. I posted here as a sign of good faith and now there are those here who want to hunt me down.
Fact is that this was an unfortunate incident. We were positioned to the right of mid channel but well within the limits of the bouy's. It's not like I charge around with no regard for the little guy. Quite the opposite as a matter of fact. I've been witness to the mayhem a large boat can cause and we operate accordingly. That's why I posted here in the first place. For those that took my post as it was intended. Thank you. For those that took it as an opportunity to point the finger of blame and scorn, so be it. Rational conversation tends to solve more problems than throwing the iron ![]() Think what you want about the guy's in the big boat but remember that some of us are on your side. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Lahina (I Wish)
Posts: 272
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WT? What was he thinking
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In any congested inlet, harbor or channel, why would you want to stay and fish in harms way to begin with? You are taking yourself a putting yourself in harms way. Powerboats especially at that size cannot stop, or even turn on a dime, so why venture out there to begin with? Its like these numbskulls that think that there is a lane between the HOV and fast lane…buzzing past you, scaring the crap out of you going 80 mph. And when they do get it! It not their fault. What are you thinking? No PFD? Out in the middle of a cattle drive…I think the yakker was very lucky just to have lost “fishing” gear and not his neck! An way to go on coming about to check his welfare!
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Posts: 2,568
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funny how the web works, huh?
![]() It's unfortunate, but incidents like that happen. We all share responsibility for each other's safety out there. If the caring and conscientious person gets in accident like this, you can all imagine the danger from an inexperienced boater who knows nothing about kayak fishermen. It's real, and we have to be very careful. Not wearing PFD is personal choice, but the irresponsible one. Big Bay is a busy place. Good one on you Tranquility, glad it all ended well.
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Posts: 520
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i do apreciate you comming on hgere posting for whatever attention you were looking for. Truthfully it does show good character that you stopped nd helped the guy out. i acually owe my life to a private boater who was kind enough to stop and fish me out of the water before hypo set in. he went above and beyond. i thank him everytime on out thier on a nice day. Ive almsot been smashed to many times into the bait barges at newport becuase a boater didnt care, or would try and skate by me like im going to take all his scoops. And when i have given them some choice words, they drive off an dleave me in a wake, no apology no care. Thats when the ![]() ![]() |
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Lahina (I Wish)
Posts: 272
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ONE more thing
I also believe that by law if you are aware of an incident that you may have caused and you are at the wheel... you must render aid. If you leave the scene you can be guilty of causing injury and leaving the scene of an accident
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Junior
Join Date: May 2008
Posts: 12
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I think I was on that boat. That was f**ked up. Were you in a red kayak? I was fishing with some of my non-kayak fishing friends from work. I was telling them that if I were that kayaker, I'd be pissed off. I hate when boaters come too close and going too fast. |
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Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: South of La Jolla...
Posts: 1,193
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#9 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: wherever the college girlz r
Posts: 127
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A yaker not wearing a PFD is only a danger to himself. You can console yourself with that angle but the fact is you were the one who caused harm to him, not him to himself. You're lucky you didn't run him over. It was in the channel and thus the yakker should have been more careful too, I agree. But you guys know you blast down the sides of the bay, we see it all the time. Your comment about the big bay being too congested is utter BS. Even on a race day it's managable to anyone with half a brain. In the channel maybe it gets hectic, but not the whole bay. It may seem that way to you because you're flying around like a maniac. PS, just what limits do we need to know about - christ we're just sitting there????
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Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 51
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curty- you should stop now- you're not representing the rest of us well.
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Guerro Grande
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Houston, TX
Posts: 629
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Paddling a yak in the bay is just like riding a bicycle on city streets; you have to be defensive. You can rant and rave about bad drivers/boaters all you want, but that isn't going to keep you safe. You have to be observant and never let your guard down. Always be ready to maneuver away from approaching boats. I paddled 3-4 days a week in the bay for a couple of years and I learned my lesson. Always have your head on a swivel and be ready to react. Even the best-equipped boats and good sailors will not see you at times. I've had close calls with Harbor Police boats, Navy Mk-V's and even one of the CBP interceptors. It is just part of paddling in the bay. That's one of the big reasons why I stopped paddling in there.
Cut Tranquility a little slack. The cruise ships and Navy vessels are probably doing close to 10kts in some parts of the channel. Sure he could have slowed a little, but there are plenty of boaters that take the channel much faster. At least he stopped to see if he could assist. That is much more than I would expect from some of the knuckleheads that are out there. Mission Bay, between the entrance and the 5mph buoys, is even worse than SD Bay. There is lots of traffic, little room to maneuver and you get reflected wakes off the jetties.
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2009
Location: wherever the college girlz r
Posts: 127
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Don't have a cow Comrad Z. I speak for me and me only. I don't speak for you or anyone else on this page.
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