Arrogant Boater

JohnNH · 08-30-2004, 07:35 AM

I think we will all agree that yesterday ( Sunday) was a busy day on Winipesaukee. Having said that, I will attempt to explain my point.

I was fishing just ( 200 yards)southeast of Governors Island and about 1/2 mile West of the Witches. My fishing partner and I use a standard practice of dropping a maker buoy ( 6"x6" plastic float with 100Lb. test line attached to a weighted end) ( note we retrieve this buoy before moving on to another location). This device is used to mark a spot we spotted fish on our electronics. We always back off about 50 feet or less and cast in the general direction of the marker.

During the process of fishing that area, I hooked into a decent smallmouth and was successful in getting it to the boat where my partner waited patiently with the net in hand. About this time, a very large Carver ( 40 ++ feet) was on his way from the Silver Sands area heading Northeast and was bearing down on us at an unsafe distance. We politely motioned to the driver to adjust his course. The driver must think he owns the water. He decided to entertain us with an enormous wake that left us scrambling for something to hang on to in an effort to stay in the boat. As he passed us within 50 feet, he honored us with that famous 1 finger salute. We managed to ride out the big wake and stay in the boat.

Is there justice -- AYEP' // after the encounter was over, we began looking for our marker that was originally less than 50 feet from us and much to our surprise or should I say delight, it was gone. My best guess is that the marker was wound up in the Carvers prop(s). I never wish any ill will on anyone, but if the line is in his props == he deserved it.

By the way, we did manage to land the Smallmouth.

John/NH

08-30-2004, 07:35 AM	#1
JohnNH Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Weare, NH Posts: 72 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Arrogant Boater I think we will all agree that yesterday ( Sunday) was a busy day on Winipesaukee. Having said that, I will attempt to explain my point. I was fishing just ( 200 yards)southeast of Governors Island and about 1/2 mile West of the Witches. My fishing partner and I use a standard practice of dropping a maker buoy ( 6"x6" plastic float with 100Lb. test line attached to a weighted end) ( note we retrieve this buoy before moving on to another location). This device is used to mark a spot we spotted fish on our electronics. We always back off about 50 feet or less and cast in the general direction of the marker. During the process of fishing that area, I hooked into a decent smallmouth and was successful in getting it to the boat where my partner waited patiently with the net in hand. About this time, a very large Carver ( 40 ++ feet) was on his way from the Silver Sands area heading Northeast and was bearing down on us at an unsafe distance. We politely motioned to the driver to adjust his course. The driver must think he owns the water. He decided to entertain us with an enormous wake that left us scrambling for something to hang on to in an effort to stay in the boat. As he passed us within 50 feet, he honored us with that famous 1 finger salute. We managed to ride out the big wake and stay in the boat. Is there justice -- AYEP' // after the encounter was over, we began looking for our marker that was originally less than 50 feet from us and much to our surprise or should I say delight, it was gone. My best guess is that the marker was wound up in the Carvers prop(s). I never wish any ill will on anyone, but if the line is in his props == he deserved it. By the way, we did manage to land the Smallmouth. John/NH