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Re: Guest on boat....ettiquette [Re: Fish2222] #12529804 12/07/17 07:14 AM
Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 293 Lake Fork, TX D DevinJoe Angler
DevinJoe Angler D Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 293 Lake Fork, TX	If a person is extremely anal about their boat that's fine. You need to tell the people your taking fishing the do's and donts. Me personally I agree with the guys that bought their boat to fish out of. I don't get a new boat every few years . I buy one and run it till it's done so I'm not much worried about resale. I'd much rather be catching fish than worrying about bumping a stump or bridge pillar or dock or if your shoes are dirty or blah blah blah. My 2 cents. End of the day. It's your boat make your own rules. You don't need to ask advice from anyone. Do what makes you happy bro.

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Re: Guest on boat....ettiquette [Re: Fish2222] #12532833 12/09/17 10:34 PM
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 220 Fort Worth, Tx Worm Dunk Outdoorsman
Worm Dunk Outdoorsman Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 220 Fort Worth, Tx	Please, No net or live bait If you keep a bass out of the water for more than 30 seconds (i always have water in a live well for fish that need a breath before getting a scale or camera out) and your not going to keep it to eat, you'll hear my "you just brain damage that bass lecture". I would hope hear an offer of money to repair anything you tear up. "The fishing was so bad that even the liars weren't catching any" Bill Dance

Re: Guest on boat....ettiquette [Re: Fish2222] #12532892 12/09/17 11:54 PM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,358 Ennis, TX EastTexasBassin Extreme Angler
EastTexasBassin Extreme Angler Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,358 Ennis, TX	I do have a few rules for a guest on my boat: 1. Don't catch more than me, if you do I will cut your line. 2. Speak only when spoken to. I don't want to hear your stories, and don't even think about offering me advice. 3. You can only cast straight back, over the motor. 4. Light my cigarettes, I'm not putting down my rod to light a smoke. As my guest, that's your job. 5. No complaining, this is obviously covered by rule #2 but I thought it important enough to have its own rule.

Re: Guest on boat....ettiquette [Re: SteezMacQueen] #12533077 12/10/17 03:24 AM
Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 191 waco, texas B B.Byars Outdoorsman
B.Byars Outdoorsman B Joined: Apr 2012 Posts: 191 waco, texas	Originally Posted By: SteezMacQueen Originally Posted By: beartrap my rule is there are no rules other than common sense..I'm not going to deliberately tear my boat up but it is a frigging fishing boat not a prized heirloom..every boat I've ever owned was bought with one purpose in mind....catch as many fish as possible and enjoy the use of the boat which includes smoking,dipping,spitting,passing gas and peeing over/on the side...there are no rules against stepping on the seats......if it means idling through bushes, over stumps and/or mud flats to get to the fish,that where my boat goes..if my boat bangs up against a dock while flipping,that nick or scratch just gives it character... and after a tournament the last place you will see me is over in corner of the lot detailing my boat for the ride home....if I'm not up near the stage to collect a check,I'm up there listening close trying to find out how the guys caught more fish than me.... I'll allow all of the above too.....but NO CATFISH!!!!! Slimy POS fish. Hahaha same

Re: Guest on boat....ettiquette [Re: B.Byars] #12533364 12/10/17 03:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,577 Southlake, Texas Happykamper TFF Guru
Happykamper TFF Guru Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 15,577 Southlake, Texas	All these responses are great, I got a dollar to a nickel the guys that say they don't care about anything as far as how they treat their boats are not driving a 60 -70 K dollar boat, if they were then they have more money than sense. I do have one boat that I treat that way, we call her stumpy, aluminum tunnel with a jet drive, she is my get down to business boat. Last edited by Happykamper; 12/10/17 03:01 PM.

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