What’s the proper minimum distance from a previously anchored boat at the Dynamite hole when the Reds are running. I arrived early with only one guide already anchored. I gave plenty of room which put me away from the bite area. Another guide arrived and and anchored parallel to the first maybe 10 yards away.Both of them were catching great numbers. Other boats arrived and kept a pretty decent distance and were out of the bite zone. As this is such a well known spot, is a little crowding
acceptable?
This is what I’d guess. I know they are in competition with each other but they still typically have a lot of respect for the others. Especially when customers are on board, it looks bad to dog your rivals.
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I don’t know anything about etiquette specifically at the dynamite hole, and yall Charleston folks can be a little different than others But in general even though the guides may be mildly in competition, at the same time they are usually all friends and rely on each other heavily. Sometimes the fish are stacked up tight and you have to fish close and work together for everybody to have a good day. Depends on the spot. If all parties communicate and knows what’s going on, everybody can catch some fish. It’s not unusual for a couple of charter boats to raft up if the bite is tight, or squeeze in stern to stern. Everybody knows everybody, nobody gets mad, everybody catches some fish
If you think the dynamite hole is tight, you should try Boca Grande pass when the tarpon run is on Sometimes you have to pass rods boat to boat. What is proper in one place may not be so in another though.
A few months ago we were fishing out of Hudson Beach, FL and had an overnight trip planned. We ran 85 miles offshore to a little sinkhole we knew well and planned to anchor up on it for the night. There was another boat on it when we got there. We talked to them, worked things out and we both caught a couple of limits of fish, side by side None of us own the ocean. Obama thinks he does. Be polite. If in doubt, ask, talk, friendly, cooperate with each other. Or move somewhere else where the fish ain’t biting:smiley:
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
I’ve crept up to the hole on a weekday - 4 guides were sitting tight on the bite zone, evenly spaced out and fishing the area just fine, I took the next parking space and began to fish. Came in quiet, slid the anchor in the water and floated back to the spot… not one dirty look or bad word exchanged. Come in hot with the radio cranking, anchor throwing and motor revving - you may get the lead head treatment.
When I go to an area and I see guides, I do as the guides do… and typically when guides come to an area they do what the locals are doing…
Oh- compaired to many other areas, there is little fishing traffic in the harbor… even on the weekends.
Good eye Sells It is indeed an Island Hopper, not many would know that. The other 2 are both T-Crafts. Solid boats for sure! Yes the bottom pictures are Boca Grande during the tarpon run.
Capt. Larry Teuton
Cracker Built Custom Boats
“Ships are the nearest things to dreams that hands have ever made.” -Robert N. Rose
But in general even though the guides may be mildly in competition, at the same time they are usually all friends and rely on each other heavily. Sometimes the fish are stacked up tight and you have to fish close and work together for everybody to have a good day. Depends on the spot. If all parties communicate and knows what’s going on, everybody can catch some fish. It’s not unusual for a couple of charter boats to raft up if the bite is tight, or squeeze in stern to stern. Everybody knows everybody, nobody gets mad, everybody catches some fish 
It is indeed an Island Hopper, not many would know that. The other 2 are both T-Crafts. Solid boats for sure! Yes the bottom pictures are Boca Grande during the tarpon run.