If a boat slows down to pass you when going in the same direction, it would be nice if you stopped paddling for a few seconds to let us by. I feel I am being considerate when I slow down to pass you and not throw a wake your way.
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They usually don’t seem as bad as the stand up paddle boarders that insist on paddling right in the middle of the channel! I think I scored 2 out of 5 the other day.
I think mostly it’s the tourist groups, paddle boarders and yakkers that don’t have the common sense or boating knowledge that most of the kayak fishermen have.
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I try to be considerate on the water. Thanks for doing the same Fritz.
To the other boaters out there… PLEASE run by on plane or at idle. Slowing to 1/4 throttle and kicking up 2 - 3 footers is just rude.
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I do appreciate that you slow down because there are a lot of people that do not. However we are non-motorized and therefore do have the right of way over power boats. This topic is very similar to the bicycle and car issues on the road . We all need to be aware of our surroundings and curtious of others that we share the water with.
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I wish that bass boat that passed me going 1/4 throttle in a no-wake zone had offered me some courtesy. Rock n’ roll…
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Thanks for slowing down for us. I REALLY appreciate it. Two trips ago, I had a guy slow down to an idle to pass by me. I was anchored and fishing. But he turned to come within 10-15 feet of me. I waved and said hey, how’s it going, and he just stared at me with this wierd look. It was the craziest thing ever. He didn’t say a word.
But like was said earlier. I think it’s going to be your tourist paddlers that are out site seeing that are going to be out paddling about without a care in the world. As a fisherman, I tend to stick near the banks unless I am crossing a channel to get to the other side.
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Originally posted by Telum PiscesThanks for slowing down for us. I REALLY appreciate it. Two trips ago, I had a guy slow down to an idle to pass by me. I was anchored and fishing. But he turned to come within 10-15 feet of me. I waved and said hey, how’s it going, and he just stared at me with this wierd look. It was the craziest thing ever. He didn’t say a word.
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Not sure what us stopping paddling does for you,if you pass thats very considerate of you to slow down,why the stop paddling??
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Originally posted by MyHooker111Not sure what us stopping paddling does for you,if you pass thats very considerate of you to slow down,why the stop paddling??
Because you are paddling at his idle speed. He can’t pass you if you are moving just as fast or faster than he is.
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Originally posted by MyHooker111Not sure what us stopping paddling does for you,if you pass thats very considerate of you to slow down,why the stop paddling??
Because you are paddling at his idle speed. He can’t pass you if you are moving just as fast or faster than he is.
yep. my cruising speed in the T160 is over 4 knots. They’d never make it by at idle if I didnt stop paddling.
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Not trying to get a riot started, but it seems that the motor boaters are just mad that we kayakers catch as many (or more) fish than they do. Just saying! 
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During my first trip out, I couldn’t help but stop paddling…as they idled by me, most were asking me questions about the kayak I was in.
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Originally posted by elgeebeeDuring my first trip out, I couldn’t help but stop paddling…as they idled by me, most were asking me questions about the kayak I was in.
I have had that happen too. I get all kinds of “hey, what kind of kayak is that?” They are amazed when they see me peddling with my feet. Even at the ramp, I get all kinds of questions and comments on my Native Mariner. And then there is always the person that says you kayak fishermen are a crazy bunch.
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I do appreciate that you slow down because there are a lot of people that do not. However we are non-motorized and therefore do have the right of way over power boats.
The statement about having right of way does not ring true to me. i do not remember that from my cappy test- i do admit that the last timre i took the test was the mid 1980’s.
if a yak has right of way- could someone please post a link or post the regulation.
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I wasn’t too sure about that statement either, looked it up and found this.
Neither the International nor Inland Navigation Rules address “kayaks” or “canoes” per se, except in regards to “vessels under oars” in Rule 25 regarding lights. One could infer that a “vessel under oars” should be treated as a “sailing vessel” since it is permitted to display the same lights as one, but, ultimately the issue of whom “gives way” would fall to what would be “required by the ordinary practice of seamen, or by the special circumstances of the case” (Rule 2).
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=navRulesFAQ#0.3_13
Rule of thumb I had instilled in me concerning the give way vessel was allways, “Tonnage Prevails”
And this is coming from someone who has spent most thier life very involved in the kayak industry.
No better way to see the marshes and scenery around here then in a kayak, that’s why sometimes I can’t understand why some of the kayakers want to paddle down the middle of the river rather then cruising alongside the marsh edge where all the action and scenery is that you can only acess from a kayak. (avoiding back eddys exempted) When I paddle I want to find the skinniest waters I can where only a kayak can get to.
All that being said, I think common sense and courtesy should allways prevail whatever the situation!
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