Comp fishing & personnal space P"" Off

[whyisitso]

say your bit steve i aggree with you and it will only get worse big motor little d$%^&^k and if any of them reply on this forum they will only be typing with one hand as the other one will be busy

[Dodgy_Back]

What steve harney says is very disapointing and I understand how he feels. But Don't tar all comp fisho's with the same brush !!
True ,some of the guys drive like nuts and have little respect for those around them, just like some charter operators, some jet ski drivers, some cruiser drivers, some bait fisho's, some ski/wake boat drivers. etc etc

The guys in the tourny boats stand out alot more than a normal boat and because of that cop a bit more from some.
Some of us do try to do the right thing and give a bit space to others on the water.
But, as it's been said many a time about all sorts of boating , it's always the minority that spoil it for the rest.

By all means give the guy that upsets you a gob full. But it's pretty pointless giving a gob full to some one else that has done nothing to you.

Next time I go for a fish and a cruiser almost swamps me. I'm not going to say that THEY ARE ALL TOSSERS, just some are.
Next time I see plastic bait packs floating in the drink would you like me to call ALL baitos "bloody grubs" no ofcourse not, only some are.!!

Lets give each other a bit of courtesy on the water .. After all we are all doing the basic same thing.... Fishing

For your info "whyisitso" I used both hands to type this.

[Lovey80]

I have to ask though, why does anyone need 250hp on a 500kg??? Hull to be doing 70+km an hour in enclosed waters?????

I am a big fan of giving people the freedom to do what ever they like. But boats doing those crazy speeds in enclosed waters is just asking for trouble. Maybe they need to look at either limiting the HP on these comps or setting a top speed during the comp.

Sure I have watched the US Bass comps and they all want the big HP to get to the spot as fast as possible. But if everyone is limited to the same speed then there is no advantage over the other so what does it usually achieve??? Nothing imho

[NAGG]

Regardless of the type of boat , size of the motor , comp - whatever ...... people do need to consider others .
If it is the comp guys and they are behaving inappropriately report them to the organisers - I'm pretty confident that a bloke like Steve Morgan would not want any bad publicity.

Chris

[Horse]

I agree that some of them need to be told a few things, but if it was a fleet of skier racers would the same issues and concerns be raised considering they do not fish? I think not.

Lee , your not wrong with bringing up the Ski racers. I came across them once in the Canaipa passage in a 56' er . All I could do was hold the wheel and close my eyes. some of these guys came within 3m and they were MOOOOVING

[RayDeR]

Love some of the responses here. but most are not. Most conduct themselves in a professional manner. These individuals that caused you grief, did you get their rego numbers and or seen if they had sponsorship on the side of their boats to clearly identify them?

Cheers

Lee

G'day!

Do the high speed competion boats have an exemption from having a rego numbers ? I followed some on trailers down the MI during the Tinnie and Tackle show earlier this year (competitors in show comp) and I certainly could not see a number.

I had just had to change perfectly clear numbers to larger numbers to comply with the law.

Ray de R