your opinion

[jay the baptist]

Always give right of way to smaller vessels. Does this ring a bell?
As for the toon. Everybody has an opinion, but every situation is different.
So this is my 1st approach if possible. Kill them with kindness. Be nice. And then, invite them to your church. He'll cool off quick, give you the shirt off his back if you need it. See, people that act like fools don't know what to do with kindness. They don't see much of it. He naturally assumes your just like him. I get futher tearing down walls than I do putting them up. But that's just me.

[BarryG]

If he was walking around like he was drunk, I would have had to make a call! On the road or the river it’s the same thing! By making a call, you could save a life!

[ezgoing]

If I pass someone fishing and it is safe to do so I am at full throttle full trim. I am causing the least amount of wake I can. The people that come up real close and drop off of plane will about wash you out of the water

I hear this often from bass fisherman making excuses for passing stationary fishermen while on plane. Of course these same people get extremely mad when somebody does it to them when they are on the trolling motor fishing.

When I see that I will be passing several hundred yards from an anchored fisherman (or using trolling motor) I go off plane far enough back from them that my wake coming off plane does not disturb them. I then idle by at a slow speed so I don't generate a wake. I am not in that big a hurry to risk causing somebody a swim in the lake just so I can get to the next fishing spot a few minutes earlier.

As to your question, it probably would not do any good to call now as there will no proof of what happened nor his condition. Had you taken a video while it was happening and at the ramp my opinion would be different. But regardless it is a tough call to make and I understand why you did not call at the time.

[ezgoing]

when he got out of my path, I missed him by about 2 ft! that's how close he came. it wasn't at "danger" speeds or anything though. like I said I slowed down before getting to the yackers and he wasn't going that fast either. but he most definitely deliberately tried to head me off my course. I wont budge my boat is not for looking at its for fishing. scratches and dent don't bother me in the least.

I can't agree with you here. I will always yield to the idiots. I have often had fishermen cut me off to get to a fishing spot before me. Had it happen Saturday. I just let them have the spot and move to the next one. Safer that way,

[catchNgrease]

If you want my opinion I'm going to need your estimated speed when you attempted to slide between a boat with kids and several kayakers on a narrow lake.

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[snakeeater]

I've always believed there are more horse's butts in the world than there are horses...looks like you ran into one, river scum. But what goes around, comes around...at some point, that idiot will try something on someone who won't be so inclined to let it go, and he'll wish he had more manners as he gets his butt kicked. Anyway, coming from a me as a retired LEO, you did the right thing. NEVER confront unless your life is in danger, and then you better be well armed and well trained...better to report it, and stay healthy. Just my two cents, FWIW...

[Ketchn]

I am still on the children watching this part …...that in itself makes me so terribly sad …..manners are gone now
the world seems to be getting smaller daily …..

[river scum]

If you want my opinion I'm going to need your estimated speed when you attempted to slide between a boat with kids and several kayakers on a narrow lake.

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I wasn't to the yakers yet. there are always yaks out on this water. I always slow to no wake when passing them. so I wasn't going to blast past them at all. good enough for ya?

snakeater, im always well armed and shoot every month. this world mandates it! IMO you never know when or where your going to need it. I tell my friends that don't carry every day, the old saying" you cant use it if you don't have it". you just never know anymore.

ketchn, the kids didn't even know anything was going on im sure. no words were spoken and the driver was the only one to see my friendly gesture, since he was 4ft away from me. lol

[skeetbum]

I’m with a couple of responses. Film what happens just in case and follow your gut. You know what to do, you just need confirmation.

[BuckeyeCrappie]

I had the same kind of experience with a large houseboat in KY this year. They kept a course towards the shore as I was motoring along slowly looking for suspended Crappie and structure. I am not even sure there was anyone at the helm. At the last second they whipped back out into the main lake. My little 175 Tracker wouldn’t have fared well but I was right on the shoreline and wasn’t going to turn into their path.