Boating ramp etiquette,...what agrivates you most about other boaters?

[duc hntr]

I have also helped solo fisherman load/unload their boat, and in return fellows have helped me. Most were helpful when I was a new boat owner, most trouble at the ramps comes from bass tournament fishers. (not all of them, some have manners)

[dedawg1149]

i try to be patient and help when ever i can there is no sense to let a little extra time to launch your boat upset your whole day fishing before you ever get started

[Lundman A-14]

i try to be patient and help when ever i can there is no sense to let a little extra time to launch your boat upset your whole day fishing before you ever get started

I don't know if you see much of this down your way,but up here I see this going on alot where some will park on the ramp while either prepping their
boat for launch or reloading it to go home,they will sit there on the ramp and talk for whatt seems like twenty minutes before doing either/or. Worse is if they have baoting friends launching in the lane next to them if it is a multi-lane ramp and chat as well for a long time and you have others waiting in line
to launch or load. When I get to a ramp,I will pull into the parking lot AWAY from the ramp and do my prepping there. Being a one man operation most of the time,I launch as quickly as I can so I am not taking up space on the ramp.
Same for reloading,...if I have no one to help me,..I do it as quickly as I can.
I THEN tie the boat down in the parking lot,NOT on the ramp as alot of boaters like to do up here. When able and if they want my help,I will try and help,...but not all of them welcome that. But the bright side is that we do,from time to time,have boaters who are considerate of others and do the prepping away from the ramp or tie down away from the ramp. My biggest gripe is with those boaters who have those big $60,000 ski boats,...up here
they are the ones who seem to be the worst about sitting on the ramp
and chat with friends before launching or loading. If you ask them to kindly move out of the way so others can launch or load,they get nasty at times.
But not all of them do it,...thank goodness! Sometimes it is those on the "jet fleas" that cause the most problems,...but not all of them.

[oldwun]

When we lived in North Alabama we fished Guntersville a lot. When Ray Scott brought his BASS bunch in they acted like they owned the ramps. I have had them ask us to let all of them launch first. Did not happen but I thought it was rude. Of course most were guys just like us but a few can make a long lasting impression.
We now live in East Tennesse. Here at our ramps you pretty much see the same fishermen evry time you launch. We help each other out by parking trucks and loading boats. I am sure most ramps have that same kind of deal.

[centerdriver]

I'm a new boater..

My biggest gripe is people that bitch about every little thing but don't bother trying to teach or help.

Mine would have to be the people who are new to the game and clearly need some pointers/advice, but don't want to loose face in front of the ladies or their buds so they jump on me like they have done it a million times etc etc. Please.
I have even go so far as to ask a feller if he wanted to learn how to back a trailer, cuz he was real new at the game. I took time away from my fishing, rode with him to the upper end of the lot and after 15-20 min, he was doing better than a lot of old timers. All it took was a couple simple tricks and pointers and a few min. He still calls me now and then to see where I am and how the fish are biting.
Dusty

[crappiejohn]

yeah i hate the people who cant back a boat up and when you offer to help they refuse and spend another 20 minutes trying to back there boat up when there is 20 people at the ramp.

[wvsportsman]

I'll gladly take any tips you all can give me. I get the job done but any tips are appreciated.

[rockmike]

I'm pretty patient with ignorance, inexperience, or inability, but I have a short fuse for rudeness. Fortunately, most people I meet at ramps are great folks.

[Fishtaco]

Dig a little deeper... for the patience to suffer rudeness.

Dig a little deeper... for the one reason you need not to back someone's rig off into the river for them while they are trying to get the engine started right in the middle of the boat ramp.

Dig a little deeper... to see the humor in the situation when you've waited patiently to load and some gewber in a ski boat just pulled up with his stereo blasting and is yelling at the driver to back him down further and bring him the boat key and asking where he left the roach.

Some days you just have to approach the boat ramp like you do fishing. You have to dig deep into your box of tools to keep from choking the living hell out of someone that desperately needs it. So, dig a little deeper.

[Goldeneye]

I'm pretty patient with ignorance, inexperience, or inability, but I have a short fuse for rudeness. Fortunately, most people I meet at ramps are great folks.

Amen! It really frost my b***'s when somebody thinks that they can set on a ramp, load their junk in the boat, checkin their coolers,(while drawning attention to their big fancy ski boats) telling the girlfriend how to start the boat, or pull the trailer out, ect.,ect,.. but the most of the boaters are great people who are willing to lend a hand if you need it, and to those of you that do that, Thanks! We all need a little help every once in while. Or at least a smile an wave on the way bye.