TECH TIPS idea

[ampersat]

hey gang,

there is a wealth of knowledge and information here on the board but sometimes it can be a little tiresome to search through post after post looking for info. how does this sound:

you start a topic titled, for instance: TECH TIP - HOGLINE ETTIQUETTE. (it has to be all caps so you know you're reading the official ifish tech tip). you write a thorough post on everything related to hoglines and how not to get shot at by your neighbor. it's left open for commentary for about a week and then it's locked. it gets cleaned up a little by the original poster and becomes a tech tip in the archive here. i'd originally thought about asking for a separate forum for this, but we've already got too many as it is.

the idea occurred to me after i got my drift boat. i've been out in a drift boat exactly once and the time i did get to go, it wasn't very crowded and we didn't hook any fish. i haven't a clue what the proper ettiquette is for landing a fish (do i pull of the to the side as quickly as possible, or move down to anchor up and hopefully net the fish). how do i deal with this situation or that? i don't know, but i'm sure someone here will be glad to tell me. better to find out here on the board than on the river where i'm likely to really upset a lot of people by my lack of knowledge.

[BigBeanCounter]

Sounds like a winner!

Knowledge is less painful than a bullet. graemlins/idea.gif

[5-Cents]

BigBeanCounter,

For some people it depends on where the bullet lodges! :grin: :shocked:

Back to the original post I think that you have a very good idea going there!

:cheers:

[Flatfish]

Great topic amp,I needed hogline lessons today.First year anchoring big water in the drifter and I miscalculated today.Thanks to whoever was next to me today for not telling me what an IDIOT I am.Already had that worked out.
Drift Boat ettiquette 101.
It depends on where you hook the fish.If anyone else is around.If the fish is clear of other lines in the boat.If it is actually safe to stop.And about 50 other things I can't think of right now.Basically all I do is react to the moment while trying not to cause any major probs with other boaters.Don't anchor at the bottom of a riffle if someone is alreadt headed down and couldn't possibly manuver around you.I will anchor in fromt of someone IF a fish is headed towards the free line(like pulling plugs and the front seater hooks the fish and it is headed towards your line :shocked: )but past that I try to keep runs open for others.
Winter and spring steelhead(for me at least) have the least amount of confrontations with others.This is generally due to the fishes preferred holding water,and other captians ability to react to another boats stoppong suddenly.Even then,once the lines are clear we pull to the side of the crick to land them.
Fall Nooks can present some headaches because many folks will anchor at the extreme end of a tailout and block the path while fishing the fast chute(where bright nooks lie,particurlarly later in the season.Dark fish in froggy,deep,boily water)I do this pretty often,but only when I know there is nobody above us.Some sections of river don't allow this type of activity(see Trask and Wilson Oct 1 to Dec 1).Some do.
I know this is vague,but I just try to land the fish without making someone get mad.When you are the captian of an oar-powered machine,you ARE the last to get to play and first to quit.Double edged sword though.Feels pretty good to se a rod double over,Kwikfish in a fishes mouth,all your doing.
See you on the water.
Mark and the no longer in charge of the anchor dog