We didn't see anything too outrageous, but we did have some encounters with folks who just don't get it.

First, we were heading under 520 at the west end, doing under the 7 knot speed that is posted, and a yahoo in a big fancy boat right under the bridge decided to give us a verbal lashing about going too fast (or faster than him)! Not only was he not paying attention to the two boats on the other side of him going faster than we were, but he also must have thought he was above the regs about fishing within close proximity to the bridge since he was still trolling right under the bridge. He ended up giving us the bird several times and a lot of verbal business, all with his kids on the boat watching.

Mid-morning, we were in the middle of the lake, with two boats to our port side, and a smaller boat was headed toward us on a collision course from the starboard. The guy and his kid were both in the back of the boat with their butts in the air, messing around with something and not paying any attention. About the time I figured I had to take evasive actions, he happened to look up and then scramble to turn enough to just miss us and get in line with the other boats around. As he was passing very near us, he said to his kid "Yep, that guy is an idiot", obviously referring to me. I rendered a polite opinion back in regards to actually paying attention to where I'm going, and he didn't say anything more.

I'm baffled as to how some parents act in front of their kids, when there is no reason for it. I had my young kids with me too, and got to spend some time explaining to them that even grown-ups don't always like to play nicely with others.

About the funniest thing I saw was a 24ft flybridge with way too many people on it, and apparently a lot of empty beer cans by 7:00 AM. They hit a fish right next to us and you would have thought their team just won the Superbowl. I've never seen folks go that crazy over a fish, and it was a very small one to boot.

Anyone else see anything of humor, or have any good stories?