#770319 - 07/05/12 03:53 AM
drifters vs. sleds...
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Spawner
Registered: 09/17/10
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4th of July is going to be crowed with fishers on the Willy (or anywhere), I know. Got on the water by 8 am with the sled. Motored up to fishing water and passed 8 drift boats in about a 1/2 mile, plus rafts and bankers. Usually it's just me on the river plus maybe a couple drifters. Pretty friendly scene...usually.
Fished for a couple of hours for summer runs, and lost two caught none. Fishing was slow for everybody it seemed. Come back down the run and find the drifters anchored in the main channel so we kind of weaved our way through them (idling and no wake), but got an earful of expletives doing so. "Keep off my water", you Jac@ss, etc., even though we didn't suck up their lines and did not bump into them. Kind of hard to navigate with all of the boats and rocks around this time of year. I usually have the river to myself as I'm out every other day or so, but the 4th brings "holiday warriors", so it's crowded.
Wish guys would share the water with everyone like I do...
Moved to lower section of river and retained one long hen, so we had fish for evening party = good times for us, but made drift boater even angrier that we got one and he didn't. So, I can't win with sled?? Come to take out time and dude was not happy with sled in river, arghh, can't help it if I can't afford another boat (drift boat/waders) to play with you... I got what I got man, a beater 1981 sled! Just trying to unwind on the river like everybody else.
Just want to inquire on river etiquette if anybody has ideas for sleds in mostly drifter areas? One guy said haters gonna hate until they get a sled too.
Happy 4th to everyone,
Edited by eugene1 (07/05/12 04:15 AM)
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#770323 - 07/05/12 07:48 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: eugene1]
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Dah Rivah Stinkah Pink Mastah
Registered: 08/23/06
Posts: 6216
Loc: zipper
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drifters vs sleds, ford vs chevy, etc. Getting to be that time of year...
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#770324 - 07/05/12 07:52 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: eugene1]
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SRC Poser
Registered: 11/04/10
Posts: 2104
Loc: Snohomish
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haters gonna hate. As long as you're respectful, all the whiners can get fuked.
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#770329 - 07/05/12 08:59 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: steeliedrew]
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Juvenile at Sea
Registered: 10/06/11
Posts: 239
Loc: Everott
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haters gonna hate. As long as you're respectful, all the whiners can get fuked. +1
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#770330 - 07/05/12 09:08 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: Jermz]
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WINNER
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Just my opinion.......OK? I hate sleds! I get it that they are convenient in a number of ways, but to me they ruin the whole idea of relaxing on a river somewhere. The damn things are incredibly NOISY. I wish they would be outlawed except for rescue boats. Again, just my opinion. Nothing personal.
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#770337 - 07/05/12 11:21 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: steeliedrew]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 11/07/99
Posts: 2689
Loc: Yelmish
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haters gonna hate. As long as you're respectful, all the whiners can get fuked. +1. i bought my jet boat so i could get away from people, not crowd in on them.
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#770345 - 07/05/12 12:10 PM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: ParaLeaks]
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River Nutrients
Registered: 04/25/00
Posts: 5014
Loc: East of Aberdeen, West of Mont...
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Just my opinion.......OK? I hate sleds! I get it that they are convenient in a number of ways, but to me they ruin the whole idea of relaxing on a river somewhere. The damn things are incredibly NOISY. I wish they would be outlawed except for rescue boats. Again, just my opinion. Nothing personal. Driftboat owner???? Want quiet????? Just go where jet boats can't go....upper Quinault, Queets, upper Hoh, etc., you get the idea!!!!!! Nothing personal, just my opinion!!!!!!!!
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#770444 - 07/05/12 05:59 PM
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Hippie
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#770472 - 07/05/12 06:31 PM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: AP a.k.a. Kaiser D]
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Rico's Debt Collection Service
Registered: 01/05/10
Posts: 114
Loc: Satsop Wa
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Eugene, first I would like to commend you for trying to show some courtesy. The challenge is simply this. There are 2 user groups looking for a completely different exp on the water. The sled is fishing and hears his motor all day so thinks nothing of it. A DB is also fishing but looking for some peace and quiet hearing nothing but the dip of the oars in the water. So when a sled comes motoring through its kinda like riding a motorcycle through church. Is there a good answer? No. It could be dealt with "Forks style" where they cut up your trailer with a torch. That seems to have worked very well up on the OP. But that isn't the answer here. Just remember that they yell because you are kinda ruining there exp that day. Thats all. I will offer you this. If you would like to know what its like, invite some friends or family over for dinner. Then I will come and ride my MX bike around your house for a few hours. I then think you would understand.
Again, thanks for showing some courtesy. Many people don't.
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#770618 - 07/06/12 02:05 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: Rivrguy]
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Spawner
Registered: 09/17/10
Posts: 877
Loc: out there...
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I got the solution! You can't fish a stream over 25 miles from your home in a boat! Hows that? Probably upset some ...... oh darn ........  Forgot to say Rivrguy, the ramp is 3 miles from my house, but it's also 3 miles from a lot of people's house. So, in this case that rule wouldn't help much. I do wear my seatbelt on the way... and Hank, db's with a kicker are looked at as not a sled (and enviously) by db's without motors down here! Later,
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#771053 - 07/07/12 01:21 AM
Re: drifters vs. sleds...
[Re: STRIKE ZONE]
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Parr
Registered: 01/12/12
Posts: 65
Loc: Tumwater
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Sleds? Depends on where and when. Everyone has a different opinion. I owned two sleds, finally got rid of the last one. Just not for me. But then the Cowlitz isn't for me even though it's a great river.
Oregon's Deschutes River has an interesting approach. There's a period of several days every other week where sleds are not on the river. This sytem seems to work well for everyone.
Still love pullin' on the oars at 65. But I have a 22' Alumaweld for Puget Sound, Columbia and the ocean.
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