Well, the story begins with a boat ride out to the middle of the river. Had a tough time setting up the anchor on the loose agregate bottom but finally got it set up. Me and a buddy start BB for sockeye like the rest of the boat crowd that's there. Soon, along comes a Zodiak with a big outboard. I know what you're thinking. DFO's, that's right. They're driving up the channel closer to the boats than they need to be and as they are going by they catch on to our BB rigs. Both of us cast at the same time just before the DFO boat came by. Let me tell ya, the line is flying out of my reel. We start yelling and getting too excited. :evil: All I could see what my power pro line ($35 to spool up) going up river with the DFO boat. Then just like Christmas in July, the line goes slack and we both got our line still attached.
After all that I got my whole rig back and my friend only lost his hook not leader saver, leader or betty.
My point, the DFO were not so bright in driving around and spooling guys line off their reels. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOUR ARE FRIGGEN DRIVING. Yes, the river if for all of us to use but be mindful of the investment that we are all chucking out into the river. It could have turn out worse, like breaking my reel cause I was trying to break it off or something else. But it didn't. Sometimes the boater and the reelee aren't so fortunate. I'm not pissed that the DFO was there. I'm glad to see them. But I'm ticked that they are driving over my line. I've heard many other stories about this happening to other guys that get their line taken by boat traffic in to to close.
My beef today. Some of you will say, stop BB. I will soon. I'm nearly done with the sockeye.
Peace
My point, the DFO were not so bright in driving around and spooling guys line off their reels. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOUR ARE FRIGGEN DRIVING. Yes, the river if for all of us to use but be mindful of the investment that we are all chucking out into the river. It could have turn out worse, like breaking my reel cause I was trying to break it off or something else. But it didn't. Sometimes the boater and the reelee aren't so fortunate. I'm not pissed that the DFO was there. I'm glad to see them. But I'm ticked that they are driving over my line. I've heard many other stories about this happening to other guys that get their line taken by boat traffic in to to close.
My beef today. Some of you will say, stop BB. I will soon. I'm nearly done with the sockeye.
Peace