Paddy Etiquette 101 c/o dshep75

[AREJAY77]

Anyone who has ever seen an active yellow or dodo feed has to realize one thing, they can close the distance fast! they don't sneak up and eat, they charge in and light it up!!! the paddy is a source of food for them however, they don't sit there and wait. unlike some boats i've seen they are smart. they hit the paddy and move off, when the bait has reassembled they move in again and move off fast. if you think that after your 15 or 20 mins. on a patty all the fish that are using that patty have been caught, think again, they have just moved off. however, they are opertunistic feeders. sometimes they move off 1/4 mile, the dodo's seem to stay up and the yellow's seem to want to go down. so, fishing right on top of the paddy does three things. #1 it keeps the bait in the paddy, tucked in tight (safe) and that's where your chum will go #2 it keeps the BIG fish out in the south 40 or down in the deeps. #3 you get corn holed in the kelp. so if there is a boat right on the paddy you have a gift in that the better (bigger) fish generaly are away or deep. take advantage of the current and wind and put yourself on a drift that takes you about 150 yards off the paddy. then, you wont be an asshole and you'll catch better fish! if you come up on a virgin paddy do the same only set your drift closer. and if you do hook a dodo away from the paddy try keeping it in the water for a moment ( if it's small keep it on the line, if it's big gaff it and hold it). the pulse of the fish will keep others around, while the fish is in the water start chumming hard, you'll be amazed at the frenzy you start, as the bait has no paddy to run to!!!!!! the diver flag thing is just a asshole idea all the way around! unless your a paddy fag! if that's the case do everybody a favor and buy your fish at the market! as far as everybody else, i'll see you on the water and we'll knock the shit out of them together! respect me, I'll respect you, help me, I'll help you, fuck with me, I'll fuck with you, see you on VHF72. enough said!

[Double Z]

anybody want to quote the minimum H&N code distance you must keep from a dive flag?












I thought not.

[byeye]

Originally Posted by Double Z

anybody want to quote the minimum H&N code distance you must keep from a dive flag?












I thought not.

Way to pull up yet another OLD POST.

50 meters.

[Double Z]

You sure? I've never seen the code. I missed the last one, it keeps getting beat to death.

[cvjarrod]

On ocean etiquette:

If you see someone stopped and no flares, turn away and fish somewhere else. You should never get close enough to see whether they are fishing a patty or not!

If you couldn't find patties last year, you are lame and need another hobby. Get better at spotting patties or jump on a party boat.

Once again:

IF YOU COULDN'T FIND PATTIES LAST YEAR, YOU ARE LAME AND NEED ANOTHER HOBBY.

[SeaDawg]

Originally Posted by cvjarrod

On ocean etiquette:

If you see someone stopped and no flares, turn away and fish somewhere else. You should never get close enough to see whether they are fishing a patty or not!

If you couldn't find patties last year, you are lame and need another hobby. Get better at spotting patties or jump on a party boat.

Once again:

IF YOU COULDN'T FIND PATTIES LAST YEAR, YOU ARE LAME AND NEED ANOTHER HOBBY.

Well, golly gee, thanks for your advise, just what this thread needed

[Torsk]

Funny stuff SeaDawg.



I have gained a wealth of info from this thread. Thanks all

[out of reach]

Also - - when a boat is not moving you are not required to go investigate. I've been poached while taking a pee and many times while cleaning fish.

[MacAttack]

(they stole your pee?)

[Butty]

This thread needs to be as visible as possible with the upcoming season right around the corner...

Finders keepers on the high seas... Only kooks who can't find their own fish come in on other peoples kelps without permission. If you call yourself a fisherman, find your own fish! Thats what real fisherman do, they find their own fish.

[SoCalDoug]

last year during the exotic frenzy, we were on the way to the 209 and spotted a nice chunk of salad with nobody around. dodo's were flatsiding around it... we idle down and sneek up a bit for the kill...

as soon as i made the first hookup, out of nowhere, comes a dipfuck non-english-speaking peice of shit with this 70's vintage glastron costco boat... backs his greasy ass up ONTO the kelp and proceeds to chop up the lettuce with his prop. he drops his line and all is gone...

i yelled a few choice words and got "COMO?" in response...

so now that we have covered patty ediquette, how about a poll on the best methods to deal with paddy assholes?

i vote for a .50 cal with tracers

seal bombs.
someone pulls up and has a disrespectful attitude, fuck the bite, start dropping seal bombs and give em the middle finger. a little courtesy goes along ways.