Newbie on a boat, fun pranks...

[Bmcox86]

Just don't do the control tower thing on channel 16

[lostbackpacker]

have him radio channel 68 every time you go by another dock asking permission to pass by the dock

ie.. when you go buy the moorage entrance to everett marina.  then when you go by mukilteo

have him honk the horn 3 times when you pass every boat.... while underway or trolling while fishing. 

[lostbackpacker]

dont tell him there is a counter on the downriggers and that he must the count is 1 second for every foot the cable is out.  he has to verbally say the number

[runamuk]

dont tell him there is a counter on the downriggers and that he must the count is 1 second for every foot the cable is out.  he has to verbally say the number

what the heck we had to do that when I was a kid......you meant now they have counters....darn lucky fishing people nowadays all spoiled and stuff, crabpot pullers down rigger counters getting all techy and stuff

[Skillet]

Got an emergency rope starter on tbat Yamaha?

[h20hunter]

Yes, yes i do.

[Skillet]

Well, that's good.

Hey, that reminds me -  remember when you had to borrow my halibut rod that has the line counter along with a 3# sinker?  It was for calibrating your depth finder in 400 feet of water or so... you ever get that finder fixed? I imagine it really sucks to have to recalibrate by taking multiple measurements every time both downrigger balls are up.

[Skillet]

Theres going to be a lot of traffic out there... when you get within shouting distance of another boat it is common courtesy to let them know you've got a full complement of gear in the water (and therefore establishing you have rightaway) by yelling "We're balls deep!"

It's very important to maintain these traditions in crowded fishing conditions.  I'm sure you'll express your dissappointment in your fellow fishermen for ignoring this noble tradition, but *censored* - you respect them on the Northriver! Captains rules!

[sumbeech66]

 

[robodad]

OK how about this one.

Grab the new guys lunch or backpack or other personal effect sometime in the early part of the trip and look at your brother in law and just start laying into him in some made up language, then have your brother in law do the same right back then just drop it and not say another word about the "argument" the rest of the day !!

Or... take an otherwise perfectly good rod and reel set up and duct tape a bunch of it and let that be the one he uses and tell him to be super careful !!