Can't teach stupid... - Idiot Boater

[Creekwood]

Unofficial rumour has it he was charged with a $2,000 fine for dangerous boating. And Rice lake is a small place. If he shows up again eyes (phones) will be on him.

The story I have heard was that he has a beef with immigrants fishing. Canada is highly multicultural and there are Canadians of all color that enjoy the outdoors.

So not only is he an idiot, he is a racist too. But I guess racist idiot is a redundant phrase.

 

[Timeflys]

Since you threw it out there Creekwood, here is some background on fishing issues in Ontario:

“What no one mentioned was the problem of illegal fishing. It turns out that some of Westport's fish sanctuaries - in which the community invested a lot of money - have been nearly fished out by midnight poachers. Coincidentally, or maybe not, live crappie, walleye and smallmouth bass are popular in the markets of Toronto's Chinatown, where they fetch up to $10.99 a pound.

"Some Asian people aren't respecting the law when it comes to fishing," said Raymond Zee, head of the Toronto Chinese Anglers Association. He says the dispute is between locals and outsiders, not between races. "In my own opinion, this does not have anything to do with racism."
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...the-truth-about-nipper-tipping/article725984/
Although the article was from more than a few years ago, there are strong emotions in the Rideau/Trent area when it comes to fishing what is kept in the cooler.

 

[Creekwood]

Since you threw it out there Creekwood, here is some background on fishing issues in Ontario:

“What no one mentioned was the problem of illegal fishing. It turns out that some of Westport's fish sanctuaries - in which the community invested a lot of money - have been nearly fished out by midnight poachers. Coincidentally, or maybe not, live crappie, walleye and smallmouth bass are popular in the markets of Toronto's Chinatown, where they fetch up to $10.99 a pound.

"Some Asian people aren't respecting the law when it comes to fishing," said Raymond Zee, head of the Toronto Chinese Anglers Association. He says the dispute is between locals and outsiders, not between races. "In my own opinion, this does not have anything to do with racism."
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/new...the-truth-about-nipper-tipping/article725984/
Although the article was from more than a few years ago, there are strong emotions in the Rideau/Trent area when it comes to fishing what is kept in the cooler.

I live in Ontario and I am an avid fisherman. I also know that poaching is a crime and is enforced in some areas, but not enough IMO.

I also know that there are lots of people that look down on fisherman that legally take a limit of fish home to eat. If you are an Asian on a dock with a bucket to take fish home, there are many racists that assume they must be poaching.

I also know that the first time I saw live bass in a tank at a restaurant in Chinatown, I was livid and said it was illegal. Then I found out that you can actually buy commercially farmed bass. To be honest, I highly doubt there is a huge poaching ring of Asians that are catching bass and supplying restaurants. How could you possibly make money doing that when they can buy them from fish suppliers? It makes no sense. Crappie, walleye and bass are not that easy to catch in size/numbers that it would ever make commercial sense.

I also know that the rivers in the fall are lined with of all color of folks that "floss" (google it) salmon or outright snag them with treble hooks and gut them for the roe (to be used for trout fishing) and toss the fish. That is illegal too.

That globe and mail article was actually about the racism prevalent in some places. It was not a critique of Asian's fishing practices.

And my last comment is that racism is about making blanket statements or views about a person solely because of their race or color. So if that boater was doing that because he saw a few non-white people on a few of those boats, and he assumed they were poaching or fishing illegally, then that is exactly what racism is.

 

[Daryl Moore]

That was wrong on so many levels.

 

[DaveKamp]

International admiralty law applies:

Vessels under power are burdoned, vessels anchored are privleged.

Anchoring in a navigation channel does not exempt a captain from peril, nor does fishing, either adrift, or anchored, they are not privelaged by virtue of mooring to deny passage of ANY traffic, and they're required to fly either international or appropriate national signal pennants by day, and lighting by night.

In most national rules, anchored vessels constitute a 'no wake' radius of 300ft.

In ALL cases, regardless of circumstance, the pilot of a vessel is personally liable for all damage and injury resulting from his vessel's wake. The video taken, and forwarded to jurisdictional authorities, is prima-facia evidence of the infraction, and yes, it IS a crime... as it is not directed at one civil individual, nor on private property.

It is extremely unwise for fishermen to anchor or drift-fish in a navigation channel, but it is of greater foolishness to intentionally subject other vessels to risk of injury or death. If the pilot of the go-fast boat simply blasted through, it would be a circumstance of 'reckless endangerment'... however, he repeated the act, which elevates that to 'assault with a deadly weapon'. Boating has enough dangers without this kind of foolishness.

Put away the flare guns.... I've been called upon to resolve a situation like this, I tossed out my ski rope and crossed the individual's path... and within about 100 feet, he was dead-in-the-water. The Sheriff took over.

(oh, this individual should NEVER have challenged a group fisherman... especially bass or Muskie fisherman... a Strike King Squarebill or Lazy-Ike coming at your face at 150mph is NOT going to end well... you won't see it in time to dodge.)