Lewis863

I dont fish for them at all Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

I cant even fathom keeping that many fish....not even 25.... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Amen Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Covid has tightened our restrictions...in past I would have grabbed my tool kit, boarded and quite possibly gotten them going again...but now that isn’t an option either... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

A good question, the auxiliary operates for a number of objectives. They are Search and Rescue, Boater Education, Vessel Inspections, Marine Monitoring under the department of homeland security. A boater broken down while that can lead to a rescue is not an emergency. The protocol requires us to first have them obtain a tow from any commercially available source. On Cayuga after 5 there is none. Secondarily issue a marine assistance broadcast for a good samaritan on channel 16, done no answer. Thirdly if available utilize a good samaritan in the area. When there is a risk to life and property we get involved, like the sailboat adrift becalmed with broken engine at 10 pm I pulled to harbor, or the broken down boat adrift ahead of a severe inbound thunderstorm we towed in. We work as a federal asset on the lake, there are a limited number in this case we were the only one covering 38 miles of lake. We need to be kept available for emergencies...boat sinking... people missing...medical emergency etc. In this case the second potential good samaritan agreed to assist, with instruction and guidance they completed the tow while we monitored and shut down the entrance of the marina so it would make it safer for them to enter. The two families involved appeared to strike up a friendship and it ended quite well. What I have learned from this post is that most people would render assistance and there are a few that take the approach of its not my problem piss off. I guess that should not surprise me, yet it does. It also disappoints. Hopefully that helps clarify...and hopefully when asked to help, the majority would.... Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

Yes but many boaters are pleasure craft not fishing boats ... I personally have twin 250 hp engines so unless the boat is on fire I’m getting back just fine... your average small family boat isn’t going to have a kicker, and your average sail boat is gonna carry one engine... Yes luck favors the prepared and the educated and experienced truthfully .... but not everyone is and there is never an excuse to refuse in calm conditions to assist a broken down boater with four kids on board as darkness approaches... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I wish we had a tow service on Cayuga ... but no such luck Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I wish we had a tow service on Cayuga ... but no such luck Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Correct there are marinas that will come get you on Cayuga during business hours but that is it... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

If it was blue it was very dark driver appeared in his 30s brown hair and beard I believe... should have snapped a pic but I was too busy being appalled and shocked at his behavior ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

There was no discretion involved he simply refused and replied he’s busy fishing.... it was calm no wind ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I appreciate that but it wasnt me I was out on patrol as uscg auxiliary...the boat was a small family boat that needed help...we cant always get authorization to tow and have to rely on passerbys or a marine assistance broadcast which I put out and no one answered...ultimately I found a good samaritan to help tow them while I escorted them back to myers and protected the tow...Im just hoping someone on the board knows the guy ... I am betting he is a local Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United

To the guy in the Black Starcraft in the area of Ithaca Yacht Club sporting an old style two stroke with a bimini top and oil tank on top of engine..... Who refused to assist a boater broken down with four kids on board because you were “fishing” you sir are despicable.. and Karma is **** Perhaps there is a reason you were fishing alone ... fortunately I found another Good Samaritan .. the Coast Guard Auxiliary is not a tow service and cannot always get clearance to tie up a resource to do it... The rule is you don’t leave a boater stranded .... Unbelievable behavior ...it always comes around Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Well the first two hours were mighty slow ... electronics are a huge help but knowing where fish have been helps ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Launched an evening charter actually 15th won’t let me change title ...with odd weather of stationary thunderstorms and no sonar to work with due to a networking problem... faced fickle sometimes heavy winds from a cell that meandered north of us enough to mess the lake up for us... don’t often post results from my trips unless it’s something odd or noteworthy.... we finally got into the fish around 7 pm big time landing the boats first double triple... it started with a quad hookup 2nd in two years put two customers captain and mate all on rods boat left to drive itself... lost one on a tangle three on dipsys and one on a rigger... just had time to clear the deck get dipsys going out and one dipsy hits on way out other rigger fires and the planer core fires with a nice rainbow...landed all three ... in total 12 fish were landed on trip but 6 were landed in 20 minutes including the largest at 10.75 pounds and the rainbow.... wild night only running 8 lines..limited out customer first mate had a couple to take home ...here’s to flying blind, dancing the storm, and one wild night ... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Unfortunately until the vast amount of boaters are forced to attend boater safety which everyone has to do phased in over several years .... many guys on the water have no knowledge of what those red and green lights on their boat are even for.... the optimist in me says it will get better the pessimist says probably not... Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I like a few I contacted or tried to via Facebook no response yet Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

Nothing like a bunch of fisherman bickering ....lmao Ok so hijacking this thread those spoons look really nice !!! Anyone use em .... hold up? Sent from my iPhone using Lake Ontario United

I work the lake regularly as a charter. Regardless if you have a new guy driving or not you are responsible for what your boat does. Particularly on busy weekends it can feel like combat trolling dealing avoiding others. I run 10 lines most days and if you are working a ledge and someone comes along and pinches you into a shallow its a pain...I had more pleasure boaters and jetskis passing within a few yards of my boards at high speed this weekend than ever it was like someone called a stupid boater festival..... if as described an apology is certainly owed... not a cool move Sent from my iPad using Lake Ontario United