The Boating Forum - Things that are or are not allowed on the boat

Let's just make a list with the reason so we can get it out of the way

1. Drinking...know your limit and try not to go too far beyond it...I don't carry people off the boat nor will I help unless it's medical

2. Smoking......I quit...If you didn't do it downwind and don't burn anything please

3. Drugs...Not allowed..Coast Guard rules...plus I don't like jail for things I didn't partake in

4. Dogs...definately...yours is welcome also

5. Cats.....nope..too high strung and their not good for bait

6. Kids...mine are grown(still can't believe they made it:o) if they start whining their going back and so are you but I'll try to make fun for as long as I can. kids have a very short attention span so a day of trolling is going to be tough we can try tubing or skiing if you like

7. Chipping in for gas and bait.....If I invited you you don't need to bring anything but a good attitude and a willingness to have fun.

8. Cleaning the boat....I didn't invite you out to clean my boat

9. Help docking or driving...You are welcome to drive, you are welcome to dock the boat, you will get "the look" giving me direction:roll

10. Significant other...If you've decided to bring them after knowing me and the risks involved your on your own and no crying if it goes wrong

Miss anything?;?

Drugs, dogs, or ugly girls... other than that I don't care much.

DONT clean your fish on my gel coat. If you dont like going this fast rent a row boat.

Dark soled shoes and bananas:grin:

No glass bottles!

People that need babysitting don't get on board in the first place.

no bananas. seriously

DONT clean your fish on my gel coat. If you dont like going this fast rent a row boat.

Similar- Don't cut bait on my gel coat.
Don't bounce sinkers/jigs off my hull.

5. Cats.....nope..too high strung and their not good for bait




you are wrong, if bridled correctly, they are fantastic for bait. Mako's cant resist them, one of the best ever

Let's just make a list with the reason so we can get it out of the way

1. Drinking...know your limit and try not to go too far beyond it...I don't carry people off the boat nor will I help unless it's medical

2. Smoking......I quit...If you didn't do it downwind and don't burn anything please

3. Drugs...Not allowed..Coast Guard rules...plus I don't like jail for things I didn't partake in

4. Dogs...definately...yours is welcome also

5. Cats.....nope..too high strung and their not good for bait

6. Kids...mine are grown(still can't believe they made it:o) if they start whining their going back and so are you but I'll try to make fun for as long as I can. kids have a very short attention span so a day of trolling is going to be tough we can try tubing or skiing if you like

7. Chipping in for gas and bait.....If I invited you you don't need to bring anything but a good attitude and a willingness to have fun.

8. Cleaning the boat....I didn't invite you out to clean my boat

9. Help docking or driving...You are welcome to drive, you are welcome to dock the boat, you will get "the look" giving me direction:roll

10. Significant other...If you've decided to bring them after knowing me and the risks involved your on your own and no crying if it goes wrong

Miss anything?;?

its odd how similar ours are!

you are wrong, if bridled correctly, they are fantastic for bait. Mako's cant resist them, one of the best ever


i got the crap scratched outta me trying to dorsal hook one and quit using them

Similar- Don't cut bait on my gel coat.
Don't bounce sinkers/jigs off my hull.

Yeah and dont you love finding those "LOST" hooks that have rusted their way into the gelcoat?:bashhh:

No Crocs. I used to wear them, heck so did almost my whole familiy, right up until the day that my father in law slipped on my boat wearing them and cracked 4 ribs.

No cussing, drugs or otherwise becoming an ass. If you start a fight with someone at the sandbar you are going to have a long swim back.

7. Chipping in for gas and bait.....If I invited you you don't need to bring anything but a good attitude and a willingness to have fun.

8. Cleaning the boat....I didn't invite you out to clean my boat

These are biggies for me. Come and have fun. Pitch in if you want to, but I didn't invite you for you to pay for stuff.

Fly rods

Dark soled shoes and bananas:grin:
+1

Naners and fat chicks....

bananas and skoal. No dipping on the boat

Spray on sunscreen

No flip flop on FISHING TRIPS, dont feel like cutting a trip early to visit the emergency room cause you wanted to look cute.

Bananas and know-it-alls who try to take the fun out of everything.

No flip flop on FISHING TRIPS, dont feel like cutting a trip early to visit the emergency room cause you wanted to look cute.

no people with a vendettas against flip flops. Why the hate?

Beer - yes
Smoking - OK but be careful
Dogs - Mine yes, Yours maybe.
Dark soled shoes - no
Cheetos or orange nabs - HELL NO!!!

whining

double if its a guest's kid doing it

triple if they brought more than one whiney kid, one of which wants to go fast and the other who is scared to death at speeds above 5kts, then they aregue between them how fast we should be going :bashhh:

As a long time pro captain . . .

These are in order of importance:

1. No bananas
2. No sunflower seeds
3. No glass bottles
4. No farting in the cabin
5. No putting anything down the head but pee, poo, and special tp!!!!

These are very important!!!

As a long time pro captain . . .

These are in order of importance:

1. No bananas
2. No sunflower seeds
3. No glass bottles
4. No farting in the cabin
5. No putting anything down the head but pee, poo, and special tp!!!!

These are very important!!!

Sunflower seeds are a staple on my boat. Nothing better than cold beer, nice weather and a bag of sunflower seeds! Jmo...

Hookers and blow......:grin:

Most anything else is fair game....

Unless mentioned in posts above..

No nanners.
No change in your pocket. If its in your pocket when you get to the ramp then you gotta toss it all in the drink.
Don't say "camera" on the boat. You can take it out and use it just don't talk about it.
Try real hard to help pay for gas even if I refuse. I almost never will let anyone pay for fuel.
Don't try to help with loading, unloading, or docking unless I ask you to help.
Don't try to help me clean the boat.

Beer is ok. The only person allowed to drink it outta bottles is my wife.

What is the big deal about bananas? No drugs, black soled shoes, and no guns unless your licensed, I'll have mine anyways.

NO:

Standing
talking
walking
smoking
drinking
eating
pooping
peeing
smiling
smirking
laughing
bananas
spray sunscreen
fat people
shoes
flip flops
texting
cameras
phones


Welcome aboard!

Fly rods

Fly rods only on my boat. :grin:

The Case
Against Bananas

Bringing a banana aboard a fishing boat won't win you any friends among anglers-but it might score you a wedgie.

This article was taken from Boating World Magazine
The mere mention of a banana muffin on board was enough to send legendary south Florida fishing guide "Bouncer" Smith scrambling toward the cooler that held the offending item. With his face flushed and a vein bulging from his forehead, he hurled the hapless muffin overboard, much to the objection of its rightful owner. Was this the act of an isolated bananaphobe? Well you can forget about black cats crossing your path or broken mirrors, because to many fishermen around the world, there is nothing unluckier than a banana on board a boat.
Having been cultivated in the Indus Valley as far back as 2000 B.C. , the banana's nickname is "the fruit of the wise" Somewhat ironic when you consider that it is technically classified as an herb (although clearly a member of the "hand-fruit" genus) and is a favorite food of monkeys, whose major leisure activities include hurling bodily waste products and offending sexually uptight visitors at the zoo.
The origin of this superstition is uncertain, but many believe that it began in olden times, when bananas were transported by rickety, overcrowded, top-heavy boats plying the tropics (now known as cruise ships). These boats would frequently sink, leaving behind a residue of floating yellow commas, thus leading witnesses to deduce that hauling bananas was unlucky. A more scientific explanation is that since bananas give off ethylene gas when they ripen, it causes other perishable foodstuffs to spoil more quickly. This expended-gas theory could be why it's also considered unlucky to have a politician on board. Yet another theory suggests that crates of bananas would also contain unwanted pests, such as spiders, snakes, flies, mice and Beanie Babies.
Although the banana superstition is worldwide, nowhere is it taken more seriously than in Hawaii. Some believe the Aloha State's anti-banana sentiment has its roots in legend when the god Pele (apparently before his soccer career) brought his brother to the islands to be the deity in charge of sport fishing. Rumor has it that he was deficient in, how shall we say, the male hydraulics department, giving him a severe case of banana envy. A clue to how Hawaiians feel about the subject can be found on the Kona Fishing Charter website. Although fairly ambiguously written, it states "Absolutely positively, no ifs, ands ,or buts, do not bring bananas on board". Let's just say if questioned by a Large Samoan deckhand folding a filet knife, it might be better NOT to reveal the fact that you had a Bananas Foster for breakfast.
In Florida, charter boat crews have extended the prohibition beyond bananas and related food products to include objects that merely have the word banana on it, such as Banana Boat sunscreen, or items from Banana Republic, During fishing tournaments, anti-banana feelings run high. Not leaving any stone unturned, each person on board is quizzed as to what brand of underwear they are wearing. Should some clueless individual mention they are wearing Fruit of the Loom, a rather unpleasant operation is performed on them. First, they are seized by a couple of stout deckhands and given a punitive "wedgie" to prepare the surgical field. A razor-sharp filet knife is then used to excise the label, which curiously doesn't even have a banana on it. Experts recommend not struggling during this procedure, particularly if after a hard night of carousing the underwear is on backwards.
Some bold individuals spit in the eye of this superstition such as the Banana Lure Co., which features trolling lures that look like half a Chiquita. Attempts to inquire about how business is going have gone unanswered…..

high-heeled dress shoes.

Yep, AMHIK...and with a DIL that spent her whole life around her Dad's boat, no less :o

X2 on whining. I can deal with most everything else!

no- GPS
no- Back seat driving
no- backlashing
NO- bannans at all even for breakfast unless you shit it out don't get on the boat
no- cutting on anything other than the cutting board
no- allowing your fish to flop around on the deck or the side of the hull getting blood and slime all over the place, if it happens wipe it up
no- bitching
Hell just NO period lol

If you really slow down in No Wake zones; and if chopped up, bleeding manatees make you ill, then don't climb aboard.


Big Al

if you throw trash overboard be ready to go swimming

i got the crap scratched outta me trying to dorsal hook one and quit using them

You have to bonk them in the head with a billy club first. That'sa your misteak.

NO:

Standing
talking
walking
smoking
drinking
eating
pooping
peeing
smiling
smirking
laughing
bananas
spray sunscreen
fat people
shoes
flip flops
texting
cameras
phones


Welcome aboard!

Wow! It would be like living in a condo..

Spray on screen is ok with me....as long as its not knockoff pharmacy brand....they turn cushions orange.

Smokers touching fishing line attracks dog sharks.

No paying for fuel ($100 doesn't do much when we just went 100 miles at 20 knots burning 50 gal/hr)
No bananas
Always bring a good attitude or get off
No coolers

Don't beat my boat up with fishing weights or rod butts. Although I invite folks to go fishing, if they don't offer to help with fuel they get a great "one time" ride full of fun and relaxation with no offense taken.

But I gotta' ask; what's the deal with not allowing flip flops? Heck, that's all I've got anymore.

Lately it seems like FISH for me.

I like to crap in my buddie's porta potty and not tell him about it. hahahahahahaha

That and stash a banana on board after the day as long as I am not going out with him next.

It is also fun to unplug stuff while down in the center console. Especially the gas guage.

I like to crap in my buddie's porta potty and not tell him about it. hahahahahahaha

That and stash a banana on board after the day as long as I am not going out with him next.

It is also fun to unplug stuff while down in the center console. Especially the gas guage.


If I was the owner and I found out you did any of these things, you might just be going overboard, preferably more than 20 miles out.

I like to crap in my buddie's porta potty and not tell him about it. hahahahahahaha

That and stash a banana on board after the day as long as I am not going out with him next.

It is also fun to unplug stuff while down in the center console. Especially the gas guage.


i don't know about that stuff but rigging a few bananas and stashing them in the bait freezer the night before a tourny on some buddies boat is funny:rofl:

This thread is full of examples of why I just don't invite people on my boat.

Wow! It would be like living in a condo..

I took those from my HOA bylaws

No more CAPT. KANG-aroos!

Golf spikes, power tools and mortars. :nono:

Drunk chicks with waverunner tatoos that smoke at Wafflehouse . :thumbsup:

This thread is full of examples of why I just don't invite people on my boat.

only varies from that rule once, it bit me in the butt hard, great advice

i got the crap scratched outta me trying to dorsal hook one and quit using them

Always use welding gloves when rigging a cat.

I took those from my HOA bylaws

You better be prompt with your HOA fees. I had a run in with one of those outfits once and am still limping, plus I have not gotten my wallet back yet.

:grin:

undersized fish,people who complaine,and friends with short arms&trebile hook wallets

Golf spikes, power tools and mortars. :nono:




Yer still mad about that?

I DID apologize.


Big Al

Yer still mad about that?

I DID apologize.


Big Al

Still can't believe UPS delivered a bale. ;cool;

Still can't believe UPS delivered a bale. ;cool;

Do I know how to wrap a package, er what?:grin:


Big Al

Kids are always welcome, those orange and red colored kid drinks however are not!

I eat at least one banana every morning, and always take them fishing. :roll Nothing better for quick energy!:thumbsup:

Always use welding gloves when rigging a cat.

put em in the cooler for a few minutes calms em down. they soon wake back up when they hit the water.

I eat orange nabs on board, I've seen them make a terrible mess though, I try to be careful

Flip flops ok - I always yell watch yer feet when I sling a king or shark on the deck

which brings me to - feel free to let your fish flop around on the deck, do the best you can but don't hurt yourself.

so far everyone I've taken out has a decent amount of common sense - never seen anybody try to cut bait on anything that could be damaged by it. We use cutting boards or cooler tops (obviously I don't own Yeti's)

I'm not overly concerned about somebody accidentally dropping a weight or banging the side with it - it's a old fishing boat with battle scars - we have a running joke, when I bass fish on my buddy's boat and accidentally hit the engine with a lure while casting he says "you bring any touchup paint?" That phrase has been used on all our boats over the years.

I usually don't have to say anything but when we get a fish on I focus on landing it, it's a team effort, I might tell you to clear a line or grab the gaff, I will be the one giving orders, follow any directions given:thumbsup:

1. No bananas
2. No talking about work
3. No whining

Yer still mad about that?

I DID apologize.


Big Al

Now thats funny Al !:rofl::rofl:

Anyway never had any problems with any guests on my boat. My friends all seem to be excellent guests. I have one pet peive - a few fishing friends feel the need to bring 5 rods and 6 tackle boxes. So when they are invited I just tell them Only one rod and one tackle box please - I just don't have the room. I enjoy the water and the ride more than the fishing which is a good thing cause I cna't seem to catch anyhting other than a few Blues. A guest that is experienced and that offers to drive is the best (like Ed above or my kids) . I love being a passanger on my boat, sitting down in the cockpit and having a few pops!

Democrats

put em in the cooler for a few minutes calms em down. they soon wake back up when they hit the water.

I usually just get them pre rigged from the pet shop.

I really don't have any rules.

no canned beer

no canned beer

I don't like beer in cans. I keep full bottle huggies for anyone who brings bottles.

No more CAPT. KANG-aroos!

Democrats

forgot to mention that one, thx for reminder

red wine

Anything illegal and undersize fish

I don't like beer in cans. I keep full bottle huggies for anyone who brings bottles.

Beer in cans is not really beer. I don't know what it is but it isn't beer.

I like me a Foster's Oil Can every once in a while.

And I was kidding about the practical jokes.

No brand new towels unless they are white. If they've been washed a couple times they are fine, but a lot of towels have dye that transfers too easily. Spray sunscreen is also banned.

Sunflower seeds. They plugged up the limber holes in my fathers old wood boat.

I have a fishing buddy that brings banana's on every single trip on my boat, never had any bad luck.

My brother is notorious for bringing shelled peanuts, and/or popcorn. I told him he's not getting on the boat w/ either one. I hate smelling any kind of tobacco but I have one guy that's fun to fish with and he is a smoker. I especially hate when he brings his "special blend" big stupid cigars. He looks so stupid with a big cigar sticking out of his face. I can barely stomach the cigarettes, the cigars literally make me gag and are not allowed on the boat.

Russ

Come on you cat haters, could you actually bait up with this? Not a cat lover, but I love this cat! :grin::grin:

Come on you cat haters, could you actually bait up with this? Not a cat lover, but I love this cat! :grin::grin:

Possums, then wabbits, then cats (kittens actually). Your's appears to be down on the list. :grin:

To those that use cats for bait, what color is best? Also, how do you troll with them or is it better to toss em' out in a chum line? I saw one sitting on my swim platform a few weeks ago and have to admit I wondered how long that would last 25 or so miles offshore with a mako making a round or two. :thumbsup:

















:jk:

To those that use cats for bait, what color is best? Also, how do you troll with them or is it better to toss em' out in a chum line? I saw one sitting on my swim platform a few weeks ago and have to admit I wondered how long that would last 25 or so miles offshore with a mako making a round or two. :thumbsup:


















:jk:

Action is more important than color, IMO. They make a better teaser than a bait. By the tail gives a more straight line pull. For the best action tie to a leg and get the spin going, hard to beat that smoke trail. :thumbsup:

Gremlins

i don't have any rules, but one thing i hate, is when u invite someone to fish and then they ask you can so and so come sometimes i don't even know the fella, (I usually don't like to fish with more then 3 people on board unless were offshore,) More then 3 people usually turns more into a choir then anything else.

Action is more important than color, IMO. They make a better teaser than a bait. By the tail gives a more straight line pull. For the best action tie to a leg and get the spin going, hard to beat that smoke trail. :thumbsup:


Yer sick.....yer REALLY sick....:o

Speedos. Absolutely NO speedos.

BANANAS! even banana boat sunscreen or anything having to do with bananas. I have actually throw passengers sunscreen over before if its the banana boat brand

no bananas

spray on sunscreen no matter if generic or brand name. Last summer my wife and a friend used it and it transferred color dye from their bathing suits onto the vinyl cushions. Took a lot to get the stains off the vinyl. It also messed up the plastic Tervis Tumblers by clouding the plastic and you could not see thru it anymore. We banned it's further use.

Fly rods

:grin:

x2!!

Yer sick.....yer REALLY sick....:o

A man has to excel at something. :grin:

your beach, your sand, your waves.....

i don't have any rules, but one thing i hate, is when u invite someone to fish and then they ask you can so and so come sometimes i don't even know the fella, (I usually don't like to fish with more then 3 people on board unless were offshore,) More then 3 people usually turns more into a choir then anything else.

I had a buddy do this to me a few weeks back. He asked me this while the guy was sitting beside him. I told him if he ever did that again it would be the last time he went fishing with me. I don't mind him asking it was asking while the guy was sitting there that ticked me off.

Boating and Fishing Application

How do you feel about the following?
Cats
Pitbulls
Democrats/liberals
nuns
virgins
spray sunscreen
dark liquor
bananas
people who drive a Ford
people that don't hate Bayliners
poeple that have ever had a beer on the water
people that smoke
square groupers
DNR Officers
USCG
poeple that use bad language
Tim Tebow
fat people
gun haters
people that refuse to paddle their boat past a dock NOT located in a No Wake Zone
people with barking dogs
people that have lighting at their home that bothers others
people with tattoos
V.D.
Tiajauna
people that own or ride waverunners
using lead weights for anything other than lowering baits
people that don't wave to everyone else on the water
people that would gaff a billfish that may be worth $1,000,000
Pirates (Somolian or Floridian)

Once you have completed this form, made it through 3 interviews and a background check, I will concider letting you pay for us to use my boat.

Boating and Fishing Application

How do you feel about the following?
Cats
Pitbulls
Democrats/liberals
nuns
virgins
spray sunscreen
dark liquor
bananas
people who drive a Ford
people that don't hate Bayliners
poeple that have ever had a beer on the water
people that smoke
square groupers
DNR Officers
USCG
poeple that use bad language
Tim Tebow
fat people
gun haters
people that refuse to paddle their boat past a dock NOT located in a No Wake Zone
people with barking dogs
people that have lighting at their home that bothers others
people with tattoos
V.D.
Tiajauna
people that own or ride waverunners
using lead weights for anything other than lowering baits
people that don't wave to everyone else on the water
people that would gaff a billfish that may be worth $1,000,000
Pirates (Somolian or Floridian)

Once you have completed this form, made it through 3 interviews and a background check, I will concider letting you pay for us to use my boat.

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me!

Pretty simple.

No open toe shoes
No glass

My boat is an appliance, not a garage queen.

Depends on the boat we take out, and where we are going.
Which is why the beater gets so much use...
No rules.

My mother in law.

What is the big deal about bananas? No drugs, black soled shoes, and no guns unless your licensed, I'll have mine anyways.

I may be breaking a boaters code about bananas, but you probably deserve to know the answer.

English Sailors of old would keep the hold of a ship packed with limes and gnaw on them incessantly while at sea in order to combat scurvy. Hence the name "LIMEY". As everyone knows, with the right cool temp and humidity, a lime will keep indefinitely.....UNLESS there are bananas around. Bananas cause limes to rot quickly for some reason. Therefore, bananas are a no-no and bring bad luck.

At least, that's the story I heard. I go through people's lunch and question what they had for breakfast.

Of course, there also slippery as hell on the deck of a boat.

A friend of mine got the idea that we needed to use purple food coloring to dye our squids for swordfishing. Ever tried getting food coloring out of fiberglass after its been in the sun for a few hours? Never again.

I may be breaking a boaters code about bananas, but you probably deserve to know the answer.

English Sailors of old would keep the hold of a ship packed with limes and gnaw on them incessantly while at sea in order to combat scurvy. Hence the name "LIMEY". As everyone knows, with the right cool temp and humidity, a lime will keep indefinitely.....UNLESS there are bananas around. Bananas cause limes to rot quickly for some reason. Therefore, bananas are a no-no and bring bad luck.

At least, that's the story I heard. I go through people's lunch and question what they had for breakfast.

Of course, there also slippery as hell on the deck of a boat.


i thought it was because banana bunches have tarantulas in them and they would get in the hold of ships;?

Crocodiles. I hate those things.

A friend of mine got the idea that we needed to use purple food coloring to dye our squids for swordfishing. Ever tried getting food coloring out of fiberglass after its been in the sun for a few hours? Never again.

Your friend must be an idiot . . . you dye them red!

Be careful with that stuff, dye them at home.

Your friend must be an idiot . . . you dye them red!

Be careful with that stuff, dye them at home.

It was kind of a reddish purple color.

we don't allow heels on our boat unless they are carried on.

Dogs are better bait than cats. They are too stupid to fight you while you are rigging them up.

i agree! dogs are easier.

Banana's

Bring you own condoms, beer and food. And bring extra for the captain of all of the above. No spray on sunscreen, and no underage friends who wish to drink. Also, if you choose to smoke, I point out the cost of a) the carpet b) the vinyl seats. If you choose to smoke I will point out the condition of them before and will inspect them after. Any damage is at YOUR cost. And don't think I won't keel haul you if I think you won't pay up.

Oh, and NO FAT CHICKS. They throw off my trim?

Geeze...what a bunch of squares!!!

Bring you own condoms, beer and food. And bring extra for the captain of all of the above.

Not going on your boat any time soon with all the guys bringing condoms and extra for you!!




:jk:

Not going on your boat any time soon with all the guys bringing condoms and extra for you!!




:jk:

Maybe it's for rigging a live bait. ;?:grin:

Anyone suffering from anatidaephobia!!!!

Don't ask.........

I like to crap in my buddie's porta potty and not tell him about it. hahahahahahaha

That and stash a banana on board after the day as long as I am not going out with him next.

It is also fun to unplug stuff while down in the center console. Especially the gas guage.

That is too good.:rofl::rofl:

Dont know if anyone mentioned it yet, but NO BANANAS!

LOL

Spray on sunscreen

X2 its makes the boat ice!

dang I'm gonna be glad when the nazi's let us fish again, in the mean time keep it coming.