I have been a member of a north central Oklahoma bsss club for three years now and still do not feel welcome as a nonboater. Is this normal.
My first year I was only able to fish 3 out of 8 tourneys. My second year the same. My third year I fished 5 out of 8 and plased 15th in the club standings. I also made most of the meetings and community events.
I still get the feeling that the boaters do not want me in their boat. I always give the boater $35 - $40 for gas, pay the ramp fees and bring the bare min. tackle and rods. I also bring my own water,juice and snacks to share with the boater.
A bare min of tackle to me is 2 tackle box inserts,1 spinnerbait wallet, and 4 rods. I always bring my own PFD also.
You may ask why I feel this way? For starters I am frontended in most tourneys, even though I help my boater buy being quick with the net when they hook a fish. They can not help me land mine or knock it off with the net. I keep all my tackel out of their way and am always ready when they want to move.
If I get hung up I do not ask for them to back up so I can get my lure, I break off so they do not loose any fishing time. I always clean up their boat for them by taking all trash to the dumpsters at the end of the day.
I am thinking about not rejoining this club but I would like to stay a member as I think I have a shot at making our TOP SIX TEAM next year.
Any input from you folks would help me make up my mind.
Thanks
My first year I was only able to fish 3 out of 8 tourneys. My second year the same. My third year I fished 5 out of 8 and plased 15th in the club standings. I also made most of the meetings and community events.
I still get the feeling that the boaters do not want me in their boat. I always give the boater $35 - $40 for gas, pay the ramp fees and bring the bare min. tackle and rods. I also bring my own water,juice and snacks to share with the boater.
A bare min of tackle to me is 2 tackle box inserts,1 spinnerbait wallet, and 4 rods. I always bring my own PFD also.
You may ask why I feel this way? For starters I am frontended in most tourneys, even though I help my boater buy being quick with the net when they hook a fish. They can not help me land mine or knock it off with the net. I keep all my tackel out of their way and am always ready when they want to move.
If I get hung up I do not ask for them to back up so I can get my lure, I break off so they do not loose any fishing time. I always clean up their boat for them by taking all trash to the dumpsters at the end of the day.
I am thinking about not rejoining this club but I would like to stay a member as I think I have a shot at making our TOP SIX TEAM next year.
Any input from you folks would help me make up my mind.
Thanks