On Fri, 13 May 2005 17:23:49 -0700, "Larry D Gibbs"
wrote:

When fishing in an area/spot do you let your engine idle or do you turn it
off until you are ready to move to another location. I fish on Puget Sound
usually south of the Narrows Bridge. I am relatively new to boating and was
just looking for information.

If I'm just drifting with the wind/tide, generally I turn it off - I
prefer long drifts anyway rather than short drifts. I like to set up
so any structure usually results in a reasonably straight line.

However, if I'm in a close quarters, high current area, or the wind is
acting up, then I leave the engine running - play it safe.

I also leave it running if there is a lot of boat traffic - in
particular sail boats. A lot of these dumbasses would just as soon
run you over as have to move the wheel a quarter turn to avoid a
collision.

And before any sailors protest, I'm talking about a specific group of
dumbasses infesting Narragansett Bay. It's been my experience that
most of the people in this particular newsgroup know what they are
talking about.

Later,

Tom