Keep your distance from others

[Gerald]

Originally Posted by yak'em-n-stack'em

this is correct

and also remember that your wake affects people a long ways off.

if you see someone fishing slow down no matter where you are.

In boats its one thing, but it a kayak its a very serious concern, esp with falling water and air temps. it only takes 10 minutes to get hypothermic and lots of times kayaks are at least 30 mins from their vehicle, we had some guy blow right past us while we were drifting yesterday.

I agree with watching your boat wake and I always slow when I can and not "throw" a bigger wake on another fisherperson. But......there are times when you don't see another boat in time to slow down.

This happened just last week when I went to the river to run my engine. I came around a little bend in the river, and a boat was fishing over near the bank. All I could do was continue going in a straight direction over toward the far bank to stay as far away [~ 100 yards] as I could. Slowing down would have been worse for this person.