this one is big for me........
I've had some very bad experiences and close calls this year with a specific aggressive Capt in the SKA
I was cut off 6 times in the same day on a rig while trolling and twice while hooked up, he was trolling backwards to every other boat out there and then started a horseshoe pattern on just one side of the rig
finally got tired of it and pulled up under the rig to catch fresh baits before moving on to another rig, I was actually up under the rig between two pylons with my angler off the back jigging for hardtails and completely out of everyones way that was trolling.
next thing I know, here comes this same Capt at me broadside, he and I are looking at each other eye to eye......literally, we were 10' apart about to crash broadside......a 31' Cape and a 36' Contender. I hollered at the guys to hold on and jammed the throttles.
this guy never made any attempt to avoid the collision and did all of this while he still had a full spead out behind the boat. his crew was looking at him like he was crazy just like I was.
since then I found out the guy does this routinely fishing tournaments and is quite noted for his aggressive behavior. sorry, just a bit of a rant there.
give others their room and courtesy and troll in a normal pattern!