Guides calling themselves "Captain"

Biker,
I totally agree with you. It sounds pretentious unless the captian is
guiding on large bodies of water or unless State requirements call for
testing, knowledge and experience coinciding with the title. If I got in a
boat with any freshwater bass guide who was not on the big pond (Lake Mich)
or it's equivalent and he called himself Capt. I'd be looking for Tenneile
sp?

The only exception is of course that old codger Steve H from up north.
And the reason for that is "Captian" is a bit more humber than "His Majesty"
which is what Summers told me Steve makes his clients address him normally.
So I can do the Capt. thang with Brother Huber g


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The only exception is of course that old codger Steve H from up north.
And the reason for that is "Captian" is a bit more humber than "His
Majesty" which is what Summers told me Steve makes his clients address him
normally. So I can do the Capt. thang with Brother Huber g

LOL, and that's "His Majesty SIR" to Mr. Summers...........
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On Lake Michigan, and Lake Winnebago systems, all guides have to have
their captains license. I guess if I put in the time, money, and
effort, I would use the title also :-).

Olebiker wrote:
Does anyone else find it silly to hear a fishing guide call himself
"Captain"? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it sure seems
pretentious to me. I was just looking at a fishing tabloid in which
Scott Martin has a column. He is listed as "Captain Scott Martin."

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee

On 15 Mar 2007 09:29:30 -0700, "Olebiker" wrote:

Does anyone else find it silly to hear a fishing guide call himself
"Captain"? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it sure seems
pretentious to me. I was just looking at a fishing tabloid in which
Scott Martin has a column. He is listed as "Captain Scott Martin."

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee


Anyone at the helm of a boat is a captain,
but not everyone at the helm is a guide.

John

If the guide i in your boat he's no Captain. If you're in his it's his
prerogative. Aye Matie.

On 15 Mar 2007 09:29:30 -0700, "Olebiker" wrote:

Does anyone else find it silly to hear a fishing guide call himself
"Captain"? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it sure seems
pretentious to me. I was just looking at a fishing tabloid in which
Scott Martin has a column. He is listed as "Captain Scott Martin."

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee


Anyone at the helm of a boat is a "captain",
but not everyone at the helm is a "guide".

John

"John" wrote in message
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On 15 Mar 2007 09:29:30 -0700, "Olebiker" wrote:

Does anyone else find it silly to hear a fishing guide call himself
"Captain"? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it sure seems
pretentious to me. I was just looking at a fishing tabloid in which
Scott Martin has a column. He is listed as "Captain Scott Martin."

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee


Anyone at the helm of a boat is a "captain",
but not everyone at the helm is a "guide".

John

Not everyone at the helm is a "captain". If they are a guide, they may have
a Coast Guard "6 pack" license. OUVP is the designation. Takes time at the
wheel and a test.

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"John" wrote in message
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On 15 Mar 2007 09:29:30 -0700, "Olebiker" wrote:

Does anyone else find it silly to hear a fishing guide call himself
"Captain"? Maybe I'm just being nitpicky but it sure seems
pretentious to me. I was just looking at a fishing tabloid in which
Scott Martin has a column. He is listed as "Captain Scott Martin."

Dick Durbin
Tallahassee


Anyone at the helm of a boat is a "captain",
but not everyone at the helm is a "guide".

John

Not everyone at the helm is a "captain". If they are a guide, they may
have a Coast Guard "6 pack" license. OUVP is the designation. Takes time
at the wheel and a test.


I'm pretty sure to really be called a captain one must have a captain's
license. One husband wife team I really enjoyed fishing with in Ohio for
perch both actually have their captain's licenses and I refer to both of
them as captain. I've just got a USCG small craft certification myself, and
I can attest to the amount of work it takes to do it right. I appreciate
their efforts. Lake Erie can be scary place and I trust their skills and
seamanship on that body of water enoguh to take my family out fishing with
them.

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