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ready in the parking area away from the launch. There is nothing worse than guys sitting in the launch rigging their rods, putting their waders on, basically dilly-dallying while holding up 10 other rigs. The best way to be courteous of other boaters is to have your boat completely ready to go once you launch it. A quick in and out at the launch will not only make you look like you know what you’re doing but other boaters will thank you for it. Use teamwork and let your friends help pull the boat off and hold it while you stay in the truck. Stop bumping Snoop Dog, roll the windows down, and communicate with your friends. Once the boat is in the water and off the trailer, get it upstream or downstream off the boat launch and out of everybody else’s way. If someone is struggling with off or on loading their boat, maybe offer a hand to help and expedite the process. As far as etiquette while fishing, there are many situations that you will come upon that will require you to make decisions on how to approach a bank angler or another boat angler. When approaching bank anglers, my general rule of thumb is to stop