Cell Phone On The River....

[jdmidwest]

When I get my yak set up, I plan on putting my handheld GPS on it.

Be sure to check the specs on that handheld. I thought the Triton was rated for IPX4 waterproofness till my buddy dropped his in the lake in about 4 foot of water running. Filled with enough water to short out and make it useless.

Mine is in the dry bag or clipped to one of the straps on the seat. It is water resistant, not submersible.

[flytyer57]

Be sure to check the specs on that handheld. I thought the Triton was rated for IPX4 waterproofness till my buddy dropped his in the lake in about 4 foot of water running. Filled with enough water to short out and make it useless.

Mine is in the dry bag or clipped to one of the straps on the seat. It is water resistant, not submersible.

Mine is an older Eagle that I bought back in the 80's so I doubt it's water proof. It will go in a Pelican case or a Aquapouch.

[stlfisher]

Vibrate mode in my wader pouch in case of emergency or to talk to fishing partners that are too far away from me. It can be used without talking loudly.

Pretty much what I do. I keep it on for work responsibilites at times as well.

[NoLuck]

Barring a health emergency I can't think of one thing that I need to have a phone on me for. I am on call most of the time and if they call while I'm fishing they will have to just wait as it's a 3 hour drive to get home and to work anyway. People can wait just like they did before we had cell phones except I can check for a message when I get back to my truck. If I lived in town where I fished it might be a different story. But, as it stands people will just have to wait just like we always did before..

[flytyer57]

Barring a health emergency I can't think of one thing that I need to have a phone on me for. I am on call most of the time and if they call while I'm fishing they will have to just wait as it's a 3 hour drive to get home and to work anyway. People can wait just like they did before we had cell phones except I can check for a message when I get back to my truck. If I lived in town where I fished it might be a different story. But, as it stands people will just have to wait just like we always did before..

Or they can call someone else.

[NoLuck]

Or they can call someone else.

Do you see this as a bad thing??

Part of what is wrong with people now days is how demanding customers are. The option for them to call someone else is always there. I will do all I can to be available when I am in town, but I let them know when I am leaving the area and I expect them to respect that. We don't get paid for being on-call so I don't feel 100% obligated to be there 24/7. Now if I was being paid to be on-call then it would be my obligation to do all I can to be there as quick as possible and have my cell with me at all times and in the area so I can respond in a timely manner.

[Bassfly]

Are you guys really going to argue about this?

If you don't want to carry one then fine, but that makes you no better than the guy that does choose to carry one. It's always good to have something in case of an emergency, whether it's on the water and you need help or it's at home and someone needs to contact you. I would rather take my chances on spotty reception than firing a gun into the air. I'm not headed anywhere that I keep hearing gunfire. But it's really supposed to be just a friendly discussion and not another pissing match about who is right.

Another good reason to carry one is to contact Operation Game Thief if the situation arises.

[stlfisher]

Do you see this as a bad thing??

Part of what is wrong with people now days is how demanding customers are. The option for them to call someone else is always there. I will do all I can to be available when I am in town, but I let them know when I am leaving the area and I expect them to respect that. We don't get paid for being on-call so I don't feel 100% obligated to be there 24/7. Now if I was being paid to be on-call then it would be my obligation to do all I can to be there as quick as possible and have my cell with me at all times and in the area so I can respond in a timely manner.

Not to be arugmentive as each industry is different as I am certain yours and mine are but If I don't respond it could very well be life threatening for a patient in the ER. I get very few calls, but it is absolutely necessary that I respond immediately when I do. The technology offered on some phones allows me the freedom to troubleshoot and solve technical issues from anywhere.

i am not paid extra, it is just part of the deal with my job. That is why I make the big bucks (ok not really).

I agree that other than emergency situations phones or conversations should occur in a manner that is not disruptive to other fisherman.

[Trout Commander]

Someone talking loudly on there phone is no worse than the two fisherman trying to hold a conversation while one is 50 feet upstream from the other. Actually, I think the angler on the phone would only be half as bad unless they have the call on speaker phone.

[FishinCricket]

Do you see this as a bad thing??

Part of what is wrong with people now days is how demanding customers are. The option for them to call someone else is always there. I will do all I can to be available when I am in town, but I let them know when I am leaving the area and I expect them to respect that. We don't get paid for being on-call so I don't feel 100% obligated to be there 24/7. Now if I was being paid to be on-call then it would be my obligation to do all I can to be there as quick as possible and have my cell with me at all times and in the area so I can respond in a timely manner.

Obviously we are in two tooootally different fields of customer service, then...