Good Deed While Fishing Or Any Good Deed 2024
DILLY07 reply :
I was just curious if you guys ever have done a good deed while fishing or other good deed?
I have 2 good deeds last year. It meant a lot to me.
One day in warm 75 degree spring day in May. I was just fishing on the bank for a bit before I go on the river with a buddy to prefish for a tournament. Anyways, I was fishing and all the sudden I hear a scream. I was like What the heck was that? I'm like looking around. So, I reeled up. Took off to see whats happening? It appears early 70's age man fell in the mud and towards the water. He sprained his ankle. He can barley walk, so I lifted him up. Hes pretty clumsy. Putting all the pressure. I didn't care if he was dirty or anything. I put him in my truck, rushed to the urgent care to make sure. Waited for his doctor. I waited for him to hear the outcome. It was just sprained ankle. I needed to leave to prefish the river. The man gave me his sons number. I call his son who lived 30 mins away from here. Gave him all the details that happened. He was glad someone was there. Otherwise, something could happen bad to him. 2 weeks later, the man gave me 100 dollar bill that I did a good thing. I declined. I gave it back to him. I never saw him again. I saw him in the newspaper. He died 5 weeks later by heart attack. I went to his funeral, I dropped my lure in his grave that I used on that day. 
It was a kids day fishing at a community park that Iowa DNR hosted. My brother and I went there to check it out to see anyone was having fun. Oh boy, it was like Christmas to them. I walked around the park. I saw this down syndrome kid about 10 years old. I saw him wearing a Bassmaster shirt. That's what caught my eye. I I asked his mother and father if it was okay if I can talk to your son. They were fine with it. I talked to the kid for good 15 minutes. He was catching bluegills left and right. Having a blast. So, I told him and his parents that I'll be right back. I ran to my truck to get couple jigs that I make. I gave him 10 jigs that he can use later in his life. He was shocked. He went to his dad, saying I'm going to be pro someday. That dropped my heart.
Lets hear yours.
ABW reply :
If I ever see trash in the water I'll pick it up and throw it away.
Scott F reply :
In the fall of 2013, I was fishing alone in my boat when I noticed a guy standing on a dock waving me down. I went over to see what he wanted and he told me his friend was trying to leave his dock by boat and found that someone had stolen the prop while the boat was tied to his dock. I towed his boat across the lake to the boat ramp and helped him get it on the trailer. He tried to offer me some money, but I refused. When you're on the water, you never refuse to help.
rcman74 reply :
While fishing in Erie a young boy was nice enuff to try to net a huge carp for me , the carp got away and the boy felt bad he missed it . I didn't mine i was fishing for small mouth bass , he was very polite and mannered for a young boy around 13 years old . He also wanted to know what i was using , i was using homemade spoons and he really liked it , so i got into my box and gave him 10 of my homemade spoons and he was very thankful . I hope he caught something with them... 
FrankW reply :
I was fishing in a mountain lake for Grayling and Lake Trout on a fly rod. We were fishing up by the inlet creek and I saw two people fly fishing in the creek. I waded over and asked how they were doing. They have only caught a couple of six inch Grayling and were not having a good time. They had rented a cabin right by the creek and had to charter a plane to get there. I ask to see what they were fishing with. They had very small dry flies and not the right choice for big Grayling in this lake. We were getting ready to leave and I had caught several big Grayling. I took them over to the sand bar in front of the creek and showed them how to catch a big Grayling with my weighted streamer. They were thrilled but didn't have any fly close to what I was using. I cut off my fly and handed it to one of the fellows as we got on our plane. I am sure I saved their trip with that fly. It was the last one I had or I would have given them several.
Frank
fish365 reply :
Early last spring while returning to ramp, i saw some folks on a pontoon waving. I slowed and went over and it seems they had camped on an island fishing the night before and in leaving that morning had slung the prop off. I towed them a few miles to where they put in. They offered money, which i refused and told them to pay it forward.
yugrac reply :
Putting in at Prairie creek reservoir I spotted a guy on the dock with his hands in the air shaking his head. He failed to tie his boat tightly to the dock and it was floating out into the lake, I gave him a ride to his boat.
tomustang reply :
I do good deeds all the time, I just don't keep track.
Long Mike reply :
If you are on the water and someone needs help, you drop what you are doing and help the guy out. Period ... or at least I thought so until I fished Mustang Bay on Lake Fork several years ago. I had motor trouble and started waving my arms at the next passing boat. He pulled up close to me and said he would like to help, but he was fishing in a tournament, and then he blasted away. I suppose that if I were having a heart attack, or was sinking, he might have tried to help, but to me, his actions were reprehensible. I wish I had had the presence of mind to get his boat ID number.
I've given a tow to others a couple of times and have never regretted the loss of fishing time, but then, I don't fish tournaments. It makes me wonder. At what point does the potential prize value of a tournament outweigh your obligation to help another?
Angry John reply :
If I see kids fishing near me and I catch a good fish the go nuts. Most of the time I cut off the lure or give them some of the soft plastics I am using. Most of them don't have powerful enough rods for the jigs but they have no idea and still get a kick out of it.
SirSnookalot reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 10:13 AM, tomustang said:I do good deeds all the time, I just don't keep track.
Good deeds are appreciated by the people you do them for. No need to list them unless the recognition is important.
As it's written, "he who gives anonymously is greater than Moses".
Oregon Native reply :
Got me to thinking of some of those feel good moments. Like what SirSnookalot says. No recognition necessary....the warm fuzzies are enough....karma isn't bad either.
Lund Explorer reply :
In case Alpster comes across this thread, I can recall when I was the guy in trouble and got helped out by a couple of others.
We were at the 2011 Road Trip and at the end of our day I had beached my boat to wait to load it up, as the wife had taken off to visit relatives that lived in the area. So the two of us are standing there talking when Alpster starts laughing and points at my boat drifting across the cove. Fortunately a couple of guys had just loaded their boat up, and once they saw my predicament, re-launched their boat and motored me over to mine. In the end I did try to pay them as a thank you but they refused. I quickly grabbed a handful of bags of assorted Rage Craws from my boat and they did accept those.
I still think Ronnie wanted to watch me swim for it!
buzzed bait reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 7:40 AM, asianboywonder said:If I ever see trash in the water I'll pick it up and throw it away.
came here to say this except to add that i do not feel it is a good deed so much as a responsibility we should all share.....
matuka reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 12:17 PM, Long Mike said:If you are on the water and someone needs help, you drop what you are doing and help the guy out. Period ... or at least I thought so until I fished Mustang Bay on Lake Fork several years ago. I had motor trouble and started waving my arms at the next passing boat. He pulled up close to me and said he would like to help, but he was fishing in a tournament, and then he blasted away. I suppose that if I were having a heart attack, or was sinking, he might have tried to help, but to me, his actions were reprehensible. I wish I had had the presence of mind to get his boat ID number.
I've given a tow to others a couple of times and have never regretted the loss of fishing time, but then, I don't fish tournaments. It makes me wonder. At what point does the potential prize value of a tournament outweigh your obligation to help another?
I can understand your frustration. But a lot of us have a lot invested in tournament competition and time is your currency. If a person is safe in their craft, I've made phone calls or helped with small repairs, given them oil etc. Potentially harmful situations are of course different obviously. That being said, I have cut into my tourney time if it was clear I wasn't going to win. Just dumped my fish into a competitors live well, and towed a family in.
geo g reply :
I have towed a number of people back to the ramp with engine problems. If you own a boat long enough it happens to everyone at some point.
One Sunday my son who was 13 at the time and I were fishing L67 in the Three Pines Area of the glades. We were almost 30 miles from the ramp when the power head went. We were alone, and I had an early cell phone with me, sometimes it worked, sometimes not. I have a number of emergency phone numbers listed in my tackle box just in case. I called Fish and Game and the dispatcher said I'll try to reach a supervisor and get back to you. She called back in an hour and told me her supervisor was going to get a boat and would come out to get me. He came 30 miles in the Official boat and towed me and my boy back in. If it wasn't for Officer Wolf we would have spent the entire night in the glades with little water. He came out on his day off to get us. I tried to give him what money I had, but he just said this is my job, and this happens all the time. He would not take anything.
About six months later I saw him at a restaurant and I had the waitress bring me the bill. It was least I could do. I always stop and help those in trouble, I have been there and lived through it, not a good feeling...!!!!!!
scaleface reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 7:59 AM, Scott F said:In the fall of 2013, I was fishing alone in my boat when I noticed a guy standing on a dock waving me down. I went over to see what he wanted and he told me his friend was trying to leave his dock by boat and found that someone had stolen the prop while the boat was tied to his dock. I towed his boat across the lake to the boat ramp and helped him get it on the trailer. He tried to offer me some money, but I refused. When you're on the water, you never refuse to help.
I have towed a lot of boats back and have been towed myself.
Me and my twelve year old son rescued a drowning man out of the Arkansas river upstream of the Royal Gorge . It was pretty harrowing. White water is not my sport .
Steveo-1969 reply :
I was bank fishing and noticed a young man about 15 yo was using his spinning rod incorrectly. He was casting and reeling with the reel on top instead of on the bottom. I walked over and very nicely asked if I could show him how to cast and reel properly. After a couple casts he seemed to have the hang of it, was casting farther and not having to reel backwards.
I walked back down the bank feeling pretty good about the karma I had just built up, looked back at him and he was again reeling in backwards with the reel on top. Thinking about it now I should have asked him which hand he preferred to reel with and moved his reel handle for him. Sigh...........
Sam reply :
I am such a sweet guy.
On Buggs Island (Kerr Reservoir) we blasted off out of Rudd's Creek and I immediately trolled over to the bank adjacent to the ramp and started to fish.
Not thirty seconds later, Travis comes by me and asks if he can fish that area ahead of me.
Since he was in contention for Six Man Team Championship team I let him fish the area before me.
Sure enough, he nailed two on his first four casts. Thanked me, and ran off.
I never caught anything in the area all day.
gulfcaptain reply :
I can't count how many waterfowl I have unwrapped fishing line off of, untangled lures that were accidently tangled and lost, or happened to be tangled with another bird. Smiling and helping out the best I can the younger kids who fish the ponds I do that ask a million questions and even after answering those have a million more. I try to remember how I was growing up and the older fisherman that had the patience to answer all my questions, take time out of what they were doing to show and teach me new things. I try to pass those kind jestures on to the youth of today who show the same passion I did at their age. Probably one I forget about but most notable good deed, saving a man's life you had a heart attack on a charterboat I worked on. The professionalizm of all the crew I worked with that day made a big difference in one mans life which could have ended had we not acted.
Catch 22 reply :
It was March with really cold 45 deg water when I passed an island camp site on the river. One kid was there and I spotted two more in a canoe that was overloaded.I told them in no uncertain terms that they would die if they turned the canoe over.I must have impressed them ,because they called the warden for help. The warden flagged me and asked me to go to the island and pick up the other kid and the gear. Back on shore all three got a ticket for no life preservers.
I reminded the three of them it was cheap price to pay next to a funeral.
Thinking back I should have offered help right away at first sight. I`m glad things worked OK.
C22
Dylcook91 reply :
Don't know if this was a good deed or not.
I rented a row boat on a near by lake and went out fishing for the day. The wind was strong that day and pushing everyone on rowboats to the far end of the lake.
At the end of the day I return to the dock. There was a mother taking her 5 kids out, but they were having trouble controlling the boat and couldn't get out of the dock. The mother calls over to me asking for help, I jump on the boat and show them what to do and back them out. I then hop outta the boat and back onto the dock when I over hear one of the kids say "can he come with us mom".
It left me wondering if I did a good thing or not, cause if they couldn't manage the dock there no way they were gonna control it out on the water with that wind. Hahaha
hawgenvy reply :
My wife and I and her brother's family were visiting all our kids at summer camp in upstate NY -- this adventure took place a couple of decades ago -- and we stayed at a local hot spot called Scott's Family Resort ("Since 1869"). The place had seen better days -- had probably peaked about a hundred years ago, and by now was just a touch on the extremely musty side. There was the main hotel (where my sister-in-law drank way too much one evening and at 2am woke us to let us know that all three of our young kids were gay, which they are still not), and there were also some outer cottages that leaned quite a bit. But the place was, honestly, on a very gorgeous lake. To find something to do the first evening, we wandered over to the old entertainment room and sat in the folding chairs among a dozen other guests to hear a musician on the stage, a straw-hatted singing banjo player that could not possibly have been under 103 years old playing songs from the 1910s, along with his young chorus of 90 year-olds. The entertainment was all very good only in the sense that there were no deaths or other medical emergencies during the show. We vowed never to attend another show at Scott's.
The next morning I awoke uncharacteristically early (probably due to the asymmetrical mattress) and wandered down to the lake shore, where a blanket of mist hung over the clear waters, and the autumn colors of the trees above shone brilliantly in the rising sun. A man, a black man, was trying to overturn his overturned little skiff so he might fish a bit in the lovely morning, and of course I dashed over to lend a hand. Naturally, he then invited me along to fish. It turned out he was the grand entertainment that night. Indeed, he was the "amazing" Steve DePass, "Americas Singing Poet." He was touring all the finest country places. Anyway, we fished. We caught a one inch perch or two, but he asked a lot of questions about me, and by the end he knew all there was to know about my life. I promised I would be at his show. He was the big Saturday night attraction at Scotts.
I told my wife the story and she said that's very nice, but going to the entertainment hall again was out. I said a promise was a promise and we HAD TO GO. She said "no" only 20 more times, and then agreed to go. This time the joint was packed. Lots of the local showed up, too (there's nothing else to do around there anyway.) America's Singing Poet asked over the mike if I were there (I raised my hand) and sang ABOUT ME for 20 minutes, and very cleverly, and funny as h**l, and I was down on the floor paralyzed with laughter and my wife thought she must have been transported to a parallel universe because this stranger was singing things about me that nobody else knew. Apparently, this guy can make up a humorous rhyming song about absolutely anything or anyone, instantly.
And half the show was about me because I helped him lift his boat and went fishing with him for an hour.
Oregon Native reply :
Remember once after a tournament many years ago a mom asked me to go get her son in a broken down jet ski. I did and she asked me what she could give me....I said please just don't tell all the other boats what I did. Ohhhhh what a look.
(He was one of those that likes to spin cookies in front of the ramp)
Fishes in trees reply :
A couple of times over the past few years, at my favorite local lake ( which is full of stumps, you've always got to putt around, it is dangerous and illegal to get on plane) there have been geezers, older than me, who thought it was a good idea to go out on this 300 + acre lake with just a trolling motor and a semi=charged battery. Very quickly, they run out of power and can't make any headway against the wind and sooner than you think they're three quarters of a mile down the lake. These guys I've pulled back to the launch cove. One guy I had to help get his boat back on the trailer. One guy couldn't understand what the problem was, he'd charged his battery up "real good" at the start of the season. (This happened in MAY.)
He thought that deep cycle batteries just held their charge forever, I guess. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer. My good deed was that I saved him from his own ignorance. My other good deed lately is that I always have more hand-wipes in my boat than I need, so if someone is "caught short" in the privy, I can throw them something to tidy up with.
K_Mac reply :
I have been on both sides-giving and receiving. That is the way it is supposed to work. Treating others as you would want them to treat you is still good advice. So is keeping the good you do to yourself. For sermon outlines pm me! Just kidding Mods...
Rhino68W reply :
I was bank fishing one time and across the pond was a mother and her 2 young sons. They were fishing with some crazy, never gonna work rig with treble hooks and curly tail jig and all kinds of swivels. It was obvious that she had no clue what was going on. She stepped away to take a call and I heard her talking to who I can only guess was the boys father about having them back to him the next morning. That's when I stepped in. I walked around to them and explained to the mom that I would like to help them have more fun with momma. Tied a proper rig, had the boys digging and searching for worms and insects. Needless to say they were catching bluegills left and right within minutes. Made my wife cry when I told her about it.
EvanT123 reply :
On 2/27/2015 at 12:17 PM, Long Mike said:If you are on the water and someone needs help, you drop what you are doing and help the guy out. Period ...
This is what I was taught when I took a boater safety course last year. That basically it is your duty to help others in need on the waterway.
I try and always be mindful of others when on the water and after my first season on the water it has occurred to me that this concept is lost on many. Especially some of those in the personal water craft crowd.
Off topic but I was fishing a bridge last year. Standing on the deck in my bright white undershirt when a jet ski'er flew by me. In a no wake zone mind you and gave me a nice spritz. He doubled back and apologized saying he didn't even see me. I thought to myself that's worse than just being an AH.
As far as good deeds. I dunno I try and help people when they need it and not be an ass and rush people at the ramp. I'll offer to help if they are alone or look like they are struggling.
topwaterbob reply :
This happened when I was around 10 years old maybe. It was back in the 60's. My dad and i fished for crappies on a causway between Pa and Ohio called Pymatuning Lake. Someone told him to use Erie Shinners. They worked like magic on the crappies. We had a stringerful of them all over 14 inches. A while after we were there a van pulled up and a woman was assisting a disabled vet to fish. People on both sides of us weren't doing to good but we were killing them. My dad and I talked and decided to tell the lady about the Erie shinners. He asked me to ask her if she would like the crappies we caught also. I didn't mind because we had some already back at the cabin and we could keep fishing for more if we wanted to, She gladly accepted the fish and thanked me for the fish and idea of using the Erie shinners. She also insisted on giving me something for everything. I said that's alright she didn't need to give me anything. She was insistant. So we finally ended up on her sending me a baseball glove. She took my addy and thanked me again.
My dad taught me a good lesson that day. I am still waiting for that glove but always have a warm feeling thinking about my dad and the way I felt when it happened. To this day i never think twice when someone needs help.
senile1 reply :
One time a guy fishing near me hooked a bass. I saw it leap a couple of times and it was huge. He was fishing among some trees and the fish eventually wrapped him around a branch so he was struggling to bring it in. I pulled up in my boat and cut his line so he wouldn't break his rod.
senile1 reply :
On a more serious note, I have towed in a couple of boats in my time on the water.
Preytorien reply :
I fished once on a small neighborhood pond near a friend's house. While I was fishing, an older gentleman approached me. I thought he was there to run me out of there, but he started asking me what kind of rod and reel I had, what I was fishing for, and what I was using. We started talking and he said he'd watched me before fishing and said it brought back memories of him fishing when he was much younger, but that he had just gotten away from it over the years. He asked what I suggested in terms of a good starting spinning rod and reel, and I gave him my two cents worth. The next time I went there, he came excitedly running out to me, and showed me his new rig. We fished a while together, giving each other tips and lure choice suggestions. We both caught a few fish but nothing great, but you could see the guy's eyes light up when he had one on....it's like years of excitement came flooding back. That was the last time I fished with him since it got really cold the next couple days and the pond iced over. But I'm sure I'll see him this spring! I'm excited to say hey and fish with him.
punch reply :
I fish the same lake very often, so I know it inside and out. I can find the bass most days. If I see some new guys on the lake struggling to put fish in the boat and I know the presentation they are using is totally wrong I'll try and nicely put them on some fish (if given the opportunity).
Last summer there were two young guys fishing spinners VERY shallow on a really warm day in a canoe (no electronics). They weren't catching anything but some sunburn, while I found some really nice fish deeper around some cover. They passed inside of me and i casually asked them how they were doing (knowing the answer) and I told them if they tied on some plastics and a bullet weight and came by me they may have some luck.
I moved over off my spot and they switched it up their lures. I told them where to cast got to sit back and watch them catch 2 or 3 nice 3lb LMB. They were very excited and took a bunch of pictures of their new found fish. I'm glad i could help them enjoy their time on the water a litlte more and get some good facebook material.
I'll never pass up the chance to help increase someone elses chances of hooking up, that's just as fun as catching them yourself sometimes.
BaitMonkey1984 reply :
Nothing out of the ordinary, towing people in from the occasional breakdown. Helping newbies back their trailer up, getting their boat on the trailer. I always try to do threethings every time I fish.
One is try to leave a good impression on the people I encounter, so not to give people a and impression of fisherman. I am always polite and even if I have had only one beer while out, I leave the empties in the boat and empty back at the house. Don't want everyone getting labeled a drunk.
Also, I always try to leave the lake cleaner than when I get there. One thing that really ticks me off is when I find fishing related packages at the ramp/shoreline. No excuse. This is our resource and if we don't care about it enough to take care of it, who can we expect non-fisherman to care about it.
Lastly, anytime I see a young kid casting from shore I always speak to him/her and see how they are doing. Then, based upon their are and aptitude I give them a few free baits I know will produce fish. It not only is a free gift, but also gets them a few extra bites, and hooks them into fishing.
Penguino reply :
On 3/4/2015 at 4:36 AM, BaitMonkey1984 said:Nothing out of the ordinary, towing people in from the occasional breakdown. Helping newbies back their trailer up, getting their boat on the trailer. I always try to do threethings every time I fish.
One is try to leave a good impression on the people I encounter, so not to give people a and impression of fisherman. I am always polite and even if I have had only one beer while out, I leave the empties in the boat and empty back at the house. Don't want everyone getting labeled a drunk.
Also, I always try to leave the lake cleaner than when I get there. One thing that really ticks me off is when I find fishing related packages at the ramp/shoreline. No excuse. This is our resource and if we don't care about it enough to take care of it, who can we expect non-fisherman to care about it.
Lastly, anytime I see a young kid casting from shore I always speak to him/her and see how they are doing. Then, based upon their are and aptitude I give them a few free baits I know will produce fish. It not only is a free gift, but also gets them a few extra bites, and hooks them into fishing.
Good Job man. People like you are how newbies like me get interested into fishing. The first time I ever went fishing, I met this old Russian guy who was extremely nice and gave me some tips on how to catch fish and he also gave me a few free lures.
Nebasska reply :
Was bass fishin and was about to head home was waiting for the boat ramp to open up so threw a lure a few times at a point near by and caught a 4 lb catfish on a crankbait and it got all wrapped up in it was pretty nasty just like most freakin catfish well I wasn't happy so I started the unhook process and I noticed a guy on the bank fishing who seemed down on his luck
and he was very excited to see I caught a fish he yelled over "nice one!" I wasn't feeling the same...He yelled " I haven't caught anything in 2 hours" So I yelled to him " hey you want this
one?" since its chances of living were slim and I had no need or want for the nasty pig...He yells "sure!" I said ok but you have to untangle him he said no problem and was very excited.
So I drove my boat over to the shore and he grabbed it and got it free and was very happy and said to me how happy he was and thankful cause now he had something to eat tonight...
It hit me then wow...I was all ticked I caught this bottom dweller and here is this guy acting like he found a prize... Felt really good to help a guy out...I would never eat a fish from this 40 acre
lake I was fishing but I guess some do...
Fishing Rhino reply :
Three rescues, pulling a total of five people out of the water.
The first was in a pond where a guy and his girlfriend were trying to swim to the opposite shore. I came from behind an island and saw them thrashing in the middle of the pond. Motored over to them, pulled them aboard, and brought them to the shore where they had entered the water.
The second was on the ocean. We came upon a burning dragger, thirty miles from shore. Called the Coast Guard, gave them the coordinates then headed directly into the breeze since the boat would have drifted faster than a person in the water. Forty five minutes later, we saw something in the water directly ahead of us. It was a man in a cork life raft with a net bottom. Got him aboard, went back to the burning boat he had to abandon, and handed him over to the Coast Guard when they arrived.
The third was when a guy and girl tipped over their boat in the middle of a small pond.
I was taking my canoe out of the water when I heard a commotion on the pond, that attracted my attention. It was a guy and girl in the water, clinging to their overturned boat. There was a twelve foot round bottom boat near the shore so I grabbed that rather than using my canoe. Paddled it out to them, and backed it up to the guy who was panicking. Held his arms over the stern, while his girl friend managed to climb in at the bow.
She paddled the boat to shore while I held onto the guy at the stern.
Jtrout reply :
Was fishing at my local lake on my lunch break I was catching a bunch of fish off a hump far out from shore and two kids about 13-14 years old in a pond prowler with a trolling motor were on the other side of the lake and wernt catching fish and I yelled to them what I knew was out there and told them to fish it and the cauhjt some fish
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