Ease my mind.

[Medicine Man]

Maybe I differ a little but did you help them out because you wanted something? I dont think you did. Would you do it again knowing the same outcome would happen? Probably so.
You will sleep better at night knowing you did the right thing. Genuine kindness expects no return.


Just my 0.02

[BarkelyPup]

Hey guys,
I don't chime in much but thought I would on this one. First and for most you should not do it if you are expecting anything from the person. In this I mean money, a thank you or anything. Remember no good deed goes unrewarded. Now with that said I have pulled people in and I have been pulled in. In both cases money was offered and in both cases money was rejected. I was on Cumberland in March a few years back with my wife when my motor stopped up in Otter Creek and my truck was at State Park Ramp. It was a Sunday evening and not a boat to be seen. Luckily this nice couple in a Buckeye Bass Boat pulled me in about 10 minutes before my trolling battery died. Last year at Herrington I pulled a boat in that was fishing a tourney that I was and they won some money. They offered me half the cut for doing it. I said no thanks. Just help out some one else who needs it. If you ever pull me in I will offer money and a thank you. If I ever pull you in I expect nothing of you or I would not do it. I do it because it's the right thing to do.

bP

[mhall]

Guys I don't think he meant he thought he was owed anything. I read his post, and it seems that he felt somewhat disappointed that society is at a point in time where acts of kindness aren't noticed anymore. On that note I totally agree with him. I'm old school and if you help me out as I always try to help others I'll offer you money and thank you until you get tired of hearing it. That is the way it's suppose to be or at least that's how I was raised. I don't mean to speak for Geo but that is how I took his post.

[geobass]

His batteries went dead. He tried to jump from the troll motor batteries and they did not have enough juice to turn over his big motor. Like I said, it took about 1/2 hour to hook up and run on a high idle to get enough of a charge to start the big motor. I have no regrets about taking the time, I do know some who would send help back, but not me. Yes he said thanks at the time, but never mentioned the problem to anyone.

[jgevedon]

I applaud you for helping your fellow man. If God is in your heart then your reward will be stored in heaven.

[DJD]

His batteries went dead. He tried to jump from the troll motor batteries and they did not have enough juice to turn over his big motor. Like I said, it took about 1/2 hour to hook up and run on a high idle to get enough of a charge to start the big motor. I have no regrets about taking the time, I do know some who would send help back, but not me. Yes he said thanks at the time, but never mentioned the problem to anyone.

Now that I read this post I would say a thanks was all I would have expected from him and that's what he did.
Now, he did miss an opportunity to be a good guy and tell a good story to the crowd and his fellow anglers.

[know1]

His batteries went dead. He tried to jump from the troll motor batteries and they did not have enough juice to turn over his big motor. Like I said, it took about 1/2 hour to hook up and run on a high idle to get enough of a charge to start the big motor. I have no regrets about taking the time, I do know some who would send help back, but not me. Yes he said thanks at the time, but never mentioned the problem to anyone.

I think your mind should be at ease then. If he thanked you at the time, that should be good enough.

Think of it this way, if you'd helped him, he thanked you and DIDN'T win the tournament, then the outcome would have been the same and you wouldn't have thought twice about it.

Michael

[geobass]

Thank You, for all your kind words. My mind is at ease. Rest asured that if I'm ever in that position (winning a large tournament) if any help has been given, I will thank those that made the win possible.
The winner of this tournament and I fished the whole week within site of each other. I left his area alone until he would leave for weigh in. He is a very good angler and a nice man. I marked it up as to him being so excided about the win.