zbwmy said:"As soon as I report traffic in sight I then must take on the complete responsibility for separation.."
WRONG...you have to also advise you are taking corrective action, or I have to continue giving you traffic.
"Why should I do that when there is an ATC guy who can help me just in case I get busy and loose sight of that traffic? "
Because I am busier than you..if you see the traffic, call it in sight. If you want to play go IFR. Don't be a jerk
If a controller is very busy I take that into consideration when reporting traffic... but I get **CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED****CENSORED** busy too... even if I can keep a constant eye on the traffic it may have a city or other terrain behind it that camafalges it... one second you got it in sight, the next second it's gone. With all due respect ( And I mean that... I have a great respect for controllers) I'd rather have the controller a little busier than risk a collision... If I'm quick to call it ATC ends up being a little less busy and I end up dead. Also... I handle my traffic call-out the same way whether I'm VFR or IFR.