Thread: Crappie fishing 'etiquette'

For the most part, crappie fishermen are a great bunch! Only issue I can think of is when you a moving down a bank casting and someone motors in and plants themselves in front of you, knowing you are heading that way. Aggravating, but not the end of the world.
My problems arise from dock owners that think they own the water all around their docks, and try to hassle you while you are fishing. Again, it's a very small minority of dock owners, and after I know who they are, I just avoid them.
Bass tournament fishermen, that's another story. I've had them ask me to leave an area, "because they were in a tournament"! I've also had them buzz real close to me to disrupt my fishing so they could come in. And, I've also, when they have saw me catch a keeper bass, offer me money for that fish. That has actually happened twice. Now I'm assuming that these are local fishing tournaments and not sanctioned tournaments.
My biggest problem, are from pleasure boaters, who have no regard for anyone but themselves. They disregard the no wake bouys, they just run up and down the lake. They come way too close to you. When you get hit by the first wake, that's way to close.

I have been known for giving people rides from the ramps up to their vehicles just to save them the walk. Especially older folks. They might even offer up some fishing info. So just be nice to everyone.

The state needs install a t-bar for getting back to the ramp and to the parking lot, broke now so whats the difference if they go a little further in the hole give the fishermen something.