Thread: Fenced in docks

I was fishing the light shining on the water in front of a Dock one night. I could see the bow fishing boat working it's way to me. The next dock over had a boat tied up in the water. One of the kids made a bad shot and punched an arrow in the hull of the boat just at the water line. They pull themselves over to the boat break the arrow off and high tail it out of there. I turned the boat number and location over to fish and game.

On another note. I shoot a lot of docks. Besides planer boards in spring shooting docks is how I fish. I have some hard and fast rules I follow. I make every attempt to not leave any hooks in mooring ropes and docks for people to reach down and get snagged on. A rusty hook could make for a awful infection. If I see a jig left in a rope or a dock I make a decent attempt to remove it without damage. Had one dock owner come out and ask me rudely what I was doing. When I explained and showed him the small collection of rusty jigs on the deck of my boat he said thank you. I try to treat the dock owners property as I would want someone to treat my own property

Originally Posted by DockShootinJack

I was fishing the light shining on the water in front of a Dock one night. I could see the bow fishing boat working it's way to me. The next dock over had a boat tied up in the water. One of the kids made a bad shot and punched an arrow in the hull of the boat just at the water line. They pull themselves over to the boat break the arrow off and high tail it out of there. I turned the boat number and location over to fish and game.

On another note. I shoot a lot of docks. Besides planer boards in spring shooting docks is how I fish. I have some hard and fast rules I follow. I make every attempt to not leave any hooks in mooring ropes and docks for people to reach down and get snagged on. A rusty hook could make for a awful infection. If I see a jig left in a rope or a dock I make a decent attempt to remove it without damage. Had one dock owner come out and ask me rudely what I was doing. When I explained and showed him the small collection of rusty jigs on the deck of my boat he said thank you. I try to treat the dock owners property as I would want someone to treat my own property

Most dock owners with boats have them enclosed metal building . Ones we are discussing are mainly just built to fish off of . Most times no boats around them .

Originally Posted by NIMROD

Most dock owners with boats have them enclosed metal building . Ones we are discussing are mainly just built to fish off of . Most times no boats around them .

I was only playing devils advocate. I have been shooting under and enclosed boat house and saw a float drop down from up inside the voat house. I just moved to the side of the dock they couldn't fish and kept shooting