I didn't know that what we do is illegal......an incident I had at Enid.

Went to enid for a little while yesterday. A thunderstorm made us go to the landing.....when we loaded the boat, a guy pulls up next and takes his boat out. I noticed that the tag was an out of state tag, not gonna mention a state. He asked me if we were trolling, and I said yes. i tried to be polite and start a conversation about fishing and how we and he did, when he started to give me a lecture about how trolling is the same as "commercial" fishing, that it should be illegal, and we may as well have a "seine". Then. without another word, he got in the truck, slammed the door and took off. I don't get upset at much, and I welcome out of staters to our lakes as long as they abide by our lake laws........in fact, I sometimes go out of my way to help out of staters when I can. But, needless to say, this guy really got under my skin, he was really rude, and I did not appreciate him being out of state and telling me what I need to do on my home lake and what should be illegal...I told him that I don't set the rules, I just follow them. Sorry for the rant, but had to vent and share this experience with ya'll.

sometimes you just have to look over ignorance

Ya can't fix stupid!!!

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Originally Posted by speck

ya can't fix stupid!!!

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Hate ya had a bad experience, long as ya fish it legally, people should respect your technique of choice. Wish people worried as much about what they were doing as much as they worry what others are doing.

Did he have any teeth left when he drove off?

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Originally Posted by jimfish

Did he have any teeth left when he drove off?

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don't know, mr. jim, he never smiled so I could see, lol.

I ran into a couple at Enid last year that was from a state not too far north of here that used almost those same exact words.....I think my reply was something to the effect of lake raping, freezer totin fish sellers- or something like that....I dont remember so good anymore

Some folks just gotta blow your candel out to make their's brighter. That's sad....sounds like maybe Missouri folks by your hits of location, and that really p----- me off, cause it gives the rest of us who enjoy your lakes and your friendships a bad rap. Some folks just orta be b---- slapped soon as their feet hit the floor for what they FIXIN to say or do.

I really don't like to generalize....an azzhat is an azzhat -not restricted to any one states boat numbers. In my experience, I have run into alot of folks this time of year that have the attitude of " I drove X hunnerd miles I'm a gonna catch a fish by gawd". I have no problem helping someone out- but they are more likely to get help with some common courtesy than an entitlement attitude