How close is to close

This morning the wife and I decided to go out for a few hours. We started fishing the banks of a cove as we were trolling deeper in the cover another guys was fishing the same bank and trolling towards the mouth of the cove. As we got closer I stopped fishin and trolled out of his way and around his boat since he was there first all the while keeping 10-15 feet between us. After I got around him he tells me I might as well get in the boat with him and tells me I have no manners. So Im wondering if I was in the wrong and should have given him more room or was this guy just being a grump. People have done the same thing to me but I've never taken offense to it. So what do you guys think? Was I to close? How much room are you supposed to give a guy?

Probably as many answers to this as there is people, if you were just trolling by and not fishing his spot I see no problem but others might. I don't care if you come over and fish right beside me, maybe I'll learn something and meet a new friend. I think the rule in a tournament is 50 ft. but that is just next to another competitors boat.

A quick peck on the cheek at first but no tongue! If you went around don’t worry about it but 10 foot seems close since I have rods longer than that.

I’ve checked and it’s not a privately owned lake!!! Ask him for his number and tell him next time you'll take him up on the offer!

I think you did the right thing since he was there first. HOWEVER if it were me, I'd have given him my famous one finger salute and my two favorite words after his comment. You were being courteous, he was not.

10 to 15 ft. is pretty close

I think you passed too close. He was in the cove on that bank before you got there. Should give him at least 50 feet minimum.

I guess a little more room to the side, but you were pulling into water he had finished with, so no need to worry about distance there. Had a guy nearly scrape the front of my boat to get 5' in front of me going down a bank, so I went around and into the cove about a hundred yds.....danged if he didn't come and do it again!!

screw him,,fish where the heck you want and if no body likes it send them to me, I will explain the finer details of shut your mouth and fish, Oh no did I say that outlout loud,,, you did well, you pulled out, went around, what more could a guy want geeezz looweeze. I like people fishing close to me, but I like to talk and learn and watch to see if I can learn a different way to retrieve a jig or work a tree, or what ever, heck may eaven get a samich or two offered.

I was taught that when 2 vessels approach each other bow to bow, that both vessels yield to the right. To me, he should have yielded.

If you had your rods out of the water and were cleared his rods by 10 -15 I'd say you were ok I really wouldn't want anyone any closer for sure. I'd give a little more room personally.

Gonna have to side with jackb and Beagle on this one. From now on I'll make sure to give people more room. But there was no reason for that guy to act the way he did.

If he was closer to the bank you should have gave him space. Or the other way around. If the fish are on the bank, either one of you should have been able to move and still catch fish. I believe 50ft is the tournament difference, but on the same arm of the lake you should be able to give plenty more. It's not a turf war, it's a couple guys that think they are both right. Give some space and move on, there's a lot of lake. If you aren't tournament fishing, then you'd have to be anchored to have an argument, so stay within the law.

know your rights, and just stick to them. Don't break them. I was in Charlotte last weekend and drove down to my friend's house and fished lake wylie. We were fishing a dock, and a neighbor came over and said the owner didn't want anyone fishing the dock, so I told them to call a dnr agent for the state of SC and have them cite us. That was the end.

Be within your rights, and then complain, until then, shut it up!

I go to the lake to have a good time, enjoy myself and get away from people like that. I refuse to let someone like that spoil my day of fishing. It probably wouldn't have mattered how close or far you were, He would have something to say. His bad day shouldn't turn into your bad day. The hell with him.

You did fine. Sunday after Truman camp we were on Brush Creek, I had two boats MOTOR by within 10' while I was rigging. Asshats. Trolling by to fish other waters is not a biggie, humming by with the outboard, not polite.

PUBLIC NOTICE ,,,, fish close to me it does not matter,,, I like everyone for awhile.

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Originally Posted by beagle man

PUBLIC NOTICE ,,,, fish close to me it does not matter,,, I like everyone for awhile.

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Beagle ain't pullin your chain either, it took me 4 hours this winter to get that red strip of my perty white boat:Rofl

best stripe you ever got. and your luck it wasn't on top of your head,,,,,,,,,,

Beagle tied his boat to mine a couple years ago and we all just shot the breeze for a while. He's the real deal.

Duncan got so close to me once I gave him a big ol KISS!!:puke

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Originally Posted by Double D

Duncan got so close to me once I gave him a big ol KISS!!:puke

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I ain't so sure I wouda told that?

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Originally Posted by beagle man

best stripe you ever got. and your luck it wasn't on top of your head,,,,,,,,,,

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I'm sure glad your back to yourself Beagle, it was getting a little boring on here with you down and out! You are right I am lucky!

PULLED into a cove last Wednesday to fish this one laydown way in the back. It's a secret HOTSPOT.......... another boat fishing 75 yards away sees us headin for the "promise Land" and within seconds the great Minnkota race was on............. We got hung up on a stump and had to make a pitrow stop, this guy passes within 2 feet of us leaving a wake with his electric supercharged 36Volt trolling motor. He proceeds to the SECRET spot and catches exactly "0000" fish. We finally get to fishing and boat "10" keepers within 20 yards of his boat......... I say it's a public lake with a fair amount of city slickers who need to learn to share the planet!!!!!!! SAMMICHES for everyone, Fish ON

Dipholes like that ruin a day for me too. Nuthin wrong with what ya did.
I just keep at least 50 ft from other boats unless I know them. That way I don't have to deal with that kind of BS.

BTW. 50 ft rule is only with anchored boats in tournaments. I've seen some guys on shallow spot channels on Grenada Bow to Aft trying to get the same big fish.

G.

My first attempt at spider rigging was at Reelfoot. First there was one boat, then two, then third one off a little piece from us maybe 50 yds or so. I hear a boat coming and look. Billy (as it turns out) coming out of Blue Bank, and about 4 or 5 right behind him. Within thirty min. there are thirty boats within a 150 yd circle probably. Haha. If everyone is going the same way, it doesn't bother me a bit. If we're tangling lines then that's too close. Being cutoff real close when I'm on a straight line drifting with the wind is what chaps me.

It was ok, Hogster was holding his hand so I thought, "what the heck" and went for it. :dono

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Originally Posted by double d

it was ok, hogster was holding his hand so i thought, "what the heck" and went for it. :dono

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lol!

Several years ago on 1 of our very first trips to MT for crappie we were tied up to a group of trees and fishing and catching. Now I use small rods. Panfish rods are 5 ft. Don't own those long things. I am short and those 5 ft. ones fit me just fine. I also had on this huge round bobber that the crappie had a hard time pulling down. Well they actually couldn't they just took it on a tour. We were catching fish really good and some big ones also. Well a guy comes up behind us with his REALLY long poles and starts dabbling the tress right behind us. he couldn't catch anything with his long rod but I just kept reeling them in with my short outfits. he didn't stick around very long. lol

Well you know why some folks use long poles dont cha. The very same reason they drive a vette!! :highfive

I tend to approach every boat as if it has in it what is in mine .:scratchhead I have no problem staying 20-35 yds. min . Everyone has a comfort zone so some may think you were to close .

found these at my local tackle shop in Baton Rouge........:biggrin

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Some folks just want to start something, makes them feel good.

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Originally Posted by Double D

It was ok, Hogster was holding his hand so I thought, "what the heck" and went for it. :dono

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How the heck did I get drawn into this? Dex next camp you'll be cutting yourself out your tent for other reasons than snow.:eek: Duncan's gonna get swamp by a Ranger first time I catch him in a kayak on Truman also. Then he can complain about me passing to close.hehehe

Heres what I wooulda said if Id been drinken. You @#$#%@ why dont you just #$%$#^ and kiss my $^%&UO)^% and while your at it you can just *&(_(_)(*&^%$ and then &^(^% owe and by the way $@%^&$ you olde _)^

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Originally Posted by Double D

Well you know why some folks use long poles dont cha. The very same reason they drive a vette!! :highfive

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The above post, my friends, is from a gentleman (?) who own 25- 10, 11, 12 and 13 ft poles and 4 corvettes.:biggrin

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Originally Posted by jackb

The above post, my friends, is from a gentleman (?) who own 25- 10, 11, 12 and 13 ft poles and 4 corvettes.:biggrin

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Snicker snicker at the mental image of Dex in a Vette:Rofl

Lol that is a pretty funny mental image. :biggrin

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That poor fellar the poster went around would not like it so much down here--he'd go nuts:)