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Got the evil eye bigtime yesterday from a dock owner. Saw him watering his flowers and asked how he was doing, Response was get out of here you've wore out your welcome.
Spent a total of ten minutes there and got the stare and comments the entire time.
If your going to live on the lake you better get used to people fishing on PUBLIC water.
I had an incident with a dock owner one time yelling at me because I was going too fast and causing a wake by his dock. This was in a no wake zone and he was the only one that had a dock there. I was 100 yards from his dock and I wasn't causing a wake. He was just being an idiot. This was on a Saturday around 11 a.m. as I was going home from fishing. Now I usually put in to go fishing around 45 minutes before sunrise so the next morning when it was dark and while he was still asleep I got some payback. I was the only boat on the lake and I fired it up as fast as I could run and went within 20 yards of his dock and as soon as I got adjacent to it I turned away from it. The wake that hit his dock was so big it knocked lawn chairs off the dock into the water!
Not going to start damaging someones property, but there could be 5 or 6 boats anchored there real soon. Just saying.
What lake.?
I guess Lake Bloomington
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Mattoon. And I heard he did the same deal to a guy on saturday. ???
I'll guess lake Lou Yeager.. apparently the dock owners think they own the water also.. I'm not throwing wakes at anyone, just fishing around their dock and have been confronted that I'm trespassing.. it's sad when you cant enjoy what you would think is a day a relaxing..
Sounds like Bird man's old buddy.
Is this guy north or south of the bridge?
Ever leave a hook in a dock. Ever think that some kid made a trip to the ER to have it removed. There are two sides to every story. Respect is a two way street. Swamping his dock only furthers his hate for boaters... and will ruin another boaters day as pay back...
I get the impression most of you have never lived on a lake, and I don't mean for a week... Like it or not, your a guest. You don't own the water either.. Nor do you own the dock. The dock IS PRIVATE PROPERTY... How many kids play baseball in your driveway?
How about some positive thoughts here guys. Watch your language. I've deleted several posts already in this thread.
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The sunshine is warm and fishing is fun.................
Where is my post? Why did you delete it?Quote:
Originally Posted by dkb23
Those docks are on public waters!!!!!! for you to fish around them or under them ,even in front of them is legal. even if the dock owner drops in cover, you still legally have every right to fish there. if he comes and harass you call the county sheriff or dnr. there is a law that you cannot harass sportsmen fishing legally. Dave
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Originally Posted by hairy lures
I'm aware of the laws. I try to be respectful of the owners property, never leave hooks or line and don't let the boat grind against their docks. I pay the same fee he does to use the lake and since he has a fishing boat in one of his lifts I'm pretty sure he doesn't just fish on his dock. There have been owners in the past that have tried roping off areas between them selves and the next dock to keep others out. Lake Patrol made them remove and they were warned it was public water and anyone could fish it.
MUST BE FISHING THE NW CORNER IN PRAHLS. LOL. BEEN FISHING THERE 30 SOME YEARS 1ST TIME HAD SOMEONE TELL ME TO MOVE ALONG.
I tell you what that grumpy ole feller yelled at me for "overstaying my welcome" on his neighbors dock on Saturday! The dock owner (who wasn't fishing, and was talking to me) even stood up for me and said he didn't care. He continued to lecture me about how its disrespectful to fish those docks.
Have any of you checked the rules of the lake you are on ? Lake Springfield it is illegal to fish within 100 feet of a leased property unless you have permission from the lease. It may seem like it is pubic water but you have to know the lake rules
Try fishing Lake of Egypt with that attitude and you'll be spending the night in the pokey.Quote:
Originally Posted by fireman58
Better yet we should probably check the rules of "Prahls cove", I believe they have their own set of rules in there.....I think I saw them written on a PBR box hanging from someone's redneck yacht club sign one time !Quote:
Originally Posted by clfarms1