I get so tired of trying to fish and people just move in on top of you to stinking lazy to work and find their own fish. I don’t have a lot of places to fish. Got so mad yesterday just gave up.
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I get so tired of trying to fish and people just move in on top of you to stinking lazy to work and find their own fish. I don’t have a lot of places to fish. Got so mad yesterday just gave up.
It is very frustrating for sure... I was catching trout in a deeper hole yesterday and the next thing you know 4 guys were rubbing shoulders with my dad and I... A lot of times I wonder if they don’t care or are not smart enough to realize?? We gotta hang tough!
I feel your pain...Its at ramp and on fishing spots and hiway ...The best answer is Change fishing time I refuse to fish on weekends/holidays...Quote:
Originally Posted by no luck
Fish at nite /real early/real late....seems to help those seem to help... as for Hiway 2-4 AM about it and dodge Drunks
Whatever There is answer out smart them ...be nice and relax..don't let them ruin your day..(easier said than done)
Sad, but it is a problem with no real answer. I also do not fish public lakes on weekends, it is to stressful. I am retired now, but I paid my dues.
Fish the week days,avoid weekends and holidays if at all possible.I tend to be stubborn,I can fish right beside the enterlopers,and outlast them every time.You can switch to a kayak,very few can navigate the shallow water ,or the stump and debris a kayak can........the fish love kayak water.
I think several things apply. First, this is why hand signals were created. Second, cast at their feet and watch them get upset Bout how rude you are. DUH! Third, drive in circles with the outboard when you get run off by the interlopers, throwing high wake optional. But fourth and already stated, start early and pack up when the crazy people arrive. Best I have found. I also have an aversion to educating people like this so that when they come, it’s time to go and let them figure it out on their own. I have to avoid things like this lest my blood pressure get too high.
They are like :santa, everywhere .
YUP! Unfortunately the weekend is the only time I can go. Just yesterday there was a line of people waiting to come in at the only ramp. Sure enough along comes this group of kayakers straight up to the ramp even as others were trying to load!!! Bypasses me and another boat patiently waiting in line. Now we have to wait on those clowns. Nothing was said as a couple of the guys looked jacked up on steroids.....
my neighbors son use to fish with me some and everytime someone would intrude on us I would ask them to turn around and let the young man see their face. Then I would tell him not to be like that guy and cut people off and intrude on someone else when he got old enough to have a boat. usually the intruder would get embarrassed and leave. If not I just gave them a speech about not being a peckerhead. They are building a 400 house reort on my home lake so early morning or night fishing will be my only option.
I like it!Quote:
Originally Posted by The Shootist
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first you need to tie on and old spoon with the hook removed and then you fire it at the boat and hopefully theyll get the message and if they dont aim a little higher lol
I usually stop fishing very much around Memorial Day and try to start back late September for all the reasons posted. I like quite surroundings when I'm fishing. If I get heated up every time I go to the lake it's not worth it to me.
I just generally move to another area for a little while. People that crowd others usually aren't too good at catching fish. More often than not, they fish it for 20 minutes and decide that I must have fished the area out and then move on.
Cockroaches are hard to exterminate.........
I wonder if painting GAME WARDEN on the side of the boat would at least slow it down.
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I have no answer to this problem.....
What's even worse is to followed from spot to spot to spot, only thing I can do when I see this happening is go to the other end of the lake... And if they follow that far turn around and go back....LOL
There's no pride for sure not to mention respect, etiquette or just plain ole common sense on the water nor road anymore.....
It's even worse when you're known to put fish in the boat....LOL
SK I wasn’t following I was tired from paddling the kayak so I tied to your boat. You drug me all over that lake....:RoflQuote:
Originally Posted by SKs Crappie Catching Adventures
You may like this story. :fish
My buddy and I were fishing LOZ. We were catching crappies by tossing cranks to a certain rock bluff. No kidding... these 2 guys pulled in between us and the bluff. If we had continued casting we would be casting over their boat. So my buddy says "watch this". He changed to a larger crank and tossed over their boat. On the retrieve he brought it up the side and into their boat. Well it was situated just right to snag their net. So... he drug it back to our boat. The loud mouth one got furious about it. My buddy told him to calm down because that was his guide fee for putting them on fish. He got even more angry and asked him for his name. My buddy says "you don't need it". The loud mouth says "I'm going to the police and report the theft. Then they will need your name to get in touch". My buddy says "No problem. When you get there just tell them it was officer badge number 105. They know how to get a hold of me." (Yes he indeed is a local police officer). The boat with the rude idiots started to leave so he threw the net back toward them and then proceeded to hand them their a**es for being inconsiderate morons. We still laugh about that day. :Rofl
Great story. Love it.
There are rude people everywhere and there's just no need for it. I do my best to avoid crowds and minimize exposure to idiots. It's not a fool proof method but it helps.
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Originally Posted by silverside
This is why I troll more often these days, especially on the weekends when the weather is nice. I get to talk to a lot of people as I troll right past them catching fish. The way I look at it is those fish had to swim into that brush pile from somewhere, I'll just try to catch them on their way into it or on their way out of it. Not a lot of trollers on my lake yet but I have a feeling it's gonna catch on.
I use it as a learning experience. One way is to teach my daughter what not to do or be like. The other is that I know I'm good enough to catch fish anywhere. I just leave and find another spot. Way more rewarding, less stressful, and oftentimes better fishing.
I've found some of the best locations when I've been forced to do so. I won't stoop to their level. I'm pretty witty and could come up with a ton of fun things to say or do. In the end, it isn't worth my time.
LOL..... If'n it was you you'd be welcome to get in my boat.....LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
NOW you tell me....lolQuote:
Originally Posted by SKs Crappie Catching Adventures
Your "throwing high wake optional" comment reminds me of my comment of "a couple of tight wave maximizing turns around your boat" from my posting on 1/20/2012 about some inconsiderate fishers.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
https://www.crappie.com/crappie/kans...ml#post1769963
I would hate to become them but I think before I just packed up and left I'd to something like fake that I don't know how to cast and thrash the heck out of the water for a few minutes and then say well I guess there not bite'n and head out.
I never did it but.......If they got too close I always wanted to pick up the muskie rod and chuck one of these. Might even throw one their direction and explain how I make them myself weighted 2 oz. and hiding in the flashabou are three 5/0 trebles. Just might get them to seek another spot.
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The local lake here is getting terrible. You cant make a cast offshore without a boat or 2 circling you. A buddy of mine when to Alaska a few years back for some guided trips. On one of his off days, he walked down to stream near his cabin and began killing the trout. He said after about his 5th or 6th one a gentleman walks out of the woods on the other side of the stream and stands directly across from him and starts casting. The stream was only 20ft wide. He looks over at the guy and says, buddy I am from TN, and where I come from, walking up and casting where a man is catching fish is asking for trouble. The gentleman looks up and calmly says: Well sir, I grew up just down the road, and where I come from, we fish in pairs, on opposite sides, facing each other, as not to get eaten by a grizzly. My buddy grins, and tells him to carry on.
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Not to continue my previous post, as I read this again tonight Jerry Hamilton came to mind. A very intelligent, giving man that showed me an awful lot about crappie fishing. Jerry liked to fish a bridge post and would never intrude on anyone, but go find somewhere else, and he knew where to go. One morning he was at the bridge and two young twenty somethings just pulled up and did their best to push Jerry out of the way. He said something about there being lots of places to fish, and I was set up here before you launched. The one guy evidently was feeling his oats and said that if Jerry didn’t watch out they’d go to the car and get the pistol. To this, Jerry calmly said “ good. When you get back, we’ll both have one.” They moved on shortly after. My point in all this is; no matter how it sits with you, keep in mind just how fast it can get out of control. I’m at the point in my life where I can write checks I can’t cash. THAT is difficult to remember sometimes.
Fishing is supposed to be about enjoying yourself out on the water, not about gunfights. What's wrong with these people? :donoQuote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
I'd certainly give them a piece of my mind and not let them jump the line without some words. I'd tell them to get to the back of the line and if they don't move out of the way I'd back down my boat trailer and run over the SOBs if they didn't listen and learn the rules of the launch ramp. Most likely a little talk with them will get them to go back to the end of the line and wait their turn. If not then I'd use a stronger warning.Quote:
Originally Posted by SuperDave336
These people need to learn manners and boat ramp etiquette. If you let them get away with jumping in line without explaining to them what the did wrong they will just do it again and again until someone steps up and give them a lesson in manners at the boat ramp.
Crappie.com Rules or How to be a Crappie.com Approved Fisherman.
Common sense and courtesy MUST prevail above all else.
Treat others as you would like to be treated.
Follow all local, state and federal laws.
1 - Boating
ALWAYS have children wear life jackets,
ALWAYS have the kill switch in.
ALWAYS help those in distress or in need of assistance.
ALWAYS wear your life vest when running or in inclement weather.
ALWAYS check to ensure your boat lights work, including your trailer lights.
ALWAYS have a fire extinguisher on your motorized boat.
ALWAYS have a whistle or something that will get attention in emergency
Make sure you're ready to launch BEFORE you pull up to the ramp and when you come back, pull away from ramp to finish unloading and tying down.
ALWAYS offer to help at the ramp; don't forget, we all had to learn to load/unload our boats, easier for some, not so for others.
Respect the shoreline, meaning if you are going out in a no wake zone and there are homes on that bank then we shouldn't push big wakes to eat their bank away.
Respect shore fishermen, keep clear of their lines.
Respect pleasure boaters and Jet Skiers, they have as much right to be on the water as you, they are having fun just like you are.
Leave a Flight Plan, especially if you go out fishing alone. Tell a friend where you are going, and for how long.
Take a boater safety class.
2 Environmental
If you see it pick it up even if it's not yours. Carry a litter bag with you.
Respect of the outdoors and the environment on every trip out.
ALWAYS leave it cleaner than when you found it.
3 Fishing
ALWAYS observe slot limits as well as fish limits.
ALWAYS have a fishing license.
Do not throw across another person's line.
Do not crowd someone already fishing, be courteous and avoid interfering with their fishing.
“I know that if a boat is stationary fishing and I am trolling off that bank then I will stop before I reach them and turn around or will just go around them.”
4 Be Nice, Be Courteous, be a Crappie.com Approved Fisherman
Keep your language appropriate for children.
Teach others about fishing. Share what you know
Take a child fishing. “Teach them what you know at their level of understanding.”
“When fishing with young children be prepared to come off the water when they begin to show signs of boredom and restlessness.”
“If you take a kid fishing, find joy in making it their day. Also remember, your joy is contagious and breeds their enthusiasm for the sport.”
This is why I carry a 9 mm with me every where I go these days. I don't have to go back to the truck to get my 9 mm. It's right where I can reach it really quick if needed.
I"m getting a colonoscopy next week. Any thoughts? LOL They say that the prep is the worst part. I believe them. I'll be leaving the 9 mm at home on that day. :(
And on “g”s note I think this negative topic can be closed. Thanks for keeping things relatively civil.
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