I just don't understand people

[Hank,J]

I was anchored on a spot on LOZ, using my GPS controlled Ulterra. I had been there for an hour casting a single rod and had caught 3 crappie and four white bass. Here comes this boat... I think it is called a "spider rig." They had 8 rods in the front and 4 more in the back. That's fine with me, no problem, but I am 100 yards off the bank anchored on a drop off.

Question, why did this boat load of people with 12 rods in the water need to circle my boat within 20 feet? I could have cast my 1/16 oz crappie jig all the way over their boat.

I asked them if they wanted to get into my boat with me. Their answer... "you don't own this water."

What ever happened to civility and respect for others?

[doggone]

Take a stout Bass casting rig with you with a heavy huge spoon on it next time. If someone approaches too close just pick it up and start casting in the direction you need to. You might actually catch something and it will deter all but the most ignorant. And you can do it legitimately fishing...you may not do it otherwise but hey if you just sincerely fish it hard for as long as it takes nobody can fault you for that. And you don't have to do it as an obvious attempt to divert people...just get serious with that thing for a while and if they pass close enough just tell them all the big bass you been catching on that thing...A little George works good too and I have slammed some big fish working either around a good ledge.

[TwainGang]

Tell him "We all own this water- that is why courtesy, sportsmanship and knowing the unwritten rules of conduct on the water are so important".

[Muttly]

Seems people forgot to teach their kids common sense and civility and now they have grown into total idiots rude and not trustworthy.
I went to launch one day some people had their car parked on the ramp single lane narrow ramp and refused to move it even when I pointed out the do not park on ramp and do not fish from dock signs. Got the same response I don't own it.
Anymore I fish only during the week less rude people.

[Hookin'&Cookin']

Is this another thread about me?

Next someone will complain about how I park at the boat ramp!

[LOzark]

I was fishing summertime brushpiles once and a guy that obviously didn't want me fishing his brush came walking down and started casting a beetle spin at my boat. I told him he'd do better with that lure if he fished the area between the dock and the bank, and he said "don't wanna fish back there I wanna fish out here". I said ok that's cool, I'll hit it then....And on my second pitch I caught a 2 1/2 pounder from under his walkway.
All of a sudden he got real friendly and wanted to see the bait I was throwing. I told him it was just a jig and that the fish probably would have bit anything that came by him. Jig, worm, BEETLE SPIN.

Ordinarily I wouldn't have fished behind a dock that someone was out on and actively fishing, but he came off as such a jackass that I just felt I had to.

[springhillwantabe]

i was going to put a like a post under a couple of them but heck i like em all

[set the hook]

Many years ago my Dad and I were fishing a bank at LOZ using the trolling motor. A skier came by us pretty close, waving and hollering. We kept fishing the bank and the skier circled and came back again fairly close, waving and hollering. My Dad reached in his tackle box, pulled out the heaviest lead weight he had and tied it on. The skier came by a third time and my Dad cast the weight at him, purposely missing by a few feet. We didn't see the skier come back!

[dfar]

Is this another thread about me?

Next someone will complain about how I park at the boat ramp!

I think We know he is not talking about you.

[Hookin'&Cookin']

I had a guy pull up and ask if I had an extra Sammich one time...

I said shor-do pull up will pass the jug...