Thread: ATTN: Dock Hoppers !

Originally Posted by polvo

I was down at the lake house the other weekend and saw some guys fishing my dock. I had 7 fish in the basket that I was going to release (usually only clean them if I get to double digits) but went down to the dock to offer it to them. I could tell they were holding their breath when they saw me coming, but were pleasantly surprised when I offered them the fish and told them where a good spot may be. They returned the favor by giving me some good info on where and how to find white bass this time of year, which I never knew.

Heck, if someone got hung up on my dock I'd try to help them retrieve the jig, then point them to the best spot to fish around my dock. Fishermen/fisherwomen benefit more from sharing....

reminds me of my grandfather...he always made friends with people fishing at his dock

Originally Posted by polvo

I was down at the lake house the other weekend and saw some guys fishing my dock. I had 7 fish in the basket that I was going to release (usually only clean them if I get to double digits) but went down to the dock to offer it to them. I could tell they were holding their breath when they saw me coming, but were pleasantly surprised when I offered them the fish and told them where a good spot may be. They returned the favor by giving me some good info on where and how to find white bass this time of year, which I never knew.

Heck, if someone got hung up on my dock I'd try to help them retrieve the jig, then point them to the best spot to fish around my dock. Fishermen/fisherwomen benefit more from sharing....

I got guys fishing my dock all the time and I always shoot the breeze with them. Most of them are bass fisherman so they are always are back in my cove since i have so much brush out. Bad thing about bass guys are the got the braided line on and when the hook the brush pile they can move it twenty feet before they get loose.

Originally Posted by LSL Angler

Bad thing about bass guys are the got the braided line on and when the hook the brush pile they can move it twenty feet before they get loose.

That's probably whats happened to most of my Pocupines I set out a couple yrs ago. I set 5 out on a 12' ledge in 2013 and after this spring all but one have vanished.