I find it amazing

  • chazdotz
    Orangeville Ilinois
    Posts: 52
    October 9, 2012 at 5:13 pm #1279163

    I was fishing last weekend in lower lake sabula ia, only boat in the whole lake I might add, and some jerk comes and anchors less than 15feet away! This really burned my britches so let him know that I did not appreciate him being so close – we could have shared anchors! Sorry… Just had to vent btw… Caught a few small crappies

    Keep your lines in the water were all in this together!!!

    TheFamousGrouse
    St. Paul, MN
    Posts: 11626
    October 9, 2012 at 5:20 pm #1104013

    It happens everywhere.

    I’ve often said that what we should do is just start fishing at some random spot on the lake and throw out a couple of high-viz bouys. As usual, within 10 minutes we’d have everyone in sight fishing right on top of us.

    Then we could just ease away and let everyone assume that the markers were put down by one of the other boats. Honestly, I wonder how long most people would stay there and work around those markers because SOMEBODY caught a fish there?

    Grouse

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    October 9, 2012 at 5:21 pm #1104015

    Four speaker 300 watt per channel amps with 10 inch sub woofer. Add whatever CD you think he will find most annoying.

    -J.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 9, 2012 at 5:34 pm #1104020

    One of the tricks I learned at the Everts picnic table was to fish within sight of other boats, then on the side of the boat that most can’t see, pull out your BIG net and dip it into the water.

    When all the boats start fishing this “new hot spot”, move over to the newly cleaned out area.

    Maybe I shouldn’t have posted this???

    On the other hand, there are many “trout” nets in boats around tourney time. To keep fish “under the radar”.

    tom_gursky
    Michigan's Upper Peninsula(Iron Mountain)
    Posts: 4751
    October 9, 2012 at 5:36 pm #1104022

    That has happened more than once up below the P-4 Dam…I believe some of these yahoos must come from places where they like to fish with boats tied together like I’ve seen on the Wolf River during the white bass run…

    I usually leave the Dam area by 8 AM during the Spring walleye run because of that same scenario…

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    October 9, 2012 at 5:38 pm #1104023

    Quote:

    I believe some of these yahoos must come from places where they like to fish with boats tied together

    Yup, Upper MI.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    October 9, 2012 at 6:07 pm #1104029

    I think it would be hilarious to pull a stunt like this and film it using a second boat.

    The fishing boat anchors, pulls out the net and dips it, then make a bunch of whooping noises. Repeat a couple times. Then leave your marker buoys in haste after a couple high 5s like you need to go measure the unbelievable catch while the film boat films from a distance.

    JasonP
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 1368
    October 9, 2012 at 6:15 pm #1104034

    During the night bite you can get the same effect with a few hoots and some camera flashes.

    jp

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13473
    October 9, 2012 at 7:13 pm #1104049

    I guess I’ve just dealt with it so much that I have become more oblivious to it. I don’t have it happen much on lakes, but all the time on rivers. Often its two different methods clashing. I very seldom anchor if I can help it. Mostly its pitching ringworms in a cabbage weed patch on a lake or vertical jigging in a river. Then i have the guy that comes up and drops an achor right in behind me. In part a catch 22. Does he expect me to anchor because now he’s there? I continue to make my drift and pass right along side of them. Often needing to bump the trolling motor to get around them. Then motor up and do it again. I have about 50% ratio of guys complaining to me. Usually when I ask if they were capable of observing their surroundings, they back off. I see it both ways. Some guys want to anchor and fish ONE spot and some want to cover a number of spots. Is it right that I “hog” up 800 feet of a river run because I’m drifting it first?
    I just find the poetic justice in plucking a few fish while right along side of them.

    pool13_jeff
    NW, IL
    Posts: 884
    October 10, 2012 at 12:28 am #1104134

    Chaz,

    I used to fish up by Bellevue and on two occasions, yes it happened more than once, I had to push a guide’s boat away from mine. There’s a spot up in crooked slough that was sort of a community hole. This D-bag actually bumped me two different times. The guy is a guide out of Bellevue and fishes from a very wide custom flat. Both times, his customers were very embarassed. I commented that there was a whole bunch of river to fish, but he didn’t get it…

    Paul Heise
    River Falls, Wi
    Posts: 723
    October 10, 2012 at 1:15 am #1104143

    Its they way of the lazy fishermen! I understand it happening in well known community spots. But when you are over minding yor own biz and they pull stunts like that its frustrating! I usually work my way down shore, and then buzz them at the optimal speed with the biggest wake to give them a rough ride with out capzing them and give em a

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