My dad would bring me and my two brothers fishing all the time in a 14' flat with a 25hp. When you learn to fish with 3 other people in a 14' boat there is a sharp learning curve. When your a kid who loves the fish the last thing you want is a trip cut short by someone getting a hook lodged in their cheek so you learn to pay attention, watch what you are doing, and develop casting skills that only operating in that situation can teach you. Not to mention that when you step up to a 16' boat it feels like a yacht. My brothers and I can fish on the front deck of my boat and not cross each other, I doubt that would be the case if we hadn't have learned to fish like we did. I'd probably let that guy into my spot if I ever ran into him.

While I found most of these labels to be hilarious due to the fact I can actually think of a moment that fit most of them ... your story sheads light from a different angle.
Maybe some of the other labels as well are due to some people just not knowing any better. Maybe they were never shown the proper way to do things. Or proper ediqet on the water.
Yea I know ... Most of it should be common sense. But yea never know !

Thanks for sharing Marque !

Someone must of farted !

[QUOTE=jpd0144;754657]While I found most of these labels to be hilarious due to the fact I can actually think of a moment that fit most of them ... your story sheads light from a different angle.
Maybe some of the other labels as well are due to some people just not knowing any better. Maybe they were never shown the proper way to do things. Or proper ediqet on the water.
Yea I know ... Most of it should be common sense. But yea never know !

Thanks for sharing Marque ![/QUOTE




That's what 90% of it is!!!

I was educated in shoes like marque!
Now I'm spoiled!:smokin: but will never forget where my roots were planted!

Bon appetit.......ER is open all night.....

As well most of these labels were to make fun of people that doesn't mean my original statement was aiming in that direction...Then again from his perspective I also grew up on aluminum boats and still run one, looking forward to the days where I can take out a fiberglass "yacht" of my own...There are things fishing out of an aluminum boat will teach you that you just can't pick up out of a bay boat. Redaddiction hit it right on the head when he said "a good father"....more people started off in a 14ft aluminum boat than we can imagine and it's a great way to pick up on the basics

Ddub I know exactly where ya coming from ... I started in a 14' aluminum Duracraft with a 20 hp. Merc.

Trust me I wasn't meaning anything negative towards your original comment.

I just hope I never get hit with some of these labels ( I'll try my best not to) ... :rotfl:

Some are just too funny !

#googan lol Its all good man I didn't take it negatively

I wasn't offended and if I sounded that way it was not intentional. I don't think what kind of boat anyone has is the problem, I grew up fishing in a horse trough but I have a pretty high tech sled at the moment. I think the problem arises when we make automatic assumptions as to what type of sportsman someone is base on his possessions rather than his actions. My father was a safety first kind of teacher. Safety and courtesy go hand in hand. If you are being safe on the water there is not much that will get you labeled with any of these tags. It is not safe to get within casting distance of a couple of 300lb men flipping 10 lb redfish on the deck of their boat like they were nurf footballs and expect to get in on their action, or to float up on a couple of Texans who are loco enough to get out of a perfectly good boat to wade around with the sting rays and Rita debris, but most of all, its not safe to be and idiot or associate with them. People who do don't know the unwritten rules were not as forntunate to have the teacher I did. I am beginning to see that it is up to guys like us to fill them in. As far as I am concerned, any lesson you can teach someone is a success if the lesson is learned. Experience is a rough teacher, she gives the test first and then the lesson. I am a Marine and Marine's police themselves, the same should go for fisherman. My tone won't be friendly but it will bear tact. I won't call a guy out infront of his kids, but his girlfriends not going to save him. Other than that, if you don't start nuthin, there won't be nunthin.

The duck!

No definition needed just look at w.

T-Lash..... He does not own any fishing gear,but swears he grew up using baitcasters. Backlashes 4 of your rod n reels to the point of re-stringing.

The "PHD"
that guy that overanalyzes everything about fishing.

Ex. "You see what happened there was due to the baometric pressure falling which coincided with 100 ppm salinity, the west wind, pink braid, flouro leader, And an exactly 3.5 inch mullet is why you caught that fish."

Front boater:

That guy running the trolling moter that will always think of himself and never anyone else in the boat. Sometimes he will do this so hardcore that the others in the boat can't even cast so they aimlessly stare and wonder if they will ever get to try and catch a fish.

Man on a mission:

The guy that always runs the trolling motor either 0mph or full blast. No in between. So bad if he would so happen to hit something it would crack or likely break his trolling motor shaft.

"Just missed a toad" guy:

Gets bit on a drop shot (or other typically small fish bait/presentation) more than likely by a perch (possibly even brush), and KNOWS that was at least a 5 pounder. Gets 2 bites, no fish, and thinks he has a pattern nailed down for the rest of the day.

"Your boat, my spot" guy:

Guy that you take in your boat, that totally disregards the fact that you fish a certain body of water a significant amount more than said person, yet still will suggest that you completely abandon your spots/techniques to go fish 1 dock 8 miles away that he caught 2 fish on in 1997.

Ex: You - "I went and pre fished for the tourney tomorrow while you had work today. Got some really good bites on a frog, but didn't set the hook. Super confident we can grind it out there and catch our 5, maybe a kicker too, think we can catch 18 lbs, I'd say that's enough to win." Him - "Ok sounds like a plan, I haven't been this year but I say we....etc. etc."

"Dink getter" (me): Guy who has all intentions and ideas prior to trip, to commit the entire day to try and catch toads, fishes for an hour without a bite, disregards all plans and commences to relentlessly smash dinks, and then wonders why he can't win money when a tournament comes.

im going today. how about you?:work::work::work::*****::*****::cry:

The Happy Camper, aka Mr. "Nothing's gonna bring me down" or Mr. "I'm just happy to be here":

His fishing plans are usually ruined by work or family obligations. When he finally makes it out, he's usually alone because he just happens to get a random opportunity to go. Sh@t constantly goes wrong or there's no bite, but he smiles through it all... he's just happy to finally be out there.

Kinda poking fun at myself here.

Nope. Epic bbq goin down at the crib. Veal chops, deer sausage, couple birds, boston butt....maybe a backstrap? On a tuesday bruh. Come fish Sabine then come grub. All that gettin skunked will work up your appetite.

Reeker -
Person always reeking up the place with lame a $$ stories

Owner -

Guy who potlicked well enough to find a spot and now thinks he "owns" it so he cuts off someones drift on big motor to get to "his" spot.

Shots fired.
Get better.

Sooo salty

Ouch! I started taking my son in the boat when he was real young. One trip when he was 6 or 7 he was just casting randomly and I asked him what was up. He said I was catching all the fish because I was in the front and was casting to the grass. I lifted the trolling motor and and put out the stick anchor and sent him to the front. A few minutes later he caught a 5 lb red. :redface:

Lesson learned.

This is my Dad to the T. I used to be the exact opposite always stressed out about putting fish in the box. But each year I find I am enjoying my time on the water more and more by stressing less about whether or not we ate catching limits.

The ironic thing is that I usually have more success on the laid back trips that we are mainly just out there trying to have fun than the ones that I am hell bent on catching fish.

I hope in the near future I can be more like my dad while fishing and enjoy each and every minute that I am lucky enough to be fishing, especially while he is out there with me.

Your poking fun at me also !

But that's ok ... Karma pays us back with a nice haul at times!

Cheeres to all the Happy Campers out there !

He was always fishing "used water" in the back of the boat.

This is me all day. The last time I went about two weeks ago I only caught one hardhead catfish. Threw it back of course. But, I was just happy to be out there. I get to go so rarely that any time on the water is good for me.

....this Guy

W...the pilgrim needs a yellowfin badge.

Theres a reason these folks take 2 spots, and I gladly let them!! ever sit back and watch some of these peps back a boat down? Last thing I want is this choad backing down next to me!

What get me boiling is the azzhat that waits till hes in the chamber to load all his gear......... really? I make damn sure Im fully loaded before pulling up on the ramp. drop and GO!

Unfortunately I am that guy that makes the ramp my parking lot, but in my defense Im a single launcher, meaning I have to unload the boat, go park it, get out, go back to the truck parked on ramp, and move the truck/trailer. My apologizes in advance, Im that guy..........:redface::(

No way around that Marty when your Solo.... I do it pretty often myself fishing solo

Hangover Harry: Enjoys too many cold pops the night before and spends the entire day chumming for fish while his buddies fish...... I'm sure most of us on here have been a Hangover Harry at least once. Happens to the best of us.

Hasnt happened to me "yet" but theres still time!

Bill Dancer -
The fisher-person that sets their hook on every tick on their line like their wrenching up a pot of gold before the serpent can grab it back.


Bill Danced -
One who sets the hook so hard that they pull in only fish lips. Also, the same guy that sets the hook so hard on rocks and ends up with broken rods.

Hulking - dude in the boat that looses a fish and in a split second goes from the "Happy Camper" into the green monster by yelling, cursing, throwing their hat, chunking their rod in the water and or beating fishing partner with said rod.

Been there..Done that...Not fun...:*****:

The hardcore amateur...the guy that is a pro fisherman with the knowledge of every spec on rods, reels and tackle. He looks like a real pro to non fishermen, but to most fishermen he just sounds like he is reading out of a bass pro catalog.
We can all be this guy at times but to him he is the only one in existence lol

^^^Aka sabine slicks....lmao

Quite different from the jetty warriors lol

choupique (shoe-pik) Turd Hustler...

caught me a an ice chest full of turd hustlers in the ditch by my house yesterday.