This is a problem I have seen get progressively worse for me over the years and I recently discovered a solution that works quite well. The only problem is I really only feel comfortable doing it when I am fishing alone in an isolated spot and someone rolls up on me. What I do is take off all of my clothes and just continue fishing like they aren't there. They usually don't stay to long. Yelling and causing a scene usually only makes the offending potlicker more determined to mess up your day but when they roll up on a guy fishing naked they know they are not dealing with a stable individual.
I am afraid that is the only way I have discovered to deal with them. I would like to think that most serious fisherman respect each others space, but potlickers aren't fisherman. They bought a boat and can't really figure out how to put fish in it. They want something to show for all the money they spent and they are going to get their pound of flesh. They don't see anything wrong with what they are doing and its very hard to convince the otherwise unless it happens to them a few times. They will end up growing out of it or selling their boat. Guides who do it probably won't last too long and eventually go back to bartending or land a job selling pharmaceuticals.
Every time it happens to me I fantasize about trolling over and beating the guy unconscious. When I am done pounding his head into his console I take the keys off his boat and throw them into the water. Then I turn back and wink at his girl friend and without a word being said she jumps in my boat with me and I catch her limit too. When I return to reality I usually just pick up the trolling motor, give him a dirty look and leave.
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