More idiot/inconsiderate fisherman? VB or BL?

[ratherbefishing186]

Originally Posted by "W"

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Dude be like. !! I got your back homie


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You are on the wrong side of the lake there!

[yigodiver]

VB takes the Cake! Last fall found a great bite, wife and kiddos with me, some jerk, (turns out is my neighbor) pull so close about 30 feet from the bow and wanted in on the action, was tossing his cork over my kids line and tangling them up. I lost my cool and laid the 8 through the school. We already had a nice box of feesh. I was outside bayou blanc, went that far on purpose to stay away from idoits! We went to the Gordy, to find a limit of nice shrimp, turned out a great day, and the neighbor beat me home.

[jpeff31787]

I've been to big lake quite a few times, and I fish the bay/point when they're biting there. I have to say big lake is a little better, but there's so much more "good" fishing water there, so it keeps the fishermen spread out.

The bay/point is two places at the same time. When the trout are mainly on the outside reefs and rigs, I love it because most times you can find a spot where you're fishing alone and limiting out. Last summer was probably my best summer, we caught limits nearly every trip, and only a few times did I fish with other boats around.

When the fish come in, its a whole different story... I've had a 24' skeeter hit us with his boat. We were anchored off the main point catching, when this guy kills his motor 150' off of us and drifts straight into our anchor line with his trolling motor with leads his boat directly at the nose of ours. I wasn't ugly to him, because he's obviously an idiot and probably already knows that. The worse I've seen it though, was there were these two guys in an aluminum boat, and as soon as someone would catch a fish, it was full blast with their trolling motor and they'd go directly where you were casting. I can't even count how many times I've reeled up trout on the sides of other peoples boat, because they don't give people any room. I'll be power poled down catching with not a soul around, and 5 minutes later I'm playing bumper boats with the biggest idiots who want to be friends asking you questions like "you catching?", you tell me MF you the one who came straight to the middle of nowhere where I KNOW you've never fished before, because we just came across a random school of fish.

SO to answer your question. Vbay during the fall is the absolute worse. FULL of potlickers and people who purely cannot fish. You can always tell who the fishermen are though, and its nice when you come along them. You may cross drifts, they see you catch but they don't bother you, and you do the same to them.

[Afishionado]

jumped into the other boat and proceded to whip the hell out of one of them

Looking forward to the day someone does this to "Megabytes".

[jpd0144]

Im new to this board and relatively new to inshore fishing. Ive freshwater fished for 38 years (mostly bass).

The sad part is there are enough idiots out there to have a thread started about this in the first place.

Its fishing and supposed to be fun and relaxing ...

Its mind boggling to see the fussing and arguing on here form potlicking to a$$ whippings being dished out over water space.

Respect and courtesy apparently has gone to hell !

I can say though that over the last year or so Ive seen more idiots on the water while trying my hand at inshore than I probably have in all my years of FW fishing.

What gives ?

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by jpd0144

Im new to this board and relatively new to inshore fishing. Ive freshwater fished for 38 years (mostly bass).

The sad part is there are enough idiots out there to have a thread started about this in the first place.

Its fishing and supposed to be fun and relaxing ...

Its mind boggling to see the fussing and arguing on here form potlicking to a$$ whippings being dished out over water space.

Respect and courtesy apparently has gone to hell !

I can say though that over the last year or so Ive seen more idiots on the water while trying my hand at inshore than I probably have in all my years of FW fishing.

What gives ?

haha I started trout fishing about 12-14 years ago, but I've always bass fished. I was blown away by how rude everyone was in the saltwater world, and its has gotten wayyy worse! Stick with the bass fishing! lol much more relaxing

[jpd0144]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

... Stick with the bass fishing! lol much more relaxing

I hear ya !

I hear what ya saying and doing both ... but for now I have been bitten by the trout bug big time !

[Dogface]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

haha I started trout fishing about 12-14 years ago, but I've always bass fished. I was blown away by how rude everyone was in the saltwater world, and its has gotten wayyy worse! Stick with the bass fishing! lol much more relaxing

Yep, bass fishing is my passion and has been for 50+ years. In all that time and having fished in over 200 tournaments I can say than I have never had more than a couple of times when another angler got within casting distance of me.

[Marque]

Originally Posted by jpd0144

Im new to this board and relatively new to inshore fishing. Ive freshwater fished for 38 years (mostly bass).

The sad part is there are enough idiots out there to have a thread started about this in the first place.

Its fishing and supposed to be fun and relaxing ...

Its mind boggling to see the fussing and arguing on here form potlicking to a$$ whippings being dished out over water space.

Respect and courtesy apparently has gone to hell !

I can say though that over the last year or so Ive seen more idiots on the water while trying my hand at inshore than I probably have in all my years of FW fishing.

What gives ?

I don't fish because it's relaxing. I'm intense. I rarely hit the water after daybreak and I am not off of it until I have limits of what I am fishing for or am out of gas. It's a passion with me and spend every spare second I have on the water. I'm sick and I realize it but that doesn't mean I have any tolerance for a weekend warrior who wants to potlick. I think with freshwater fishing it's easier to identify structure that holds fish. You don't have to be as precise because the fish are not as likely to be stacked up in one spot. Where as in with saltwater and especially trout fishing the fish tend to feed in schools and are more likely to be isolated. But that's still doesn't give anyone the right to potlick. And yes I am going to be rude to anyone who does it. Really really rude to the point of being hostile. Sorry I'm an a$$hole but don't crowd me and you won't have to deal with me.


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[Dogface]

Well said Marque. Even at my age I am very intense and cherish every day on the water or in the duck blind and don't want my day to be spoiled by pilgrims.

[jpd0144]

Originally Posted by Marque

I don't fish because it's relaxing. I'm intense....

... Where as in with saltwater and especially trout fishing the fish tend to feed in schools and are more likely to be isolated. But that's still doesn't give anyone the right to potlick. And yes I am going to be rude to anyone who does it. Really really rude to the point of being hostile. Sorry I'm an a$$hole but don't crowd me and you won't have to deal with me.

Understand your point of view very well and agree with you.

I get the intensity part also ... especially on tournament days.

The post was more driven from me not understanding why guys on the water have to potlick or crowd one another to the point of loosing respect for the fellow angler. That's the part that blows my mind.

I guess if I continue my new found passion for inshore I'll just have to get over it and get use to the idiots out there. Seems to be a very different world from the bass.

[saute86]

That is why I now only fish for crappie. You meet the nicest people, boat stays clean, and its relaxing.

[bayouchub]

Most freshwater (bass) fishing is much more difficult that inshore fishing. That is why less idiots do it. If you are so intense challenge yourself to find fish in other locations if your spot gets messed up. I am not saying its ok for others to crowd you but I am saying with the direction everything is going its probably not going to change and possibly get worse.

[Marque]

Originally Posted by bayouchub

Most freshwater (bass) fishing is much more difficult that inshore fishing. That is why less idiots do it. If you are so intense challenge yourself to find fish in other locations if your spot gets messed up. I am not saying its ok for others to crowd you but I am saying with the direction everything is going its probably not going to change and possibly get worse.

Sounds like you've got everything figured out as usual.


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[bayouchub]

Originally Posted by Marque

Sounds like you've got everything figured out as usual.


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I dont have anything figured out im just a "weekend warrior" as you say.

[Speck Attack]

Thought fishing was suppose to be relaxing......

[Rat-Red]

I try to avoid fishing community holes but sometimes I can't help myself. I don't get upset if I get potlicked on a community hole like The Cove or the Worm. On the other hand, it chaps myass when I'm the only boat in 2 square miles and someone comes park on me. It's a fact that there are a lot of fisherman that just ride around until they see another boat and go park as close to them as possible. I've literally had someone running 45mph past me and didn't realize I was fishing there but as soon as he saw me he cut so hard to come join me that he almost threw his partners out of the boat. Drops his anchor and then asks, "Hey ya'll catching?" These idiots don't have a clue how to locate fish so that's their strategy. God forbid if they see you catch anything (hardheads included) because it's 100% certain that they'll make a beeline for you. I don't think I own the water or a spot but it's called courtesy and it's disrespectful if someone anchors <30 yards away to try to "steal" fish from under your boat (especially if you're fishing with a kid and 3 grown men do it). If someone is reading this that doesn't have a problem parking on other boats please take this advice.....Try fishing a new spot.....you'll learn something!

[marshrunner757]

I've lost some nice fish because I try to not be bowed up on one while a boat is passing. I lower my rod and give slack til the boat goes by. Sometimes he's still on but sometimes he's not lol.

[wishin i was fishin]

Originally Posted by marshrunner757

I've lost some nice fish because I try to not be bowed up on one while a boat is passing. I lower my rod and give slack til the boat goes by. Sometimes he's still on but sometimes he's not lol.

My brother tried this with a red in Bayou Blanc and ran out of string. Had no choice but to start fighting it again. Boat passing waved and kept going.

We have all had the inconsiderate idiots crash our bite, but I have also had some pass by and wave while the rod is bowed up. while I agree VB has to be the worst, and especially in the fall when the trout move in close.

Got to give props to those that hold to a higher standard and don't potlick. I usually give and thumbs up and holler "good fish" and keep going.

Now, back to the potlicker stories.

[Marque]

Originally Posted by wishin i was fishin

Now, back to the potlicker stories.

My brother, who is a little more even tempered than me, handled these two old men beautifully once.

He was killing the trout under some birds right out of the 4 mile between redfish point and mud point once. He saw the birds working and got up current of them. Managed the kill his motor and have his boat in perfect position to drift into them without even getting on his trolling motor. He and 2 of his friends had put about 35 nice fish in the boat with two old men coming out of the 4 Mile saw the massive school of birds working and decided they would get in on the action. Well of course they ran right up on the fish and within 30 yards of his boat and the bite was off. Anyway needless to say my little bro was hot but managed to keep his cool. One of the old men said something to the effect of "Did y'all manage to get a few before they shut down?". My brothers response "Well when you fish under birds in VBay 90% of the time you gonna catch some gaftops, but it just so happens that these were trout. When you fishing for trout under birds you get up current and go into them slowly. Exactly what y'all didn't do. But I can tell y'all were after gaftops and they don't care if two geezers in columbia shirts roll through their school, so I will cut y'all some slack." He said they just put their heads down and took off. There is no way I could have been as cool.