02-01-2007, 07:06 PM
I think the vast majority of us try to be friendly and even accomodating when fishing. Especially on the ice, where it's pretty easy to visit with others. But here's something that happened to myself and 3 others at East Canyon a few weeks ago, and it still makes me shake my head:
We were using a method we've tried when fish are moving a lot, but staying in a general area. After punching 7 or 8 holes in about a 30-foot by 30-foot space, were were hole hopping our way from one spot to another, carrying a pole and a Vexilar. If we saw fish we immediately dropped a jig, and most of the time got a rainbow or two before the screen went blank and we moved again. If nothing appeared, we'd only jig for a minute or so to try and bring something in. Then we'd move on again. This went well for about 2 hours, when all of a sudden a couple of guys who had been out much deeper than us began to head our way. They walked right in with their sleds, and promptly parked themselves on 2 of the holes WE HAD CUT AND WERE ACTIVELY FISHING!
They never said a word. I couldn't help but mutter, "Gee, I hope we're not in your way." All we got was a dumbfounded glare. Amazing. So we just kept up our movement with the remaining holes, icing another half-dozen or so 'bows before things slowed down at about 1:00. We then decided to pack up and go on to the house. During our time there, these clowns didn't catch anything. But I kept waiting on one to ask to use a fish-finder or something. I'd have lost it if that had happened.
[mad]
So is it just me, or is that pushing the envelope ridiculously too far? I mean, what would you have done in my place? Or what should I have done?
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We were using a method we've tried when fish are moving a lot, but staying in a general area. After punching 7 or 8 holes in about a 30-foot by 30-foot space, were were hole hopping our way from one spot to another, carrying a pole and a Vexilar. If we saw fish we immediately dropped a jig, and most of the time got a rainbow or two before the screen went blank and we moved again. If nothing appeared, we'd only jig for a minute or so to try and bring something in. Then we'd move on again. This went well for about 2 hours, when all of a sudden a couple of guys who had been out much deeper than us began to head our way. They walked right in with their sleds, and promptly parked themselves on 2 of the holes WE HAD CUT AND WERE ACTIVELY FISHING!
They never said a word. I couldn't help but mutter, "Gee, I hope we're not in your way." All we got was a dumbfounded glare. Amazing. So we just kept up our movement with the remaining holes, icing another half-dozen or so 'bows before things slowed down at about 1:00. We then decided to pack up and go on to the house. During our time there, these clowns didn't catch anything. But I kept waiting on one to ask to use a fish-finder or something. I'd have lost it if that had happened.
[mad]
So is it just me, or is that pushing the envelope ridiculously too far? I mean, what would you have done in my place? Or what should I have done?
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