06-19-2007, 10:09 AM
[cool][#0000ff]I don't know what part of the country you fish in, but I have fished all over the U.S. of A. and I can verify that there are slob fishermen everywhere. And, those who fish from shore or even others who fish from tubes or toons can be just as bad.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have accumulated countless stories of boaters who seemingly went out of their way to make life miserable for me while I fished from a tube. There have been several times when I was the first fisherman on the lake, and heard the first boat coming out. Then, when I look up to the boat, I see it making a beeline for me. On more than one occasion, I have been catching fish, only to have the only boat on the lake pull up and drop anchor right on top of where I was casting.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What is worse is that these rude and stupid boaters become hostile when you say anything to them. I don't know how many times I have tried to remind unsportsmanlike boaters that they owe me some space and they reply with "You don't own the lake"...as if THEY do.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It all goes back to what I discovered a long time ago. Most people do not look at tubing and tooning as serious fishing. They think we are just playing in the water, even when we outfish them by a wide margin. I just love it when I keep catching fish, even after a stupid boater tries to take over my spot...and they holler "Boy, you sure are lucky." In some cases THEY are lucky I am not armed.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Over the years I have accumulated countless stories of boaters who seemingly went out of their way to make life miserable for me while I fished from a tube. There have been several times when I was the first fisherman on the lake, and heard the first boat coming out. Then, when I look up to the boat, I see it making a beeline for me. On more than one occasion, I have been catching fish, only to have the only boat on the lake pull up and drop anchor right on top of where I was casting.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]What is worse is that these rude and stupid boaters become hostile when you say anything to them. I don't know how many times I have tried to remind unsportsmanlike boaters that they owe me some space and they reply with "You don't own the lake"...as if THEY do.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]It all goes back to what I discovered a long time ago. Most people do not look at tubing and tooning as serious fishing. They think we are just playing in the water, even when we outfish them by a wide margin. I just love it when I keep catching fish, even after a stupid boater tries to take over my spot...and they holler "Boy, you sure are lucky." In some cases THEY are lucky I am not armed.[/#0000ff]
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