02-26-2014, 01:02 AM
n-a-p,
Thanks for posting this. I too was out on the Bear on Saturday and saw the same things going on. As far as the boat handling was concerned, I was amazed at how brazen people were in how close they would come to everyone boat!! It was unreal! The "...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.." attitude was off the charts that day. I too could of spit in multiple boats, multiple times.
I agree with you, the fish handling I also saw was despicable. One boat in particular was the worst. I think I, and everyone else was watching them more because of the amount of fish these guys put in their boat, along with trying to not get run over by them! I have never seen one boat catch so many fish in a day over there! I have no problem tipping my hat to another fisherman when they are doing well because it usually means they have earned that kind of a day the hard way, especially on Bear Lake, and I commend them for that. I would bet that I was fishing the same area as you because I too was watching when that big cutt was landed and dropped to the bottom of the boat while still in the net! I was thinking that it was just a mistake, but after watching fish after fish tossed over their deck rails I bet it was not.
But, along with you, I hope posts like this will help educate all of us because I honestly think that if this kind of practice continues that here in the not too distant future we as sportsmen will regret not speaking up. No fishery can absorb that kind of slothful, destructive pressure and not expect to see significant negative impacts.
Tight lines.
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Thanks for posting this. I too was out on the Bear on Saturday and saw the same things going on. As far as the boat handling was concerned, I was amazed at how brazen people were in how close they would come to everyone boat!! It was unreal! The "...if you can't beat 'em, join 'em.." attitude was off the charts that day. I too could of spit in multiple boats, multiple times.
I agree with you, the fish handling I also saw was despicable. One boat in particular was the worst. I think I, and everyone else was watching them more because of the amount of fish these guys put in their boat, along with trying to not get run over by them! I have never seen one boat catch so many fish in a day over there! I have no problem tipping my hat to another fisherman when they are doing well because it usually means they have earned that kind of a day the hard way, especially on Bear Lake, and I commend them for that. I would bet that I was fishing the same area as you because I too was watching when that big cutt was landed and dropped to the bottom of the boat while still in the net! I was thinking that it was just a mistake, but after watching fish after fish tossed over their deck rails I bet it was not.
But, along with you, I hope posts like this will help educate all of us because I honestly think that if this kind of practice continues that here in the not too distant future we as sportsmen will regret not speaking up. No fishery can absorb that kind of slothful, destructive pressure and not expect to see significant negative impacts.
Tight lines.
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