Apples and Oranges

This analogy below is not at all like the discussion that started this thread.

First the discussion is about fishing PUBLIC LAKE that are accessible to Everyone with a Fishing License for the lake.

A baseball stadium is a PRIVATE ARENA where people pay to view the baseball game. The baseball players are part of the team which OWNS the stadium. To interfere with the professional baseball player trying to make a catch on a fly ball near the bleachers is much different than some yahoo gambling to see if he can make some money on PUBLIC FISHING WATERS.

This discussion started out with the NON TOURNAMENT FISHERMAN already fishing the spot first and the Tournament guy trying to cut in front. Sorry but the tournament guy is the one being rude.

You have no extra rights to the lake unless the tournament director OWNS the lake or property being fish.

If you want tournament fishermen to have extra benefits over the mass on the water then someone who owns the water will have to give them those extra rights. But public waters are owned by EVERYONE not just the tournament fishermen.

My opinion on tournament fishing would not be well received but I'll be **** if I'll let anyone bump me from a fishing hole that I got to first.

I fish for fun and it's not fun to be run over by some idiot in a big bass boat who cuts next to me going 80 mph just because he didn't leave his fishing hole in time to get to the weigh in on time. That's his problem not mine.

And I feel the same way about fishing guides that think they own a certain spot on any public lake. They too can wait their turn if I am there first.

I grew up fishing KY lake and I was taught to not get within shouting distance of any other boat. But that was back in the days where every Richard and Harry didn't own a boat and the lake was much less crowded. During the weekdays back then you would be lucky to spot one or two other boats on that section of KY lake.












Quote Originally Posted by fishbum View Post
OK here is an analogy.. YES you have the right to catch a Home Run Ball at Reds Stadium, but it is considered bad manners to do so if the fielder has a chance to catch it.. Same with a foul ball. Remember the poor schmuck at Chicago a few years back??
That is the way tournament guys feel about OTHER BASS fishermen cutting in on them or failign to yield in a tournament when the other guy is pleasure fishing only.. Sort of like getting in the way of the guy on the field.. One is playing the game for real the other is playing for fun.


WHEN YOU Play for real you expect the fun players to yield as YOU would.
Jim Dicken