McAlpine courtesy

[jfw]

Well I gotta side with John, I was with him that night and he asked nicely not to run thru our fish he seen us catching, the gentleman could have anchored along with us wit no proplem,,,there was penty of room and alot of fish,,,the guy was trolling and was running up the middle of ours and anothers guys fish that had parked on the other side. John just fired a lets call it a warning,not very happy shot over his bow. I call that pay lakeing. There is enough fish for everybody, and when you pay out alot of bucks for gas just to get to fish the 2 hours or less Johns had off,,,will try and understand.

Hey Jay, next time your standing on the bank and see a white bay boat hollor at me,,,and I`ll run over and show y ahow to catch them...LOL and I`ll just run over chuck!,,,

Hey Buddy come over and give me a lesson !!!!!I still need to get my bouat out to your house to get that transom fixed !!!!!
I have been really busy .But I still have you no I will call you
Jay

[Fisherjoe]

Just remember that it works both ways. I have been fishing that spot from my boat when someone will beach theirs and start casting where I am fishing. I consider that to be the same as someone pulling up and anchoring on top of me. I always respect shorebound anglers because they are limited to the water that they can reach. However, since these people choose to beach their boat instead of fishing out of it, they should give respect to the fisher that was there first. I do not mind sharing a spot as long as all involved show a little courtesy and common sense.

[artcarney_agr]

I feel like a lot of the problem is that you have guys going after different kinds of fish down there. To get into the hybrids, you have to get passed the whites - so you may have guys in a boat sitting on top of the whites that are going after the hybrids...which causes a problem for the guys catching whites...

Not an expert on the situration, but that's just my observation...

I've seen an ordeal like this go on for years below KY Dam - you had striper fishermen in boats fishing right where snaggers were casting from the bank to catch paddlefish...which lead to arguements and confrontations that would get ugly, mainly because striper fisherman didn't like it when a 5+ oz weight hit their boat! I'm a snagger and fling at least a 5 oz out there and if the striper fishermen wanted to get in my way, then that's their fault! Anyhow, KDFWR finally stepped in and put limitations on snagging to keep altercations between snaggers and striper fisherman to a minimum. Maybe if there is enough uproar and disagreements at McAlpine, KDFWR will step in and prohibit bank fishing from the island, which is probably how they would solve that.

[riverrat12]

Well I gotta side with John, I was with him that night and he asked nicely not to run thru our fish he seen us catching, the gentleman could have anchored along with us wit no proplem,,,there was penty of room and alot of fish,,,the guy was trolling and was running up the middle of ours and anothers guys fish that had parked on the other side. John just fired a lets call it a warning,not very happy shot over his bow. I call that pay lakeing. There is enough fish for everybody, and when you pay out alot of bucks for gas just to get to fish the 2 hours or less Johns had off,,,will try and understand.

Hey Jay, next time your standing on the bank and see a white bay boat hollor at me,,,and I`ll run over and show y ahow to catch them...LOL and I`ll just run over chuck!,,,

Here we go talkin about the size of my dingy again lol...Doug, you john missed a dang good day this past Fri. good fish all day and better the later it got.Sorry to here about the inconsiderates but you know how it is ,Like mark said earlier there's a couple guy's that have seen me catch fish down there and follow me around like a puppy dog...It's kind of flattering until it gets annoying...gotta love the cooler...Chuck

[onemorecast56]

Hey Chuck and Jay,,hi guys,,hey chuck I know, I got into them saturday night real good,,,took me a cooler full home,,,yummy!. Going to have a hell of a fish fry! I`ve been having a ball,,,I took my pontoon down there and had 3 of us busy the whole time. Your going to have to send me your number chuck,,,no need of you fishing alone,,,but I wont show ya my honey holes ,,,the girls don`t like that,,,LOL But the next time I see Jay I`ll move in on him like a pay laker would,,,Jay and I already had lines crossed up 1 day,,,I was trying to hook his fish off his line,,,they was killing them and i wasn`t gettin squat!...but Jay bring that scary thing out here so I can make it half way safe....
I`ve said my peice so I`m out of it...just leave me a crack between the lines and I`ll catch fish.

[fisheater]

No i wouldnt punch anyone who doesnt swing first and really im not violent at all,ask anyone who knows me.I just have a severe patience problem,always have.I go down there for a good time and to relax and it just makes me mad that someone would want to take that from another.I like fishing with people who have alot of patience because it helps even everything out and helps keep it all in perspective..Your not a wuss at all and i didnt mean to imply that.You just have a good perspective of it all and a lot of patience and that is definutely one up on me.Good luck to all and remember treat people like you want to be treated and call somebody on a discourtesy politely because maybe they didnt realize and they learn.But in the end the only person you can control is you.