Sad day for KY anglers

[brucehampton]

I am STILL of the opinion that courtesy and respect are GOOD THINGS. I don't want someone cutting me off a point or moving beside me to fish the same small area and wouldn't do that to another. One of the reasons I believe fisherman have no problem doing this is they have been taught this from others. THIS HAS NEVER BEEN NOR IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTABLE BEHAVIOR. THIS IS NOT OLD SCHOOL......THIS IS THE ONLY SCHOOL. Can we not treat others like we would want to be treated ?
Life / fishing is not about ME.....it's about US on this planet together.
Tournament rules should insert respect for others and courtesy on the FIRST PAGE IF NOT ON THE COVER. Let's not continue teaching this ME attitude to the next generation.

[buzzking]

"If you want to here me whining about a local GPSing my spots even though my spots were shown to me by a different local...... Log on to G-man's Garage.com.......I'll be glad when the pros leave....they may be fishing for a living but they are the rude ones. Had a friend that I share stuff with on KY call me wednesday and said if you caught a fish you would have a wrapped boat in your lap in 2 minutes. Everyone worships the ground these guys walk on b/c they think they are the worlds greatest anglers....they fish a ton so they are good....but I promise you about 75% of them are relying on locals for their knowledge....and I'm sure it goes on everywhere....

[LarryG]

In all my years of fishing, I have been to one weigh in, the walleye one at cumbnerland over 10 yrs ago.Mostly to see the bag limits and to see how theres another way to fish this big lake. Some of these guys were just as skunked as I was on a lot of my trips, did I learn anything? yes walleye fishing is much better on natural lakes.

[DJD]

Been around a few Pro's over the last 20 years and they are no different than any other group of people. You have the good the bad and the ugly. Now throw money (big money) into the mix and the problems start. These guy's are working on the water and it's a different side of them compared to what we see on t.v. The good ones are good business men with a nice supporting cast of Sponsors. Speaking for myself I view what they do as entertainment like any other sport. I don't worship them or place them on any higher platau. More power to them for what they do because I wouldn't do it.

[ryan_ekubass]

BRAGGER....

i believe u have fell and bumped your head..... i am a tournament angler in the BFL and some local tournaments and i think that you have the wrong impression about tournament anglers. Tournament angling is no different that football, basketball, or any other sport for that matter.... when they call my number and i blast off.... it nothing but cold chills and total focus until i come in for weigh in.. no i dont cut no one off but i will pull in a good 100 or so yards infront of somebody sometimes i even like to pull in behind someone and catch the fish they left or missed.... see what some people dont understand is that we are fishing for some big money and i dont know about u but 8 hours on the lake and 10,000 dollars aint that bad.... but i dont think it is fair to knock tournament anglers....

and about everyone gps'n pro's places... i would do it as long as i wasnt fishin against them but its like anythign else... if its a legal way to gain an edge on the competition... go for it....tournament angling is a cut throat sport...... gps'n isnt no different than lookin at a guys rods to see what he has tied on....

[CTFSHWHISKER]

just because they gps a spot within 25yards don't mean they'll catch the fish.
no one "owns" spots.locals on nolin and rough are fishin the same spots beachum and long are and we're still getting spanked.driving by and gps'n a spot is fine to me,but go drag trees and buld piles all day and ride by to see a guy who hasn't broke a sweat to help parking his boat by almost every one and gpsing them,then when i asked him if he would help since he was gonna fish em,and i was not trying to be rude just wanted help, he said f that i can just mark em when your done...rudeness and jackbutts are abundant but there are some nice bass fisherman,catfisherman,crappie fisherman..

[jonasseed]

I agree with ryan.......Seems like somone opened a can of worms here.........

[flippindrew]

I believe it is absolutely wrong to mark a spot because you saw someone else catching fish there. Reguardless of pro, guide, recreational angler etc. If you didnt put the work in to find the fish, in my eyes you may as well have them caged up. I just dont understand the pride in that.

[Bragger]

BRAGGER....

i believe u have fell and bumped your head..... i am a tournament angler in the BFL and some local tournaments and i think that you have the wrong impression about tournament anglers. Tournament angling is no different that football, basketball, or any other sport for that matter.... when they call my number and i blast off.... it nothing but cold chills and total focus until i come in for weigh in.. no i dont cut no one off but i will pull in a good 100 or so yards infront of somebody sometimes i even like to pull in behind someone and catch the fish they left or missed.... see what some people dont understand is that we are fishing for some big money and i dont know about u but 8 hours on the lake and 10,000 dollars aint that bad.... but i dont think it is fair to knock tournament anglers....

and about everyone gps'n pro's places... i would do it as long as i wasnt fishin against them but its like anythign else... if its a legal way to gain an edge on the competition... go for it....tournament angling is a cut throat sport...... gps'n isnt no different than lookin at a guys rods to see what he has tied on....

Ryan.....

Don't take my comments personally. I know that not all tournament anglers are rude. If you are not one of the tournament folks regularly cutting me off and flying by me very closely at 100mph nearly knocking my boat over then I'm fine with you.

I enjoy sports and I am sure I would find tournament angling fun, but that would not give me the right to disrespect the other people on the water. That is what it comes down to, I don't care if you have 10 million dollars on the line it doesn't make it OK to behave that way!

[Toadman]

KVD said it is public water and there is always the chance that somebody will be fishing were you would like to. That is just the way it is and that we (the pros) don't own the lake.

[mhall]

KVD said it is public water and there is always the chance that somebody will be fishing were you would like to. That is just the way it is and that we (the pros) don't own the lake.

And ''There's your sign'', nuff said.

[jgevedon]

It doesn't matter to me whether it is a tournament fisherman or just a regular joe, people should be respectful of each other's space on the water. It just seems there are a lot of disrespectful people everywhere these days so logically they'll be some on the water as well. I'll just keep treating everyone like I'd like to be treated and not worry over the rest of them.