I wish the rules were clear. One guy thinks he is in the right and the other guy thinks he is in the right. We wont fish Tuesday nights anymore. We were fishing for hybrid stripers and casting toward shore where the hybrids were clearly busting shad on the surface. Had a guy run right over the school just to get to the ramp. We were only a hundred yards from the ramp and it was a mad house. Put the fish down and we only caught one fish after that. Another Tuesday a couple of my buddies were fishing and saw some shad flip next to the bank. He starts fishing the spot, not fishing down the bank. He see's a boat coming down the bank pretty fast and making rapid casts. Next thing he knows, this guy casts over his line, then continues to within a few feet of my buddy's boat. My buddy could have easily stepped over to the other boat to see if that guy could swim. The guy only said "you should have seen me coming down this bank". That bank is a big horse shoe which is 5 or 6 hundred yards(probably more). How much bank belongs to that guy? In both instances these guys could have easily gone around but chose not to. Are we supposed to get off the lake when a tourney is going on? Dont have to tell me twice, I will gladly wait for another day. They can have it. I just want to relax and catch a few fish with my buddies. I'm not interested in trying to decide who owns the bank. I'm all for touney's. Nothing wrong with a little competition, but do it with respect for others. We were nearly founding memebers of a bass club last year but weren't able to get it done. If it gets to the point where the competition turns you into a crazy person then you are missing the point of fishing in the first place. Stay safe and have fun.



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