fishing etiquette

[HURRICANEBOB]

While fishing the striper jumps one evening on c-land a lady angler in another boat and i became entangled.....we laughed, untangled the lines, chit chatted for awhile, cheered each other on during fish fights and had a pleasant evening. In the process i met and made very good friends mr and missus hurricane bob......great folks. That encounter could have gone the wrong way if someone would have took the wrong turn. folks its fishin.....deep breathe

OMG...that wasn't my wife, it was my girl friend
Besides, I thought you were just flirting.........and you're darn sure to big for me to object to it.

All kidding aside, I felt bad we drifted in too close. I just wasn't paying attention to boat position and was too focused on the fish surfacing. Glad we met, cause I've enjoyed it since.

But this raises another point. Sometimes folks seem to be rude, but they are just off in their own little world or not too attentive. I don't mind it if someones say courteously "hey guy too noisey, can you give us some room", or " hey brother, hate to offend, but we were here first, can you give us some room?". Point is, sometimes folks just make mistakes, and will correct them quickly if you don't come on too strong. And I agree, I've had times when I was trying to be courteous to ask for some room, and got a real pushy-jerk response back. That's when I do what Stripernut says: deep breathe, and move on, lives too short. Only time I get really fuzzed up is when life and limb or property are threatened.

[stripernut]

OMG...that wasn't my wife, it was my girl friend
Besides, I thought you were just flirting.........and you're darn sure to big for me to object to it.

All kidding aside, I felt bad we drifted in too close. I just wasn't paying attention to boat position and was too focused on the fish surfacing. Glad we met, cause I've enjoyed it since.

But this raises another point. Sometimes folks seem to be rude, but they are just off in their own little world or not too attentive. I don't mind it if someones say courteously "hey guy too noisey, can you give us some room", or " hey brother, hate to offend, but we were here first, can you give us some room?". Point is, sometimes folks just make mistakes, and will correct them quickly if you don't come on too strong. And I agree, I've had times when I was trying to be courteous to ask for some room, and got a real pushy-jerk response back. That's when I do what Stripernut says: deep breathe, and move on, lives too short. Only time I get really fuzzed up is when life and limb or property are threatened.

lmao.....