fishing etiquette

[Fishin is life]

I see a lot of you guys are talking about Green, and thats where I spend most of my time....I have one point where I fish and sit nearly out in the middle of the lake and twice in the past couple weeks I've pulled up on it and there was somebody sitting on it but up on the bank....When I fish what I'm fishing I'm a good 50-75 yards away from them, but both times I've asked if they minded if I fished behind them...I had to almost yell so they could hear me but that's what I consider etiquette....One of the boats even came out closer to me and started up a conversation...He was bass fishing as well and asked what we were catching them on and even though I was in a tourny I gladly shared my info and he proceeded on down the bank and I hope he caught some fish

[HURRICANEBOB]

#1 rule: Never pass gas in a closed boat cabin if both the friends fishing with you almost made it into the NFL as linebackers.

#2 rule: Never do the above if the wife has her stun gun along.

#3 rule: Always......always....leave a cabin window open.

[stuck1]

Im a card carrying CCDW, and I carry almost everywhere, except when I'm on Cumberland. I would really like to be able to, but if it comes down to small wars being waged over some fishing etiquette indiscretions, I think I'd have to find a new lake. Im right there with the above comment of, a fishing spot is not worth someone's life. We have all had someone break the "code" while on the water. The lesser mentioned topic is, how many times have we broken some etiquette rule, even if inadvertently? For one, Id rather not go to prison for any fish or fishing spot. For two, Id rather not be killed, or even shot at, because I made a small mistake. The thing to keep in mind is, there is no fish worth someone's life, and why should I let someones mistake ruin my hard earned time on the water? I'll get off of my soapbox now, I just needed to say my share.

[psvec]

#1 rule: Never pass gas in a closed boat cabin if both the friends fishing with you almost made it into the NFL as linebackers.

#2 rule: Never do the above if the wife has her stun gun along.

#3 rule: Always......always....leave a cabin window open.

that made me laugh thanks