Was there ever any respect?

[BRS]

its not limited to a point, cove, stumpbed etc etc for that matter.....somebody sees you hooked up to a striper in the MIDDLE of a 53000 acre lake and they think its ethical, not disrepectful, polite....and last but not least "SAFE" to plane right in on you and start whailing away like they have been invited. once upon a time i thought topwater/jump fishing for stripes was the "mostest funner" thing in the world.....no, not anymore. now the "mostest funner" thing to do is wait for a few boats to gather round within ear shot, yell to your partner loud enough so the other boats can hear " OH MY GAWD LOOK AT THAT SCHOOL !!" , throw rods down in the bottom of the boat, tear the trolling motor off the front of the boat jerking it out of the water, jump headfirst over the windshield, start the motor, slam it in gear and race hellbent to the other side of the lake, jump up and run to the front of the boat before it comes completely off plane and start casting like youre insane. now , hold on because the navy is on the way, yup here they come, wait, wait, ok as soon as the jump up with rods in hand, repeat the whole process and race back to the other side of the lake. pretty soon you/your boat will be fairly recognizeable and for some reason people wont follow you or run in you as much, of course there will always be more people to "train" so the fun never ends !
see you in november

That is to funny! I still can't stop laughing....Surely we are not all that bad.

[BRS]

I think it is one or the other when it comes to respecting the other fisherman when pulling in on him at a distance of 150 feet.
If you want to show me disrespect pull right out in front of me.
IF you want to show me some respect pull about 150 feet from the back side of me and start fishing from behind because that is what you are having me do if you pull in front.

But if you are determined to pull in front of me I will just start up and move on to another spot to fish. It is just a fish.

[sweetwater]

We have stopped at points before and started to fish, when we rounded the point someone else was already there. We just didn't know they were there because of the direction we approached from. We always say "I'm sorry, I didn't know you were here" then turn around and slowly leave. So far everyone has been very nice about it.

[restornator]

i'll chime in. If you have a problem sharing an area of lake, that means you have somehow convinced yourself that you have temporary ownership until you leave. You think you are entitled to be the only one that gets to fish your honey hole, well because you found it on your $1500 sonar unit mounted in your $30,000 rig. You've spent the time and resources locating it. I'm pretty sure if enough pirate fights broke out on Ky Lake, the government will start regulating who gets to fish when and where. Doesn't that sound fun?

[stripernut1]

i'll chime in. If you have a problem sharing an area of lake, that means you have somehow convinced yourself that you have temporary ownership until you leave. You think you are entitled to be the only one that gets to fish your honey hole, well because you found it on your $1500 sonar unit mounted in your $30,000 rig. You've spent the time and resources locating it. I'm pretty sure if enough pirate fights broke out on Ky Lake, the government will start regulating who gets to fish when and where. Doesn't that sound fun?

the particular situation dictates what is proper ettiquette, it has ZERO to do with a "sense of ownership" or being presumptuous enough to think you have a "right" to that spot. if we are all fishing livebait on downrods over a big school of stripes in the mouth of indian, it is a bit more tolerated for the cluster of boats to be closer than normal as long as everybody dances the dance in time with everyone else. BUT as soon as somebody limits out and fires up the big motor and roars right through the middle of the crowd now everybody is pissed off. do what everybody else is doing and be low key and it works.

now if we are pulling planer boards and my outside board is 150 feet from the boat and your outside board is 150 feet from your boat....well obviously we cant pass close enough to share little debbies and a cup o joe.

if i want to bass fish a particular point and you are there first i DO look at it as you have dibbs on that spot and i will move on to another point (and i will do it without huffing and puffing and mean mugging and throwing a big wake). its called ettiquette. if you want to fish behind me, great, it will all work out, if you waant to try to muscle me out of a spot that i have been at for the last 30 minutes.....well it probably aint gonna work so good, i will share, i will even tell you what they ARENT biting on (i always seem to know what they arent biting on), but i will stay for the next week if i feel like im getting pushed.

most generally if someone acknowledges me i am more than glad to share, i even enjoy a little company from time to time, and talk fishing, i always manage to learn something from somebody on the lake. i thinks what chaps people is when the intruder comes roaring in and IGNORES you like "if i look the other way, i dont see that boat that was already here and that makes it ok for me to fish right in front of them" ....how obnoxious! they could at least say a simple hello, how ya doing? catchin any? dont be a social retard and have some decency.

[inrll]

the particular situation dictates what is proper ettiquette, it has ZERO to do with a "sense of ownership" or being presumptuous enough to think you have a "right" to that spot....

if i want to bass fish a particular point and you are there first i DO look at it as you have dibbs on that spot and i will move on to another point (and i will do it without huffing and puffing and mean mugging and throwing a big wake). its called ettiquette. if you want to fish behind me, great, it will all work out, if you waant to try to muscle me out of a spot that i have been at for the last 30 minutes.....well it probably aint gonna work so good,...

..."if i look the other way, i dont see that boat that was already here and that makes it ok for me to fish right in front of them" ....how obnoxious! they could at least say a simple hello, how ya doing? catchin any? dont be a social retard and have some decency.

Very well said!

[gocards40]

the particular situation dictates what is proper ettiquette, it has ZERO to do with a "sense of ownership" or being presumptuous enough to think you have a "right" to that spot. if we are all fishing livebait on downrods over a big school of stripes in the mouth of indian, it is a bit more tolerated for the cluster of boats to be closer than normal as long as everybody dances the dance in time with everyone else. BUT as soon as somebody limits out and fires up the big motor and roars right through the middle of the crowd now everybody is pissed off. do what everybody else is doing and be low key and it works.

now if we are pulling planer boards and my outside board is 150 feet from the boat and your outside board is 150 feet from your boat....well obviously we cant pass close enough to share little debbies and a cup o joe.

if i want to bass fish a particular point and you are there first i DO look at it as you have dibbs on that spot and i will move on to another point (and i will do it without huffing and puffing and mean mugging and throwing a big wake). its called ettiquette. if you want to fish behind me, great, it will all work out, if you waant to try to muscle me out of a spot that i have been at for the last 30 minutes.....well it probably aint gonna work so good, i will share, i will even tell you what they ARENT biting on (i always seem to know what they arent biting on), but i will stay for the next week if i feel like im getting pushed.

most generally if someone acknowledges me i am more than glad to share, i even enjoy a little company from time to time, and talk fishing, i always manage to learn something from somebody on the lake. i thinks what chaps people is when the intruder comes roaring in and IGNORES you like "if i look the other way, i dont see that boat that was already here and that makes it ok for me to fish right in front of them" ....how obnoxious! they could at least say a simple hello, how ya doing? catchin any? dont be a social retard and have some decency.

Exactly! The part about them ignoring you is the worse part. I used to bank fish Taylorville and have been on a spot catching bluegill and catfish while the tourney guys came in and out for hours. So bad sometimes they would splash me slinging their cranks. I actually tossed a big catfish float to block them all except the only two old men in the same tourney came by and talked to me. I let them fish and they caught there only keeper out of it and we all three laughed about me blocking off the hole all day. So yes if I sit on a spot or honey hole it is mine until i decide share or leave.

[stripernut1]

That is to funny! I still can't stop laughing....Surely we are not all that bad.

hee-hee, its a hoot! Youre welcome to hop in the boat with me for "saturday morning cartoons"......saturday mornings are best lol

[KyBass1]

I love it when I`m fishing a long bank and some one pulls in front and fishes up the bank in front of us. I`ll catch fish every time by following them. Seems like the boat in front puts the fish on the move and the back boat catches them. KB1.

[bassmaster]

I am guilty as charged!! I would pull in 150 ft in front of someone especially stripernut......cause I know he knows all the hot spots Seriously and a no-brainer here, 150 ft is plenty of room and ethical as well as respectful.

[stripernut1]

I am guilty as charged!! I would pull in 150 ft in front of someone especially stripernut......cause I know he knows all the hot spots Seriously and a no-brainer here, 150 ft is plenty of room and ethical as well as respectful.

Tim, youre right.....i DO know all the hotspots.....the only problem is that the fish havent heard about them yet ! Lol