Appauled

[CheckedOut]

So I am fishing on the shore line about 100 yards away from a boat launch. I noticed that a bass boat is heading down the shore towards where I am fishing. I was fanning the waters in front of me and thought for sure the guy would turn away knowing that I was there. I could easily be seen along the shore. However, they kept coming and trolled the boat right through where I was casting and working the water towards the shore line the whole time. I asked why they would bring the boat right through my fishing area and I was ignored. He went through and then to the boat launch to pull his boat in. I was dumb founded. Would I have been wrong to tie a 1 ounce teardrop on and cast it into the bow of their boat.... several times. No more respect in this world it seems. Sorry for rant. Had to share.

[Tuckahoe Joe]

I agree with you on the 'no more respect in the world'.  For the most part anyway.  I had a few similar experiences last summer.  It's annoying but your better off letting by-gones be by-gones.  No telling how someone might react if you confront them.  Just try and let it go and keep fishing.

[Bluebasser86]

Common courtesy is no longer common man. I fish out of a 16' aluminum bass boat and get cut off all the time like I'm not even there. So now I make a habit of fishing close behind those guys and catching fish behind them.

[rockchalk06]

So I am fishing on the shore line about 100 yards away from a boat launch. I noticed that a bass boat is heading down the shore towards where I am fishing. I was fanning the waters in front of me and thought for sure the guy would turn away knowing that I was there. I could easily be seen along the shore. However, they kept coming and trolled the boat right through where I was casting and working the water towards the shore line the whole time. I asked why they would bring the boat right through my fishing area and I was ignored. He went through and then to the boat launch to pull his boat in. I was dumb founded. Would I have been wrong to tie a 1 ounce teardrop on and cast it into the bow of their boat.... several times. No more respect in this world it seems. Sorry for rant. Had to share.

Regardless of why he did it, if you damaged his boat, I think he would have been in right to knock all your teeth down your throat.

What would you have done if you started a brawl with him and he pulled a gun. Just saying man.

[tbone1993]

We get cut off in college tournaments all the time. Most the time we just cast a jig onto their deck or fish infront of them ( if its a competitor) . Yeah you were on the shore and couldnt have done what we do but still. 

[BamaBassChaser]

Regardless of why he did it, if you damaged his boat, I think he would have been in right to knock all your teeth down your throat.

What would you have done if you started a brawl with him and he pulled a gun. Just saying man.

 

So the OP is just supposed to stand there and smile? If the guy in the boat was concerned about it's condition, he should try to be a little bit less of an a$$hole.

[rockchalk06]

So the OP is just supposed to stand there and smile? If the guy in the boat was concerned about it's condition, he should try to be a little bit less of an *******.

So one wrong deserves another wrong? So now were all ok with messing some one or there property up for being a jerk?

Would I like to water board him a few times......hell yes, but what good would it do other then make you no better than the other guy?

[slonezp]

Treat others the way you want to be treated. Let your Creator deal with it in the end. The world is full of a$$holes. Holding a grudge only destroys you and does nothing to the other guy.

[tomustang]

Let your Creator deal with it in the end.

You mean he should tell his mother?

[SirSnookalot]

Most of the time when others are inconsiderate the duration of the episode is usually short lived.  Best to just shrug it off, getting aggressive may lead to escalation and isn't worth the hassle.  In the eyes of the law the boater had done nothing illegal, unless there are local laws in place, in Florida it's 500' from a pier, but I fish a jettie and there is no restrictions, we just have to grin and bear it.  Casting that 1 oz teardrop makes you the aggressor and if someone were to get hurt, you might find yourself in some trouble.

[Darren.]

As a kayak fisherman, this has happened to me a number of times...

 

Unfortunately the one that frosted my flakes was a looong encounter with the dorks casting just off my kayak - and yeah, I was there first, etc... At least I caught a 3lb largie right where they were fishing. Justice!!

 

My wife is a psych nurse and tells me to just shut up, hold my tongue, and move on regardless of how right I am, regardless of my sense of justice. She wants me to come home alive, uninjured. The number of people out there on antidepressants, and other prescribed mood-altering drugs, is very high, higher than we might expect. And it should be noted, the problems are usually with those who do NOT take their prescribed meds (according to what my wife tells me of hospital stats). I'm not slighting people on anti-depressants what-so-ever.

 

So you never know what kind of person is in the other boat. He might have had a fight with his wife earlier and is steamrolling along the bank in anger... whatever. Best to avoid *just in case*... But man is it tough to do.

[jbone177]

I like to treat people the way they treat others. Give them a taste of their medicine.  Thats all they deserve.  To each his own I guess, but while some people turn the other cheek I'll be the guy smacking them back. 

[BrettD]

The older I got the more I realized inconsiderate people like that aren't worth my breath. If they havn't learned by now how to treat others some stranger yelling at them wont change them.

[Bladesmith,]

Unfortunately this sort of thing is not an uncommon occurrence. Most of the people with big bass boats that I know are generally courteous people, as are the drivers of 18 wheelers, people with jet ski's (my pet peeve), and others. It is that one with no regard for others that gets all the attention. The majority of people are still at least half way courteous. That being said; it still burns me up when someone in a big boat (bass or ski) streaks by me on full plane and washes my boat up on a rock or stump. It is especially bad on weekends and holidays when they are probably drinking. If I say or do anything, I become the aggressor. It is best to let it go.  

[Skeeter Driver]

Not cool at all. That said, and this may not be a popular reply, revenge is always good time wasted in my view. While I think we all would want to make our case known in an aggressive way, in my experience taking such action will not change the offenders behavior nor in the long run will you likely feel good about it.

Gee the above sounds preachy. Not my intent. Just my view of how to caulk it up to the fact that the world is,full of all kinds.

[Raider Nation Fisher]

That's why I started fishing creeks and below dams. Those big shiny boats don't generally venture back where I'm fishing at. Especially in the creeks. If someone were to cut across a bank fisher back in the creeks they would most likely be shot or shot at. These country boys don't play down here. The few boats that do venture in are EXTREMELY courteous to the other boaters and bank fishers. Seems to only be the boaters on the main lake that are an issue.

I used to fling a large treble hook onto the boat deck and rip it into the carpet. I quit this about two years back after coming to blows with an inconsiderate yuppie. I whooped him like I owned him. Yet figured I better change my ways before myself or someone else ended up dead. Since then I only fish the main lake out of my buddies boat. Otherwise I'm in the creeks or at the dam.

[HeavyDluxe]

Knowing my own propensity to not follow my own advice:  Let it go.  Escalating the situation does no good.  It just drags you into their hole-iness.

[GeorgiaBassBros]

As a kayak fisherman i experience this all the time. The worst being when i was at my local lake in my kayak fishing the bank along a golf course. All of the sudden i hear "look out kayaker!" in a very sarcastic tone as a golf ball hits about 3 feet in front of me. He then goes to yelling at me saying " you cant be here, you gotta leave"(keep in mind a public lake). So i tell him that its a public lake and i can fish here if i want to. So he hits another golf ball at me. By that point my dad had made his way over there and i had kept calm but my dad had no part in that. He beaches his yak, walks over to the guy and exchanges a few choice with the guy before the guy ( bout 6' and maybe 150) decides to back down to my midget dad (5'8 180) Made me laugh after that and we havent had any interaction with golfers since except for the occasional "catch anything?" Not tryin to thread jack, just had to share my story. People really are inconsiderate and it sickens me. Im only 16 and i already hate people in general. Something just aint right with these folks

[aquaholic]

a majority of the time i just keep my mouth shut. There are times though when i've had a bad day that i will unleash the beast on some idiot.

[jhoffman]

Every hole we fished saturday someone cut us off on chautauqua. Every single time, I understand the main lake was rough but lets get real here people, if you wanna flip the docks at least go to the other side of the bay and meet us in the middle.

 

Ive been having boat troubles lately, fuel starvation and it took me awhile but I tracked it down to a bad fuel pump. Yesterday I got to test it for the first time since I rebuilt everything. My home lake was even rough. I came into the bay where we just spent all winter doing restoration as a club and wanted to fish the brand new rip rap. There was a kid there, as soon as I entered the bay he started to run to the back. I started on the other end and started working around. Everytime I would move he would move. I eventually just let him have it to himself but the point here is that even when trying to be courtious it doesnt always work out due to the action of others.

 

In your situation I wouldve said something too.