Why Are People So Inconsiderate

[tholmes]

1/2 oz Rat-L-Trap...to the back of the head!

I'm partial to a Little George myself.

 

Tom

[everythingthatswims]

I have found that most of the time people who are fishing too close just don't know any better, and they usually will give me some room if I ask. But my favorite way to avoid crowds is to find some water that is just too hard to access for most people. Stocked trout streams on the other hand are a nightmare! 

[ApacheGuns515]

I do believe that much of it has to do with ignorance rather than outright rudeness. Of course there are some out there who are just plain rude. 

 

I almost always fish alone and I have had people on a number of occasions simply walk on up and set up shop a few feet next to me. They almost always try to start up a small conversation and I can see that they were just looking for companionship and wanted to fish with somebody. On the number of occasions that it has happened the person usually spent much of their time trying to untangle a reel or something so I could tell most of them were inexperienced and sort of wanted help. 

 

I don't usually mind. Very rarely am I out actively "hunting" for fish. I just like to go out and fish for the experience so I don't mind when people come up to me and try to get just close enough to where I will say hello. I let a guy reel in a decent sized bass the other day and he was thrilled, said he'd never caught anything larger than a bluegill. 

 

Ive only actually had 2 or 3 blatantly rude people come up to me and claim I was in their spot and try to fish around me. 9 times out of 10 people just want someone to fish with them. If I don't feel like being bothered I'll simply trek up into the spots that I know casual fishermen won't visit. Or ill just hop on my new little boat that I purposefully equip with only one seat

[Chance_Taker4]

I have had a motorcycle endorsement for 25 years and in two states and never heard of this.  I would like to see where this is legal.

 

The AMA doesn't know anything about it.  http://www.americanmotorcyclist.com/Rights/State-Laws.aspx?stateid=35

 

http://www.jsonline.com/news/traffic/motorcycles-running-red-lights-its-the-law-sometimes-b9984295z1-221369311.html

 

http://ohioriders.net/index.php?/topic/9810-lane-splitting-not-addressed-in-codes-or-statutes/

 

The last link is a forum that discusses the law in Ohio. Nothing from the government because it has never been addressed as right or wrong in the state. Police advise not to lane split but you cannot be pulled over or ticketed for it. Top link shows you can run a red light after you stop and the sensors do not pick up on the bike. Passing cars at red lights are discussed in the forum as well. They are all safety precautions to help bikes not get hit while stopped. 

 

In Ohio we don't have to wear a helmet or eye protection if 18 years or younger, and we can put headphones in to listen to music or GPS.

We also don't need mirrors on our bikes. The laws are a lot like Wisconsin were I got my endorsement and lived for a few years.

[Munkin]

Like someone mentioned before sometimes I will not see you on the bank. I am concentrating on the water and not the bank so I may miss you. Since the waters are small we have to share places to fish around here. My rule of thumb is to give anyone on the bank the spot and not to get any closer than 3 full cast lengths. It is easier for me to move to another spot than someone that is shorebound. That being said one lake I fish all the best spots can be hit from the shore so that is where I am going to fish. I cannot remember having a problem with any shore bound bass fishermen? Trout fisherman are so bad I just avoid any place stocked with trout for the first 2 weeks. Other boats are the problem usually and it is more ignorance than anything else.

 

Allen

[porkleaker]

I've never done or seen that here. The last time I pulled up to a couple of shore fishers I was just giving them my extra minnows. Canada, we're friendly

[bootytrain]

The reason ****** nozzles keep being ****** nozzles is because people don't put them in check.  I have a saying.. "A punch to the face would solve 90% of the worlds problems" lol.  If they have enough people get in their face when they do something disrespectful, they will get the hint and modify their behavior.

[Montanaro]

Went out monday. A few trout fishermen on the bank with me. I snagged two of their lines with my crankbait because they toss as far as they can.and.let their line drift away.

Am I the inconsiderate one or are they?

Most of them look at me funny when I say I am after bass not trout usually stating "well its too cold for bass"...

[Zach Dunham]

Most of them look at me funny when I say I am after bass not trout usually stating "well its too cold for bass"...

 

Make sure to let them know it is never too cold for bass!

[Larry C.]

I'm a respectable fishermen. I would explain nicely I was there first and they are encroaching on my ability to cast. If they are disrespectful ***** I calmly reach into my gear light a Roman Candle and proceed with target practice. I tend to get my area back within minutes. No joke.

[Chance_Taker4]

I'm a respectable fishermen. I would explain nicely I was there first and they are encroaching on my ability to cast. If they are disrespectful ***** I calmly reach into my gear light a Roman Candle and proceed with target practice. I tend to get my area back within minutes. No joke.

That's gotta be the best technique ever to ward of people getting to close!!!

[Larry C.]

Oh yes don't get me wrong it's a last resort after me being very friendly and polite.

Here she is 89 shots.

[Master Bait'r]

People are inconsiderate for the same reason they're disrespectful and obnoxious too...  They were raised like crap by people with no class, they don't care about anybody but themselves and they certainly wouldn't expend any effort to make a positive difference in any capacity.  It's not just limited to the younger generation either- I've come across many an old timer or middle ager that's convinced himself he's the arbiter of the waters/road/whatever your arena and it's more of a toxic air of entitlement that seems to be an ingrained behavior for most.  More and more it seems no matter who you are, you've found a way to convince yourself of just how "right" your way is no matter what you're speaking of.  Empathy, it seems, is a dying paradigm.   

 

 

I just try to be the person I wish others would be but won't and try not to even expect the bare basics from anyone- more often than not you'll be disappointed.  I try to be considerate, polite and I don't mind putting in effort to improve a situation even if it wasn't my fault.  There really isn't anything else you CAN do but try to be the best person you can to make up for the d-bags.  They will never not be low lives, and they will never see the world through your eyes or take the time to know the fault in their actions and thought patterns.  

[Zeeso]

Was fishing today on a point casting towards shore and making our way slowly around the cove. 2 guys come around the corner. Cut right in front of us and parked the boat to the right of us along the shore where we were heading. We picked up and moved to the next cove. They do it again. We picked up and moved again. 5 min later they come behind us instead of in front of us. I give them a friendly hand gesture and they just kept on moving. One might say it was a good thing they didnt respond. Yeah they might not know they were in the wrong, but I would have loved to make them aware of it.

[phototex]

Try to remember that there are simply a lot of people out there who need full-time proctologists.

[Montanaro]

If someone is leap frogging you...As long as they aren't spooking bass by being ignorant or unskilled...it's really no big deal. You should be able to pick off bass they missed considering they were in a hurry.

[bigbill]

My buddy just was home from nam. He was the guy they sent into caves with a 45acp because of his size. He wasn't wrapped too tight.

A guy joy riding swung in so close to us fishing from shore so close he cut our lines. My buddy threw a rock while the boat was moving and hit the guy in the head he was that close. He wasn't having a good day.

My buddy was a true friend. While growing up with everyone else using drugs as teenagers he pulled me out of that crowd and we went fishing, I never got into drugs with the rest of the crowd.

He saved me from that. We fished all over the state. Many of my friends died from drugs soon after that. That was in the late 60's.

[Cryoglobin]

Amen lol an ounce and a half tungsten weight on a carolina rig is a good option too

Tight lines

Andrew

Bingo.  Someone tries that bush league nonsense on me, I will remind them how shore fishermen are terribly inaccurate casters......especially when we have lures covered by brand new trebles.

 

Or, if I am really irritated, and it isn't a bright day, I will bring out a 2 million candle power Q beam on a 12 volt battery.