blongfishing Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 What is this? Why would they do it? Finally got my boat in and I was riding and saw this.
blongfishing Posted July 14, 2014 Author Posted July 14, 2014 I'm talking about the PVC pipe or bars.
Super User F14A-B Posted July 14, 2014 Super User Posted July 14, 2014 Idk.. They got a bumper hanging off it... Maybe to pull up and load/ drop off people... Or?.... Maybe he could build it/ so he did, to impress his wife and mother in law.. Couldn't say....
Kevin22 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 Its so nobody fishes around their dock. I've seen it quite a few times. They don't want people throwing around their dock/boat so they install the bars.  I don't mean to stereotype but it usually happens around the really large houses with fancy pleasure boats on the docks. These are typically the same people that are known to yell at fishermen that are around their property. 3
Super User Raul Posted July 14, 2014 Super User Posted July 14, 2014 Don´t that look like a FLOATING dock ?  , correct me if I´m wrong but I don´t think a floatring dock will ever have room underneath it to flip a bait underneath it, so it ain´t very smart to put those things to prevent somebody from fishing it.  Which can be done ( fihing under the dock ) , stickbaits and Ikas sink AWAY from you when you allow them to sink on a slack line and will dive under that crap he placed. 1
Kevin22 Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 You seriously cannot see the gaps underneath between the floats? If you can't flip or skip into a 1' opening then you need to practice more.
Nice_Bass Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 yeah...that is for sure not put up so people cannot fish the dock. Looks like something that other folks could be tied up next to for longer periods of time or a place when the waters fluctuating and they are out of town. or just their shark cage....probably a shark cage.
jhoffman Posted July 14, 2014 Posted July 14, 2014 I agree with the no fishing theory. Ive seen guys come out of ten million dollar homes and yell at guys for fishing. One guy was giving another angler a bag of crap for fishing his dock. The guy just stood there and took it, but even though it wasnt me I couldnt keep my tongue tied. He said to the guy "We pay tens ouf thousands of dollars a year to have a dock on this lake and all you bass fisherman do is pound it all day long" I was close enough that it enraged me. I replied "Oh imagine that, a private dock on a public lake and you expect people not to fish around it. How about you go back inside your ten million dollar home and be thankful for what you have instead of throwing your status around like anyone cares!" Â I cant stand people like that, I have it therefore I can say whatever I want to whomever I want. I wanted to fight that guy so bad after that and it wasnt even me he was talkn too. Â On the flip side I can understand not wanting line under your dock to get in your motor. I really can, but to treat someone like youre better than them cause you have money will never fly with me. A simple system like above gets the point across. Heck where I live people fish ON THE RAMP. 1
Super User Catch and Grease Posted July 14, 2014 Super User Posted July 14, 2014 If its his dock and he doesn't want you fishing around then I don't think you should... 2
Super User lmbfisherman Posted July 14, 2014 Super User Posted July 14, 2014 If it is indeed to stop you from fishing the dock, it is a poor setup. Personally I'd probably put up some kind of mesh thing so that you wouldn't have so many gaps to fish it. Just from that picture, I see gaps where I can pitch and skip between the docks/pvc and fish it fine. Heck you can even go in between the boat and dock and corners.  I do agree however, if I see someone near/on their dock I would ask permission if I can if not..then I'll move along. When they come running out and politely asked me as a human being not to do it, I'll leave too...If a guy came out yelling and spewing I'm better than you, I probably couldn't keep my mouth shut.
Super User Montanaro Posted July 14, 2014 Super User Posted July 14, 2014 You don't fish his dock. You fish the water under it...The water and the fish you pay every year to access. 5
jtharris3 Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 If its his dock and he doesn't want you fishing around then I don't think you should... Â Wrong Einstein! The water belongs to the public! Just because someone puts a dock in doesn't give them exclusive rights to the water! Tax dollars are used to maintain the water, the public launches, and the fish in it. That makes it public! 7
Crappiebasser Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 If it is too stop fishing I can relate to the guy. I have had countless jigs and weights bounced off the side of my boats and it's aggravating. Some people have no respect for others property and some are just delusional about their casting abilities. I had a guy trying to skip my floating dock a couple weeks ago and he actually hit my ski boat sitting 2 feet out of the water on a lift. On the other side I posted a while back about a pier with band saw blades strung around it to cut fishing line. That's taking it too far IMO. 1
Kevin22 Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 Crappiebasser, just hang a couple fish baskets off the side and lay an old zebco 33 on the dock. Any time I see a dock with any sign that the owner is a fisherman I will not fish it out of respect. If it has a ski boat and a jetski then its fair game. 3
Super User K_Mac Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 Fair game or not, if you were the guy having your property abused and damaged by inconsiderate fishermen you might soon come to the conclusion that all fishermen don't give a rip about anything other than catching fish. This is one of those things that get us all lumped together in the classic bubba stereotype. Some of us play by the rules and treat others with respect, and some of us are idiots. Like it or not we are sometimes judged by the behavior of the idiots. Find another dock to fish. Life is too short to worry about the little things. 3
Super User J Francho Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 It's to keep guests' boat from rubbing on the dock while moored on the side. People come up with all sorts of homemade contraptions for this. When you see chicken wire going from the dock down under the water, rest assured that's a fishing deterrent. What you have here isn't. 5
Super User everythingthatswims Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 If I had a dock, I would probably enjoy finding lures hung on my dock to add to my arsenal. Some people go out of their way to prevent this though! I have people (owners of docks) tell me all sorts of made up laws about having to stay a certain distance away from a dock or you are trespassing.
CDMeyer Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 The lake I fish it is practically a sin to cast near someone's dock, I think that is crazy it is not there water
Super User J Francho Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 Someone threatens me on the water, and I call the sheriff. A little video if the perp never hurts either.
STPC Posted July 15, 2014 Posted July 15, 2014 I'll start w/this: I am broke and don't own much of anything. I respect everyone and their property and if someone feels like their property is at risk of being damaged they can defend it how they see fit (to an extent). If someone asks you not to fish their dock, then have some respect and move on to the next. There is no need acting like a spoiled brat where everything is yours...just move on like a grown up and keep on fishing. 1
Super User Catch and Grease Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 Wrong Einstein! The water belongs to the public! Just because someone puts a dock in doesn't give them exclusive rights to the water! Tax dollars are used to maintain the water, the public launches, and the fish in it. That makes it public! Sorry I have my own opinion man, I just think if a guy is paying a boatload of money to have a dock and he has a sign or asks you not to fish I wouldn't fish there.
Super User Bankbeater Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 On the sides but not on the back end. Could be something to keep the floats where they are during a storm.Â
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted July 15, 2014 Global Moderator Posted July 15, 2014 Looks like extra rub rail protection to me. The folks that don't want people fishing around their docks usually have them better protected than Ft.Knox. I've seen ropes, wire fence, mesh netting, wires, all sorts of crap to keep people from fishing docks.  I think for me it all depends on how the person acts if they ask me not to fish their dock. Someone comes out and asks politely for me to not fish their dock, most likely I'll move on without another word. Someone comes out screaming at me to get away from their dock I may have to work it a little harder while we have a chat about personal and public property  We're already seeing it so marina owners can run boats off for fishing around the docks on public bodies of water, probably just a matter of time before private individuals are allowed to do the same. 1
Super User Lund Explorer Posted July 15, 2014 Super User Posted July 15, 2014 Here we go again with the same old argument that anyone who parks their private property on a public body of water doesn't have the right to protect it against damage. Let's hope that the people professing this philosophy use the same logic when they discover that somebody ran into the side of their tow vehicle at the boat ramp!  Oh wait, that's different. There ain't no bass enjoying the shade under your Chevy! 1
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