bassdisaster Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 I was up at Lake Guntersville yesterday bass fishing on a bluff wall, trying to catch a smallmouth because I have never caught one. Next thing I know Chris Lane pulls up on plane and stops about 50-75 yards in front of me, in the direction I was fishing. He sat in the same spot without moving for 30 minutes, so I was forced to turn around. Now I am not here to bash Chris or anything like that, I love watching him fish, but what he did yesterday disgusted me. If I'm going to fish near somebody first I will ask which way they are going, and more importantly I will ask if they mind me fishing behind them. I think respect and sportsmanship is of the utmost importance in bass fishing, and it seems these days this is not the case any more. Do you think what he did was wrong or do I just need to accept that this is the world we live in now? Thanks, Brett
Nice_Bass Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 I would have fished next to him for 30 minutes personally and not budged.
Super User flyfisher Posted July 13, 2015 Super User Posted July 13, 2015 While it may be close if i can't cast and hit them, I generally think it is ok, albeit kind of annoying as I work my way down a shoreline or piece of structure. Another thing you could have gleaned from the experience is why was he sitting in that one spot for thirty minutes? I would have probably hung out and watched him fish for a while and then as soon as he was gone i would head to his spot and see why he was there. 2
Super User A-Jay Posted July 13, 2015 Super User Posted July 13, 2015 We see these threads all the time here - and I mean all the time. It seems like it's just the way it is now - there are a lot of people on the water and there's bound to be at least some occasions when anglers are a little closer than some would like. I fish in a place that is sparsely populated and rarely ever have anyone fishing the same lake as I do so I do not deal with this. Since Turnabout is usually considered fair play - I have an idea . . . . . What if every time another boat / angler comes too close or infringes on your water, you simply stop fishing, and go right over to the boat. And I mean right up to it. Slap on a Big Smile and start shooting the breeze about the fishing . . . . . And don't leave until he does. If you fish the same waters all the time and you do this enough - eventually you'll get the reputation as "The guy who comes over to all the boats he see's and won't shut up " People will no doubt Avoid You in the Future. Big Win right there. A-Jay 11
Super User the reel ess Posted July 13, 2015 Super User Posted July 13, 2015 I would have waited him out or fished right by him. If it was tourney day he wouldn't have even acknowledged your presence. Just fished on top of you. I had a tourney guy actually get his trolling motor in my line because he was fishing so close. I was anchored when he pulled up. He squeezed between me and the bank I was obviously fishing and kept on going. When he had to lift his motor for my line he said "It's a big @#$%ing lake." Of course I replied and he kept on going after intentionally ruining the spot for me. This is why I bought the kayak and started pond fishing. 1
Super User the reel ess Posted July 13, 2015 Super User Posted July 13, 2015 While it may be close if i can't cast and hit them, I generally think it is ok, albeit kind of annoying as I work my way down a shoreline or piece of structure. Another thing you could have gleaned from the experience is why was he sitting in that one spot for thirty minutes? I would have probably hung out and watched him fish for a while and then as soon as he was gone i would head to his spot and see why he was there. I used to have a spot like that on a local lake that would produce several times a day. You could exhaust it with a worm, then switch to a crankbait and do it again. You could return in the evening and repeat. On tourney days there would be boats waiting in line to fish it. We called it "staging". I gave a friend a map with that spot and 2 others marked so he could use it for his club tourney. Next time I saw him I asked how he did. He won and never left that spot. He said he was afraid to because people kept stopping and watching him.
Nice_Bass Posted July 13, 2015 Posted July 13, 2015 I also want to comment on my own statement above- I only care about this on big lakes. That distance on lakes that are only a couple thousand acres or less it happens and 75 yards is going to happen...but on large bodies of water, it really bothers me.
Super User J Francho Posted July 13, 2015 Super User Posted July 13, 2015 Now I am not here to bash Chris Could have fooled me. Take it up with Chris next time. We're not a venue for this. 4
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