For the Bank fisherman: What "pushes" your buttons while fishing?

[sbhall]

On 8/19/2020 at 7:43 AM, NYWayfarer said:

Had this happen the other day. The owner was throwing some kind of chew toy for his dog to retrieve. It was time to move on as nothing is going to bite with that going on.

 

I will add unleashed dogs to the list. Especially on a public walking trail. No matter how early you are out there still might be people about. I was coming on to a trail from the waters edge and walked right up to a unleashed dog yesterday. She started growling at me. Owner walked up and said "She's friendly, it's the fishing poles she is reacting to." I never said a word just waited for them to pass so as not to provoke the dog and then moved on.

That happened to me recently. The dog growled and ran toward me. The owner pulled him back. He should be glad he did because I was carrying that day. 

[Sam]

45 minutes ago, sbhall said:

That happened to me recently. The dog growled and ran toward me. The owner pulled him back. He should be glad he did because I was carrying that day. 

Wow!

 

But it is better than having either a War Eagle or a Fighting Tiger run towards you. ?

 

P.S.  Welcome to the Forum. We have fun during football season and we are glad to have another SEC guy with us. Geaux Tigers!

[Sphynx]

Had a bunch of broken Corona bottles and caps, mission tortillas bags, tecate cans and other signs of a party themed after the obvious theme, including a bunch of cigarette butts and other less than hygienic items, plus piles of a heavy monofilament line and hooks, bumper got ripped off my rig yesterday afternoon so I had nothing more productive than to do a courtesy police call around my favorite fishing hole, but the next time I see a party like this going on I will be insisting they clean up after themselves, and I know exactly who is responsible as I saw the party in progress. 

[kayaking_kev]

Watching a grown man catch a decent bass from a small public park pond and throw it on it up on the bank while he kept fishing. I thought he was going to take it home and eat it, (which bothers me enough being out of a small park pond) after about 30 min. in the hot Summer sun, he picks it up and walks over to his 3 friends and shows it off and puts it back on the ground for another 15 minutes+. After that, he all of sudden picks up after it's been out of the water and in the sun for at least 45 minutes and is surely dead, takes it over to the water and puts it back in. 

 

The best public pond to fish in the County is well on it way to being ruined in just one season. Not a lot of people even knew about it before this virus crap. Now everyone who finds it, tells everyone they know and they all tell everyone they know and now I've seen a few people fish it who keep the bass and this guy above who just kills them. I used to be able to catch double digits just about every time there, and the last time I was there I spent about 5 hours and didn't catch a single fish.

 

 

[schplurg]

On 8/19/2020 at 5:11 AM, J Francho said:

Former smokers are often sensitive to the smoke and the odor, even at long distances.

Not my fault someone decided to quit smoking! If you can't smoke when you're fishing, where can you? If you can smell it you're probably too close anyways.

 

"Careful with that cigarette, Dave, there could be ex-smokers on the lake somewhere"

 

I don't smoke.

[J Francho]

I don't care if you smoke outside or not.  It's a statement of fact is all.  Think of it like someone is grilling in the neighborhood.  It's the opposite of that.

[Hook2Jaw]

It annoys me when I try to hit a spot and one of you guys are already present, so then I have to fish with you next to me.

[schplurg]

On 8/21/2020 at 5:17 AM, J Francho said:

I don't care if you smoke outside or not.  It's a statement of fact is all.  Think of it like someone is grilling in the neighborhood.  It's the opposite of that.

My vegan friends would disagree  You just can't tell what is going to offend people sometimes.

 

 

[spaghetti_bassin]

While all litter is infuriating, I hate hate hate getting snagged on someone's leftover line while retrieving a bait.

[BrianMDTX]

1 hour ago, spaghetti_bassin said:

While all litter is infuriating, I hate hate hate getting snagged on someone's leftover line while retrieving a bait.

I’m sure I’m like most here. If I get a snag that’s not gonna release, I cut the line while holding the line to the lure, then pull it until the knot breaks. Then I’ll pull the line in and toss it when I get home (unless a trash can is near). Maybe those using straight 65# braid have difficulty with that. 

[spaghetti_bassin]

2 hours ago, BrianMDTX said:

I’m sure I’m like most here. If I get a snag that’s not gonna release, I cut the line while holding the line to the lure, then pull it until the knot breaks. Then I’ll pull the line in and toss it when I get home (unless a trash can is near). Maybe those using straight 65# braid have difficulty with that. 

Yessir, I'll usually wrap braid around my pliers or a stick if I have to.

[plawren53202]

On ‎8‎/‎20‎/‎2020 at 11:01 PM, kayaking_kev said:

Watching a grown man catch a decent bass from a small public park pond and throw it on it up on the bank while he kept fishing. I thought he was going to take it home and eat it, (which bothers me enough being out of a small park pond) after about 30 min. in the hot Summer sun, he picks it up and walks over to his 3 friends and shows it off and puts it back on the ground for another 15 minutes+. After that, he all of sudden picks up after it's been out of the water and in the sun for at least 45 minutes and is surely dead, takes it over to the water and puts it back in. 

 

The best public pond to fish in the County is well on it way to being ruined in just one season. Not a lot of people even knew about it before this virus crap. Now everyone who finds it, tells everyone they know and they all tell everyone they know and now I've seen a few people fish it who keep the bass and this guy above who just kills them. I used to be able to catch double digits just about every time there, and the last time I was there I spent about 5 hours and didn't catch a single fish.

 

 

I'm afraid that by the time Covid starts to wind down, there are going to be a lot of people with a pile of fishing junk in the corner of their garage, laughing about the time they "tried fishing" the same way that I laugh about my failed attempt at Rollerblading every time I see the pair gathering dust in my garage. But I didn't ruin anyone's Rollerblading path when I gave it a shot (and by some miracle didn't put anyone else or myself in the hospital LOL)...but I think a lot of public bank fishing water is going to take years to recover for exactly the kinds of reasons you are describing, plus litter and similar mistreatment. I see it nearly every day at my subdivision pond.

[Linewinder]

23 hours ago, spaghetti_bassin said:

While all litter is infuriating, I hate hate hate getting snagged on someone's leftover line while retrieving a bait.

That's how I got an UL Ugly Stik!

[schplurg]

On 8/20/2020 at 2:00 PM, sbhall said:

That happened to me recently. The dog growled and ran toward me. The owner pulled him back. He should be glad he did because I was carrying that day. 

Chihuahuas are a dangerous breed! If they were the size of a Great Dane they'd kill us all!

[Nelson Wormefeller]

Garbage, poachers, and especially people asking for me to give them the fish I caught. 

[Glaucus]

I have a couple more to add that have seemingly been a constant nuisance since my first post in this thread.

 

When random people come over and stand right next to me to have an unsolicited conversation. They're ruining my ability to cast.

 

When I'm fishing down a bank and people set up 15-30 yards from me, which happens to be exactly where I'm casting to and running my bait. They must think they're doing right and giving me space. They must also think everyone is casting straight out in front of them and letting a bobber sit for 15 minutes at a time. I feel like I would be smart enough to realize someone was running the bank and give adequate space.

[Glaucus]

On 8/21/2020 at 8:17 AM, J Francho said:

I don't care if you smoke outside or not.  It's a statement of fact is all.  Think of it like someone is grilling in the neighborhood.  It's the opposite of that.

Smoking really is abominable. Other than the obvious horrible effects on health, it really does smell THAT bad even from a large distance. The smokers are immune to the smell but everyone else around is disgusted. It's horrible. And I've never known a single smoker who doesn't just toss their butts wherever when they're outside. I'm not saying our BR smokers are the same, but I've never known one. It's disgusting hitting the water and seeing butts all over the ground and in the water just floating and waiting for a fish to inhale it. Then of course there's everywhere else too. Most annoying of all and what makes someone a truly awful person is littering playgrounds with them. All of my kids when they were little have picked them up. That's disgusting.

[MN Fisher]

3 minutes ago, Glaucus said:

Other than the obvious horrible effects on health

You can say the same about alcohol, but I don't see it being banned in public places.

 

Been smoking for 50 years - last cardio-stress test was mid-line normal...for someone 10-12 years YOUNGER than me. It all depends on genetics...most are hit hard by it, but some of us are apparently immune.

1 minute ago, Glaucus said:

I'm not saying our BR smokers are the same, but I've never known one.

(Raises his hand) I do smoke on the water, but I have an empty pop-can half-filled with water in the cup-holder of my canoe...that's my ashtray. When I'm shore fishing - one of the small pockets of my cargo-pants gets the field-stripped butt - pocket gets emptied when I get home.

[Glaucus]

2 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

You can say the same about alcohol, but I don't see it being banned in public places.

 

Been smoking for 50 years - last cardio-stress test was mid-line normal...for someone 10-12 years YOUNGER than me. It all depends on genetics...most are hit hard by it, but some of us are apparently immune.

(Raises his hand) I do smoke on the water, but I have an empty pop-can half-filled with water in the cup-holder of my canoe...that's my ashtray. When I'm shore fishing - one of the small pockets of my cargo-pants gets the field-stripped butt - pocket gets emptied when I get home.

I'm glad you're in good health and thank you for being mindful of your butts.

[TnRiver46]

21 hours ago, Glaucus said:

Smoking really is abominable. Other than the obvious horrible effects on health, it really does smell THAT bad even from a large distance. The smokers are immune to the smell but everyone else around is disgusted. It's horrible. And I've never known a single smoker who doesn't just toss their butts wherever when they're outside. I'm not saying our BR smokers are the same, but I've never known one. It's disgusting hitting the water and seeing butts all over the ground and in the water just floating and waiting for a fish to inhale it. Then of course there's everywhere else too. Most annoying of all and what makes someone a truly awful person is littering playgrounds with them. All of my kids when they were little have picked them up. That's disgusting.

I don't even smoke and im offended by this post. The world is full of different folks, gotta learn to live with them all. More love is the answer, it comes back around 

[Glaucus]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I don't even smoke and im offended by this post. The world is full of different folks, gotta learn to live with them all. More love is the answer, it comes back around 

It's no different than anyone else who destroys the environment around them. Littering is terrible every time. Littering on top of stinking everyone else out is rude. Littering playgrounds and having kids pick up your trash and put it in their mouth is shameful. If you're going to smoke, step away from others and do like @MN Fisher and be mindful of your butts.

[TnRiver46]

51 minutes ago, Glaucus said:

It's no different than anyone else who destroys the environment around them. Littering is terrible every time. Littering on top of stinking everyone else out is rude. Littering playgrounds and having kids pick up your trash and put it in their mouth is shameful. If you're going to smoke, step away from others and do like @MN Fisher and be mindful of your butts.

 I have several smoker friends that wouldn't dream of tossing their butts. In fact as a group, I would say they are the most environmentally friendly of my friends. They even pay extra for the all natural tobacco 

[soflabasser]

Smoking is disgusting. I will never invite someone that will smoke next to me while fishing.

[schplurg]

^^ I guess for me it depends on what they're smokin  

[Rico’s Roughnecks]

1. This is 100 % jealousy, haha!  Boat anglers: even if I don’t see them, or I’m on a body of water that can’t support them, I know they’re out there.  Probably catching more fish, too.

 

2. Thinking about golf course ponds while fishing the public park.  Why the heck do you stock them if you don’t want people fishing them? You can take your 10+ pounders.  I didn’t want them anyway!

 

3. Urban fishing spots: They’re littered, they smell bad, they’re overly fished, I’m afraid to touch the water because I don’t want to lose my hand/life. But, I go back because I caught that one bass 3 years ago, so I know they’re in there.

 

4. Beautiful, sunny, summer days.  Why did I even bother fishing?  It’s so nice out, but instead of enjoying it, it’s hot, I’m drenched, I’m low on drinking water, and not one of these

fish want this dumb stick bait.

 

Humor aside, not being at work is a win.