old school 2d sonar marker buoys= bass

[gim]

6 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I would. Same as the boat or rods. You didn’t buy it, it’s not yours 

 

You're not the law nor do you enforce it though.

 

I would not pick up someone else's buoy marker either but I've had mine picked up and there wasn't a thing I could do about it knowing the rules on it.

[TnRiver46]

I saw this in Minnesota, don’t think it would still be there if it was free for the taking because somebody “dropped it in the water”

 

[gim]

I can't see the photo in IMG form.  I'll have to look later on my phone or just take your word for it.

[TnRiver46]

It’s a border patrol tricked out inflatable boat with twin mercs , tied up to a dock with nobody around. It sat there all day

 

and there was another one right next to it 

 

could’ve been my new ride! 

[gim]

The reasoning behind these marker buoys, deer stands, etc on public water or land is people essentially are telling others that "this is mine, stay off" or "stay away."  Which really inhibits the whole point of being public.

 

A local lake near me, one of the lake shore owners put out a ski slalom course in July.  The problem is that they put it right down the middle of the lake and the water is not theirs.  It was there for 2 days and then removed, presumably by the DNR or the local water patrol.  Hasn't been back since.

 

Leaving your boat on the dock is probably an extreme example and certainly a more extreme one if its the property of the US Coast Guard.  Maybe the word "unattended" is a better descriptive term that should be added to this conversation.

 

 

[scaleface]

I started out with 4 of the humminbird Buoys. Now I only have 2. Thats because I left them out to check out another spot and when I returned they were gone. Thats my fault. But if I were actively fishing near them,   that would be different. 

[GaryH]

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

The reasoning behind these marker buoys, deer stands, etc on public water or land is people essentially are telling others that "this is mine, stay off" or "stay away."  Which really inhibits the whole point of being public.

 

 

 

 

Wrong. The meaning behind this is that someone took the time and energy to find an area that they deem a good place to hunt or fish. They also paid for their tree stand and buoy not for someone else to use in case of the tree stand or to steal in the case of the buoy. If they want to hunt or fish in the area that’s perfectly acceptable because as you stated it’s public land. Still doesn’t make it ethical.

 

[gim]

Nevermind.  I went off the rails with this one.

 

[GaryH]

Still wrong.. a thief is a thief. So in your opinion someone could take your stand down  and keep it and their in the right. I’ve never hunted in Mn. But in Pa. You’d have problems with the owner and the police/ game warden. Stands on state property are allowed up till the end of the hunting season. We put our name, address, Ph. Number and hunting license number on the stand. We do have the right to protect our property. 
So someone takes the time to graph a lake and mark good spots and while still graphing he leaves the area a thief has the right to move in and steal his equipment. That’s ludicrous. Like @TnRiver46 said that must apply to your boat or truck or anything else you own. That’s like being kinda pregnant. As I stated before Stealing is Stealing. I hate thieves…

 

 

 

 

 

@scaleface sorry bud for getting off the topic of your post. I’m done. I apologize 👍

[scaleface]

16 minutes ago, GaryH said:

sorry bud for getting off the topic of your post. I’m done. I apologize 👍

I'm surprised a post from me actually made it to two pages.

[MAN]

Seems like decoying your marker buoys might potentially cause an innocent angler just cruising by with some unfortunate prop trouble out on the water? 

[Swamp Girl]

I dock my canoe at the end of a boardwalk. The boardwalk is not on my land. It's on a pond owned by the citizens of Maine. My dad thinks I should chain the canoe to the boardwalk. I told him that in Maine, every other camp has half a dozen unchained boats. 

 

"Why would they steal my old canoe when there are thousands of others?" I asked him.

[rgasr63]

19 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

I dock my canoe at the end of a boardwalk. The boardwalk is not on my land. It's on a pond owned by the citizens of Maine. My dad thinks I should chain the canoe to the boardwalk. I told him that in Maine, every other camp has half a dozen unchained boats. 

 

"Why would they steal my old canoe when there are thousands of others?" I asked him.

Here where I live the question would now be not why but when and /or who. We just don't let it be easy to take. It was not like that when I was young. My brother lost 3 4-wheelers out of his back yard. Padlocks and chains did not work. 

[GaryH]

33 minutes ago, ol'crickety said:

 

"Why would they steal my old canoe when there are thousands of others?" I asked him.

Because of the magic the ole stealth F22 has. 😁

[Swamp Girl]

4 minutes ago, rgasr63 said:

Here where I live the question would now be not why but when and /or who. We just don't let it be easy to take. It was not like that when I was young. My brother lost 3 4-wheelers out of his back yard. Padlocks and chains did not work. 

 

Every year, we're neck and neck with Vermont for least crime in the country.

 

1 minute ago, GaryH said:

Because of the magic the ole stealth F22 has. 😁

 

Ha! 

[GaryH]

1 minute ago, ol'crickety said:

 

Every year, we're neck and neck with Vermont for least crime in the country.

 

 

Ha! 

Don’t be modest. You’re one of the members I referred to in another post of relying on their instincts before my electronics. 

[Swamp Girl]

That's generous praise, Gary. Thank you. 

[Bankbeater]

Around here you don't need buoys.  You just look for the bobbers snagged on the brush piles.

[BucksBasser]

On 8/8/2024 at 8:48 AM, Tennessee Boy said:

Tell me about it.   The greatest fishing spot I have ever known required a precise cast with a few inches.  A limb pointed at the exact spot.  The tree was between two docks and was easy to find.  I caught about a dozen fish off that spot over time.  The fish always hit on the initial drop.  They were all over 4 pounds.  A tornado took out the tree, the docks, and all the houses in the area.  I couldn’t tell you within a half mile where that spot was.   I have no idea what was down there that held the fish.

 

I had something similar with a number of locations that I triangulated off shoreline trees.

The hurricane Sandy came along and wiped out the whole row.

To top it off they didn't fall in the water, which would have at least been some consolation.

[CountryboyinDC]

One of the more engaging threads I've read in a while.  @Team9nine "defensive" fishing is hilarious.  And if I ever get to fish Toledo Bend, I'm gonna tell the guide, "How about we fish those trotlines over there a bit?"

[Catt]

Just because it's public land/water does not give you the right to stand shoulder to shoulder with me! 

 

Down here its first come, first served. 

[Alex from GA]

We break up crackers and throw them in the water to attract birds.  Of course birds mean fish and fish mean fishermen.  Only works in the winter when the gulls are here.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[scaleface]

On 8/8/2024 at 9:15 AM, Team9nine said:

On my home lake back in the day, that would get removed upon being “discovered.” The weeknight tourney guys were pretty cutthroat - lol. Someone tried a little orange spray paint on bushes once - they got trimmed with clippers. Strategically placed boulders got moved 20-30 ft further down the bank. Brushpiles got hung with anchors and dragged off spots. The defensive strategies and head games played were as much a part of the competition as the catching 😎 Good times!

My markers tied to branches disappeared. One of them I didnt need but the other I did not relocate the brush-pile.  I'll find a different way to mark them.  They were not large and flashy  and most anglers would not see then but evidently someone took notice.