What To Do When Someone Steals Your Spot?

[Sam]

Lfunk, when growing up in New Orleans we fished the Audubon Park Lagoon.

If someone took one of our favorite spots we would take our sling shots and launch cherry bombs into the water in front of them.

It worked.

We would then have to run home to hide and wait for the police to go away if they showed up.

It was great being a vandal when growing up!!!!

[MuffinMan]

Bring a gator with your and leave it leashed near your fishing area

Haha great idea! Eat a burrito and let it rip! they are sure to leave then!

[brushhoggin]

take off all your clothes and start fishing naked like everything is normal, they'll leave... works every time. obviously it's not illegal to fish on top of other fishermen, but it's kinda like the bro code. its not illegal to date a good friend's ex, but it violates the bro code. we'd all like to think it should just be understood. however, are you sure that when you went to your truck, that they didn't move in on your spot cause they thought you were leaving? jusayin'

[tate]

Ya know we all enjoy the relaxation we get from fishing so I try not to let the knuckleheads bug me. A couple weeks ago we are on a 500+ acre lake .... my wife and I are fishing from our boat casting to a very close shoreline probably 30-40' out. Along comes six kayaker's, four go around behind us but two continue right through where we were casting and ran right over my line and lure. He could clearly see us casting but that didn't matter to him. So refusing to get mad and perhaps cast a giant triple treble hook lure his way and maybe catch the stupid hat he had on I said to him in a nice way "that I can't believe you are actually going through right in front of where we are casting" he looked at me with some confused look. I told him that if I were under way that I would have extended him the courtesy and made sure I slowed to a point of no wake and suggested that perhaps he should extend courtesy to the other folks sharing the lake with him. Complete knucklehead. Is there a "fishermen's etiquette" for this kind of stuff?

[Mottfia]

Alpster is definitely right about this one. If only for the kids it would be a great benefit and would save yourself from being upset all day over a small fishing hole. remember that day will probably be just another fishing day for you but could be a one of the best days of that kids life.

Mottfia

[J Francho]

I fish some very crowded river banks for trout in the winter. It's bad form to edge in on someone that was obviously staked out on a spot. The notion that you don't own the lake, and anyone can fish that spot is silly. Imagine if we drove on the freeway like that? Some guys don't know this, and the fact that he had kids with him was an opportunity to politely educate him. After that, I'd invite him and his boys over and spread them out a bit, and try to put them on some fish. When you correct someone, you have to make a positive experience, otherwise they won't listen.

[lfunk11]

all good thoughts. I like the idea of chucking cherry bombs where they are - at least they might get their load of fish

[Catt]

On 8/6/2011 at 10:48 AM, Alpster said:

Show them how you caught your fish and share your baits. You not only get to go back to fishing your spot, but you are a hero to the whole family.

Ronnie

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[Midnight Splash2]

Chooot Em Lizbeth!!! Chooot Em!!!

[Eriewormer]

I would go to the exact spot they were fishing before taking yours. Then Lord willing show em its not the spot that was the problem.

[Ratherbfishing]

Unless you leave some property where you are (tacklebox, jacket, etc) and inform them that you'll be right back, they can't know your intention of returning. If you do these things, and they invade it anyway, I think it's fair to confront them. No child is too young to witness their folks being reproached-assuming, again, that it's done appropriately.

[Bigtimezonafan]

Fight their whole family. It's really only the logical thing to do.

definitely

[MuffinMan]

haha funniest thing ive heard in days