07-24-2009, 03:52 PM
[cool][#0000ff]Jet Skis and water skiers are bad enough. But some of the most unsportsmanlike conduct I have endured on the water has been from other anglers. A lot of them do not think float tubers are serious fishermen and do not deserve respect and consideration. I too have had tricked out bass boats maneuver right in on top of where I am casting. When I challenge them I usually get something like "Quit whining. You don't own the lake." Like they think they do because they have a more expensive ride.[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The camera thing helps me relieve stress, even if it does not always solve the problem. One of my favorite things to do is to take a picture of someone who is deliberately crowding me...sometimes only a rod length away. When they get huffy and ask why I am taking their picture I say something like "I am writing an article on inconsiderate %$#@& and I think I am going to use your picture as the focus picture for my article. Might even make the cover."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I were fishing on a lake down by Phoenix one day. We were the first ones on the lake and were catching some nice crappies and bass right off a little point. The first boat on the water was a big ski boat...and, you guessed it...he came right across the lake to where we were fishing and kept blowing by us at mach 3. He had the whole lake, but had to harass us. And, as water skiers seem to do, he dumped his skier almost right on top of us. I had enough and yelled at him to go ski someplace else and leave us alone. His reply was that he could ski wherever he wanted to and suggested that we fish back inside the swimmers area, buoyed off to prevent boats. My suggestion back to him was to go water ski on the freeway. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, there always seems to be an element that feels that just because they have a bigger and faster craft they can do whatever they want. They are like playground bullies. And, most of those folks are really nice people when they are off the lake and not in their high powered water craft...with a full load of "refreshments".[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]The camera thing helps me relieve stress, even if it does not always solve the problem. One of my favorite things to do is to take a picture of someone who is deliberately crowding me...sometimes only a rod length away. When they get huffy and ask why I am taking their picture I say something like "I am writing an article on inconsiderate %$#@& and I think I am going to use your picture as the focus picture for my article. Might even make the cover."[/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]TubeBabe and I were fishing on a lake down by Phoenix one day. We were the first ones on the lake and were catching some nice crappies and bass right off a little point. The first boat on the water was a big ski boat...and, you guessed it...he came right across the lake to where we were fishing and kept blowing by us at mach 3. He had the whole lake, but had to harass us. And, as water skiers seem to do, he dumped his skier almost right on top of us. I had enough and yelled at him to go ski someplace else and leave us alone. His reply was that he could ski wherever he wanted to and suggested that we fish back inside the swimmers area, buoyed off to prevent boats. My suggestion back to him was to go water ski on the freeway. [/#0000ff]
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[#0000ff]Sadly, there always seems to be an element that feels that just because they have a bigger and faster craft they can do whatever they want. They are like playground bullies. And, most of those folks are really nice people when they are off the lake and not in their high powered water craft...with a full load of "refreshments".[/#0000ff]
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