06-11-2012, 10:01 PM
How much room do you give other fishermen/women when you encounter them out on the water? Do you try engaging in polite conversation if you are close enough? What are your expectations of others while fishing?
I had an experience this past weekend that kinda bugged me. My son and I were in float tubes fishing the shore side of some bushes and trees. Up rolled an older gentleman with a teenage daughter/granddaughter, in an aluminum boat. They decided that they should fish right on the other side of the bush from us and make lots of noise by banging things around in the boat. They did not say a word, no "Hi, hows it going" nothing. I thought this to be very rude, as there weren't any other people fishing in this area and plenty of other structure to fish around.
My hope is, if enough people share their expectations, then many of the lurkers who read this will behave more politely when we encounter them at our favorite fishing spots.
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I had an experience this past weekend that kinda bugged me. My son and I were in float tubes fishing the shore side of some bushes and trees. Up rolled an older gentleman with a teenage daughter/granddaughter, in an aluminum boat. They decided that they should fish right on the other side of the bush from us and make lots of noise by banging things around in the boat. They did not say a word, no "Hi, hows it going" nothing. I thought this to be very rude, as there weren't any other people fishing in this area and plenty of other structure to fish around.
My hope is, if enough people share their expectations, then many of the lurkers who read this will behave more politely when we encounter them at our favorite fishing spots.
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