11-04-2016, 01:03 PM
[#0000FF]There is a wide variety of "types" out there and a wide variety of attitudes. It would seem that some folks just ain't been brung up right and do unsportsmanlike stuff without a clue. Others know dang well what they are doing and just keep on keepin' on to see how much they can get away with...or just don't care.
There also seems to be a "double standard". Some folks will crowd in and stand on your left boot while drilling a new hole right next to the one you are fishing in. And these same folks will scream like wounded eagles if they think you are going to set up within a hundred yards of them.
Probably the worst (in my opinion) is getting set up in your fave spot...and the fish are in and biting. Then some large group...with kids and dogs...sees you on the ice and heads right for you. The whole &#$@ lake and they wanna "bless" you with their company. After all their noisy drilling and stomping scares the fish away...and your sonar goes blank...the kids are screaming and running through your setup and the dogs are munching your lunch, bait and iced fish...and getting tangled in your lines. Even worse, when you "diplomatically" suggest to the "adults" that they might be crowding you a bit they get all hostile and growl something about "You don't own the lake." As if they did.
There are obnoxious slobs in all sports. But there are plenty of decent, considerate sportsmanlike folks too. If we practice being the latter and try to educate the former that's the best we can do. That and carry an AK-47.
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There also seems to be a "double standard". Some folks will crowd in and stand on your left boot while drilling a new hole right next to the one you are fishing in. And these same folks will scream like wounded eagles if they think you are going to set up within a hundred yards of them.
Probably the worst (in my opinion) is getting set up in your fave spot...and the fish are in and biting. Then some large group...with kids and dogs...sees you on the ice and heads right for you. The whole &#$@ lake and they wanna "bless" you with their company. After all their noisy drilling and stomping scares the fish away...and your sonar goes blank...the kids are screaming and running through your setup and the dogs are munching your lunch, bait and iced fish...and getting tangled in your lines. Even worse, when you "diplomatically" suggest to the "adults" that they might be crowding you a bit they get all hostile and growl something about "You don't own the lake." As if they did.
There are obnoxious slobs in all sports. But there are plenty of decent, considerate sportsmanlike folks too. If we practice being the latter and try to educate the former that's the best we can do. That and carry an AK-47.
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