It's a Big Lake!! Back Off!!!

Some of you are lucky enough to have big fast boats, most of us are not so privileged.
 
Your large pocket book does not make up for small gentals or a complete lack of skill. Running your 300hp prized toy up to - and parking next to fisherman in waders (or other boats) will not help you catch any more fish.
 
First of all, no wake means NO WAKE!!! If you wanna drive like an ****hole do it where it won't bother anyone else. Secondly, if I can cast into your boat you are WAY too close. There are plenty of fish all over every inch of this big beautiful lake/bay, show some respect and find your own little hole.
 
Within fifteen minutes of being in the water this morning I had three of you coc$suc*ers in my face casting directly to my lure. One guy was so ignorant he nearly hit both of the other boats!!! None of you caught a **** thing. The entire bay is like glass and full of fat hungry bass, what could possibly be the attaction of crowding the guy who is limited to a few hundred yards of shorline?
 
Those of you who know better, sorry for the rant.

So does a 2oz. sinker up-side the head.  No hook, of course, just lead.

Okay.  I see your point.  I guess you might just have to think of it as a bigger version of The Stop Sign Hole in October. 


...then again, a Daredevil in the cheek might back them off a bit.

Wilber,  I was at the lake and I could not believe the disrespect that these guys had.  It was the first time that I was ever there and was amazed how close people were coming to my boat.  I have a really fast bass boat but never got over 30 mph, there was just too many people there.  You guys know who you are, lets slow down and not ruin someones day.

ORIGINAL: T.T.

Okay.  I see your point.  I guess you might just have to think of it as a bigger version of The Stop Sign Hole in October. 


...then again, a Daredevil in the cheek might back them off a bit.

 
I prefer the Zara Spook, it gets the point across quite nicely, and it comes in lots of different kelers
 
 
 
 

ORIGINAL: The Ref

Heres a good one I was plugging for musky this morning on Conneaut and had these 2 clowns motor rite up to me and asked me if I could see any bluegills in the weeds with my glasses on. I almost **** when this clown said that, I just shook my head and thanked them for screwing up the spot.

Tim

 
I agree, I hate those who go onto Conneaut with those things and go right past you when they have the whole lake, but feel the erge to come within 20 yards of you. I think the should change that speed limit. Also since the weeds are bad there, the people on the water skis chop them all up so it's almost impossible to fish there.

"When leaving and walking past them they said nothing. Good thing because I would have told them about the gas they would have saved leaving the boat at home."
 
why were you waiting for them to say something. why didnt you say something to them.
 
doubt they cared about the gas. if youre fishing raccoon, chances are you live close, as people normally do not go out of their way to fish it.
 
it seems everywhere you go and everything you do, there's always somebody out to get you or peeing you off. such heartache.

Wilber, IMO, sounds like you had good cause for being P.O'd. 
 
When it comes to Erie, I'm an open (ussually deep) water fisherman. I go out of my way to stay well clear of other fisherman. Not just because I don't want my own lines fouled, but I try to bend over backwards to show respect and courtesy to others. I think there are alot of other individuals that are that way too. Unfortunately, there are always some rude, inconsiderate, and when it comes to water / boating, dangerous folks out there. It's a shame, but I guess it's just a fact of life.
 
One time I was about 14 miles out from Geneva-on-the-lake, Ohio trolling for walleye. It was about mid-day. Some crew of bozos in a red and white Thompson come motoring along at about 25 mph and go within about 2 ft of my planer board. All that open water, but yet they gotta buzz my board. Another time, in a 50 ft visibility fog, an Erie, PA charter boat almost runs us up the stern as he's traveling at near WOT. He literally was no more than 2 seconds away from running us over before he cut his wheel so hard that I could see his keel from bow to stern. And without any appology, he cowarded into the fog. That was in '96. Within the next year or two, I saw an ad for his charter service in the back of the PA fishing regs book. By the way, I was traveling at about 3 to 5 mph at the time, heading back to the dock. That same day, there were bass boats in the not too far off distance running WOT. Again, the visibility was about 50 ft. I'll never forget that day. Two years ago, I was on a charter anchored off of Hilton Head, fishing for Tarpon. This huge yacht comes motoring along at a fast cruising speed, within 20 ft of us. I couldn't believe my eyes. Up until the last minute, I thought he was going to ram us. The captain threw an egg sinker at the boat and hit it. I generally don't condone that type of thing, but in this case, I thought it was totally appropriate. I was just hoping the guy in the yacht wasn't going to turn around and run us over.
 
 
 

I actually had a fellow tell me at the boat ramp on Lake Chautauqua not to drop a buoy if you hit an eye or they would beat me back to it..

another reason walleye fishing offshore is great....nobody in waders....

A boat has same rights to any area as you do in waders...however courtesy and safety should ALWAYS be 1st by both anglers...
 
Boating is just like driving your car...not everyone else on the road is as cautious as you are...you must be alert and ready to act at any moment.  I am sure all of us have our share of acts of events that have happened to us on the big lake due to someone being ignorant to other boaters as well as their own well being... 

there was a post a year or 2 ago by a fella that would rig a rod and reel up with only a large wooden bobber. when boaters would get too close he claimed he would cast the bobber out and in front of their boat to tangle the line in the motor.

my mistake. good call on the no tourney due to closed bass season.

my mistake again. i hope i word this right. you can fish for bass, however, you cannot keep more than 1 bass and the fish must be over 20".
 
might make for an interesting trophy tourney. each boat weighs one fish. are you allowed to cull fish right now?

thanx for stating what alot of wish wo would!

Although you are permitted to keep 1 20 inch bass now, tournaments are NOT permitted during this time.
 
PAFBC does not even allow "paper" tournaments during closed season.....