OhioFisherman Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 I used that type of markers on Lake Erie all the time, I was surprised at how many people tried to take them. Mine were homemade, and worked very well, I could drift a mile or more away from them and still see them using binoculars. I never messed with anyone's markers, but i had a better understanding of the intent? It does seem extreme to blow up on someone though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 sad sad deal. honest mistake I would say. I truly hope you had a goodday here on my home waters. as for jerks there seems to be more every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
netminder Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 If I found one that looked broken and abandoned I'd be liable to pick it up too. No one around, how would you know? That guy also over-reacted for sure. I'm sure it was a super valuable piece of equipment that could never have been replaced... I had a guy start cursing and swearing at me once in front of his own kids when I told them they just wandered into the middle of my baseball game (that we paid the city to rent the field). for whatever reason he had trouble grasping that concept until I started acting impatient with him. "come on guys, lets go! We want to finish before dark!" (there are no lights at this diamond). Everyone was standing watching them/us. Some people just don't grasp the concept of other people existing in the world... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostAnotherOne Posted August 10, 2015 Report Share Posted August 10, 2015 I would of told the guy "Thanks man. I caught a 50" musky right beside it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Treats others the way they treat you, either with a suite and tie, and you talk calmly to difuse the situation, or with the flannel lumber jack coat, and baggy jeans, and there hat turned backwards, then you lay right into them, if that doesnt work jump into there boat and clean house, Spoken like a true exterminator..lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I would of told the guy "Thanks man. I caught a 50" musky right beside it" If I was only that quick on my feet ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 sad sad deal. honest mistake I would say. I truly hope you had a goodday here on my home waters. as for jerks there seems to be more every year. Thanks! And i do like your home waters this indecent notwithstanding. Generally I've found the people in the area (other fishermen, the marina, etc) very pleasant and helpful. The old saying I don't agree with is "it takes all kinds...". I believe it should be changed to "we have all kinds"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod Caster Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 They over-reacted big time. All that over a marker?? ha! I don't have kids that age, so I'm not sure what I would have done in your situation, but my instinct right now would be to laugh at them, pass the marker to them and say... "sorry, but get over yourselves guys, seriously, bye" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcreekdad Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I see nothing wrong in what you did. People should not leave debris of any kind, whether temporary or not, in any body of water, or river. I pick up crap all the time.....how are you to know why it was left there? Obviously left by a boatload of jerks. If they were participating in a " tournament", it only reinforces my extreme dislike of these events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solopaddler Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 It wasn't unattended. The OP said most of the boats had left. Really? Not that I care one way or another but that's not what I read: "During the late afternoon, after most of the boats had left for the day, we were trolling along and found yellow floating marker. You know, the old school way of marking a location where you caught fish or mark stucture. I picked it out of the water and it was broken in the middle so I assumed that someone just left it there.. I decided to bring it aboard and dispose of it properly." By the sounds of things there were no other boats anywhere near this broken floating marker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 no, if most of the boats left. then not all the boats left just most hell, I had a guy pick up mine 75 ft way. i zipped over and he said it was illegal to use and he was taking it, I explained to him and the other guy that there would be blood if he didnt drop it turns out he thought it had many hooks on it , they used something like it in the ocean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KraTToR Posted August 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 (edited) Really? Not that I care one way or another but that's not what I read: "During the late afternoon, after most of the boats had left for the day, we were trolling along and found yellow floating marker. You know, the old school way of marking a location where you caught fish or mark stucture. I picked it out of the water and it was broken in the middle so I assumed that someone just left it there.. I decided to bring it aboard and dispose of it properly." By the sounds of things there were no other boats anywhere near this broken floating marker. Correct, there were no other boats any where near it. I would say 1/2 km away was the closest. If there was a boat 75 yds away I would have yelled at them or i'm sure they would have yelled at me! Edited August 11, 2015 by KraTToR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokercrafty Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Treats others the way they treat you, either with a suite and tie, and you talk calmly to difuse the situation, or with the flannel lumber jack coat, and baggy jeans, and there hat turned backwards, then you lay right into them, if that doesnt work jump into there boat and clean house, I would of told the guy "Thanks man. I caught a 50" musky right beside it" Lmao..... Well put! My opinion, it was an honest mistake, no obvious ill intent, they were just meatheads. There's tons of em around. As much as you should have blown a hole thru the bottom of their boat, and take off laughing, you did well, and fessed up. You obviously were the bigger man in this situation. Cheers! And well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAD Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 If you thought it was a marker then you should of left it alone butttttttttt since you didn't they are lucky it was you not me as I probably would of handled it tad differently, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAD Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Whenever I find myself in situations similar to that with my 10 and 7 year old watching, I am conscious of the fact that I am providing an example for my children by the way I react not the other peoples reaction. After the fact I review the incident with my kids explaining what I thought about what I did, the others reaction and why I chose to react the way I did. Respect this! But 'boy's close your eyes and cover your ears for a minute' is definitely in order here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I have GPS on my boat but sometimes like to mark a SHALLOW area with a marker because it's sometimes easier to relate to but they were wrong in the way they handled it. This is just one of the reasons I gave up all tournament fishing years ago. It's too serious and sucks the fun out of it and I was one of those sucking the fun out of it....now I REALLY enjoy fishing with the same partner as I fished tournaments with as he feels the same way. We laugh and have a good old time while even catching a fish or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outllaw Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 one final chuckle. years back on lscl. before gps we used jugs. when walleyes were runnin. thro2 jugs out . one with weight the other none. half of the armada followed the drifting one. honest truth.. more then one way ta skin a cat lmao. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rizzo Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 ....but more importantly...did you catch any muskies? Getting yelled at sure gets forgotten quickly if the youngster boated a brute (my apologies if you mentioned this already) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I would have had a hard time controlling my temper if that happened with my niece in the boat.. As for picking it up, you should have left it but I understand why you took it. Honest mistake, it happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manitoubass2 Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I would have had a hard time controlling my temper if that happened with my niece in the boat.. As for picking it up, you should have left it but I understand why you took it. Honest mistake, it happens. ^^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimsbylander Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 I'm sure if the OP thought for a second it was left on purpose he'd have left it. I was thinking the same thing as Mike B., I would never get that far away from a marker I dropped. Regardless, the meatheads in the other boat didn't have enough brain cells between the three of them to recognize an honest mistake and the fact there was a kid present. Live and learn. Forget about it, we're knee deep in morons these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Unfortunately I would have placed a 12 gauge flare right between his eyes and reloaded it, "who's next". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePa Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 When someone gives me a hard time I always end it with this - I asked the guy if I could borrow his hat - he usually stops yelling and looks at me kinda funny - then I tell him I want to take a dump in it - then I walk away - leaving him standing there looking kinda silly - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLINKER Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Reminds me of my bud's story, he launched his little boat while the guys ahead of him were fiddling with their gear and one of them wanted to fight him over it. He had the young lad so he was all apologetic and no way getting into a scrap. The guy says to his boy you should be ashamed of your dad he's a wimp and a coward. The kid says "I'm proud of my dad, Usually he'd beat you up and go to jail." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJQ Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 Not sure what I would have done pick it up or leave it... but I have no patience with crazy outbursts like that. Making the kid cry is inexcusable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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