Is touching boats too close?

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Was out wed for what may have been my last outing for the year only 2 boats in eye sight on the whole lake....until these clowns roll up.

It was ok til they seen me land a 4lbs smallie then it was game on.... I have never seen anything like it, the reason i stay off the river banks is to get my own space on the lake. These guys rushed over by the time i had the fish into the livewell and made my next cast i almost hit their boat. Then they proceed to position right off my bow.

 

Now i got the spot lock on so the boat does move a few feet and apparently that was all they needed to try and push me off the spot! next thing i know they are crashing into the front of my boat and the guy in back is looking at me like its my fault!. I snap and yelled "the whole F'n lake and you have to run into me? Really?"

 

As far as i know they never apologized unless it was in their own language because i never heard a word of ingresh out of them.

 

Here is a pic from my phone...wish I had have had the action cam rolling, I'm still kicking my own but for that lol

 

[Rizzo]

that is just nuts. I would fire up the boat and make all kinds of racket....like have an anchor launching competition with my buddies. If you can hit their boat with an anchor they are too close!

[chris.brock]

Yes, I'd say it's way too close, big water out there too. Looks like if you had to pee, you could pee over their transom.

 

Very rude, inconsiderate behavior on their part IMO.

[ecmilley]

thats ignorant for sure, seems like theat spring crappie attitude is spreading,

[Sinker]

I would have lost it. I had that happen once on rixe lake, and I thought my old man was going to kill them. If I wasnt running the boat, he would have ran right thru their boat lol.

 

You dont get more ignorant than that.

 

Total bull.

 

Makes me mad just looking at the pic!!!!

 

S.

[cram]

Very rude. They either have no dignity at all, or (more likely) just didn't know any better.

 

Its too had you didn't have a big musky bait to cast across their lines or off their boat a few times.

[DRIFTER_016]

Too bad you don't have any big fire crackers!!!

I would have tossed a couple of lit ones in their boat as I was leaving.

 

I brought some back from the states last year that are the size of D batteries!!!!

Lob a couple over the gunnels and watch the fun!!!

[misfish]

I would have lost it. I had that happen once on rixe lake, and I thought my old man was going to kill them. If I wasnt running the boat, he would have ran right thru their boat lol.

 

You dont get more ignorant than that.

 

Total bull.

 

Makes me mad just looking at the pic!!!!

 

S.

 

 

BACK IN THE DAY, THEY WOULD BE SWIMMING. Thats just total ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[Gnote]

Man i hate that, just reading it makes my blood boil. I also cant sit for too long after someone annexs my spot but i make sure to rev the piss outta the motor and drive around nice and close before i leave.

The only thing worse than a non-fishing boat ruining your current spot its a fishing boat because they should at least know better, at least they will by the time i leave.

Sorry about your luck bud.

Edited November 13, 2015 by Gallie

[mike rousseau]

Looks like time for doughnuts...

[chris.brock]

This thread is soon toast but,

 

Kawartha dam fishing a couple weeks ago, this guy was letting his float drift 30' to his right and right beside my vertical line, and I was there 1st. My blood was boiling, I exploded and yelled "if we get tangled I'm gonna be really pissed off!". Red faced, I look over the other side and see my Dad giggling.

[Freshtrax]

I'd loose it. I'd be casting over them.

[Dan668]

Lol. Thats terrible.

[Dusky]

Yup doughnut time... ensuring their lines are tangled somewhere in boat!

[leaf4]

I would fire up the boat and do circles around them... No need for being that close like what the hell, can't figure out anything for yourself you shouldn't be fishing

[Acountdeleted]

That's when you pull out the Muskie gear and see if you can pull one of them into the lake.

[spincast]

hmm, no pfds visible there,,,,

[DRIFTER_016]

If they did that to me they would be busy bailing out their boat.

That High-5 prop can move a lot of water, especially when tilted properly!!!

 

[FloatnFly]

time for some big egg sinkers, toss em across their bow.

 

had a guy this spring on the river let his line drift 100ft down to where i was fishing, after the 3rd time i waited, and then cast directly over his line, was going to reel it in and cut it off. i've never seen a float come in so quick lol

[jtracc]

Losers...

[BillM]

I gotta admit, I wouldn't have been able to control myself. I get mad enough with some of the hero drifters in the fall, I can't imagine this.

[LostAnotherOne]

Not something to get too worked up about. Not worth losing my temper. I would probably just tell them that "Do you really need to fish right beside me" and following that up by shot putting my anchoring into there boat followed by the suck it sign.

[Pigeontroller]

Wow...

[Fisherman]

A couple of 2 ounce sinkers would make quick work of the windshield.

[moxie]

A "Dick Supreme" move for sure. Last spring while trolling the mouth of the Napanee river a boat crossed our path forcing us to stop. Thats all the motivation i needed to cast my bottom bouncer rigged harness right across a couple of lines. I apologized and let him know id untangle it so he lets his line out and instead of untangleing it i just snipped the lure off and sent the limp line back. That Live Target Smelt looked brand new. Would have rather caught his prop and left a few yards of braid on it but the lure will have to suffice.