I went fishing at lake bryan this afternoon, and I was bank fishing from the damn. As soon as I got there a couple of guys decided that they needed to wakeboard the entire length of the damn no farther out than 20 yards from me. They even pushed a guy in a boat out of the area. Do this people not have any respect for anybody else, and to top it off, the entire lake was pretty much empty. If only I had a big heavy weight.

People are ignorant when it comes to manners. Maybe it was their upbringing or lack there of. I get mad sometimes over people getting to close to me in their boat or c-doo. But alas it will happen again and worrying is only hurtful to me. Try to overlook their stupidity and it will help you in the longrun.

At least you don't have stupid drunks too worry about. Sometimes I feel like beatin the **** out of them. They can get pretty scarry around ya and they don't even care.

Sounds like a welcome to Cypress Springs beginning after Memorial Day.

lol.. anytime I hear wakeboarders.. CYpress Springs is the first that comes to mind!! Theres no word to describe the feeling of when you are sittin on a good brushpile and they start buzzing you!!

well said

They are lucky there are laws against what I would like to do to them....sometimes I wonder if they are the same stupid _sses I deal with in traffic everyday...I am to the conclusion that yes they are....

my favorite is either grapevine or lewisville! I usually keep a old rod rigged with a 1 ounce slab minus the treble hook. i try to bounce it off the seadoo or the boat. I will let them make several passes and then I will make one comment. they ignore me and then FLING there goes the slab. they called the game warden once and the game warden asked them first what did they do? their response game warden told them to pound sand. whipping out the badge helps too

Actually, I used to love to slalom ski when I was a kid. We almost alway's went by the dam. The dam has some of the smoothest water on the lake, especially if the wind is coming out of that direction.

Not only that, but the wake that washes up against the bank, cancels itself out very quick, so the water smooths out faster there also.

It's common to Wakeboard by the dam for this very reason. So, you are just a nuisance to them as they are too you. They are probably thinking, jeez this guy's got the whole lake to go fishing, why does he have to fish in the best skiing water?

Put yourself's in the other guys shoes for a sec guys. I see this topic come up every summer, so this is just a chance to point out the other side of things.

I still love waterskiing and wakeboarding, moreso wakeboarding these days. Not trying to be argumentative, just giving a different perspective.

Yeah, some of em' are jerks, but not all.

Good points joefishin! I like to ski as well as fish, well as I get older not as much skiing, but the dam is a common place for the best skiing. Guess that's why I like to fish in the timber. Any skiers or jet skis in there will be fun to watch.

They should be outlawed!! I was hoping it was just a fad and they would be gone but it doesnt seem like they are going away. Kind of like rap music!!!!

Okay Mr. Joe the wakeboarder. If you want to wakeboard put some wheels on it and go to Wally world's parking lot. Weeeee all know that the water was intended for fishing only. Duh huh! Just kidding of course. There is a strange law in Alabama that if your fishing from the bank and a boat gets in your lines it is your tough luck. Course there is a lot of strange things in Alabama. They have problems with the sitution if you get married in Alabama and move to Georgia and get a divorce are you still brother and sister. Have fun--

Still, they should have respected that he was out there first.

That is what 6 ounce weights are for. You can get some good distance out of them.

If they get too close or repetitive I just take out my camera and snap pictures...I have found at first they will show off...and eventually I guess they wonder what the pics are for...and then go away...