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How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5607
03/01/06 10:48 PM
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russb
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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.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5608
03/01/06 10:56 PM
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Mibass®
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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.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5609
03/01/06 11:11 PM
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cman
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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.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5610
03/01/06 11:43 PM
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Jason Moore (OldSchool)
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Sounds like a welcome to Cypress Springs beginning after Memorial Day.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5611
03/01/06 11:45 PM
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SkeeterRonnie
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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!!
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5612
03/01/06 11:56 PM
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senko9S
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Originally posted by Mibass: 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. well said
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5613
03/02/06 12:38 AM
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Bigg Un
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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....
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5614
03/02/06 03:06 AM
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Mike Keenan
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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
R.I.P. Mike "pappy" "broken rod" Green born 07-16-62 on to better fishing 06-10-08. www.basscat.com
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5615
03/02/06 03:30 AM
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Joefishin
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Originally posted by russb: 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. 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.
http://www.denalirods.com �Some men fish all their lives without knowing it is not really the fish they are after.� -Henry David Thoreau
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5616
03/02/06 04:10 AM
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Lobo69
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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.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5617
03/02/06 06:00 AM
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hvtexskeeter
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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!!!!
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5618
03/02/06 11:37 AM
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Mibass®
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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--
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5619
03/02/06 12:08 PM
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ryndel
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Originally posted by joefishin: 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. Still, they should have respected that he was out there first.
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5620
03/02/06 12:17 PM
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David Lee
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That is what 6 ounce weights are for. You can get some good distance out of them.
Yes I did admit defeat. Good job back to back champion
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Re: How bad do you hate wakeboarders
#5621
03/02/06 12:19 PM
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John175☮
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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...
Ecclesiastes 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but the heart of the fool to the left.
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