I would get upset if my trolling motor caught their lines. That could be expensive to me.

I agree that all fishermen should be grown up enough to show some manners and respect other fishermen. And the person who starts fishing a spot first should be allowed to fish that spot without other fishermen intruding.

At Joe Pool Marina the fishing barge is across from my slip dock. There are signs on the fishing barge not to cast from that side of the barge. Yet barge fishermen cast from that side all the time, which can cause problems when a boat tries to get into their slip or to the marina gas pump.

I'm fortunate to have an end slip so it does not impact me much. But I often seen problems with boats tangling lines trying to get in. And yes, those on the barge whose lines are tangled often get mad.

It doesn't matter to them that they are disobeying the barge rules by casting floats across that space. Some people believe that their desires are the only ones that matters and they should be allowed to do anything they want to do, regardless of how their actions impact on other people. A thief is a prime example of this.

If we would all just start showing other people the respect that we want them to show us these problems would not exist.

Many of those among us are simply not gifted with either common sense or common courtsey, you can find it in fishing and every other aspect of life......:-(((