Wide open throttles are good in some cases, it's that half throttle'er that throws the biggest wake....I don't think you can name a person that fish for a certain species as any worst than another...there are stupid boat owners that fish for all species not to mention those good for nothing wake boats now I'll agree that most of those owners don't have a clue but at least they don't follow "tha bent poles"......

I don't believe it s crappie fisherman thing either I was watching a bass fishing competition on WFN and one bass fisherman did that to another and the first guy told him off they actually had to bleep out his comment . I never would have thought to see that on a bass fishing show but there it was . I was at White Rock once and it was so packed that I saw one guy actually go and squat between two other guys that were standing so he could sling shot his lure between them. I wish there were some way to educate them on the manners but I believe there will always be some that are all about "Me"

I think most of the time its where you fish that causes this. If you fish in the boat lanes the boats will be going faster and its the same with bridges, deep water in the dam area, in the spring it can be 2 feet of water. I don't fish for schooling fish so I don't have much trouble with this. But they have all ways been some that don't know how to get alone with people and my guess is they are the same way where they live. I fish some almost ever day and keep maybe 4-5 a week so fishing for large fish is the fun way, where I fish is the water most crappie fishermen past over.

I must be fishing on the wrong lake, haven't seen a crappie fisherman within a mile all winter but a time or two.

Bass fisherman can do no wrong. The lake was built for them and the jet skiers.

Some of you guys need to stay focused on the OP. This has absolutely nothing to do with Bass Fisherman. They have their issues, Nor does it have anything to do with how fast people drive their boats. Focus people. I was asking why do people that crappie fish feel they are somewhat intitled to bunch up real tight while fishing? Pretty simple question. At least for some anyways.

Fork in winter is like Mardi Gras. I wouldn't compare the boat show there this time of year to crappie fisherman in general. If you don't want people around you toss an orange bouy out about 100yds from you and watch it attract boats like moths to a porch light. That's what I do if I fish Fork in winter and don't want people on top of me.

I like your way of thinking slew

Because crappie fisherman are laid back and easy going......

I don't think crappie fishermen have a monopoly on rude and unsportsman like behavior.

That's like saying all Americans are fat and lazy. There are rude people everywhere. I was fishing a brush pile this summer and hooked a nine pound bass on a perch rod , While I was landing it, an old fart in a bass boat moved in and started casting and marking my spot on his machine. All the wile asking me how I got it hooked and landed with my perch hook and line.

Some people are just rude and impolite. No fishing style has a monopoly on rudness.

If we are fishing vertically, sometimes we get used to fishing in close quarters. The 155 Palestine bridge can get so crowded in the winter that everyone is close to someone else. With that in mind, on my only trip to Palestine this fall, I pulled up to a row of bridge pilings on the opposite side of where another boat was fishing. He cut through the middle of the pilings to cut me off, and proceeded to cuss me up one side and down the other. I just moved on. Most of us crappie fishermen don't mind someone close, but some are like you, and get all kinds of upset about it.

I would say that crappie fishermen fish closer together because they drop straight down vs a 70 yard radius. Bass guys will fish just as close to each other but take in account of the casting distance.

Rude is rude, sorta tha same subjects op.....