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 Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 06:05 AM
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fitter2259
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Kudo's to okie for recognizing the OP's issue was with him and coming on here and explaining his position on the matter. This sounds like nothing more than two boats that by coincidence found themselves fishing in the general location of one another on a fairly busy day, it happens.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 07:00 AM
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Even though Lewisville is a decent sized lake IMO it fishes small. Even smaller when the wind is blowing. My advice would be to confront the person respectfully and talk about it on the water vs coming on here and calling a person out. I've never really understood that. At the end of the day it's just fishing whether in a tourney or not. I can't say that I haven't ever been cut off before and sometimes especially Ina tourney it has ticked me off. Only once has it made me mad enough to confront someone and an hour later I felt bad haha. Because it's just fishing and I'll be danger if I am gonna allow someone else to ruin my day. I'd say the majority of the time a respectful conversation with a fellow angler goes well.... Oh and lastly if I were you, never EVER fish Fork, tourney or not! Ok back to watching Day 3 of the Classic...
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 10:55 AM
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What happens on the water stays on the water................
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 10:57 AM
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Happy Monday fellow Bass lovers! I am proposing this question to the forum because I just do not know where to stand on this. Here was the situation. I was fishing my usual spot on Lake Lewisville yesterday. I was with my Girlfriend whom is learning the love for Bassin'. With the tournament and a strong North Wind, I knew there would be more boats than usual. Here's the rub...This guy in a (ok, I will keep him anonymous, because I will give him the benefit of the doubt), not once, but THREE TIMES motored up to where I was fishing and started fishing right next to me. Ok, it may have been a little bit further away, but it was the stretch of water I was about to fish. Now, I understand that I do not own this spot, and I do not own the water, but I was taught by my Father and my Father's Father, to RESPECT a fisherman's spot, no matter what. My girlfriend even asked, "Why is that guy doing that?" She is just learning and noticed it seemed a little intrusive. We have all scene the animation with the two boats and the one guy throwing his lure at the other. Well, I really wanted to do that!! But I refrained and moved off to another spot. The thing that makes me so mad is I was motoring to a spot, and he fired up his boat on and followed me to it. So I just turned around and went to the opposite bank. Not but five minutes later, here he comes. I even saw him do it to other boats. Ok, long enough gripe and I am prepared for the backlash I am about to get, but was this guy in the right? Like my beautiful girlfriend said, people will do anything for money. That is the reason I quit fishing tournaments. Anywho, I am eager to see what ya'll think. Have a great Monday and good luck on you Fishing excursions this week!! 
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 11:11 AM
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Part of the issue here is that we all have such different perceptions of how much space should be "ours" on the water. I don't mind someone driving and fishing within 40-50 yards like Okie said he did. I'd probably wave and hope to see them catch a few. My dad doesn't want to see anybody within 200-300 yards of his boat. Any less than that and he thinks it's just rude kids that don't know anything about etiquette. You see the same differences of opinion here on the TFF all the time.
Just enjoy fishing and being outdoors and forget about the guys around you. That's the best possible outcome for you, and that's all you should really care about.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 11:16 AM
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OK....I have no beef with metalrush, whatsoever. I hope he has none with me, either. I have put myself in his place, again, and the only thing that I did that was sorta outta line was the first stop we made. I know he was fishing the point in the back and his boat was pointed in the direction as he was prob gonna fish the remainder 70 yards of bushes to the very back. I should have started behind his already fished water to get to the point instead of passing him and going to the very back. The 2nd occurrence was a non-issue because he didn't stop and the 3rd occurrence was a non-issue because we went completely away from him 70 yards and started fishing in the opposite direction. So, there it is. I was within any tournament rules and was prob scratching the surface on "fishing etiquette", at least in the first scenario only. Remember, I'm an Okie. I'm not perfect but strive to be as good as Texans! My comments about your GF's perfume and you being too sensitive, I take back. As certain posts state in this thread, I'm still redneck, even though I've been considered a nice guy at times. Not everybody knows me like they think they do, ha! Metalrush....if you ever want a beer, I'll be the first to buy ya one...... Good Lew fishin.....  Okie
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 11:29 AM
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I am the lowest of the low on the totem pole - I fish from the bank. When I fish on Ray Roberts, guys will pull in on the point I'm fishing fairly often. They pull right in, not trolling down the bank, and get close enough to have a conversation at a normal voice level - way closer than casting distance. I learned a long time ago that I can't control what these jackwagons do and, if I do let myself worry about them, it ruins my day at the lake. It's a public lake and I don't own the water or the land and some people are just going to do what they want. I usually talk to them about the lake conditions and whether they've had any luck etc. They usually fish a while and then move on. I get there around sunrise so I've already covered a lot of the water they fish so it's not a big deal to me. I just shake my head and wonder if they'd do the same if a guy in a boat was on the spot.
One of the more memorable times, it was before sunup so completely dark and a boat with a couple of guys pulled up and got ready to fish. I said "good morning" and it probably shocked them to hear a voice in the darkness. We talked a little and they apologized and moved on to their next spot. Good guys.
Life's too short and I don't go fishing to get mad.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 11:34 AM
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Just for a reference on the time frame, I'm currently 36 and, before last summer, hadn't fished since I was 16. Since I began last summer, I've seen a LOT of people, on boats and bank, do things I was always taught as a kid not to do. It seems like the general decline of etiquette and courtesy extends to fishing as well as other life situations.
Generally when a situation like this occurs, the best way to handle it is to politely inform the other person that what they are doing is rude. "Hey man, I don't know if you realize or not, but it's not very polite to follow people around and fish this close to them." "Excuse me sir, but it's not polite to stand so close to other people that your hips are touching."
If they respond with anything other than an apology and moving away, slap them in the face with a crankbait.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: PlanoTom]
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03/22/16 12:20 PM
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Last week I took my sons on a spring break fishing trip to visit my parents .They live on Toledo bend in a private subdivision. My Dad is disabled and has really bad balance and can't walk well on uneven ground, therefore he is scared to get in a boat for fear of falling down. I found some good fish stacked up the private shoreline and had been priming dad to go catch a few But he wasn't confident enough to go.So one of my boys stays with the grandparents while me and the other go fishing...we are on the water about thirty minutes when my dad and son come pulling up in the golf cart,with fishing poles sticking out of the bag rack. Dad pulls up to the bank sets up his chair and goes to fishing. He catches a bass really quick( he always could kick my but). He was probably there 10 minutes when a boat with two guys in it idles up about 15 or 20 yards of him and starts trolling back and forth and looking at a graph, then drop an anchor and start fishing right in front of him. I've never had a conflict on the water,and am a very easy going person but this wasn't gonna fly. I'm about 80 yards away and trolling in to take care of business and as I get closer I see dad make a cast and that big one ounce Carolina rig plops right I front of their boat. I didn't even get to them before they pulled anchor and were gone. I'll never understand some folks thinking. We had a great trip tho.
The driving force and secret desire of every bass fisherman, is to one day be a crappie fisherman............Could it be that the good Lord just smilies and looks the other way when a fisherman tells a lie?
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 12:36 PM
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I didn't realize when I was at a weigh in or registration that I was around such a mass number of tough guys....throwing slabs into people's boats, snagging their lines, slapping people with crankbaits, running at them with the trolling motor....tough guys.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
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03/22/16 12:37 PM
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I didn't realize when I was at a weigh in or registration that I was around such a mass number of tough guys....throwing slabs into people's boats, snagging their lines, slapping people with crankbaits, running at them with the trolling motor....tough guys.
No lie, I bet chuck Norris is scared of these guys lol.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: WillieKetchum]
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03/22/16 12:42 PM
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I didn't realize when I was at a weigh in or registration that I was around such a mass number of tough guys....throwing slabs into people's boats, snagging their lines, slapping people with crankbaits, running at them with the trolling motor....tough guys.
You're not....you're at a weigh in. Where the bad asses caught em good in practice. But the "_________"(insert weather related change) caused them to move off their spots. Haha. Fishing dudes are what we are.... The younger we are, the more bad [censored] we are at a keyboard turd slingin' contest.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 12:44 PM
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I like BEER!! 
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 12:50 PM
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I like fishing for fun and kinda wish tournaments would go away! People aren't nearly as rude when money isn't on the line!
See you on the lake and have a great day!
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Re: Tournament Etiquette - should I have said something?
[Re: metalruch1]
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03/22/16 12:51 PM
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Seems like just a misunderstanding.
You guys need to screen shot a map and diagram out where your respective boats where when these encounters went down.
Also, just for reference so we may judge who was right, we need an "X" on each spot yall caught a fish and also details on how it was caught.
That is truly the only way to settle this.
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