I dont know about you all, but skiers on the lake drive me absolutely crazy!! I think they should have to stick to restricted areas or something.

Case in point: Im fishing a tourny (for money) the other day. I have been casually going along an island of submerged sticks inside a small cove, for about an hour. I was halfway through my drift and just getting into prime area. However, from out of nowhere, skiers coming zooming end and run full spead right along the brush line that I was fishing. They thrashed the whole area and veared off from hitting me at the last second. I did not yell or scream, but shrugged at them in disgust. Then, the guy called me an A-hole.

I could not imagine doing that to someone and then cursing them out. That is ridiculous. I understand that fisherman do not own the water and that we should all share, but it is the skiers who have no respect for others. They would be peeded off if I zoomed by them while they were picking up a downed skier or doing menevuers, but have no problem zooming by us as we are trolling, almost knocking us off our boats with the wake.

Skiers have the whole lake to zoom around, yet they feel the need to come into some back water cove and ruin it for us. Im only asking for a little bit of undisturbed water.

In fact, fisherman should have more rights than anybody if you think about it. Why? Because we pay for all of these parks and recreational areas through the high cost of our licenses. Skiers dont pay for anything. They should have marked off boundries for sking purposes.

The reason that I feel this way is because I have had too many bad encounters with those who ski. I know that there are others out there that feel like I do. Im also a surfer, and we surfers would never let a jet skier come in and mess things up. If one did, there would be a pack of guys waiting for him on the beach.

a-friggin-greed

Lets combine fishing and hunting and declare open season on skiers.

Its like they are trying to show off to us, but dont realize that we dont care and that they are making us real mad.

I am just about at my witts end and someones going to get the "wrath"

here is one solution, an old garage sale rod and reel, 12lb test and a 1.5oz slab with sharp hooks. the rest is self explanatory. i stay off of lakes now a days that are skiable, but there was a time when i fished with those idiots. the first thing the warden asks is "how close"

teamron

the game warden at canyon told me a few years ago if they were within casting distance they were too close and could be reported. if you can hit them with a lure and they get pissed they can call the sherriff or warden but you will be in the right.

i only have a 15 footer and it gets swamped every time a ski boat comes close, and they think they have to run right next to you.

I keep a big zara spook tied on one of my rods in the sumer time for just such an occasion but I use 25lb test so I can get a good hook set.

I love skiers - they make good stinkbait when ripened

Its ridiculous that skiers are so rude that it gets to the point where we are talking about throwing sharp weighted objects at them.

You would think that there parents would have taught them better and that we could peacfully coexist. There is plenty of lake out there, unfortunatly, they dont use it and feel it necessary to come thrash around by us.

MeSkeeter, your right, they should have there own little area to zoom around inn. I feel just like you,we as fisherman and Hunters should have more rights than anyone, like you said we are the ones who pay for the lake. And we are the A-holes just cause we want fish in peace.

i hate skiiers, but i really hate them little pukes on their jet ski's

it also seems dangerous to be skiing where people are fishing, especially in timer. i was fishing on lake hubbard once when a skiier wiped out in the timer close to me...once i saw he wasn't seriously hurt, i quietly laughed to myself...sweet justice.

Ah, come on, it's not about the skiers as much as it is about the people themselves... You'll find a-holes in every segment of society.

(someone who loves to waterski)

There are good people and bad people in all sports. I wonder how the stories go on the skiers forums about us tournament fishermen?

When you hold hatred in your heart it turns more on you than anything else.

I was kidding They're too messy for stinkbait.



True, but it sure seems that alot of the chuckleheads in pleasure craft don't demonstrate considerate behavior. But then, fishermen in general aren't as considerate as they used to be either. It's the "all about me" syndrome!