I was tied up to this tree and a boat came and tied to the same tree but on the other side. Well the fish was only bitting on my side. Well I was by myself that day and after I had pull in several nice fish one of the guys in the other boat ask if he could climb over into my boat and fish Well I was surprised at the request and I just act like I didn't hear him and caught another nice Crappie. After the fish quit bitting I left and later when I came back by there they where sitting in the spot that I was fishing in. People you got to love them or forgive them. The right thing to do is forgive them like Christ did for us.

Doug

I have had fishermen post up right next to me and fish. I am pretty much going to move because my wife ain't gonna tolerate me out on the lake fightin. I don't mind a little close quarters. It makes it easier to carry on a conversation. I don't know what I would do if they tied up to the same tree tho. Ain't that kinda like startin some stuff??
Onewolf

my other alternative is to pull the rear anchor and just swivel around...22 foot lenght makes for big circle

Maltov cocktail would get rid of them

Just kidding

I don't guess there is actually anything you can legally do other than what you did

I'm not harping on legal issues. I'm just harping on ethics.

Leaning post I just read your post I nearly fell out of my chair.Thats good stuff .I will have to use those.Darrell

Wish I was better at typing.... Got lots of stories to tell.

I got more Darrell, we got to fish together sometimes, Ive heard how crazy you are. haha LET ..ER EAT DANGIT!!! HAHA

I've had some non-english speaking Vietnamese people pull right up on me out in the middle of nowhere (it would seem to the casual observer) and try to tie TO MY BOAT. They learned a few choice english words and I suppose expressions are universal. They said a few words to each other like "goonie goo goo" or something and split.

"They learned a few choice english words and I suppose expressions are universal. They said a few words to each other like "goonie goo goo" or something and split."

Thats funny right there

This past Sunday when Ernest and I were fishing Lewisville, we were on our first spot of the morning, and catching a crappie on every cast. Several boats saw that and came over to our location, but kept their distance. Then one guy decided that he would use his trolling motor to set in the exact spot we were casting. After a few minutes I asked him if he minded if a jig landed in his boat. He just looked at me for a while, then he moved, but not far. Then another guy threw his anchor out and scopped back until his boat was banging up next to our buoy. I asked if he could move furhter off. He said the wind was pushing him next to us. I told him if he hadn't anchored so close in the first place, that wouldn't happen. Then he proceeded with a 'stare off', which I was glad to accommodate. He moved.

Some people just don't think.....and others are so stupid that they don't care.

been there, done that ! Iwhen they do that to me, I start doing stuff that gives them the idea that I might just be NUTS!
I yell alot,@ and even in day light i will hit them in the face with my spotlight,then i ask if they have a smoke,a beer ,a dought-nut,& hey ! u got a jig i can have, is your wife married,how tall is your dog,.You mind going to get burgers,
on,& on AND ON !
they get tired of all the [censored] & go where they can fish, instead
of hearing me run my mouth & talk,talk,talk. however i do like the jig in there boat thing,lets make it a 4oz.cat weight and 2 treble hooks.

That's down right funny. I'm going to have to try it. I'm good at running my mouth all nonsencically like. My father-in-law, who I usually fish with, was an MP for too long and runs a little tightly strung. Running off the encrouchers by acting like a nutball not only acomplishes the goal, but it would give Pops a pretty good laff too.

Guy is correct, they were all over us. The old guy in the pontoon must have a hearing problem because when I shot my 1/4 oz jig into the side panel on his boat he did'nt seem to notice. He may later notice the nice dent it made. (probably not)

The best part, not a single one of them caught a crappie while we were there. Presentation was critical and they didn't know what we were doing. (and I'm not telling)

But you should have seen the boat race when we left.

Dang EP, is the lake that crowded?
Everyone must know you two by your boat and follow you guys around the lake.
Maybe we can go in my boat next time and not draw a crowd!