Well another factor is that most of the time wakeboarders are usually a crew of teens or guys in their early twenties.... Usually not a whole lot of consideration for others or respect found in those guys.

What you really have a problem with is stupid, inconsiderate people that happen to be wakeboarding. There are some smart, considerate people that wakeboard. I am a fisherman and do not wakeboard, however I have been irritated many more time by stupid, inconsiderate fishermen than all the wakeboarders on the lake.

The key to everyone having a good time on the lake is to be smart and considerate of the other person's rights. However, I know this is probably too much to ask these days.....

I used to Really hate them when I had my 15 ft. Basstracker! I think they try to see how close they can get to you. They don't care!

how bad do I hate wakeboarders?

Does the term 99 to life give you any ideas?

You should goto Caddo and see those cazy people ski and wakeboard down a river or creek. You litterly get water in your boat from there ski spray! I've got to where I don't goto certain places b/c of them.

Yeah, I fish the Brazos off of Tin Top quite a bit and it must be wakeborder heaven. You can't even get your boat on plane because of the monsterous wakes those boats put out. I try and avoid the open water from May to September. I thought I was safe on the river in January, wrong. There was an idiot bare footing in 50 degree water, I was laughing so hard because he was wearing a face mask because it was so cold outside. I decided if he loved it that much more power to him. But they really get on my nerves, so I stay in the stumps as much as possible.

You know guys I've had more problems lately with bass fishermen than I have ever had with wakeboarders or Sea-Doo's. I think we can be a lot more disrespectful at times than any Sea-Doo or wakeboarder. At least we only have to deal with them for the summer months and not all year! Just this past Sunday a fisherman cut within 25 yds. in front of me and on top of where I was fishing. The things that went through my head were not pleasant to say the least. This is starting to happen more and more now days. Guess people have forgotten what common courtesy is these days. The best one was out at Lake Gilmer a few weeks ago. I got in a cussing match with this guy because he cut us off once and someone else once then got withing a boat length of us and started fishing. To top it all off he had the nerve to ask if we were fishing a BASS tournament!!! Talk about wanting to jump in his boat and beat the living @#$% out of him!!! I'm getting worked up just thinking about it!!!

Yall need to understand there are jerk wakeboarders just like there are jerk bassboats. There is good in both groups.

The only thing that I think it is easy to forget in the wakeboard boat is that puppy throws a BIG wake, and it's dangerous to small craft...

I think alot of them would change there ways if they knew that they were washing waves over the front of smaller boats...

The problem is they are a bunch of kids that have no respect at all. Thier mommies and daddies buy them these huge boats and they dont care who they piss off. The fisherman are the ones with the right of way but no one knows that. Last year at grapevine I swear I could have hit one guy that just would weave in and out of the boats lined up on the dam. The whole thing about the wind is an excuse in my opinon. I have wake boarded in the middle of the lake in 5-10-15 mile an hour winds and it didnt effect me any. Its one thing to be the legal distance away but thats always ignored.

I rember on time last summer, I was fishing a HOT spot and wasnt about to be satisfied, when along came a wakeboard boat doing about wide open, about 30yds away. well i let him have it. Wraped that ol c-rig right around his monkey bars, you could tell they thought about turning around, but i guess they had an idea about what would have happed. And fishing out of a faded bass boat sure has its drawbacks when them 23foot jobs who think beacuse they buy a 30,000+ boat, think they are the **** an can fish however close they want, an expect you to move when they come. Now not everyone isnt like that, just a few. about the number of jet ski experiences ive had.

I hate them about as much as I hate jet skis, boats and skiers that run between me and the bank I am fishing...and the people who operate all of the above.

They are usually young punks with more horsepower than brains or common decency.

I don't care if the water is smoother by the dam or along the bank or not...if the fisherman is there first, the wakeboarders/skiers/jet skis should show some respect and decency and BACK OFF.

Looks like I opened a can of worms that maybe I should have left alone. Don't get me wrong, I love to ski and board anytime I get a chance. But the guys I encoutered seemed to be showing off. It almost looked like they were seeing just how close they could get to us on the bank and in the boat. That is what got me irritated. Lake Bohnam is almost unfishable during mid-day in the summer. I have had lots of problems there, but what can you do. Luckly most boarders and skiers are not on the whater early in the morning, and late in the evening, at least we still have those hours.

Not nearly as bad as I hate rude fisherman!

I caught me a driver of a ski boat a fews years back .He squealed like a little girl when that 1oz striper slab stuck in him!!! After he called me a few names they left and I never seen them again. I told him I was sorry I was just fishing!!!! And I wonder if he ever got that close to another fishing boat.

I must say that I agree with some of the previous statements made by other individuals. Don't get me wrong, I have had some issues with wakeboarders more times than I can count..Escpecially when I am fishing in a Marina, not to mention I am in a 9 foot pond prowler..They come through the marina at full speed. But, here is my point.. During the summer months, every dam, on every lake, is going to be full of pleasure boats. Now, wheter or not it is true that the water is nicer, they will be there. I have had many more issues with bass fisherman than I have had with sea doos.. I was fishing a tournament at Lewisville in my pond prowler (don't laugh please) as I was preceding to fish a boat house, a boat pulls one slip in front of me, yes you heard me correctly, one slip, therefore that is equivalent to about 10 feet.. He precedes to say "I didn't mean to cut you off" So not only does he cut me off, he basicaly lets me know that he is fully aware. Now my reaction, well, I didn't have one, I was sooo dumbfounded that I didn't even know what to do. Plus, that is the great thing about getting on the lake at 6a.m....NO PLEASURE BOATERS.