It's not only the fish for money thing. It's when people get in competition mode and the best of people can get sucked up into it, not just bass fisherman. And not necessarily a true competitioin. Could be competition for a spot on the pier or below a dam. As already said, I have fished in places around people that make the worst of bass fishers look like angels.

If I come up on a dock that someone is fishing from. I either go around it or ask them if they mind if I fish it too. Courtesy!

I don't think it has anything to do with the type of fishing or boating that's being done. Sadly I think it just the way things have become on a Society level.

Same thing could be said for anything, try driving in Dallas and see how nice the general population is to ya!

I do think the locale has a little to do with it, Say fishing a lake around a large city or a further "remote" lake. I have noticed more courtesy extended at "less" populated area, us country folk even still wave at each other at times

I think it is there are more bass anglers than any other type of anglers so you will always get a bigger percentage of aholes than if it was only a few fishing for a certain type of fish. Generally most are good people, but there will always be an occasional jerk.

Spillway or dam fishing has become guerrilla fishing when the stripers are running. I have no problem cutting someone else's line who cast right next to me and tangled my line.

Wow, all good stuff here. IMO- it is common respect. First come first cast. Go around if occupied, whether it is a bank fisherman or a boat fisherman. Many times I've pulled up to "my spot" only to see a boater casting there. I usally wait till they move on before moving in. Many times , I catch fish right after they move! If it is "occupied" by a bank fisherman, I look for a different spot.I do agree though, bass fisherman have shown me no respect in the past. I'd have a big fancy rig blow in, move in front of me, cast a few times and then blow out. I just sit there and think to myself "really, your big rig makes you special". Just my 2 cents.

I cannot recall any problems.

If folks would just show a little common courtesy and respect each others space, we'd all be better off. My grandson and I fish a small lake (Lake Kirby) just south of town a lot because it's close and there's a jackhole that likes to come out in his old walk-through ski boat and run up and down the length of the dam at full speed while everyone's trying to fish on it. I've been tempted to put a .355 dia. hole in his boat but that won't do me any good except for short-term personal satisfaction. I've also has guys walk up to me while fishing and start throwing cast nets for shad right where I'm trying to fish.
I was raised to respect other people and not disturb another fisherman. Most lakes are big enough so everyone can fish their own spot even if it's not the one you want.

40 years ago in Jan the bucket crappie showed up at the Lake of the Pines spillway. Bucket crappie are the ones that span the diameter of a 5 gallon bucket, the rest got tossed back.The fishing was elbow to elbow but rarely did anyone get mad or cut lines or even lines get tangled. It was high fast water fished with sliprigs under bobbers. You timed your cast to float down withiout getting tangled with your neighbors. Even if you did get tangled you worked out the tangle without getting mad. It was a fun time to fish.

I rarely fish there anymore. For health reasons I have to fish from the upper level along the fence. The last few times I was there fishing either with a tight line or under a bobber I have had people (using that term loosely)crowd right up beside me when there was plenty of room elsewhere, even 10 feet away from me. Last year I had the whole upper area to myself. Not another soul fishing. So I was casting, covering a large area of water. 5 large loud ethnically and ethically challenged individuals decided to set up on either side of me mere elbow lenghts away and toss bobbers in the water and then let them just float down stream covering the area I was fishing. I could not cast in any direction without crossing or tangling their lines.I could not even reel a lure up right in front of me cause their lines had floated past me.
I just packed up and left although I fantasized about making turtle and catfish bait out of the lot of them. The world would be a better place with out them.

40 years ago in Jan the bucket crappie showed up at the Lake of the Pines spillway. Bucket crappie are the ones that span the diameter of a 5 gallon bucket, the rest got tossed back.The fishing was elbow to elbow but rarely did anyone get mad or cut lines or even lines get tangled. It was high fast water fished with slip rigs under bobbers. You timed your cast to float down without getting tangled with your neighbors. Even if you did get tangled you worked out the tangle without getting mad. It was a fun time to fish.

I rarely fish there anymore. For health reasons I have to fish from the upper level along the fence. The last few times I was there fishing either with a tight line or under a bobber I have had people (using that term loosely)crowd right up beside me when there was plenty of room elsewhere, even 10 feet away from me. Last year I had the whole upper area to myself. Not another soul fishing. So I was casting, covering a large area of water. 5 large, loud, ethnically and ethically challenged individuals decided to set up on either side of me mere elbow lenghths away and toss bobbers in the water and then let them just float down stream covering the area I was fishing. I could not cast in any direction without crossing or tangling their lines.I could not even reel a lure up right in front of me cause their lines had floated past me.
I just packed up and left although I fantasized about making turtle and catfish bait out of the lot of them. The world would be a better place with out them.

Why do most people who fish out of a boat think bankfishermen are always fishing about 20 ft off bank?I had one on joe pool hook my line and then i start pulling his boat toward the bank and then he cut his line.I was about 100 yds out.All bankfishermen dont use zebco 33's!!!!!!!

Ever do any combat salmon fishing///////Oh my...

HEY!!! Me and all my Cuzzins resemble that remark!!

Your observations are shared by many but it boils down to the "haves" and "have nots"

That guy with the fancy boat and expensive gear might believe he is more entitled to something because of what he has invested in it.

Some fisherman fish for dinner and others for fun or profit and that is the American way so it seems, but that doesn't excuse bad behavior or manners on the water.

I don't care if a guy is using a pop bottle and a sting to catch dinner because what he is doing is much more important then those of us fishing for fun or profit... We have so much in this world to be thankful for, living in the US of A but we sometimes forget and fight over the stupidest of things or issues like a bunch of spoiled brats.. People are many things and ever changing and learning hopefully to be better.

If its obvious its your private dock and your on it , fishing or not ,I won't fish it. If your on the bank on public land, I have the same right you do to fish the same area, thus if I feel I want to fish that area I will fish around you. Why is it bank fisherman have 2-10 lines out and act like boaters should not fish anywhere around there arsenal???? I have had them cuss , throw stuff and even cast across my boat on Hubbard. The guy who decided to show off to his friend and throw across my boat is now light one rod and reel, somehow his 50# catfish line got wrapped around one of my cleats and I was about to head across the lake , I guess the rod went with me..

It goes both ways , I have been 100 yards down the bank from some bankers and they see me catch a couple fish next thing they are with in a cast of my boat and throwing all around me!! Hell at night earlier this spring I went into an area that is littered with bank fisherman and got to the part they cannot fish, well they saw me or heard the splash of a nice fish, next thing I knew they were throwing 5 lines at me with those red lighted bobbers, looked like tracer bullets! lol It is what it is, but it def goes both ways. I never crowd anyone and only have a few run ins a year. Mostly involves someone on the bank killing more bud lights than fishing that wants to pick a fight. Its funny actually..

not that theres anything wrong with that