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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 04:52 AM
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Tick...
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Camo your bouys with black tape and don't stray too far off without pickin' it up, poachers suck, the bird doggers and bent rod pattern guys show no mercy. Few anglers respect others water like back when, I get so pissed when a boat idles close on offshore stuff and hear the beep beep from poachers marking the structure you are fishing. At the very least they can come back later ...
Last edited by Tick...; 02/11/12 04:55 AM.
When in doubt set the hook..Retie often
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 05:31 AM
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fitter2259
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I used to think that keeping a low profile was the answer to this delema. Big shinny boats with alot of equipment hanging off of them tend to attract alot of attention. And not by just people who dont know where/how to fish and guides. It is for this reason I have gone the other way and employed the over the top strategy and had a tri-pod mounted RPGL installed on the back deck So far the results have been very positive.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 06:50 AM
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red cajun
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Most people I know only fish about 50 - 75 ft of marker. They also usually pick up..I have came up on themarkers stuck in brush ( Tyler ) and left ( Fork ). I fished em and caught fish.Thanks to whomever left em. Lol
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 12:55 PM
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John175☮
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I never get more than a cast or two away. What would you mark that you would get 200 yards away from?
“Do not pray for easier lives. Pray to be stronger men.” -JFK
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 01:05 PM
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Weekender1
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I have used up to 6 bouys to map out a point but once I find the spot on the point I want. I usually pick them up and just keep one by the boat to keep boat position while fishing.
If I get more than casting distance from one of my bouys you can have it..
Jody
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 01:37 PM
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Lakeguide
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I have GPS on my front graph and a Nav card. I haven't used a buoy marker or set a waypoint in years.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 01:48 PM
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horseplaydvm
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I throw out "Dummy" markers all the time. It's cheap entertainment.
Gone Fishing B.A.S. 6/5/47-6/6/12 C.W.S. 9/29/72- 10/17/23
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 01:49 PM
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just plain bill
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if somebody's fishing a point or small cove, go fish someplace else. if somebody's dropping buoys all over the place, they can't expect to rope off an entire section of a lake.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 03:45 PM
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Lineripper
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Your right about fellows coming by and marking a spot, it's happened a time or two, came within 50 ft of my boat and Hauled [censored], don't use them any more.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: Lineripper]
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02/11/12 05:01 PM
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Alwims
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I'm not trying to make you Texas boys mad, but I'm confused. In this day and age of sophisticated electronics, what do you expect? Seems like anymore if I catch a nice bass or mess of crappie, I always have some jerk wad come over and GPS my spot. I'm afraid it's something we might as well get used to. Privacy in this new world is disapearing fast.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: Bank beater 1]
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02/11/12 05:12 PM
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Tom Groves
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What always ticks me off whenyou are getting close to that too far away mark(200ft or so) and some bent rod pos runnin down the lake swings by slows down to an idle right by ur bouy and keys in a waypoint then jumps back up and runs off. Had this happen a few times. I`ve started carrying my paintgun.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: Alwims]
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02/11/12 06:28 PM
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Kevin Sharp
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I'm not trying to make you Texas boys mad, but I'm confused. In this day and age of sophisticated electronics, what do you expect? Seems like anymore if I catch a nice bass or mess of crappie, I always have some jerk wad come over and GPS my spot. I'm afraid it's something we might as well get used to. Privacy in this new world is disapearing fast. I would rather have them mark it and leave than to drop tm and start fishing on top of me.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: Kevin Sharp]
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02/11/12 06:41 PM
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Alwims
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I'm not trying to make you Texas boys mad, but I'm confused. In this day and age of sophisticated electronics, what do you expect? Seems like anymore if I catch a nice bass or mess of crappie, I always have some jerk wad come over and GPS my spot. I'm afraid it's something we might as well get used to. Privacy in this new world is disapearing fast. I would rather have them mark it and leave than to drop tm and start fishing on top of me. I've been fishing for more than 45 years and this has been going on for most of it. Before I had trolling motors, I was tied to a tree one time and some jerk wad tried to tie to the same tree because he saw me catching crappie. I was so mad I reached around the tree and cut his line when he wasn't looking. I was full of pi$$ and vinegar back then and didn't care. Today, I just stand up and pee in the water or their boat, if they are close enough. They either leave or laugh so hard they fall in the water.
Like me for what I am, or don't like me at all.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: T Gutierrez]
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02/11/12 06:56 PM
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rxkid2001
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Don't leave your bouy unattended and expect it to be there when you get back lol. There was a nice rant on that topic a couple months ago here. Seriously though, just use your gps and mark the waypoint.
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Re: So u throw a buoy marker. Now what?
[Re: holsterguy]
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02/11/12 08:39 PM
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ezbassin
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Hell I can't even see a buoy outside of 200ft. I'm usually within casting distance. +1
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