Kingfish1023---I'm really not trying to be smart--but in your boat, you are welcome to fish our slips anytime. My point is not with depleting the fish--you can't do that with crappie. We just don't want strangers IN OUR SLIPS without permission. I just don't think that is being unreasonable. Years ago we tried it without any rules, and boy was that a disaster. Slips invaded--sometimes you couldn't even get to your own slip--arguments, thefts, etc., etc. Now the marina has rules, as above, but sometimes they still get broken, and marina security gets it handled. Again, one day last year, I went to the slip, and found six people inside our slip, their lunch and drinks spread out on our tables, the place was a mess--the trash cans were full--and they were even using our basket for their catch; all they had was a metal stringer. I'm even talking dirty diapers in our trash can!
You may not agree, but I just feel so strong about this that I had to post some of the reasons behind the fairly strict rules. It didn't used to be that way. Wish it could still be one big happy family, but it just can't, and I'm sorry.

Kingfish--for some reason, my last post didn't show up. We DO walk up and down the dock, but only fish the 14 slips where all 14 of us have written permission from each other. And, yes, it takes some organization and cooperation, but because it works, we have good and peaceful fishing. You would enjoy being a part of an arrangement like this.Everybody abides by the same rules, and we all catch fish---do a lot of sharing if somebody is having a fish fry. Enjoyed our civil conversation. You're a gentleman, and I'm really not a hypocrite.

have a lip there and you arer welcome tofish mine anytime
and I ocationnally go up and fdown the other slips just for fun
If anyone has a problem with that ,th,then just popme in the nose, but don'get too close after that.
I may be 60 and got cancer but I'm still aKung Fu Master