Always drama on Conroe

Didn't call you stupid, only your statement.

I hav been fishing Lake Naconiche a good bit and I will tell you one thing...ive ran across some idiots out there. I had this one guy idle past me while I was fishing and he was so close that i could have thrown my lure over his boat...he had a 100yards of open water he could have moved out into...I dont really know if its an age thing or not I've had young and older do it before...I think that guy was a NEWBY anyway.

One time when I was in the army I got to meet the army chief of staff. He told me something I will never forget. He said, "the army ain't what it use to be, and it never was." I'm under 34 and suspect the same is true for courtesy on the water. It ain't what it use to be, and it never was.

Good communication is key, if you want to try and fish an area that is occupied, ask if it's okay. If the other person says no, simply go find another area.

This actually works and it's easy, why must we turn the simplest things into drama??? Is it really not that hard to ask another angler if it's cool to share the same water???

What lake were you on OA1? if this was Conroe- then I would not be surprised- seems that a few folks that do fish tournaments here have a tendency to be a bit rude, especially the younger ones.

I have seen that there is a huge difference in attitude amongst fishing persons and AGE. The older wiser folks have a tendency to be a bit accepting and know how the unwritten rules are- while the kids (those under 34) seem to feel that they have the right to be somewhat anal and treat the older group (those over 45) with no respect.

But its not just on the lake I mentioned, this seems to be a prevalent thing amongst today's generation. Sad- many of us over the hump were raised to respect anothers place and space and to be polite.

Buy you one of those fishing shirts with logo's that don't sponsor you... a power pole... and yellow or white rod. They will see you as the dominant fisher and leave you alone. Just like a pack of dogs.

I don't usually chime in on these posts but i just cant resist today. I think I've been crowded and cut off more by guys in 40+ age group than the young guys... Last weekend I was fishing into the back of a cove that barely had enough room for my boat to be back there and this boat motors up and starts trying to fish their way back in this pocket too. I could have hit them with a cast at any given time... I just shook my head and kept fishing. Just before that I was fishing down a bank with some boat houses on it and a guy pulled up and cut me off on the boat house i was obviously fishing towards not even 100 ft away... I was raised to respect others and to give people space on the water, but I agree, that concept is long gone I think. If I pull up to a cove or spot and there's somebody there I just turn around and go somewhere else, ecspecially if its a big lake....