Yesterday I had clients. We were set up fishing a certain area. Along came another boat. He decided he wanted to fish the same place. And scrunched in beside us. He literally got out of the boat and pulled it in by us.
This is just not done, folks. Yes, it’s a public river, but you don’t have to be thoughtless. It’s not like there are no other places to fish.
Apology to my clients.
Capt. Steve Fralin
Ugly Ducklin Charters
The Longest Established Inshore Fishing Guide at Edisto
Edisto Island, SC 29438
843-868-1071 Office
843-908-2071 Cell
http://www.edistofishingcharters.com
Some people are simply thoughtless, clueless or just plain inconsiderate.
“Apathy is the Glove into Which Evil Slips It’s Hand”, but really, who cares?
Steve , it’s getting to be more Asshats out there than ever before !!!
I think i would have been tempted to tell my clients we’re going to find another spot and why; then proceed to make a mixing bowl all around this dipshat while preparing to leave:angry:Your guests i’m sure would have approved , i would have 
Especially on a Monday. There is way less boat traffic and it’s not like you are fighting for fishing spots. The last two mondays I have been working a stretch of bank with the trolling motor and had a boat go down maybe 75 yards in front of the direction I was trolling and setup shop.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
Especially on a Monday. There is way less boat traffic and it’s not like you are fighting for fishing spots. The last two mondays I have been working a stretch of bank with the trolling motor and had a boat go down maybe 75 yards in front of the direction I was trolling and setup shop.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
gail, I did talk to my clients. but I will accord the same manners to others as I expect to get.
Capt. Steve Fralin
Ugly Ducklin Charters
The Longest Established Inshore Fishing Guide at Edisto
Edisto Island, SC 29438
843-868-1071 Office
843-908-2071 Cell
http://www.edistofishingcharters.com
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Originally posted by reidjordan17
Especially on a Monday. There is way less boat traffic and it’s not like you are fighting for fishing spots. The last two mondays I have been working a stretch of bank with the trolling motor and had a boat go down maybe 75 yards in front of the direction I was trolling and setup shop.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
Sorry, but I don’t see too much wrong with anchoring 75yds away from you. It’s as UDC said, plenty of river and no one owns it.
I was up a very small creek and twice boats came in as I was trolling went passed us and started fishing.
Local Boy, Just having fun.
Sorry, but if I see someone running a trolling motor on a stretch of bank I’m not going to cut them off and throw an anchor ahead of them. Behind cool but knowing they are moving forward I’m not going to cut them off. You said it again, plenty of river find another spot.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
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Originally posted by sea tonic
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Originally posted by reidjordan17
Especially on a Monday. There is way less boat traffic and it’s not like you are fighting for fishing spots. The last two mondays I have been working a stretch of bank with the trolling motor and had a boat go down maybe 75 yards in front of the direction I was trolling and setup shop.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
Sorry, but I don’t see too much wrong with anchoring 75yds away from you. It’s as UDC said, plenty of river and no one owns it.
Don’t know about the saltwater etiquette but in freshwater, if you’re on the trolling motor and working a particular bank, it’s not acceptable to pull in front of someone, especially as close as 75 yards, and start working that same bank. Typically, if you want to fish that bank, you get in behind the person that was there first. So yes, if he was on the trolling motor and working down the bank, there is a problem with someone pulling in front of them and dropping anchor. If someone is working down the bank on the trolling motor, slip in behind them and anchor up when they’ve moved on.
Now if the person on the bank first was anchored up, I see nothing wrong with someone anchoring 75 yards away from them. I think the sticking point here is he wasn’t anchored. He was actively working down the bank in a particular direction. The anchored boater should’ve simply waited a few minutes for him to clear and then slipped in behind him and anchored up.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
Exactly, if I was anchored up 75 yards is plenty of room but working the bank with the trolling motor and stopping 75 yards in front is not cool. Even if it’s a busy weekend I can understand, I’m not trying to “claim” an entire stretch of bank. However, when it’s a weekday with hardly any traffic there are plenty of other places to go. I mean unless someone wants a jig head to the chest, by all means cut someone off.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
Unfortunately it happens too often. I was working a bank on Sunday and another boat pulled in front of me within 50 yards or less. Pulled up my trolling motor and put the hammer down to head to another spot.
He must Increase,but I must decrease. John 3:30
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Originally posted by gail wins
…proceed to make a mixing bowl all around this dipshat while preparing to leave…
I’ve done this many times when I fished Murray off the pontoon. Caught a ton of Bass off the front of it. Some “Tourney Dude” would blow in on me, not thinking I’m REALLY fishing and start working the bank ahead of me. I just trimmed the motor down in the grass and mud and blast off and trim way up as I pass by for a nice rooster wash. And yep, sometimes they got wet and muddy. If I see someone on the trolling motor, they get lots of room from me.
Steve you got more patience than I, and admire you for it, it just really isses me off when they go from clueless to stupid when all of the water is open for them except for the little piece i’m using…
I’ll say this. I’ve been tailed and scouted by other boaters in the past. If I recognize one of these leeches, I have no issues with parking my boat 10 yards away from them and crossing a line or two.
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Originally posted by reidjordan17
Exactly, if I was anchored up 75 yards is plenty of room but working the bank with the trolling motor and stopping 75 yards in front is not cool. Even if it’s a busy weekend I can understand, I’m not trying to “claim” an entire stretch of bank. However, when it’s a weekday with hardly any traffic there are plenty of other places to go. I mean unless someone wants a jig head to the chest, by all means cut someone off.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”
sort of depends of the kind of bank you were fishing and how long you were on it. Was it some distant stretch of nondescript bank you had been on for a while or was it a well known spot in town where people fish day in and day out. i would say 75yds is plenty in most cases. Just because you are on the trolling motor doesn’t mean you get to claim some arbitrary amount of yards of bank. Now if you had been anchored and they came up and anchored within a cast of you then thats crappy. maybe they didnt have the luxury of trolling the bank. just depends i guess.
With that mindset, how is someone cutting someone else off and anchoring right in front of them any less “claiming” a spot? Is there a time limit on how long someone can fish an area? It’s not a matter of “claiming” anything. Commonsense and common courtesy will tell you, if you see someone on the trolling motor actively fishing and working down a particular bank, you don’t cut in front of them, just over two casts away, and drop anchor. No, there’s no “rule or regulation” but it is a matter of courtesy and sportsmanship. Like I said before, if someone wants to fish that spot so bad, wait a couple of minutes and the person on the trolling motor will have passed by and then they can then have it all to themselves. Otherwise, chalk it up to someone beat you to the spot and move on.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
My dock takes a lot of pressure I mean daily and mostly guided. I cant tell you how often I find guys tied up to cross members or even the floater. One guide I have asked several times not to tie up. So now what he does is pull up to the floater drop his anchor and walk his boat down the floater by hand until he’s tight. Just goes to show
that ass pipes aren’t limited to the ignorant.
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Originally posted by callcntr
My dock takes a lot of pressure I mean daily and mostly guided. I cant tell you how often I find guys tied up to cross members or even the floater. One guide I have asked several times not to tie up. So now what he does is pull up to the floater drop his anchor and walk his boat down the floater by hand until he’s tight. Just goes to show
that ass pipes aren’t limited to the ignorant.
Unreal. One big problem with that is the guide’s clients see them doing crap like that and then they wind up doing the same thing. It’s things like this that cause dock owners to hang all sorts of “obstacles” around their docks to keep people from fishing around them.
No matter how much it hurts, how dark it gets, or how far you fall…you are never out of the fight.
I don’t understand why some people don’t see the problem. I guess if you are all cool with it, when you are catching fish post up your GPS coordinates on here so I can come find them and I’ll setup on top of you since you don’t mind sharing the wealth. I guess I must be the inconsiderate one hogging the mass amounts of water along the coast.
“A bad day fishing is better than a good day at work.”