All this happened in about 7-10 minutes. Saturday am 2 of us topwater fishing with trolling motor heading up a creek. Gnats awful but bite was okay if current running. SeaFox guide (in pic) trip comes in on plane behind us turns right and drifts about 70yds in front of us, drops anchor, 2 clients throw corks to bank. Guide has to throw it once or twice for them. We slow the trolling motor to zero and float but current was unpredictably pretty slack. After about 5min, the guide pulls anchor, cranks motor, and moves about 40 yards further up creek and tosses anchor again and cast rods etc.
We just slowly trolled a min or two to them and left to catch some more fish elsewhere. I sure am glad we have more knowledge that we actually use and consideration for other fisherman. This was a HUGE BS cutoff. Very unbelievable. And the guide’s white shrimpers boots cracked us up. Anyone who does this deserves this criticism especially a guide who knows better. Try that in the Keys and would get donuts run around your boat in the least.
Nobody out probably due to weather. Back at dock at 9:45 all nice and dry before the rain at 10:05.
Brian Williams
he knows better. me and him have had a run in before and i informed him loudly and colorfully. Lucky for me a dnr officer i know wasnt far off. ended up he didnt have some required safety equip. blue notes for him. apparently he hasnt learned much.
Don’t you know they own the water and are entitled to fish a spot even if your there first, your playing and there professionals. I am just kidding but some of them have this attitude and I have had it happen to me more than once but I don’t ruin there fishing because of feeling for the person who paid to have a nice day. I bet you he even trashed talked you to the clients on the boat. I heard a guide who pulled up to fish close to me say “he knows he shouldn’t be fishing here, he’s fishing here because it is my spot and he knows it’s good” this was at the mouth of a creek on the Stono near the Kiawah a very public area. Out of about 8 times only once have I had a guide pull up and ask if I mind them fishing there and I said go right a head and we went tit for tat with fish and his clients enjoyed having the extra company to fish with and I liked seeing the thrill of someone who likes fishing get to experience a new area. The guide in your story doesn’t sound very good with the re-anchoring, cut off and not having equipment,I feel sorry for his customers and that he makes Charleston look bad. I disagree also these guides know better but just don’t care or respect the rules of the water, you don’t become a guide your first week on the water. On multiple occasions I’ve had a bent rod fighting a fish and someone riding by will come and fish right where I am. I don’t mind but it sucks when they basically wash the spot out maneuvering with poor boat skills and loud noises scare the fish, sometimes I will ask them to quiet down your scaring the fish or just leave knowing they will catch nothing.
Don’t you know they own the water and are entitled to fish a spot even if your there first, your playing and there professionals. I am just kidding but some of them have this attitude and I have had it happen to me more than once but I don’t ruin there fishing because of feeling for the person who paid to have a nice day. I bet you he even trashed talked you to the clients on the boat. I heard a guide who pulled up to fish close to me say “he knows he shouldn’t be fishing here, he’s fishing here because it is my spot and he knows it’s good” this was at the mouth of a creek on the Stono near the Kiawah a very public area. Out of about 8 times only once have I had a guide pull up and ask if I mind them fishing there and I said go right a head and we went tit for tat with fish and his clients enjoyed having the extra company to fish with and I liked seeing the thrill of someone who likes fishing get to experience a new area. The guide in your story doesn’t sound very good with the re-anchoring, cut off and not having equipment,I feel sorry for his customers and that he makes Charleston look bad. I disagree also these guides know better but just don’t care or respect the rules of the water, you don’t become a guide your first week on the water. On multiple occasions I’ve had a bent rod fighting a fish and someone riding by will come and fish right where I am. I don’t mind but it sucks when they basically wash the spot out maneuvering with poor boat skills and loud noises scare the fish, sometimes I will ask them to quiet down your scaring the fish or just leave knowing they will catch nothing.
Their and there are not alike. I've been cutoff by guides as well so don't think that it only happens to rec anglers. The guide that supposedly knocked me out, according to the n
“Back home we got a taxidermy man. He gonna have a heart attack when he see what I brung him”
I think I catch more fish with black boots than white boots. As far as I’m concerned if your out of casting distance your far enough away. I’ve never thought someone wouldn’t drop anchor where they thought I might want to fish.
wearing white boots seems to be an earned thing from years washing pluff mud and by catch off the deck of cleaning fish for hours or pulling pots. Wearing because it makes you look cool is sorta like wearing a field jacket that you bought at the surplus store with CIB and jump wings.Some things must be earned.
There’s recreational and guides that fit in the terd category. Genes don’t discriminate. Also good recs and guides too. I sort of agree with the casting distance rule but if he was even halfway decent then he would’ve known you were working the stretch. If it was paramount for him to get his client a fish and he was out of ideas then he should’ve given you a friendly shout. I have no guide friends but I’m open to believing it’s not the occupation, it’s if they’re a born, desperate POS or a solid dude. Bad on that guy for his ignorance.
Same boat and it won’t be cutting anyone off anytime soon…Hopefully everyone is ok. I have up close photos if anyone wants them, text me at 442-7724 or get them off facebook. Several guides have already posted photos.
