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We guys, just weathered the Skeeter Tournament on lake Fork and to say the least many of those owners need to learn how to drive a boat and learn some proper fishing manners among some other things. Was cut off twice and the last straw was having some idiot on plane come over our fishing lines while fishing about 30 yards off a bank line, I yelled and he gave me the bird, just like bass Cats sayss ” Feel the Rush” well I did and thank goodness for the speed of my cat as I was able to pull along side and stop and have a good chat with him.( thats all Ill say about that). Then to add insult to injury I couldnt put my boat in my rental shed as some other idiot cant read ” No Parking Private Property ” He had his truck & boat positioned so I couldnt back into the stall. Its the idiots that make it bad for the decent contestants and whats sad I heard a lot of complaints from other weekend fishermen and guides as well.
I was following larry nixon the last time we had a classic on lay lake. He was fishing a flat a couple of miles upstream from the beeswax creek area, we (the spectators) were staying back (at least most of us were) far enough to not disturb him or any fish. We were on the east side of the river where it is shallow (the channel hugs the left side, there is a riprap bank over there and a huge slew with many houses if you know the area). Some moron comes screaming up the river hugging the _right_ bank, where it is no more than 2 deep with some big rocks scattered around. He ran between Larry and the bank (nixon was maybe 30-40 off the bank) at a speed of around 70, do not know if he cut his line or not, but it certainly scattered any fish. And he kept right on going. Some of the camera crews were on the downstream side of Larry and they were waving frantically to get the idiot to move over to the channel side. No avail. A few years earlier, Rick Clunn was fishing the classic on Lake Logan Martin. He had found an unknown boulder near a major creek, and found that if he bounced a crankbait off the thing, he would catch a fish every single cast. I watched him pull in 10-15 (most were too small, but he pulled a couple of good ones out and one that was pretty heavy). while he was fishing within 30 of this rock, casting beyond it in a wide-open lake some guy comes running by in a big pontoon boat, right over the rock where he was fishing, coming within 15 of his boat, all at wide-open speed. Never looked back either. Later tournaments had marine police out doing a better job of watching for morons…2008 Pantera Classic2014 Mercury Pro XS 200
sorry to hear about your hardships. at least you set him straight my favorite is when i was watching an elite series TX from this or last season and you see KVD look over and you see some JA come pulling up next to him on a jetski. you can tell by his body language that he wanted to say something but with the cameras on he refrained. some people were born with no common sense
It seems to be happening more and more. I had 4 different people cut between me and the bank Sunday at Cedar Creek. I am not sure what the right thing to do is because I think some people are ignorant to what they are doing and others just dont care. Sometimes I want to say something but I also dont want the confrontation, I am suppose to be having fun. Sorry about that tx. Judd Lasiter
You might do like one of the mainstays at Lake Tyler used to do . He always kept a spinning rod with a topwater tied on with as heavy line that he could cast easily and when a JA did him that way ,he would cast across the boats path and wait ,as the boat got over that line ,he simply raised the rod up and opened the bail. The prop would catch the line and run most of the line off the reel, then bog down and come to a halt. One time he even went over and cut his bait off and said “have a good day” as he motored off. It didnt take long for all those ski daddys to avoid his boat whenever they saw it. Maybe we all should take this approach!!! SAM !!!!!!Last edited by SAMRUSH on June 25th, 2008, 11:58 pm, edited 1 time in total.BAYOU BANDIT
Had that happen to my brother and I a couple of years ago at Lake Fork. The Skeeter T. We were fishing a submerged hump when two guys pulled up a Cougar FTD length ahead of the bow of our boat and started fishing the same area. We said “EXCUSE ME! We are fishing here.” They ignored us. They started casting over our lines. I calmly asked them if they were fishing in a tournament, and they responded “Yea, the Skeeter tournament. You guys dont even need to be out here in that boat.” Of course, I am in the back of the boat but my brother is furious and ready to go after them. I tip the scales at a svelt 300+ lbs, and he has kicked my tail a couple of times. I knew if he was that angry I was going to have to watch his back. After about 5 more minutes(4 to calm him down,1 to think of a plan), I politely informed them that they had not read all of their rules. We had their boat #, and a description and would proceed to the weigh in site with a written protest to officially get them disqualified for unsportsmanlike behavior toward a non tournament boat. Needless to say, we were not much more than a boat length away when we showed what a 250XS holeshot looked like. That was the one and only time we ever got that frustrated. It is just not worth the time and getting too dangerous to say anything for fear of a concealed weapon. I think that too many boaters, not just fishermen, go out and buy these toys without understanding the unwritten rules of respect. We have lost a generation of boaters to carelessness toward others and surrounding areas. Last edited by jignpig on June 26th, 2008, 12:42 am, edited 1 time in total.96 Eyra/12 Mercury 175 Pro XS with 2015 single axle trailer2017 Victory Gunner
Well said Paul…it isnt worth it but I sure was frustrated! JL
I think I have met “all these guys” on the lake before……
Judd, believe me I am just like you as I dont enjoy having trouble while fishing I just want to enjoy myself and try and catch a fish or two. In this instant I felt compelled to run this boater down because he was acting and driving crazy and I was afraid he would really hurt someone. We had an adult conversation and to make a long story short we resolved the problem, in fact he told me he had two bad experiences himself that day, Go Figure! I guess the bigger the tournament gets the more problems we have. I know the promoters of the affair want everyone to have a good and safe time but people do crazy things. I bet we all have some horror stories we can share. My friend knows one of the promoters real well and he is going to suggest that maybe the officials have a mandatory seminar that each contestant attend and go over safe boating and to display good sportsmanship while on the lake. I understand you may live near me , I live in Rockwall and would like to wet a line with you sometime..
We were fishing the Cat TX at Mt Home a couple years ago and were sitting about 20 ft off the bank and had another Cat come between us and the bank , he went over our lines , we sure didnt like what he did and let him know about it , Do you think he cared ..NO he just kept on going . My buddy and I just looked at one another and said well it takes all kinds ! As for the comment about the conceled weapon , I am licensed to carry and usually do , most LAW abiding ppl would never even think about doing something like that, To me it wouldnt be worth losing my right to carry over something that you can control ..
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