Have you ever had a run in with a Anti-Fishermen 2024

BassFishingMachine reply :

Well, wasn't sure if this was the right place to post this, but it relates to fishing so I figured it may be. Anyhow this is a question that was asked in another forum I use, and it was fun to hear the stories, plus it'll be good to read some stories to lessen the cabin fever :-/ .

What I mean by anti-fishermen is someone who started giving you crap about fishing, like a peta guy for example. Someone who tryed to go as far as get in your way while you were fishing (in person) in an attempt to stop you. Or just plain out started jabbering their bs about why fishing is bad and cruel etc. So have you ever had a run in with a individual(s), like this? If so share your story, it'll be a good read. I have yet to be confronted by someone like this *thankyfully* (knock on wood), but I was shocked to hear how many people were when this question was posted on the other forum I use .

Gatorbassman reply :

It's against the law to do that in Georgia. So nope, I've never had it happen.

BassFishingMachine reply :

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It's against the law to do that in Georgia. So nope, I've never had it happen.

It may be against the law, but some people still do it regardless. Which is why I was shocked to hear so many reports of it on the other forum, I don't think it was legal in any of the states in which these guys were from, but it happened to em anyway.

Gatorbassman reply :

I know there are some that have. But in GA the right to hunt and fish is written in our constitution, voted for by over 95% of voters. It just doesn't happen here.

Big Tom reply :

Never had it happen here in Kentucky either. The PETA folks are really screwed up people.

It will be interesting to hear some of the replies.

TRYTOFISH reply :

Sometimes i think i married one!

fishfordollars reply :

Not to me here in Texas. Now if you want to discuss the fools that think they own the water under and around their docks that's another story for another thread.

roadwarrior reply :

Nope, but if you do just move on. You are not going to change them so

there is no reason to waste time trying. A very small percentage of

Americans actually hunt, but the vast majority are not against it.

Those are the people we should care about.

One example will illustrate my point. Deer hunters should never

tie their kill on the hood of a truck. When carcasses are being

transported, they should be covered. Bambi mother's head flopping

around with her tongue hanging out and blood are over her is not

a pretty sight. Those sad, dead eyes really upset some of "our

friends". So, a little common sense is all that's needed. Your rights

have a better chance of being protected if your responsibilities are

met.

8-)

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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I know there are some that have. But in GA the right to hunt and fish is written in our constitution, voted for by over 95% of voters. It just doesn't happen here.

It's a Cali thing,lol

I had someone pretend they worked for the state and he was telling me I was not allowed to be at our lake because it is private access. Wrong dude to try that on.

Question 1

Who do u work for again?

D.E.M. (our DNR)

what dept?

Fisheries

Soyou work for Jim?

Yea

There is no Jim, the directors name is Bob and the fisheries management directors name is Christine. I'll need to see your ID before I call her.

We don't get ID's

I have written permission to be here from Christine and the Providence water supply board. I've petitioned the neighbors and have 17 signatures allowing me to be an advocate for the neighborhood in reporting my findings back to the supply board so they can use the data in conjunction with their testing. (I used to go get the Max depth samples for them once a week) I have permission to park on 3 different properties. So do I need to call a cop or are you going to go away? (3 of us, 1 of him)

He left.

Turns out he moved in up the street (off the shore, not a legal "lake" resident") and found out this was semi private and was trying to enforce this fact himself. He's lucky I'm a diplomatic guy,....I know people that would have used him for chum that afternoon.

mudkart reply :

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Nope, but if you do just move on. You are not going to change them so
there is no reason to waste time trying. A very small percentage of

Americans actually hunt, but the vast majority are not against it.

Those are the people we should care about.

One example will illustrate my point. Deer hunters should never

tie their kill on the hood of a truck. When carcasses are being

transported, they should be covered. Bambi mother's head flopping

around with her tongue hanging out and blood are over her is not

a pretty sight. Those sad, dead eyes really upset some of "our

friends". So, a little common sense is all that's needed. Your rights

have a better chance of being protected if your responsibilities are

met.

8-)

This happened to us (myself and our two sons, 5 and 7 at the time) the past fall coming home from a fishing trip on the Shenandoah River. The guy had a dead buck (uncovered) tied to an ATV he was towing. It didn't bother me so much, I've done my share of hunting in the past. However, it pretty much turned our sons into anti-hunters.

Captain Obvious reply :

I have two brothers who feel that its their job in this life to show me how fishing is a dumb sport, and that only people who aren't smart enough to do anything else. But then again their are the first guys who want to go fishing when the crappies are running.

Other. reply :

Well I was fishing with this other dude once and we went into a store to get some food. We wore our fishing vets, and carried in the poles we had. There were two teenage girls sitting on the porch of the store who says "You know you could of picked a better sport" so I quickly replied "You're right but deer hunting season is not open" And we just went into the store and got our food.

Sam reply :

One time.

Two years ago I was fishing on the Rappahannock River in Virginia when a ski boat, and a big one, with a bunch of collage age boys and girls on board, made circles about 100 yards from where I was fishing, turning the boat around and around about two or three times each time they came by.

Their big ski boat made big waves that forced my bass boat to the shore.

So I left.

I met another guy and his young son a bass bout a mile down the river and he told me that they had to leave where they were fishing due to the ski boat.

We contemplated going back and getting the boat's registration number, but then decided that it was better just to move on, which we did.

Other than that, I have never met any anti-fishing folks.

NitroMan reply :

I have never had any run-ins with any one who was anti-fishing but like Sam said I have had quite a few run-ins with people who try to run you off with a big ski boat. When the warm weather warms up it is hard to fish when they are out running right beside you and throwing a wake that completly moves you off your spot. >

Bassnajr reply :

I would just say "Isn't it great that we live in America, where people like you can have an opinion and folks like me can ignore it??!! Have a GREAT day!!"

ajr

Muddy reply :

Don't be surprised if you find them on forums such as this. It is part of their strategy!

Btech reply :

I have had a time where i was fishing and a girl walked down the path next to me and made rude comments about fishing than about 20 min later she came back with her boyfriend who looked like a hippy.

He went on and on and on and on about how i was Littering the lake with lead and killing nature. I explained to him i release everything i catch and that got him more upset so he kicked my tacklebox in the river .... the rest i shouldnt post but he crawled away.

ProCraft Joe reply :

When I was about 16 I was camping with some friends up in the N. GA mountains and we decided to go out and catch our dinner. We were catching crappie and throwing the keepers in a cooler for later when a woman came up cackling about how cruel is was to let the fish die in that cooler but when we stood up she left. I guess you're supposed to have a veterinarian on hand to euthanize your fish before you fry them.

Branuss04 reply :

I dated one for 3 years.... it was bad :'( . 4Bizz can vouch for me ;D

Btech reply :

Branuss04 there is a song for your situation ... Brad Paisleys - Im gona miss her!

Paul Roberts reply :

Oh man...a lot. Not in fishing so much but in hunting, fur trapping, and animal research. I've chosen to live rural, as I'm a naturalist ("nature lover" to some, "nature hater" to others), but have spent plenty of time in more urban settings including University towns often dubbed "rarified air", which means steeped in deep thought, which can be really great, unless the "thinkers" let their Opinions jump ahead of their experience human nature I guess.

I'll give one pathetic fishing related story: I was running a Learn-To-Fish-Day event in a University town and we had kids excitedly casting, tying knots, and then fishing in a river mouth (pre-baited for carp). A boy kept showing up at the outskirts, obviously very interested, then running off. The third time he came back I said, "Hi, would you like to join us? It's free." He looked at me, looked at the other kids and their parents, his eyes darting back and forth as if he was in real turmoil. He then looked up at me and said, "We don't believe in fishing," and he ran off. I really felt for that kid. Parents should NOT dump politics on children. My Mom didn't like it when I started fur trapping, but she said she made the decision to let me develop my own interests, knew I was sensitive and responsible, and trusted me.

I try to understand both (actually the many) sides so I can know where I stand on the things I participate in, and when to shut off, or re-think, my Opinions. I guess it comes from having had to defend myself amongst people from many walks, on the many consumptive uses for animals I've been involved in.

Another quick story, but hunting related: I was pitching dummies for my lab at a small manicured corporate pond. I was at one end with my dog, and several family groups of geese were at the other, calmly preening on the bank. Now both the geese and the dog are aware but indifferent to one another, from experience; Amber knew she cannot catch those geese, and the geese knew it too. Plus, she was tightly obedience trained and knew when to get serious about hunting (she knew who had the gun and what it can do).

A guy came peeling up in a van, stormed up to me, and said, You should not be here! Those geese LIVE here! Now I happened to know every pond and pothole within a 15mile radius of that place. I knew where those geese raised broods and where and when they roosted and fed. He didn't have a clue. I calmly but forcefully said, No. They don't. They spend some evenings here, And so do I. He looked stymied, then without another word, turned on his heels and was gone. When I get the chance I at least try to give someone like that something to think about.

Another...this one, because of the audacity of the girl, I was less helpful. I was grouse hunting with a friend, and an Audi appeared bristling with Nordic skis. The driver pulled up and said in a snide tone, We'll be skiing here, you won't shoot us will you? I turned to my friend and said, Colin, is Nordic skier season still open? Colin took the nod and pulled out his wallet and pretended to consult the regs. Ummmm....lessseeee....Nordic skier season....closed....Yesterday! You're safe, I said.

Hunting, at least, IS in trouble, and so is a basic understanding of nature the real culprit I think. Our society, the world in fact, is rapidly urbanizing and people are growing up without in depth experience with the natural world. Here's a worthwhile read on the subject: Nature Deficit Disorder by Richard Louv (2005).

nightstick911 reply :

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It's against the law to do that in Georgia. So nope, I've never had it happen.

I'm a long time lurker and havent posted much here but i would like to comment on this as I am used to dealing with matters of the law

I'm a police officer and I have to be honest, how would this would be against the law???

what if you were fishing and someone pulled up next to your boat and started slapping the water with their oars or something. I dont see how thats against the law, but its sure going to screw up your fishing.

just because we all have the right to fish with licenses on public water doesnt mean we cant prevent anyone else from being on that same body of water unless they are doing something that is a crime against your person.

I would like to know your thoughts

Paul Roberts reply :

In the state of NY it is illegal to "harrass" (or some other term) someone engaged in hunting or fishing. It's a state law. Now, how one proves that may be a challenge, but oftentimes "anti" tactics are less than subtle.

nightstick911 reply :

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In the state of NY it is illegal to "harrass" (or some other term) someone engaged in hunting or fishing. It's a state law. Now, how one proves that may be a challenge, but oftentimes "anti" tactics are less than subtle.

I agree, they could some up with a million reasons why they are there doing whatever it is they are doing.

videotape them in the act! that will help out when you call the authorities

retiredbosn reply :

It is always interesting to read post like this. Inevetiably it is always the same. People in the North East, The Left Coast, and Colorado (something about Colorado attracts the nutters), sometime Montana are the areas that have this sort of thing happen. It just doesn't happen in the south to often, there are several reasons for this. For a southern boy there are certain things ingrained into you growing up, the three G's God, Guts and Guns. Sorta like that Hank Jr. song, "A Country Boy Will Survive", the liberal democrats (not all dems are liberal) and anti's just don't get it. To avoid sounding arrogant, or giving the anti's who lurk here ammo, I think I will leave it at that. Anyway Sportsmen are the single greatest conservationist there are, we have a stake in the future of game and fish. I won't bore anyone here with information that most of you would know any how, but the single most dangerous threat to our environment are environmentalists.

retiredbosn reply :

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It's against the law to do that in Georgia. So nope, I've never had it happen.

I'm a long time lurker and havent posted much here but i would like to comment on this as I am used to dealing with matters of the law

I'm a police officer and I have to be honest, how would this would be against the law???

what if you were fishing and someone pulled up next to your boat and started slapping the water with their oars or something. I dont see how thats against the law, but its sure going to screw up your fishing.

just because we all have the right to fish with licenses on public water doesnt mean we cant prevent anyone else from being on that same body of water unless they are doing something that is a crime against your person.

I would like to know your thoughts

Just as a point of reference where are you from Nightstick? Most southern states have laws on the books making it illegal to harass, or impede in anyway people involved in hunting and fishing. Add to that you go in front of a judge that hunts, before a jury that hunts, and it doesn't take much to show that you were intereferred with.

nightstick911 reply :

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It's against the law to do that in Georgia. So nope, I've never had it happen.

I'm a long time lurker and havent posted much here but i would like to comment on this as I am used to dealing with matters of the law

I'm a police officer and I have to be honest, how would this would be against the law???

what if you were fishing and someone pulled up next to your boat and started slapping the water with their oars or something. I dont see how thats against the law, but its sure going to screw up your fishing.

just because we all have the right to fish with licenses on public water doesnt mean we cant prevent anyone else from being on that same body of water unless they are doing something that is a crime against your person.

I would like to know your thoughts

Just as a point of reference where are you from Nightstick? Most southern states have laws on the books making it illegal to harass, or impede in anyway people involved in hunting and fishing. Add to that you go in front of a judge that hunts, before a jury that hunts, and it doesn't take much to show that you were intereferred with.

Wisconsin, with that in mind i am a municipal officer that doesnt deal much with enforcing hunting and fishing laws.

i guess i'm just playing devils advocate.

I would think it would be pretty easy to ruin someones day of fishing without making it look like you were outright harrassing them.

so i'm wondering how these laws would be enforced

retiredbosn reply :

Here in WV the Conservation Officers are duly commissioned with the same powers as any law enforcement agent. They can even write speeding tickets. The law is STRICTLY enforced here. Basically you call the game warden and turn a person or group in for harassing you while fishing, they will be carted off, or ticketed. So basically if you are in the woods during the first week of hunting season without a firearm, and have noise makers or whatever, you will be arrested. Floating the river in a boat without a pole, and making a fuss around the fishermen, and you will be arrested, or cited at least. Outdoorsmen in this state are very organized and proactive, we take on the anti's locally, by county, and state. We have our own lobbyist at the Capitol and fight them every step of the way, so far we are winning. By that I mean the anti's are thwarted on issue after issue.

MALTESE FALCON reply :

One of my neighbors, (a very cranky old lady) always acuses me of tying-up to her seawall. I've never been closer than casting distance from her property, but every time I'm out there fishing, she comes out screaming at me that I'm "disturbing her fish", or trespassing. I just smile at her and keep fishing.

Falcon

Md reply :

This may be a bit off topic but, a funny thing happens when fishing a series of docks from a boat. Dock owners come up with some very creative strategies so that you don't fish "their water". Besides being yelled at (I just laugh at them), I've had people run into their homes and grab their pole and cast toward me, decide to go "swimming" in full dress, throw rocks into the water and the best yet was set up a target on their dock and shoot at it with a BB gun. I'm sure I'll see some new stuff this year too...it just make me shake my head!

MitchIsFishin reply :

Paul, excellent post. I've never personally had anyone confront me while fishing, but I did a few years back while buying some lures. Two young women were looking at the lures and commenting on how nasty the hooks are & how they 'damage the fish'. I'm picking out my lures, and one of the girls approached me & asked why I fish. Told her. She said she felt it was a cruel activity and thought it should be outlawed. I advised her that no one in this nation was going to put a gun to her head to make her fish or accept fishing, but it is an activity that many like, myself included. She then inquired wasn't there a more humane way of catching the fish without using hooks, and had also admitted to being a vegetarian. I told her yes, I could shoot them with my glock .45, but it makes catch & release really hard. She didn't know about catch & release. I took my lures, paid & left.

baboosicbass08 reply :

Last year I went camping at a State Park with some friends and one of the days we were fishing the lake there in my jon boat and we ended up having someluck in a small and I mean SMALL cove part of the lake and we all started catching fish. We were facing the shore in the boat and some kayaker apparently couldn't have gone behind us where the whole lake was, apparently he needed to go 10' in front of us where we were all facing, that guy really ticked me off. ?Other than that like MD posted people will try to swim out to where you're fishing

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BARON49_Northern NY reply :

Some good posts here. I will add one.

There is a lady who just hates fishermen around her dock, boat house, and property in general. I normally don't bother fishing around her place when I see her. This one day I did fish her rock retaining wall and she came running out screaming at me that I was catching her "pet" fish. She went on to say these were her pets and she feeds them and if I continued to fish for them she was going to call the cops. I said really? These are your pets? She smiled and said yes they are and told me to leave them alone.

I reached down in my box for a pen and paper. I asked her what her name and address was? She wanted to know why? I told her I was going to call the Game Warden and let him know that she was feeding wild animals and making pets of them, as it is strictly forbidden and illegal here in NY.

This is the first time in years I ever saw this lady at a loss for words. She gave me a nasty look, turned around and stomped all the way back to her cottage. It was all I could do to keep from laughing. ;D

BassinBoy reply :

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Well I was fishing with this other dude once and we went into a store to get some food. We wore our fishing vets, and carried in the poles we had. There were two teenage girls sitting on the porch of the store who says "You know you could of picked a better sport" so I quickly replied "You're right but deer hunting season is not open" And we just went into the store and got our food.

;D 8-)

I bet they didn't say anything else!

kevin07 reply :

I have never had anyone yell at me for fishing, but i have had people tubing down the creek and they decided to go swimming in the hole i was fishing >. I should have said something to them but I don't think they did it on purpose, i think they were just ignorant city folk and didn't know any better. On the other hand i have had people yell at me for bowfishing but i can see why, people just don't like seeing arrows through the fish they see in their back yard. I have even had the cops called on me for this. On one instance a guy came down and told me not to shoot the koy fish he put in the creek. I then told him it was illegal to put any fish in the creek that did not belong, so i shot both of them when he went inside . I don't know if that was the right thing to do but i know that if they would reproduce it could cause a problem and im sure he could have got a big fine for putting them in the creek. Boy were those some big koy fish the one was over 2 feet.

retiredbosn reply :

People who chuck rocks or swim in the hole I'm fishing in don't bother me a bit. I caught my PB largemouth 7lbs, in the same hole my son was chucking rocks, and I mean big rocks in when I hooked up. My sone was only three at the time. I was as amazed as anyone else, I'm not advocating throwing rocks before you fish, but I would not leave a hole because someone was. You never know you may catch the biggest one that day right under their noses. I also fell down a hill once while deer hunting, and low and behold a buck came running in to see what the ruckus was about, he tasted good, lol.

Branuss04 reply :

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Branuss04 there is a song for your situation ... Brad Paisleys - Im gona miss her!

What's funny is I used to make her listen to that song. I would randomly sneak it into a Mix CD. I had to make sure she knew how I felt ;D

flipinstick88 reply :

A few years ago a fishing buddy of mine and I had a mutual friend that was anti-fishing. He wasn't a crazy PETA person, but he did think it was a little crule. We started to ask him if he wanted to go fishing with us and eventuly he would tag along. He wouldn't fish, just hang out while we did. I started bringing an extra rod with me and after many session of him sitting on the bank being bored he started to fish. Much to his suprise, he stared to enjoy it. Less than a year later he bought his own rod and reel!

Score one for me for converting an anti-fisherman!! ;D

FishinDaddy reply :

I was in Lake Summit last year fishing offshore when a jet skier circled me a couple of times. If he did not have his girl on with him he would have found out how far you can cast a DD22.

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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I was in Lake Summit last year fishing offshore when a jet skier circled me a couple of times. If he did not have his girl on with him he would have found out how far you can cast a DD22.

She must not have been a keeper then....

Muddy reply :

Hey Baron: Is it True: On Greenwood Lake NY there is an ordinance you can not take your boat closer than 35 yards of private shore front property, including docks and boat houses?

joshuaryan reply :

Nope, never experienced any anti-fishermen, although everyone in my family take jabs my sister and me for waking up so early in the ice colded mornings or go out in the burning hot sun just to catch and release fish.

retiredbosn reply :

I'm a proud member of PETA- People Eating Tasty Animals!!!! :

Paul Roberts reply :

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A few years ago a fishing buddy of mine and I had a mutual friend that was anti-fishing. He wasn't a crazy PETA person, but he did think it was a little crule. We started to ask him if he wanted to go fishing with us and eventuly he would tag along. He wouldn't fish, just hang out while we did. I started bringing an extra rod with me and after many session of him sitting on the bank being bored he started to fish. Much to his suprise, he stared to enjoy it. Less than a year later he bought his own rod and reel!
Score one for me for converting an anti-fisherman!!

Good story. So many people are not anti, just have no experience with anglers or angling. If you ask them what they think, squeamishness is often front line. This is why I'm not combative with most people on this kind of issue. I'm also careful to provide them a good experience so they at least don't get turned off.

While I was doing animal research as a university student I ended up sharing a summer apartment with the President of the student chapter of PETA -to our mutual horror.

But we were both entirely civil, acknowledging each others differences (he was urban -from NYC) and we didn't discuss our respective ideas at all. We both kept to ourselves, but I did take him out into the field a couple times to show him wildlife related stuff I knew we'd share an interest in.

One such excursion was to re-find a young coyote that I had got to actually play with me. I could run and leap through the hayfield and have that 'yote get all excited and leap around like a puppy, mirroring my playful behavior. We didn't re-find the animal but ended up talking a bit about whether playing with a wild coyote was a good idea and talked about wild animals becoming habituated to people, and what that could mean for both. I told him about the increases in coyote and mountain lion attacks on people in places where habituation had developed. His philosophy (house of cards -we all have one) couldn't go very far with the idea though, having a pretty limited understanding of wild vs domestic. He just felt that people have f'd up the world and should now just leave it alone. I'm wondering if he ever took that to it's logical conclusions.

So far, I've found real fringe AR people to be somewhat asocial, having some kind of traumatic view of the world, or just indoctrinated (sheep). Most people I've met though, just lack (good) experience.

BARON49_Northern NY reply :

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Hey Baron: Is it True: On Greenwood Lake NY there is an ordinance you can not take your boat closer than 35 yards of private shore front property, including docks and boat houses?

Have not fished Greenwood lake in years, but I did go and check the NYS regulations. Nothing there about that, also did a Goggle of Greenwood lake and nothing about it there either.

The only laws here in NY that they are really starting to inforce is a 5 mph speed limit within 100 feet of shore, docks, or anchored vessels. On some of the smaller lakes and rivers you have to idle no matter what size motor you have now.

.ghoti. reply :

I had just such an encounter, about 20 years ago, before the kinder, gentler Ghoti you all know came to be. I used to be a bit crazy.

Had two folks give me some grief about cruelty to animals, and spent about 10 minutes throwing rocks all around the area.

I put away my gear, and offered them a free introduction to the art of swimming. They both left.

farmpond1 reply :

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Nope, but if you do just move on. You are not going to change them so
there is no reason to waste time trying. A very small percentage of

Americans actually hunt, but the vast majority are not against it.

Those are the people we should care about.

One example will illustrate my point. Deer hunters should never

tie their kill on the hood of a truck. When carcasses are being

transported, they should be covered. Bambi mother's head flopping

around with her tongue hanging out and blood are over her is not

a pretty sight. Those sad, dead eyes really upset some of "our

friends". So, a little common sense is all that's needed. Your rights

have a better chance of being protected if your responsibilities are

met.

8-)

Guilty as charged-sort of. Last weekend I went ice fishing at a neighborhood pond. I ran into the lake manager and some friends of his who were pulling out tons of small bluegil (that's bream for you southern folk) Anyway, the lake manager said there were way too many bluegill in the lake and they needed to thin them out ("Reduce the biomass" as he called it). So they were tossing the smaller ones on the ice for the crows to eat later. I contributed a small number to the pile myself. In retrospect, I wish I'd picked them all up and carried them out of there. Any none fishermen (or even many bonafide fishermen) might very well have misconstrued that pile of panfish as a wanton waste and give all fishermen a bad reputation. I regret what I did and I won't do it again. Had the lake manager not done it, I probably wouldn't have done it in the first place. Ah, well, live and learn!

BASS fisherman reply :

Sort of in an indirect sort of way I guess I did.

I was fishing a tournament at a lake that is always crowded with summer activities.

It was maybe 40 minutes until weigh in and we were fishing near a no wake bouy marker. Apparently this lake had one boat owner who thinks he owns the lake, and apparently it was his duty to annoy every fisherman on the lake all by himself.

So this guy keeps getting closer and closer to us as he is towing a skier. Finally he cuts between us and the bouy which was only 40 feet away. I had just casted and figured he would turn to the outside of us, but nope, he went right over my line.

All of the sudden my reel is smoking! The boat caught my lure and was pulling out line! All of the sudden the line broke and the skier fell face first into the water.

Now I dont know if the skier caught a foot full of hooks or not.

I reeled in my line and got out my heaviest jig that I had and just waited for that guy to come back. I was going to test my casting skills on a moving target! Well he never came back around and he tied his boat up and went inside his cabin.

My boating partner wanted to go over and sabotage his boat but I didnt think it right.

NBR reply :

I have never been but if I was I'd get their picture and a picture of their car if possible.

Micro reply :

I've never run into a PETA type, but like a lot of fisherman I've run into the nimrod that builds a dock out into a public waterway then has a hissy fit when I fished around it. I had a fella scream at me a few years ago, at which time I told him to hang tight until a DGIF official got to his home to talk to him about hunter/fisher harassment. He shut up.

Sam reply :

Micro,

As big as you are I would think you could stomp any of the jerks with one hand tied behind your back.

There is one guy on the hot side of Lake Anna that will come out of his house and stand in his back yard and stare at us as we fish around his property.

He will also take a stick and throw it into the waters so his two Labs can play swim and retrieve.

We ignore him as there are way too many places to fish in the lake.

I guess one day when he doesn't show up we will consider that he died.

Olebiker reply :

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Sorta like that Hank Jr. song, "A Country Boy Will Survive", the democrats and anti's just don't get it.

We aren't supposed to be talking politics here, but since the moderators allowed your comment: I am a Democrat and I hunt, fish, watch NASCAR, drink beer, change my own oil, sing in the choir at church, love my wife and kids, vote, pay taxes, take my hat off and sing the national anthem, and drive a Ford truck.

Oh, and I'm a Southern boy (old man, actually).

IdahoLunkerHunter reply :

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Sorta like that Hank Jr. song, "A Country Boy Will Survive", the democrats and anti's just don't get it.

We aren't supposed to be talking politics here, but since the moderators allowed your comment: I am a Democrat and I hunt, fish, watch NASCAR, drink beer, change my own oil, sing in the choir at church, love my wife and kids, vote, pay taxes, take my hat off and sing the national anthem, and drive a Ford truck.

Oh, and I'm a Southern boy (old man, actually).

X2 except for the southern

Don't have much on anti around here. I'd probably say 50% of people either Deer, elk, moose, mountain lion or bear hunt around my parts. The other half fish. I think everytime I go out fishing everyone asks how the day has been.

CFFF 1.5 reply :

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It is always interesting to read post like this. Inevetiably it is always the same. People in the North East, The Left Coast, and Colorado (something about Colorado attracts the nutters), sometime Montana are the areas that have this sort of thing happen. It just doesn't happen in the south to often, there are several reasons for this. For a southern boy there are certain things ingrained into you growing up, the three G's God, Guts and Guns. Sorta like that Hank Jr. song, "A Country Boy Will Survive", the democrats and anti's just don't get it. To avoid sounding arrogant, or giving the anti's who lurk here ammo, I think I will leave it at that. Anyway Sportsmen are the single greatest conservationist there are, we have a stake in the future of game and fish. I won't bore anyone here with information that most of you would know any how, but the single most dangerous threat to our environment are environmentalists.

Wow, I didn't know your political position had anything to do with whether you like to fish or hunt??????

IDbasser reply :

The only people I have had problems with while fishing are the ones fishing in tournaments who think they have higher priority to the fishing spots, and think they own the water.

bilgerat reply :

Not directley. One of our better lakes was closed off to all fishing about 17 years ago because some misinformed do-gooders petitioned the owner. It seemed they thought fishermen were a threat to the safety of non-native geese that had made a year round home of the lake.

Trying to explain to these people that feeding them disrupted their migratory patterns was useless. They're not Jersey geese, they are Canadian geese.

The goose problems (attacking humans, feces everywhere, etc.) got so bad that just about every township in the state now has ordinances prohibiting feeding any wildlife. The geese have moved on. Good riddance.

retiredbosn reply :

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Sorta like that Hank Jr. song, "A Country Boy Will Survive", the democrats and anti's just don't get it.

We aren't supposed to be talking politics here, but since the moderators allowed your comment: I am a Democrat and I hunt, fish, watch NASCAR, drink beer, change my own oil, sing in the choir at church, love my wife and kids, vote, pay taxes, take my hat off and sing the national anthem, and drive a Ford truck.

Oh, and I'm a Southern boy (old man, actually).

I did not mean to offend anyone, I didn't even realize I had put that in my original post. I was talking about the west coast, north east, and various other small pockets that this type of activity takes place. Those areas are typically represented by a Democrat in Washington, however there is a huge difference between a Nancy Pelosi, Barney Frank, et al and the main stream Democrat. If you are from the south the party doesn't even call you Democrat, you are a Dixiecrat, because the ideology is so vastly different. I didn't mean to paint the entire democratic party as anti hunting, it just happens that the most vocal antis in politics are democrat, a different democrat than the dixiecrat, and from main stream dems. Again didn't mean to offend. I will edit the post. Now please lets return to the original theme of this thread before it gets locked.

mrbassky reply :

I think PETA has fishing on down their list of priorities these days. I glanced at their website and they are much more worried about Kentucky fried chicken, Michael Vick, and veil. Fact is I think its a battle they know they cant win. Actually my wife has prevented more fishing than PETA and we have only been married 4 years. :'(

retiredbosn reply :

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I think PETA has fishing on down their list of priorities these days. I glanced at their website and they are much more worried about Kentucky fried chicken, Michael Vick, and veil. Fact is I think its a battle they know they cant win. Actually my wife has prevented more fishing than PETA and we have only been married 4 years. :'(

That's hilarious. I think wives are secret agents of PETA, or USHS ;D

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I think PETA has fishing on down their list of priorities these days. I glanced at their website and they are much more worried about Kentucky fried chicken, Michael Vick, and veil. Fact is I think its a battle they know they cant win. Actually my wife has prevented more fishing than PETA and we have only been married 4 years. :'(

That's hilarious. I think wives are secret agents of PETA, or USHS ;D

Honeydoo lists and weekend weddings are the two greatest threats against sport fishing!

bubbler reply :

Yea had that happen once.... just missed his face with my x-rap

IdahoLunkerHunter reply :

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Honeydoo lists and weekend weddings are the two greatest threats against sport fishing!

On the other hand, candle parties, make-up parties, tupperware parties and girls-night out are my best friends

Wife: "Honey we are having a party here tonight I need you to be gone for a couple hours"

Me: "Oh I totally forgot. I was thinkin we might have stayed in and had a date night"

Wife: "Well maybe we can do that later this week"

Ok: "Ok, Well I'll let you have fun"

What she doesn't know... The truck is already filled with the gear and rods from the morning of. lol

done reply :

I remember going white water rafting in Tennesee. One of the warnings they gave us was to never allow our rafts anywhere close to fisherman. Said most of then were armed and they had a nasty habit of shooting holes in the rafts.

We also have a kid in Wylie with his daddies ski boat that does the same thing. He started in on us came in at about 30 mph with a 25 ft ski boat (I am in a 14 ft john), maybe 15 ft off the side. He just about threw my grandfather out of the boat, he did actually hurt his leg and swamped my Jon. Luckily my bilge pump could take it. When he came back the second time he got a VERY large sinker against the side of Daddies boat.

I don't generally condone that type of action but in his case, 2 or 3 more passes, my boat would have been swamped and my grandfather would have been hurt worse. I can take harassment, but when you take it too far and start endangering the people in my boat, I take is very personal. If I would have had a firearm on me, he would have gotten a couple warning shots. Anyway, after that day, we gave me a very wide berth when we came across each other.

CGH reply :

Only happen to me a couple of times, And I always tell them as my grandfather told them. "I shoot better than I swim, or talk" Pick you your poison, or get to stepping.

pondhopper reply :

Yeah. Years ago in Montana I was spinning a creek in a city park. Some moonbat ran up and started telling me that I shouldn't catch fish from creeks. He demanded to see my fishing license; I demanded he go f*** himself. He called me an ******* and left.

BASS fisherman reply :

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Yeah. Years ago in Montana I was spinning a creek in a city park. Some moonbat ran up and started telling me that I shouldn't catch fish from creeks. He demanded to see my fishing license; I demanded he go f*** himself. He called me an I'm a dork and left.

What exactly is an "Im a dork"? :-/

pondhopper reply :

What exactly is an "Im a dork"?

What is substituted when one trys to post "a**hole".

Micro reply :

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Micro,
As big as you are I would think you could stomp any of the jerks with one hand tied behind your back.

There is one guy on the hot side of Lake Anna that will come out of his house and stand in his back yard and stare at us as we fish around his property.

He will also take a stick and throw it into the waters so his two Labs can play swim and retrieve.

We ignore him as there are way too many places to fish in the lake.

I guess one day when he doesn't show up we will consider that he died.

Next time he does that, call his dogs to your boat. Entice them with a dead fish. That'll make him happy.

Sam reply :

Hey Micro,

We just let him do his thing.

There are way too many other places to fish in the lake.

simple_man reply :

Last Oct I was fishing the Delta in my Kayak in a cut between two main channels. A speed boat filled with kids came by on the main channel causing a big wake that pushed me into the tulies. I guess the kids enjoyed that and came back through the cut and almost swamped me.

I decided I needed to defend my self the next time and stretched my anchor rope across the 30 ft. cut as a warning to slow down. Well they didn't slow down until the 40 ft of yellow poly stopped their prop.

My ears were burning from the profanities as I paddled out to the other channel. After that I caught my personal best that day.

BucketmouthAngler13 reply :

I've had some "have some compassion!" peoeple leave remarks as I fished.

A few months ago me and my friend where goose hunting on a public lake. We had shoot a goose that fell than swam towards shore. We where paddling around looking for it and had just found it when someone shined a spotlight on us. It was this ornery woman who thought she was the best thing since sliced bread. "What are you doing! She yelled. "Looking for a wounded goose." we replied.

"You cant shoot geese!" she screamed.

"Yes.... we can."

"No you cant! Goose season is closed!"

"Um, goose season doesnt end till the 15th of January."

"Well, you should give up looking for it. Thats like trying to find a needle in a haystack!" she said with a very unpleasant tone.

"Actually, we just found it."

My friend had the goose in his grasp and it was flopping around. So we broke its neck and added it to the pile of dead geese in the bottom of the canoe.

"Get off my property!"

"Ma'm, we are in a canoe on public water harvesting geese through legal means. We never set toenail on your property."

"I'm going to call the cops!!!" as she ran off.

"Have a good night" :

Scorcher214 reply :

Ive never run into any anti fishers but i did have an instance where some punks were fishing about 20 yds away from me, they caught a nice 2lber and when they went to go release it, they launched it up into the air and it came down on a boulder in the water, i think it died on impact. I scolded them "If your gonna act like and kill fish for *** and giggles that then why don't you just leave". Then they mumbled something and left. They came back with there daddy, he asked me if i was harassing his kids. I told him what happened then he gave his kids a talking lol.

SWMIBASSER reply :

without question the worst on-water behavior I witness consistently is other fisherman. I see guys cutting off other guys en route to a spot/section, fishing within a handfull of yards, full bore runs close to shore, etc......

Some of us need to remember that others have the right to the lake too.

Bochafish reply :

One of my best friends is a PETA activist, and we had a conversation about fishing. I let her know that I catch and release, and she insisted that it still harms the fish mentally. I said that a fishes brain is not complicated enough to be mentally damaged by being caught and released. She responded with, "you don't know that." I said, "You're right, I don't, but I figure if it was ok for Jesus to be a fisherman, it's ok for me too."

J Francho reply :

Jesus was a carpenter.

slonezp reply :

I met the man who owns Lake Michigan. Was pier fishing in a marina on Lake Michigan in Wisconsin a few years ago, which I have fished for 30 years when an older gentleman approached my son first, and then myself. He brought me over to his dock (about 50 feet away from where I was fishing) and showed me the sign that said private slip and then told me how his wife is sick blah blah blah and he doesn't want me fishing near his slip. He said "You're fishing in my back yard, how would you like it if I sailed in your backyard" OK fine, we left our previous fishing spot and started fishing on another pier. Well about 10 minutes later the dock boy came by and said we can no longer fish on this pier and would have to go. It's true, those with money can get whatever they want.

U.W BronzeBack Hunter reply :

Unfriendly Incidents:

#1- Canoers/Kayakers: Was out in the middle of a huge natural lake with the bass boat, but this time trolling for some deep water salmon. Was in the process of finding a good spot with the fishfinder when we make a very slight wake near a kayaker who happened to pass by. He yells out "HEY! NO WAKES!" (we're in the middle of a lake. no wakes? you got to be kidding me man). My dad yells "WELL crap YOU!" I yell "WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE F*CKIN LAKE SEARCHING FOR SALMON. GO PADDLE TO SHORE YOU B****". we were mad because the same day, we've already had around 10 kayakers/canoers telling us to stop making wakes (we were going around 5mph). what did they want us to do? take out the d*mn trolling motor?

#2 - Skiers: Everybody has had those moments with roudy water-skiers and skiboats (most of the time involving slightly drunk frat boys). My fishing buddies always joke about shooting flare guns at the skiboats that make one too many trips near their boats. At times, i wish for a real gun. But i must admit, sometimes the extra wakes and waves get fish to bite... no joke especially with weightless senkos, the extra underwater comotion gives the senko that extra little wiggle that gets smallies to strike

#3 - Dock owners: Was pitching jigs near this one promising boat dock when the owner came out with his dog and started throwing tennis balls like 10 ft away from our boat so his dog could fetch. but i knew that he wasn't REALLY out there for that...

#4 - Racists: First of all, i'm asian. anyways, i was at this boat launch area when i was putting some of the trout i intended to feast on that day into an icebucket from the boat's livewell. i hear this caucasian gentleman behind me whispering to his son "go check how many fish that asian over there has" (legal limit 5, i had 3. i was fishing in a part of WA state that's known for having a disproportionate amount of KKK members). his little 5 yr old son comes up right next to me and looks into the icebucket. at that moment, i was furious that THAT ACTUALLY JUST HAPPENED. i turn around and stare right into the man's eyes. he turns around and walks away...

#5- Perch: Whenever i'm searching for bass with finesse softplastics, these guys always steal the show!

Fish Chris reply :

Interesting thread.

I haven't personally had a PETA person try to stop me from fishing, although like many here, I have has people who "mistakenkly believed" they owned certain parts of water around their docks, etc, try to stop me.... and that has led to some interesting situations.

But anyway, I've seen it mentioned throughout this thread, about different states protecting a fishermans rights.

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the fact that your holding a fishing license "in any of the 50 states" make it illegal for anyone to interfere with your fishing ???

So, what would I do ? Well "IF" I were not sitting on top of a giant fish at that moment..... and "IF" I was thinking clearly, I'd first put down my pole. Next, I'd be REALLY friendly. I'd "ACT" like this person was really making a lot of sense. I'd try to get as much info about this person and his / her agenda..... Most importantly, their name and location they could be contacted. Heck, I'd even try to get them to believe I wanted to join them :

Then I'd contact authorities > Which is when my ranting and raving would start ! As I'd absolutely demand that this person be arrested for interfering with my legal rights !

IF the officer(s) tried to be lazy.... or give me some crap that they "warned them".... I'd then get on the cell phone to an official or two (good acquaintences of mine) at the highest level of the Ca DFG, so that they could have a word with each other.

I'd make it clear that this PETA member "WAS" going to be arrested, or it would be the officers A-$$. (I'd try to do that in a smooth, tactful way of course

All in all, I think the whole thing would make for a very interesting day :-)

Otherwise, PETA members can just stay the heck away from me, and their won't be any problems ;-)

Peace,

Fish

AverageJoeBass reply :

Great thread! I was Googling for my own state and came across this web page that has the laws listed for quite a few states and thought I would share.

http://www.huntsab.org/hunter_harassment_laws.htm

WRB reply :

I have more trouble with guides, tournament fishermen and wake boarders. The anti fishermen/women are more passive aggressive and work behind your back, whereas a guide that wants his spot or a tournament bass fishermen who arrives at his spot, wants you to leave immediately. I have had a constant running feud with local "guides" for about 30 years, who soak live bait on big bass spots and catch everything possible. They have the legal right to fish, it's just a difference in ethics.

The young gun tournament guys are all about themselves and care less about anyone who happens to be on "their" water. The fact they don't have the attention span of a gnat means they run and gun, so are gone in a short time. You just need to let it be, it isn't worth the time to argue with them.

Wakeboarders, fish a different area or lake. If the water sport people are in a closed or restricted area, then call the authorities.

WRB

farmpond1 reply :

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The young gun tournament guys are all about themselves and care less about anyone who happens to be on "their" water. The fact they don't have the attention span of a gnat means they run and gun, so are gone in a short time. You just need to let it be, it isn't worth the time to argue with them.

If they give you too much flack, you can always go to the officiating folks and inform them of the harrassment. I certainly wouldn't "give up" my spot for anyone just as I wouldn't expect them to give up theirs.

WRB reply :

The rule, at one time was 200 feet from any other tournament boat, today you get very close without a rule infraction. The issue is common sense and good sportsmanship. Most tournament fishermen are courteous, some are not.

You may have the right to cast under someones dock, just remember most dock owners have had problems with fishermen around their docks, making them less tolerant.

When I was a youngster I had very little common sense and zero patience, it takes time to appreciate other peoples rights.

WRB

done reply :

I'd have to say this year so far, tournament fishers are the worst. First, on a public launch, they park like nimrods blocking half the parking spots in their hurry to get out on the water. On a public launch they set up a tent in the lot taking up half a dozen or more parking spots (when there is more than ample room off the lot in gravel or gassy areas). Keeping in mind, these guys do not "reserve" anything, they just plan it within their own org and show up and do this.

Once on the water they are completely inconsiderate.

Last weekend on 4 occasions had some dude fly into where i was fishing, coming within 8 ft of my boat and cut me off where I was trolling. They will block main channels, run at high speed well within 15 ft of you.

I hate to be rough on fellow fisherman, but seems tournaments on Lake Wylie bring out the worst in people.

The other issue I have had people fishing on the docks. Now, I have been on the shore for a while befoere I got my boat. I did occasional fish from the dock BUT when a boat came I got out of the way QUICKLY. On our launch these guys set up a dozen poles, tie them to a dock and walk away. The dock is posted "No fishing from dock.". I cut them some slack but they started getting real bad, I called the police. On one occasion I was coming in late at night and ran over 3 or 4 poles that were on the dock.

Anyway, sorry for the venting. It is stuff that can just put a bad mark on an otherwise awesome day.

sammy1 reply :

here in san diego we get the peta freaks all the time dressing in fish suits and putting hooks in their mouths. they do demonstrations near san diego bay. morons! i have never dealt with one personally but here the san diego city lakes are ridicoulous. last month i was kayaking and worming this point with another boat. these four chicks come paddling by in their kayaks and pass right between me and the other boat. one of the girls actually bumps the guys dropshot line and freaks out. luckly one of the girls passed on the outside and me and the boat decided she was the smart one. that same day my dad was fishing in an American Bass West tournament and early in the morning a bot came right by my dads probably 10 ft away. my dads partner pitched his ika into the guys boat and the guy got all ticked off and said, you think you own the lake! the guy kept on going but it was still a d**k move.

nboucher reply :

Interesting comments. Far from being bothered by anti-anglers, I'm always surprised how supportive most people are over my fishing addiction. I work at a university and live in a town that I'm sure has a lot of anti-hunters and anti-anglers, but not a single person has ever tried to discourage me. No doubt a few think less of me because of the time I spend on the water with a fishing pole, and there are a few people with whom I sense I should just avoid the subject, but the vast majority of people at least pretend to be interested in my fishing stories. I think even people who are squeamish about fishing like to see their friends and acquaintances doing something that makes them happy. Heck, I've even had one family on a pond I fishpeople I'd never spoken to beforeoffer to let me keep my kayak in their garage so I wouldn't have to haul it over every time I go fishing there. I think the loudmouths get all the publicity, but I'm convinced that most people are tolerant and friendly at heart.

Except for jet skiers, that is.

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One of my neighbors, (a very cranky old lady) always acuses me of tying-up to her seawall. I've never been closer than casting distance from her property, but every time I'm out there fishing, she comes out screaming at me that I'm "disturbing her fish", or trespassing. I just smile at her and keep fishing.
Falcon

You're disturbing HER fish? Haha. What a joke.

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One of my neighbors, (a very cranky old lady) always acuses me of tying-up to her seawall. I've never been closer than casting distance from her property, but every time I'm out there fishing, she comes out screaming at me that I'm "disturbing her fish", or trespassing. I just smile at her and keep fishing.
Falcon

You're disturbing HER fish? Haha. What a joke.

Give her a call about 2 am in the morning and tell her she needs to go quiet down her fish, tell her they are jumping around getting water all over YOUR seawall and waking the kids up.

LCpointerKILLA reply :

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Sort of in an indirect sort of way I guess I did.
I was fishing a tournament at a lake that is always crowded with summer activities.

It was maybe 40 minutes until weigh in and we were fishing near a no wake bouy marker. Apparently this lake had one boat owner who thinks he owns the lake, and apparently it was his duty to annoy every fisherman on the lake all by himself.

So this guy keeps getting closer and closer to us as he is towing a skier. Finally he cuts between us and the bouy which was only 40 feet away. I had just casted and figured he would turn to the outside of us, but nope, he went right over my line.

All of the sudden my reel is smoking! The boat caught my lure and was pulling out line! All of the sudden the line broke and the skier fell face first into the water.

Now I dont know if the skier caught a foot full of hooks or not.

I reeled in my line and got out my heaviest jig that I had and just waited for that guy to come back. I was going to test my casting skills on a moving target! Well he never came back around and he tied his boat up and went inside his cabin.

My boating partner wanted to go over and sabotage his boat but I didnt think it right.

good thing that skier was alright or those people would have probably sued you broke

LCpointerKILLA reply :

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Interesting thread.
I haven't personally had a PETA person try to stop me from fishing, although like many here, I have has people who "mistakenkly believed" they owned certain parts of water around their docks, etc, try to stop me.... and that has led to some interesting situations.

But anyway, I've seen it mentioned throughout this thread, about different states protecting a fishermans rights.

Well, correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't the fact that your holding a fishing license "in any of the 50 states" make it illegal for anyone to interfere with your fishing ???

So, what would I do ? Well "IF" I were not sitting on top of a giant fish at that moment..... and "IF" I was thinking clearly, I'd first put down my pole. Next, I'd be REALLY friendly. I'd "ACT" like this person was really making a lot of sense. I'd try to get as much info about this person and his / her agenda..... Most importantly, their name and location they could be contacted. Heck, I'd even try to get them to believe I wanted to join them :

Then I'd contact authorities > Which is when my ranting and raving would start ! As I'd absolutely demand that this person be arrested for interfering with my legal rights !

IF the officer(s) tried to be lazy.... or give me some crap that they "warned them".... I'd then get on the cell phone to an official or two (good acquaintences of mine) at the highest level of the Ca DFG, so that they could have a word with each other.

I'd make it clear that this PETA member "WAS" going to be arrested, or it would be the officers A-$$. (I'd try to do that in a smooth, tactful way of course

All in all, I think the whole thing would make for a very interesting day :-)

Otherwise, PETA members can just stay the heck away from me, and their won't be any problems ;-)

Peace,

Fish

Those people will be the first to come out back and tell you that you can't fish their dock, but let me assure you they would let their dog poop in someone's yard and be offended if you told them to get off your property.

Redhed reply :

never had an issue fishing now hunting is a different story. i work at a very liberal university (shouldnt be too hard to guess) and there are tons of liberal @#$%@'s that go to school there. one day on the bus going home i mentioned that i bow hunt.. it was on from there. the looks, the scorns heck one almost tried to spit on me. it wasnt good

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never had an issue fishing now hunting is a different story. i work at a very liberal university (shouldnt be too hard to guess) and there are tons of liberal @#$%@'s that go to school there. one day on the bus going home i mentioned that i bow hunt.. it was on from there. the looks, the scorns heck one almost tried to spit on me. it wasnt good

From North Carolina, dude I figured most of the student body would be outdoorsmen.

I remember reading about a European country that made ti illegal to sport fish, since it was considered cruel to trick fish and hook them. So if you were fishing as a catch and release fisherman you would be committing a crime, since you were maliciously hurting fish by hooking them for your pleasure. Although, I occasionally run across women, haven't met a man yet, that use that line of reasoning.

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never had an issue fishing now hunting is a different story. i work at a very liberal university (shouldnt be too hard to guess) and there are tons of liberal @#$%@'s that go to school there. one day on the bus going home i mentioned that i bow hunt.. it was on from there. the looks, the scorns heck one almost tried to spit on me. it wasnt good

From North Carolina, dude I figured most of the student body would be outdoorsmen.

I remember reading about a European country that made ti illegal to sport fish, since it was considered cruel to trick fish and hook them. So if you were fishing as a catch and release fisherman you would be committing a crime, since you were maliciously hurting fish by hooking them for your pleasure. Although, I occasionally run across women, haven't met a man yet, that use that line of reasoning.

i thought the same till i started working at UNC. UNC is probably the only school in the state that is this liberal. well unc- ashville would be the other. there are some outdoorsmen but most are the blind voting liberal hypocrit kind. dont get me wrong its still a great school just not for outdoorsmen ;D

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i thought the same till i started working at UNC. UNC is probably the only school in the state that is this liberal. well unc- ashville would be the other. there are some outdoorsmen but most are the blind voting liberal hypocrit kind. dont get me wrong its still a great school just not for outdoorsmen ;D

Go to work at State, Redhed...There will never be that problem....lol

As a side note......My daughter is going to unc In August.....Will they still cash my checks If down on the memo part I write unc sucks.? lol j/k..

J. M. Richardson reply :

In response to RW on page one.

I live in Wisconsin and it is actually state law that if you are transporting a deer back home it must be visible. I don't agree with this rule and don't understand it. But it does let you see how well the season went with other hunters even if i am not hauling home a monster buck

J. M. Richardson reply :

Haven't had too much anti-fishing flak besides the occasional people who will come out and stare at you as you fish around "their water".

Do remember a time a couple years ago while I was still in high school though. Teacher asked who would be gone friday before opening of deer season (big day in Wisconsin). I was the only kid in class that raised his hand. Teacher asked if it was for deer hunting, and one girl turned around and blurted out "I hate you." I just smiled I said I'm still going hunting this weekend.

Another interesting fishing story, not anti-fishing, but actually some respectful people:

I was fishing a lake called Pine Lake and found this nice property that had a wood retaining wall and next to it a boat garage (prime fishing spot). My uncle and I were just floating along fishing it, about the same time I hooked up on a good size bass and was fighting it out of the shallows, the boaters who parked their boat in the garage showed up. They were really nice about us fishing there and patiently waited till I landed the fish. They were even impressed by the size of the bass I caught.

Just goes to show you have all kinds of people out there, it just seems to go better when everyone is respectful of each other

J. M. Richardson reply :

I also agree with Redhead

I am currently attending Iowa State University and have found much disdain for some of my hobbies/habits.

Example:

I usually carry a pocket knife (no big deal - never know when you might have a use for one). One day I'm at work and have to cut some zip ties. I couldn't find a scissors and I mentioned to the girl I was working with (art major and vegetarian) that I forgot my pocket knife at home. She looked at me like I was a crazy madman and asked me why I carried a knife. I said you never know when a situation like this might arise where I had a use for one.

It's amazing the attitudes that many college age students have. Many of them seem not to care about the outdoors/outdoorsman.

basspro96 reply :

There is a video on youtube that shows there "S.H.A.R.K." program going onto a duck hunting field in ULTRALIGHTS! PLANES! flying in low on the duck hunters scaring away all birds. Thats how far they go. But eventually they will do it to the wrong person in a ducks field. And "accidently" the guy will shoot there sorry butts down or there butt dead. I hope it never comes to that. I just hope Law enforcement catches them and puts there sorry butts in jail.

WNC fisherman reply :

As a few others have noted, my worst experiences have been with fellow tournament fishermen.

A few years ago, our local bass club held it's top 10 fish off on Lake Lanier just north of Atlanta, GA. It is a very large lake, so there are usually several tournaments going on each weekend. This particular weekend, there was a tournament being sponsored by one of the large marinas on the lake. There were approximately 300 boats in their tournament.

The fish had been biting back in the head of the coves, but after a heavy rain and cooler weather, I found the fish biting a crank bait around the mouths of those coves on rocky banks. By 10:00 am I was culling. As I was fishing the left side of the entrance to a beautiful cove with a couple of nice docks and a large creek, a very nice Ranger bass boat almost washed me ashore just so that he could beat me into the head of the cove. I just crossed over to the other side of the cove entrance and kept fishing. With one of my next casts, I hooked a 4 lb. 10 oz. largemouth. I raised it up, turned it around a couple of times and dropped it into the livewell and returned my smallest fish back into the lake.

The other fisherman came back out of the cove with his trolling motor. He explained that he was fishing the large tournament and hadn't had a bite all day. He asked me if I could tell him what I was catching my fish with and in what areas I was finding them. Very politely, I said "NO" and kept on fishing. :-X

I ended up winning our club tournament that day with 14lbs.. The ONLY other fish caught from our club was a 2 lb. 10 oz. largemouth.

greg516 reply :

Yes I have had a run with two of em and just bout lost my tackle because they tried to kick it in! >

bilgerat reply :

God help anyone that tried to kick my gear into the water........

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