Odd Observations Around Docks

[MOPanfisher]

I remember about the guy with the sprinklers. I heard ofat least one person who would intentionally go to fish his dock, wearing rain gear just to irritate him. While I might enjoy it, if I couldn't catch fish there I wouldn't care about irritating him.

[Seth]

I remember about the guy with the sprinklers. I heard ofat least one person who would intentionally go to fish his dock, wearing rain gear just to irritate him. While I might enjoy it, if I couldn't catch fish there I wouldn't care about irritating him.

That's funny stuff!

[Old plug]

No its not funny. He was a arrogant bastard. As wealthy as they come. Thee dock was not a good fishing dock anyway. But it was the idae that he thought he was better and did not have to follow the rules. But he lost his battle. I understand he is pushing daisies now. Good improvement to the fishing conditions as far as I am concerned.

[MOPanfisher]

Oh yeah it was still funny, its not funny when they get threatening or violent. Again the vast majority of dock owners I have talked with have been at the very minimum polite, several were outright helpful, a very very few were simply "there" not happy about us fishing around their dock but not saying anything. Its amazing what a half dozen crappie given to a dock owner who is wanting a few for supper will gain you. It seems like most are even friendlier in the off seasons such as fall when crappie fishing around the docks can be smoking hot, but few are fishing for them.

[Old plug]

He had cameras down there also. had it not been for that he would not have been able to keep decent seats in his ski boat. there would. have been large treble books ripped into them by casters. I had a friend here wanted me to go over there at night and destroy his boat dock and all. I guess he never done it. I know the conservation commission went and ordered him to stop. I was told they or someone told him he would take it off or they would remove the dock. He was a Elk in the Laurie Lodge. I never sen him up there. But had I he would have gotten a earfull.

[DADAKOTA]

I don't fish dock where folks are fishing. Some however encourage ya to go ahead and fish. Had an old feller we called Catfish Charlie that had some awesome brush between his dock and the one next to it. He'd climb down the seawall on a metal ladder and throw is jig and cork out. He caught lots of fish. When he wasn't fishing we'd roll in and fish that area. Pulled in one day and he came flying out of his house and went ballistic. I guess we were about the 10th boat to stop and catch fish and he was livid. Said he was gonna get his tractor and pull all the brush out of there. We left him to his rant. Went back the next day and had my wife's step dad with me. He and Charlie were about the same age and Charlie was just a talking away. The old guy had built his house himself, was a WWII vet, and on and on. Bet we sat there an hour while the two of them visited. Never had another issue with him after that. Now he has passed and a family owns the place. Nowhere near as much brush anymore.