Old plug Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Plug, do you go to kids birthday party's and tell them they are most likely to go to be a laborer or sit in a cube farm when they get older to ruin their fun? That was not ruining anything he got first shot. I was courteous. i could have pulled in front if him and docked that boat then turned on 6 100 watt bulbs and a electric motor to dock the boat up on the lift. I chose to let him fish the dock first. fishing the dock does not bother me in the least.
Old plug Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Come on Plug that wasn't a walk off dinger!! A double at best nope they were both about 13 -14 inches long. except for 3 keeper typical of the the other z15 we caught that evening.
OldMillRoad Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 the thing about turtles is that they always have their noses in the air and look at you with an unblinking accusatory stare. I, for one, feel self conscious in their presence. And when you try to approach them they always get very introverted.
Bill Babler Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 If your coming into your personal dock after an evening of fishing and there is someone fishing your dock and you back off for several minutes to allow this rather than pull into your stall, that is just about as plus 1 as you can get. Plug you are a true gentleman. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
Bill Babler Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 On the gar and rough fish note, regardless of whatever it is, I have a really hard time killing something just to be killing something. Several years ago I was approached to guide some bowhunters for carp. I asked them what they intended to do with the fish and they said let them rot. I declined. One of the strictest rules of my outdoor upbringing was if you kill it you make every effort to eat it. Nothing goes to waste at your hands. I have had gar meat rolled into croquets and fried in New Orleans. I thought it was quite taste. However I later learned they were perhaps the hardest fish to clean and prepare in the world, so of course that is out of the question, for most folks shooting them. I can also tolerate carp, my mother used to filet the meat from the bone and pressure cook it and again either can it or serve in fired croquets. It is way not my favorite, BUT. I don't usually walk hand and hand with Bass Pro, but for the life of me I don't see any hurt in them running their rough fish tournament if the fish is used, I really don't care if it is for consumption, animal feed, or fertilizer. Used being the key word. It is a tremendous boon for the economy here as it is a week long event. I would just about bet that it brings in more money than the FLW or BM Elite when they are here. I think the post was about rude behavior really, rather than singling out any of the factions that enjoy all different sports on our wonderful lake. The problem is and we fishermen can bear quite a bit of the blame is how much is enough? At times here on the Rock it is very hard for other sportsman to know what we are doing as here almost more than anywhere we ply all sorts of depths and structure that is not the shoreline. A nighttime bowhunter going right down the bank may not think he is interfering. However if you are casting to said bank and he fishes between you and the bank, that is somewhat of a conundrum. Pretty much like us casting the other day and having a guy pull trolling rigs between us and the bank. We just waited for him to troll thru, after taking a verbal whipping on bass fisherman owning the lake. As Plug said, it is never a problem or should not be a problem to pull behind someone that has already fished a location and then moved on. To pull in front however is very rude. http://whiteriveroutfitters.com http://whiteriverlodgebb.com
bfishn Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 I'm waiting for someone to suggest throwing a spook or a grab hook at the offender (never mind that he's just a cast away with a freakin' bow & arrow...) I can't dance like I used to.
Members AAD Posted July 10, 2014 Members Posted July 10, 2014 Momma always said, never bring a spook to a bow fight... Great wisdom bfishn
REDSOXWSCHAMP Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 The bowfishing tournament is only going to get bigger from here. the first year it was limited to the rock, this year it was the rock and bull. I do know that next year is already planning on being bigger.
WettinLine Posted July 10, 2014 Posted July 10, 2014 Babler That was spoken like a guy who makes his living off tourism, can't blame your defensive stance but I don't have to like it.
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