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Have been out fishing a handful of times or so and have had people cast rather close to my bobber. Have had one within 3 feet and quite a few within about 15 feet. Also have had people walk and cast out rather close to where I’m standing or set up. Was wondering if it just tends to be like this because I always try to give people space without disturbing them or the water near their cast.

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by TheCrawlingAlive

OJdidit Loc: Oak Creek Wisconsin

People can be buttheads, sorry!

D Tong Loc: San Francisco,Ca

I like yourself have a respect for others when fishing 🎣 or just being out 👍🙏 when I come into a area and there’s others I move and return later 👍 I have when someone is bait fishing and I know I won’t be crossing or disturbing there line I’ll ask if I could toss my lure in and around the area if okay 👌 some people are just on the wrong side of the human race 🤬🤬

Stevearino Loc: SE Pennsylvania

The other thing that drives me nuts are the kayakers that are not watching where they are going. Either over my line, or making "waves" close to your shore location.

BILLBYRD1 Loc: Prattville Al

Some people are rude. You may need to ask them to honor your space as you are honoring thiers. Then again you may just have to be rude back to them.

harleypiker Loc: WA

Sometimes rude no; sometimes yes. I had a family pull out from the dock and drove over my line where i was casting and snagged my lure under the boat. I waved frantically at them and they courteously waved back at me.
A family excited to go out boating and totally oblivious about what the world was doing around them.
I had jet skiers fly past me several times rudely disrupting me. They knew what I was doing. About the fourth time I propelled my big muskie lure directly at one of them knowing it would buzz about 15 feet behind their head. They played elsewhere the rest of the day~

ranger632 Loc: Near Yosemite Park Ca.

Quit fishing early today. Had 4 or 5 familys with kids, dogs, boats, inner tubes set up 20 yards where I was bank fishing. I just said the heck with it. I guess their kids will be a@#*holes also when they grow up .

Stevearino Loc: SE Pennsylvania

I guess I am not alone. I might go to the ranger station to ask if they could put up a sign for boaters to be more courteous.

Ugly fish Loc: W Penn

The folks that snagged your line pulling away from the dock, may I ask why you were fishing near either their dock as you could see them loading up on the boat?

Stephen Kanka

We live in a very rude society. I am having fun, I don't care about my consequences.

FinFisherman Loc: Born in Ohio - 40 yrs Florida- Clearwater,Fl

What kind of yak leaves a wake? I'd plunk a 2 oz sinker right close to any yak that crosses my lines!

James McCool Loc: Wichita Kansas

Right on D

jigginjim Loc: Buffalo, Minnesota

That's a good idea, Tell them you are using that special super-wire line that if crosses their arm or leg it may cut their arm off. As for the people casting over your lines or within 3 ft. of your bobber spot? Not much you can really do as people don't own the water, but a respectable person would not dot this. As stated "PEOPLE ARE A&& HOLES", And many times I have seen these type doing things hoping I will get upset and leave. I have at times, but then other times I question them, REALLY. YOU REALLY going to do that? Note: I have seen this with people that act like they don't understand English or whatever.
While I was talking a gal that had been fishing a spot, he changed to a different fishing rod, and would cast over these others, after asking to give him room. Basically tangling all the other people lines, then cut his own line, letting them to untangle the mess.
Maybe not the way to do it but, it worked for her.

I have had boats skiing or tubing to close to my boat while fishing, and told them I use braided line and due to 28 years of military service, being around large guns I may not hear them coming and may cast over them. Which could lead to someone in their boat being very badly hurt, either from the line or the large hooks on the spoons being used. One young guy thought he was going to show though he was and that I was bluffing, tried to break the line with his bare hands, which lead to really bad cut to his hands and fingers. After handing this show-off a couple band-aids, I stated again "Now think had that go over your arms while going past my craft. You maybe would lost an arm, surely you would be cut to point hundreds of stitches would be required." They thanked me for the warning.

harleypiker Loc: WA

No I was not close to the public boat launch but about 100 yards out onto the lake with open water all around for them to use. I wasn't implying they were rude--just inattentive. Conversely, the jet skiers were the intentionally rude ones.