Buzzards

[Potlicker12]

Smacker 200 yards is not potlicking IMHO. You never know, they could have been there the day before and caught some good fish in shallow from where your yaks were located. If they anchored 200 yards from you and waded in behind you I don't see a problem with that. We have to ask ourselves exactly how much shoreline is an angler entitled to. If a group of four split up and go 2-300 yards in each direction you are taking up over a 1/4 mile of shoreline. As long as they don't drive in and anchor right on top of me or wade so close our lines are crossing when we cast I try not to let it bother me. Right or wrong, as Swells mentioned there are no laws pertaining to this and some people are going to be nicer than others. Just part of fishing a crowded bay system, I wouldn't sweat it.

Gater

interesting. It wasn't a crowded bay system Wednesday. There was plenty of water they could've fished, much better options in fact due to them having a boat as us yaks, yet they anchored up and waded right toward us. Reminds me of duck hunting public land only to have some jack leg role up 10 minutes to legal and set decoys 50 yds away. Respect in this society declines daily.

[JT]

So, it's wrong to watch other people catch fish? LOL! Some folks have some strange ideas.

Heck, in La. if you're catching fish, you INVITE other boats over. You can be pretty sure there that people will creep up slowly and ask where you want them, instead of running right through the fish. I tried that here and people thought I was CRAZY. I guess here there's just not enough to go around.

Yep You bet.....i dont like any other mothperfvvckers watching me.

And people "thought" you were crazy? naaaaw....get out of here.

[kenny]

Yep You bet.....i dont like any other mothperfvvckers watching me.

And people "thought" you were crazy? naaaaw....get out of here.

I'm with you JT. It's Louisiana this and Louisiana that........

[JT]

Now take it easy Kenny....If Louisiana hadnt taken in all those refugees from Hurricane Ike, how would the recovery of Galveston look now and what would the State of Texas of done?...

[coachlaw]

LOL! My hometown would like to thank y'all for housing their prisoners. I'll shut up about the fishin' at home if y'all want me to.

[dbarham]

So, it's wrong to watch other people catch fish? LOL! Some folks have some strange ideas.

Heck, in La. if you're catching fish, you INVITE other boats over. You can be pretty sure there that people will creep up slowly and ask where you want them, instead of running right through the fish. I tried that here and people thought I was CRAZY. I guess here there's just not enough to go around.

I do the same thing on the beach front I try to wave em in if I'm on em

[mpepperl]

The funny thing is, We are new to the area and haven't really got a clue what were doing, but when we do get lucky at one of our two spots, it seems as if someone notices and pulls into the area. Following us around is like following Larry the Cable Guy to by a new suite... We fish hard and try to find new spots, and I'm sure over time time we will, but for now we just try to follow the birds. I'm guessing as the season goes on this is going to get much more intense so we will have to be more creative to try to get away from it all.

[JT]

Now see mpepperl, if you were in Louisiana you would have stood up in the bote and waved and invited them over...Dont let them feel like they are coming over uninvited.