Fishermen's attitude

[Ray]

My bud and I did some floating down a river friday and saturday. I am not really a fisherman (I just go along for the ride once in a while) but I could not help but notice that major attitudes people have on their drift boats. Not all of them do but most of them seemed to have to get some sort of word in as you float by like "don't float over our hole" or "don't hit our lines" or "don't make any noise". We never came close to anyone's lines, we only floated over a hole when someone blocked all other access (as in 2 double parked boats in the way) and we were silent as hell when the one jerk told us not to make any noise. My response to him was "you're the only one talking"  Now I know why the guys fishing from the shore hate the boaters over there. None of these guys would ever talk to you like this if you were standing on land. Once again fishing is a tainted sport in my eyes. It seemed like all the idiots who lived around Seattle moved over there and brought their self righteous police attitude with them. Ok enough on the angry rant. 

[Coasthunterjay]

It seemed like all the idiots who lived around Seattle moved over there and brought their self righteous police attitude with them

NO JOKE.......i hear you!

[boneaddict]

Sounds like you were on the Yak.

[robodad]

More importantly did you catch any fish ??

I am not really a fisherman (I just go along for the ride once in a while)

I thought you did a fine job with the sturgeon !! 

[Ray]

I think I'll have to ditch the whole float boat idea. It seems more attached to that than anything else. No we did not catch any fish. I think everyone else was striking out as well. One fellow had one fish yesterday (the only fellow not yelling directives to us) and 2 ones the day before by some other folks. Maybe the water needs to go up a little 

[Antlershed]

I experienced the same thing last Tuesday. We were floating with a buddy of mine who is a licensed guide. We were not paying customers that day, but everyone else on the river was kind of a jerk to him. He is only 20, and he looks about 15, but he probably catches more steelies than most people on the river we were on. Hell, we hooked 6 fish that day.

[Head-shot]

Those type of people just make me mad, pissed to be more accurate. I won't even fish in the Yak because of all the drift snobs. People yelling directives at me usually get their feelings hurt when I reply with some Witty quip about their pedigree or orientation.
I would start carring a portable radio and crank it when they said be quietmaybe drop the tackle box in the boat. Hell I might even take a few softball sized rocks with me to be deposited into the honey hole of some real arrogant A-hole. Then wish him good luck as I floated by. It would probably progress with me casting a treble hook into their boat and trying to drag one of them into the water and troll with him, or ask if he would be interested in a nice shore lunch with me.
So its best for me just to fish in a big open place.
All joking aside I would say you have just as much right to be there as them, so enjoy yourself and  on them.

[Buckshot Bill]

Those type of people just make me mad, pissed to be more accurate. I won't even fish in the Yak because of all the drift snobs. People yelling directives at me usually get their feelings hurt when I reply with some Witty quip about their pedigree or orientation.
I would start carring a portable radio and crank it when they said be quietmaybe drop the tackle box in the boat. Hell I might even take a few softball sized rocks with me to be deposited into the honey hole of some real arrogant A-hole. Then wish him good luck as I floated by. It would probably progress with me casting a treble hook into their boat and trying to drag one of them into the water and troll with him, or ask if he would be interested in a nice shore lunch with me.
So its best for me just to fish in a big open place.
All joking aside I would say you have just as much right to be there as them, so enjoy yourself and  on them.

Now that's funny! 

[HuntingFanatic]

Honestly.....its not just the fishermen......there are just alot of pricks out there doing whatever. Plain and simple!

[huntnphool]

maybe drop the tackle box in the boat.

Oops, sorry about that, that was kind of loud wasn't it

[MountainWalk]

thats just people being people. not just fisherman. ive seen plenty of jackhole hunters too, so i guess hunting has gotten tainted also.

[Dman]

 I've experienced this attitude on rivers, one of the reasons I don't fish river's anymore, unless it'a away from the crowd. On the Cowlitz near our property, it was always a battle to get a decent spot without someone casting over you on purpose (even when you have a fish on), or just plain trying to push you out of a spot. More room on the salt.

[PolarBear]

I've experienced this attitude on rivers, one of the reasons I don't fish river's anymore, unless it's away from the crowd. On the Cowlitz near our property, it was always a battle to get a decent spot without someone casting over you on purpose (even when you have a fish on), or just plain trying to push you out of a spot. More room on the salt.

Aaaaaaaaaaaamen!  Crowds are the #1 reason that I do not fish the Cowlitz.  I love the Buoy 10 fishery despite of the crowds but if a guy knows what he is doing he can avoid the jack knobs and still get his limit.  Many years ago I was drifting the Humptulips for fall kings and had some dude on the bank yell expletives at me and to stay away from their lines.  Well, hell, they were strung out clean across the river so I rowed as hard and noisily as I could to the far bank to get as far away from his lines as possible all the while slamming the side of the boat with the oars about every other stroke.  Man the dude and his buddy were pissed calling us every name in he book, threatening and throwing rocks at us.  I added to the fuel by teasing them about their weenie throwing arms and how they couldn't get near us.  We expected to see them at the take out when we were done fishing.  I have seen dudes in boats roar in and park right on top of where bank fishermen are.  I don't get that kind of crap.  There is plenty of water to fish and I will not fish near or park on someone else's spot.  It ain't worth the hassle and it is just plain courtesy.

[M_ray]

I think there are jerks everywhere but the problem you had was the purist LL bean, Orvis crowd! I don't think I've ever had anyone tell me to be quiet in my drift boat while steelheading. In fact I don't mind it at all when someone drifts by allot of times I hook fish right after they drift by or right after a sled has stirred them up!
I have had people drift right over my hole when there was room to go around but theres not much you can say ... if they are stupid enough to do it in the first place they aren't going to get what you say anyway!

[MountainWalk]

a lot of the things posted defintely would qualify as hunter harrassment. this will not work.. being an ass to someone who is being an ass really just doesnt come to any good at all.you dont have to be an anti to step over on the hunter harrassment side.