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I was fishing a pond on a golf course when I was about 10, maybe a mile from my house which I biked to with my little green tackle box and rod(still have that rod). Anyway, I decided that I wanted to try a different spot on the other side which I had never been to, was completely overgrown and full of thorns and red ants on the cat tails. As I never minded mud(used to be a little bit of a swamp rat when I was a kid), I trudged through all this crap to find just this tiny little opening. I knew it was special, it was secluded and the water dropped off right from the bank. There was even a fallen tree that I figured would have to have turtles and frogs and fish(I really didn't care what I caught back then). Anyway, I got out there and started to open my tackle box to see which of my kmart bucktails and borrowed Gold's Fish lures and rubber worms might work when I heard this old guy say "hey, what are you doing here?" Scared the crap out of me. I thought I was gonna be in trouble, but instead he came over with his gear, asked if he could see what I was using, then showed me a big white bucket with a bunch of bait fish in it. He was nice enough to let me stay, as long as I didn't tell anyone about "his" spot. I ended up catching a few "monster" sunfish, which made me happy. Never told anyone about the spot, not because I didn't want to, but because he was nice to me, showed an interest in a "fellow angler" and didn't run me off. I still think about that sometimes when guys encroach on me and "my" spots

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Please don't fish the state beach at B.I. after dark during season. The locals use the surf casters as open game!

Submerge sets of glow in the dark eyes under the water and some spookey noise thing behind 'em :rotf2:

I had some clown move up in the way of my backcast as I was flyfishing on a jetty. I kept moving my backcast closer and closer to him, wondering how close I'd get before he got a clue and moved. I swear that my last cast came about 3 inches from his ear before he finally got the hint. If I had actually hooked him, I would have had to do the right thing and release him into the drink.

One guy did that to Billy B one day on Pogue and got 2 of three trebles in his chin.

How do you have ten thousand dollars worth of gear strapped to you in one night I would really love to know what you have that's worth 10 k and does it make you catch more fish?Posted from my iPhone/Mobile device

There are some people you just don't fickle with because they will fickle with you. :uhuh:

I watched that happen that morning John. I told those two fellas from Jersey that he is one person you don't want to stand behind while he is fighting a fish. Saw the albie in the trough, watched the arc of the hook as it came out of the fishes mouth and flew backwards, up and over, Bill's head, with those trebles impaling the guys chin. Victim wanted to shed tear in pain but didn't. Then he asked us to take the hook out. We refused, sent him to the e.r., and he was back in under an hour. THose three guys came to the derby for years with each other. I haven't noticed them the last few years though. He didn't heed my advice, but he took the hook like a man.
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I remember, IIRC Julie was to Billy's right, Billy to my right. The albie came unglued and Billy was getting ready to cast back out, with that guy's chin on his hook. We had to yell to stop Billy from ripping it off - he did not even know. :rotf2:

Guy went to MVH with an unexpected facial piercing that day.

Those were fun times on MV!

I find it Odd that many many fisherman like to give the off the Idea that all they know they learned by themselves from spots to gear you name it . I am sure some of this knowledge is self taught but not as much as some peoples ego's would have you believe. Take the Canal the 1st 1 year I fished that place was a struggle the 2nd year I got smart I watched took mental notes what lures what times tides yes even pole numbers to match against a map an old timer gave me .

I improved by trial and error and brute force and long hours and observing others better than Me at jigging or pencils now i can hold my own be more efficient with my time and have better results

So I thank anyone whom I spied on to improve my ability's
and those who were willing to say use one of theses you ain't catching #^&#^&#^&#^& with that . Because if your one of theses whom think your an elite fisherman fishing alone in the dark worried about your spots I think your missing the point of fishing and the enjoyment of fishing with others who share your passions :fishin:

I can appreciate your point but on the flip side you have the enjoyment of figuring out something for yourself that potentially no one else is aware of or on a position to take advantage of. For me that is one of the the most rewarding things about fishing the surf. And when you do figure something like that out it pays to keep it a closely guarded secret.
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