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I made a resolution to not let crowds get to me to much this year. In past years I would often by-pass my spots just because of cars parked at them. Now I force myself to at least get out and check em out. Several times this spring I just joined the crowd and ended up having many good nights like that. In the past if guys showed up when I was already in a spot, I typically did not enjoy catching as much as I would worry about internet and cell phones. Now I sort of concede that there will be crowds no matter what. Figure I can adjust or let it ruin an important part of my life. Now I take it as a bonus to show up to a good spot on a good tide and have it all to myself. I have met some really nice people, shared some stuff, and learned some things as well. Ironically, the most annoying situation occurred a couple of nights ago in the middle of the night at an always busy spot. I fished next to this dh who did not appear to be a noob based on that he was all decked out w/ a custom rod, vs. In any case, he did not have the appearance of the typically much maligned white bucket white rod kind of guy. My gut told me he knew enough to wait for the guy downstream to cast first, but maybe felt too important. For some reason I was able to control myself and not say anything and didn't let it bother me too much. Caught some fish and moved on. It is supposed to be fun and relaxing, right?
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