I think that you make a good point JR, but not everyone is open to suggestions. I put more than my share of time in (both surf and boat) and probably will fish over well 100 times this year, but people tend to have issues with others correcting them, maybe it's ego, maybe it's because they dont like taking advice from someone half their age, I dunno, if I see someone being a real D!!K, I tend to make a comment or suggestion; offten it's met with silence or MYOB... The problem I have is more about ettiqute in general, people have no concept how to share a spot or at least be courteous to others. This happens all the time in the bay, I'll have a nice drift set up in very shallow water quietly slinging snakes and some A-hole will troll through the area, (with umbrella rigs on wire in 10-15ft of water!!!) across the flats with lights on etc... So I do what I have to to preserve my spot, (usually it means blocking his troll by steering my drift) I think Bloo's suggestion is good, act like an A-hole newbie and people will give you space...
Of course Paul's right as well, go where the chunkers arent... where we have been fishing latly, the chunkers set up away from the rocks on clean bottom while we clean up in the rocks;
problem sloved (except for the fish kicker... but thats another story that hasn't been resolved.... yet......)
