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This is an age old battle.. that doesnt need to be... I"ve seen some ugly battles in my 40+ years of fishing..I fish from a boat.. I also fish from the surf.... I rarely fish during the day.. and nevr on weekends... when I fish, I ride the last curl of the wave.. that is where the fish are, I'm not trolling with the main motor, I'm under electric power.... if I come across a surfcaster, it is an easy enough matter to point my bow seaward, speed up the motor and slide by out in deep water.. when I've passed I'll turn shoreward... it's easy... I've had surfcasters show up AFTER I've aleady made several passes.. I dont mind sharing... hold your cast until I pass bye.. it wont take long.. if you have a fish on or a line in the water.. let me know.. I'll accomodate... there is plenty of room for everyone... If I arrive and there are sufcasters present.. I keep going.... ...Most nights.. I never see another sole when I fish the beach front..I'm glad i dont fish the cape.
There is a whole new breed of fisheman out there.. some have absolutly no respect for others....and I agree, it gets worse every year... back when the fishing was tough, the only ones fishing were the die hards.. and every one ( well almost everyone) got along.. since the resurgance of the Striped bass, people have come out of the wood work, when the fishing is easy, everyones an expert...maybe a down turn in the striper population would be a good thing...
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