ANYONE IMPACTED BY A VIOLENT ACT WHILE FISHING?

[Swimmer]

I WAS CURIOUS AFTER READING FISHWEEWEES TONGUE IN CHEEK REPLY TO THE QUESTION OF HOW HE PREPARES FOR FISHING IN THE SPRING IF ANYONE HERE HAS EITHER BECOME INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT ACT AS A WITNESS OR ACTUALLY WAS A VICTIM OF AN ACT OF VIOLENCE WHILE FISHING IN NEW ENGLAND. WE ALWAYS HEAR ABOUT CONFRONTATIONS AT HERRING RUNS, BUT I AM CURIOUS IF ANYONE OF OUR BROTHER AND SISTER FISHERMEN ON THIS SITE WERE EVER VICTIMS OF A CRIME WHILE FISHING? I HOPE THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUMN, AND THIS MAY WELL SERVE AS A "WHAT-TO-LOOK-OUT-FOR-OR-WHAT-TO-AVOID-WHILE-FISHING-QUESTION."

[fishweewee]

I was traumatized once by watching blitzing bloofish tear a school of menhaden in to pieces.

Oh the blood!

Oh the gore!

Those poor little menhanden

[DZ]

Long time ago - Block Island surf - fistfight over crossed lines. Handgun exposed - local police called. A very competitive group of regulars to say the least. Not the place for the timid caster.

DZ

[fishweewee]

Originally Posted by DZ

Long time ago - Block Island surf - fistfight over crossed lines. Handgun exposed - local police called. A very competitive group of regulars to say the least. Not the place for the timid caster.

DZ

How come you didn't mention that in your slideshow?

[bcaron]

Originally Posted by fishweewee

How come you didn't mention that in your slideshow?

If my memory serves me correctly, he did. Sometimes the tales from different people blend together for me, so I might be mistaken.

[fishweewee]

Oh. I must have ducked out to go wee-wee when DZ said that.

Anyhoo, you guys are killing me.

I go fishing to get AWAY from that kind of crap. The LAST thing I would ever want is to get into a confrontation with anyone in the deep of the night.

I'm more afraid of rabid critters (skunks, racoons) than I am with two-legged bloofish.

Ever walk along the Ditch late at night and hear the screeching of 'coons?

It's about that time when I start recalling all those awful made-for-TV Peter Benchley flicks ...

[BigFish]

DZ...sounds like a blatant attempt to "scare" folks from fishing "The Block"!

[spence]

I think the most violence I'd ever prepare for would be a rogue wave. It's pretty easy to avoid confrontation unless you're prone to it yourself.

-spence

[RIJIMMY]

I have never had trouble but the main place I fish in an area behind a bar.
2am, drunks guys hanging out, a guy walks by wearing rubber pants....might be a receipe for trouble.

[BrianS]

Outside of the violence that occurs when a dogfish is landed, not too much

Seen a few domestic squabbles on the side of the canal, but they dont bother anyone but themselves.

[jsullivan]

Never ever had a prob with another fisherman. I will say that when I fish the canal and certain other places late night I carry my 9MM and have for a few yrs now.

[S-Journey]

I've been involved in many a violent confrontation from my commercial lobstering days, mostly from when I was younger watching some of the old timmers out of Cohasset go at it. I've seen people throw knifes, bricks, and hammers and have seen a few people have flares shot at them and such. I've heard the stories of a few boats being rammed and the time my grandfather told my dad to get up on the bow of his boat with a baitfork and before he rammed the other boat that was cutting his traps off before his eyes to lunge forward threw the other captain with the baitfork(these people didn't mess around, things are to calm these days:-)

While fishing for pleasure I've come very close to commiting violent acts a few times, but never actualy endaged in a violent act.

Here is an example, and I would have boarded them for sure. I guess this is the hot blooded portuguese in me....

Last year while wireline jigging my friend hooked in a large striper in the 35#+ pound class. While fighting the fish a boat full of googans proceeded to drive their boat across the line while we were trying to land the fish. The line became very tight and we knew they had hooked up on our line. All of a sudden my friends line became very tight and line started peeling off his rod and SNAP, the line broke. I knew the boat full of idiots that had just crossed our line trolling at about 12kts(not kidding) and snapped our line so we drove over to them to get back the jig and wire. We didnt really care about the fish but needed the wire back since we had allready used the spare spool we had brought out. When we get over to their boat guess what I see in one of the guys hands, my friends fish with my jig hanging out of its mouth! I told him we needed back the wire, and jig back and guess what - he told me to F off. When I picked up my gaff and told them I was going to board their boat and beat every single one of them within an inch of there life they had second thoughts and handed over the wire and jig, and fish(which i was going to let them keep). When he went to hand me the fish I took it and toosed it over the side, nobody was keeping that one. In this case if that guy didn't come around I would have boarded his boat, or at least wacked him upside the head with the gaff.

[Raider Ronnie]

[QUOTE=S-Journey]I've been involved in many a violent confrontation from my commercial lobstering days, mostly from when I was younger watching some of the old timmers out of Cohasset go at it. I've seen people throw knifes, bricks, and hammers and have seen a few people have flares shot at them and such. I've heard the stories of a few boats being rammed and the time my grandfather told my dad to get up on the bow of his boat with a baitfork and before he rammed the other boat that was cutting his traps off before his eyes to lunge forward threw the other captain with the baitfork(these people didn't mess around, things are to calm these days:-)

While fishing for pleasure I've come very close to commiting violent acts a few times, but never actualy endaged in a violent act.

Van and I witnessed one of those close to commiting a violent acts episodes Rich!!!

[S-Journey]

[QUOTE=Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by S-Journey

While fishing for pleasure I've come very close to commiting violent acts a few times, but never actualy endaged in a violent act.

Van and I witnessed one of those close to commiting a violent acts episodes Rich!!!

Yes, you did, but you also approched my vessel. In a situation like that you have to be prepared for something to that effect before you pull up alongside.


Now, If you guys had identifed yourself before coming over to me we could have just laughed it off. At the time I just thought you were another misguided Duxburian that had too many cocktails and needed a tounge lashing

[MAC]

A couple of episodes with the PETA people back in the 80's when I was tuna fishing. a couple of episodes with drunks on the canal late at nite. Just a lot of shouting though never had to get physical.

[Raider Ronnie]

[QUOTE=S-Journey]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

Yes, you did, but you also approched my vessel. In a situation like that you have to be prepared for something to that effect before you pull up alongside.


Now, If you guys had identifed yourself before coming over to me we could have just laughed it off. At the time I just thought you were another misguided Duxburian that had too many cocktails and needed a tounge lashing

The misguided guy who had too many cocktails may have been Van!!!
Or it could also have been his buddy Tom!!!
Sorry Van,
I couldn't resist!!!

[likwid]

[QUOTE=Raider Ronnie]

Originally Posted by S-Journey

I've been involved in many a violent confrontation from my commercial lobstering days, mostly from when I was younger watching some of the old timmers out of Cohasset go at it.

The guys who fish Naushon carry shotguns.

Unless you're from the Hole or an islander, don't plan on your gear lasting long there.

They just don't like intruders on their grounds.

[outfished]

[QUOTE=likwid]

Originally Posted by Raider Ronnie

The guys who fish Naushon carry shotguns.

Unless you're from the Hole or an islander, don't plan on your gear lasting long there.

They just don't like intruders on their grounds.

What do you mean by "intruders"? Like trespassers? They own the grounds?

[canaljiger]

i had a 30 pounda stolen while fishing the canal last year, i put the fish up on the grass and someone walked off with it. At first i thought it was a coon but wht coon can drag a 30 pound fish.