surfers

[RIROCKHOUND]

I dont condone what happened to VS, I saw him shortly after and we agreed that had there been fish it would have been different...

I dont surf but know some surfers.. and you would be amazed at the similarity.. the secrecy between spots for locals, the problems with access, the concern for the health and cleanliness of the water and shoreline... even the sense of 'spot entitlement'

Hell you think RISAA and similar clubs do alot for the shoreline.. take a look at surfrider..

[Raven]

so to win the battle of surfer vs fisherman

you build a fish finder into their surfboards

flat... flush with the deck...

and they can tell you where the fish are....

[Adamfishes]

with the rising number of seals in the water I'm sure there will be something out there helping the fisherman

[pmueller]

In Jersey this was a big problem. Some of these kids have death wishes. You'ld be into bass for half hour or so then all of a sudden some dude is in the surf your fishing. Especially around the jetties.
One guy took some of the advice the general fishing public had to offer, he threw a piece of metal with a single hook. Caught the surfer on the back and set it.
The surfer after medical attention and then sought legal advice and sued the fisherman for a substantial amount of money, and won.
Yes, we can co-exist. Extreme attitudes on both sides of the fence do not help the situation at all.
It all boils down to a little respect, like who got there first.

[vanstaal]

Originally Posted by pmueller

In Jersey this was a big problem. Some of these kids have death wishes. You'ld be into bass for half hour or so then all of a sudden some dude is in the surf your fishing. Especially around the jetties.
One guy took some of the advice the general fishing public had to offer, he threw a piece of metal with a single hook. Caught the surfer on the back and set it.
The surfer after medical attention and then sought legal advice and sued the fisherman for a substantial amount of money, and won.
Yes, we can co-exist. Extreme attitudes on both sides of the fence do not help the situation at all.
It all boils down to a little respect, like who got there first.

My point