Can Fishing Bring Out the Worst in You?

[numbskull]

It is a mistake to re-hash an incident like this. Too destructive. It will work itself out with time. Leave it at that.

Better to use it to examine your own reasons for fishing and how they make you act out there.

I know that when I need a big fish fix real bad to make up for stress or inadequacy in my life I can end up too intense and angry. Both can lead to selfish behavior with both strangers and friends. Always I end up regretting it. Awareness of this tendency has done more to improve my fishing than anything else I've learned or bought.

Bad fishing more often comes from inside than out.

[Sea Dangles]

Wow George I feel like I just watched an episode of Kung Fu.
Getting away from the incident and into spot protocol I think we are all pretty much the same.When we fish the canal we note where others fish and catch,all of us.If that spot is vacant we may give it some casts.Most anglers found their spots through intel or observation plain and simple.If somebody takes you to a spot and says never come here,those words must be respected.In the boat during comm season for anything,if I see some folks fishing away from the crowd I will certainly swing by and say hi(while pressing MOB). Nobody is stupid,otherwise you go fishless.This goes for any species you target.Many who claim spots for their own found them just this way.We learn to share or move on because we are reasonable adults.My first reaction to this incident was it seems odd to get offensive when you know Rick fishes their regularly and has for years.When you couple that with the fact you sniffed out the Fireman and tried to jump HIS spot it leaves you no leg to stand on (except Krispies).If Rick is a bad guy because he learned a spot that a good fisherman sometimes likes to fish then I guess I don't get the issue. If people start calling a rock theirs,and an island theirs,we are not going to have much left to fish ourselves.