Cloudyw/chance4fish
6/22/2013 5:52:00 PMTypical,everybody else on the river is incompetent but that guy,I give you credit for not letting him get to you.Don't be that jerk.Knowing my temperament, that type of behavior would not have gone on long with me,but a negative plus a negative usually does not come out to a positive outcome,I picture the scenario in my mind that after repeated entanglement I would politely ask to cut his drift from hooking into me..., F#@!K THAT...,I need to say the AA serenity prayer more lol.
chongo469
6/22/2013 9:24:00 PMI was there this morning ( 6th car ) in line .... first when everybody was getting ready to go, I had to stop to pick up tackle bag the dropped off the back of there truck.... walked down, ( I'm 40 so no running here ) and found a spot about 100yrs above rapids... No fish, and no hook ups but everyone around me was friendly and knew how to fish in combat areas.....
schu7498
6/22/2013 10:08:00 PMWay to stick it out. I am pretty passive and wouldve moved, wishing though, that I would have had the guts to say something. And that is pretty neat to be able to see the fish. You know they are in there, gives you hope on every cast.
gonnahookit
6/22/2013 10:15:00 PMYeah it was interesting, to say the least. I'm 45, and my temperament has mellowed. A lot. 10 years ago I would have made sure no one else was around, and the moment he got back on his rock he would have gotten a swimming lesson. 20 years ago I wouldn't have cared WHO was watching, he would have gotten wet, face first.
Now I just dont have time for the crap, I am trying to enjoy life, not let others drag me down into their misery and bitterness. And he seemed to have a lot of both.
Chongo, for the most part thats what I've witnessed every time I've gone fishing the rivers over the course of the last year (only been fishing rivers since last August) with a few, very minor exceptions. Usually it's just a bit of people being miffed at being inconvenienced for some reason or another but it's never been much of an issue, and quickly let go. This guy was off-the-chart rude, sticking his fishing pole in my face, making me and the guy downstream have to raise our arms up just to be able to cast while he drifted in all the way to the bank, leaving it there for far longer than it needed to be. He was snagging lines with people 3 and 4 spots down from me.
That said, I am happy in the knowledge that sooner or later karma is going to catch up with him, on or off the river. And I know I've got some coming too, for tying knots in his gear, but, it was a small gesture for what he REALLY needed. A lesson in mutual respect.
Now I just dont have time for the crap, I am trying to enjoy life, not let others drag me down into their misery and bitterness. And he seemed to have a lot of both.
Chongo, for the most part thats what I've witnessed every time I've gone fishing the rivers over the course of the last year (only been fishing rivers since last August) with a few, very minor exceptions. Usually it's just a bit of people being miffed at being inconvenienced for some reason or another but it's never been much of an issue, and quickly let go. This guy was off-the-chart rude, sticking his fishing pole in my face, making me and the guy downstream have to raise our arms up just to be able to cast while he drifted in all the way to the bank, leaving it there for far longer than it needed to be. He was snagging lines with people 3 and 4 spots down from me.
That said, I am happy in the knowledge that sooner or later karma is going to catch up with him, on or off the river. And I know I've got some coming too, for tying knots in his gear, but, it was a small gesture for what he REALLY needed. A lesson in mutual respect.
gonnahookit
6/22/2013 10:26:00 PMyeah shu, but I learned a long time ago, that if you let people push you around, it only emboldens them to do it more, and to oher people. Took me a lot of years to learn how to be less aggressive in how I deal with it, and I am still learning, but sometimes the occasion calls for something to be said to put people back into perspective. As with this particular idgit, it doesn't always work, but it does make them move on, which is fine by me!
And yes, seeing the fish in there was cool, but also frustrating as heck. You know they are there, and it gives you hope, but it's like they are sneering at you and uttering "You're not worthy!" lol
And yes, seeing the fish in there was cool, but also frustrating as heck. You know they are there, and it gives you hope, but it's like they are sneering at you and uttering "You're not worthy!" lol
Bank drifter
6/23/2013 7:21:00 AMWow, that is Saturday AM at Reiter, I give you a lot of credit for handling it so well. There is a lot of fish able river down stream all the way to Sultan and you can fish all alone in areas with no one around-and not catch anything too! Or ya never know! Half the fun is meeting others that are good folks though so I can understand holding your ground. There are so many guys out there even during the week now that when the water is clear hook ups are at a minimum-I know where I am NOT going today...good luck and thanks for sharing the report
206Rez
6/25/2013 9:57:00 AMIt is frustrating to deal with rude entitled people like that. So far I haven't had to deal with any for too long. If you don't mind, I looked for the intake a few weeks back and am not sure where it is. Obviously you can see the pipe until it goes underground, but how much farther up river does it go? Tight lines to you.