| Fishing etiquette, sometimes I have to wonder if | | | | horrible to one of their children. Then the interrogation |
| anyone's ever heard of such a thing. The word | | | | started. What are you using? How big was that fish? |
| etiquette is defined as: The forms required by good | | | | Do you always catch fish here? |
| breeding, or prescribed by authority, to be observed in | | | | This is what I'm talking about when I speak of fishing |
| social or official life; observance of the proprieties of | | | | etiquette. When I'm out on the river, and I'm sure most |
| rank and occasion; conventional decorum; ceremonial | | | | people would agree, I want to relax, enjoy nature, and |
| code of polite society.So why is it that as soon as I | | | | if I can mange it, catch a few fish. I don't need to give |
| get on a river, I invariably end up fishing near someone | | | | a fishing lesson to anyone. And, as far as I'm |
| who has never heard the above definition? It seems | | | | concerned, no one needs to give one to me. If I see |
| as if as soon as people get into a fishing situation, all | | | | you on the river and you catch a nice fish, good for |
| rules of society are thrown out the window and it | | | | you. I might give you a thumb's up or something, but |
| becomes a free for all. I mean it says, right in the | | | | that's all the information we need to exchange.I've |
| definition, 'ceremonial codes of polite society'. When it | | | | never understood why people think that if a fish is |
| comes to fishing, especially on a river, one of those | | | | caught out of a spot, that's the only place on a given |
| 'ceremonial codes of polite society' is to allow other | | | | stretch of water that contains fish. And the spot or |
| anglers there personal space just as you would afford | | | | area that they're fishing doesn't! That's the only |
| them in any other social situation. I mean, for God's | | | | explanation as to why these two guys muscled up on |
| sake, just because were out on the river fishing it | | | | me like a bully on the smaller kids in the schoolyard. |
| doesn't mean that we have to become complete | | | | They had to think that they had a better chance of |
| inconsiderate idiots, does it?I'm of course referring to a | | | | catching a fish where I had just caught a fish than |
| situation that I got caught up in, not too long ago, on | | | | where they were originally fishing. And just to clear the |
| one of my local rivers. I had been fishing along a very | | | | air, this is not the case. It's a fallacy, and this kind of |
| nice stretch of water for about twenty minutes, when | | | | behavior needs to stop.Give other anglers the space |
| a couple of other fishermen came walking along the | | | | they need to fish when you're out on the river. Using a |
| river. They kept there distance as we exchanged | | | | little fishing etiquette out on the water will make our |
| friendly glances, and they began fishing about fifty | | | | sport better for all of us. As I eluded to earlier, just |
| yards from where I was.This is how things are | | | | afford people the same courtesy you would on a |
| supposed to work when two anglers meet on a river. | | | | busy elevator. Just because were standing in a river, it |
| But then I caught a fish. Then another one and this | | | | doesn't mean we can't practice basic etiquette.Trevor |
| second fish was quite nice. A nice eighteen to twenty | | | | Kugler - Co-founder of Trevor has more than 20 |
| inch Rainbow. I released the fish and went on about | | | | years of fishing experience, and now specializes in |
| my business, continuing to fish this nice stretch of river, | | | | ultralight trout fishing. |
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| driveway.The next thing I knew, the other fishermen | | | | you catch more fish. |
| were in my freakin' back pocket! I mean these guys | | | | email - Trevors Ebooks - Check them Out!! |
| surrounded me like I was trying to do something | | | | |