NW Bass Competitors and anyone who fishes the Canals

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Permalink Reply by RFatt16 on May 11, 2010 at 5:19pm

Basically the guy didn't see how a scratch got there and wants to blame someone other than himself so fishermen are the easiest target.

Permalink Reply by Shawn O'Connell on May 11, 2010 at 6:10pm

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by Chad Simon on May 11, 2010 at 6:30pm

Good point......it's like two of the best largemouth areas in Lake Washington have been completely off limits to any boats for years now, because they declared them fricken bird sanctuaries! I don't fish the canals, but I like how it attracts so many anglers which leaves more of the main lake for me!

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on May 11, 2010 at 8:59pm

WOW I think this is the wrong attitude to have. There are probably more fish in there then ever before they are just smarter, so get with it. So what are you saying cut the tournaments then later down the road cut the canals to no fishing at all then cut off the east channel to tournaments then cut off the east canal to all fisherman, where does it stop? I know what you are saying but dude give the environmentalists an inch and they will take a mile. And this is just my opinion.

Mark Chevrier said:

I was fishing in the canals many years ago. Back when there were only a handful of us that ever went in there. When you use to be able to catch 100 pounds in there in a day no problem. I don't go in there much any more. The fishing in there is not anywhere near what it use to be. I have seen some that show very little respect for the residence there or thier property. It is sad but it ruins it for all of us. I personally have not ever had a run in or bad words with any of the residence there. Most of them ask me how the fishing is and tell me if they have seen anyone else catching any. I have not been in there but a couple of times in the last three or four years. I personally would like to see that area off limits during tournaments. It was once a gold mine that I used to put a couple of dollars in my poket and a couple of plaques on the wall. But back then there might have been three or four of us in there. The first time I won a tourney in there I had the whole thing to myself. I can understand why the residence might not be happy when there are 20+ boats in there for most of a day. I don't believe that it should be shut off for fun fishing. Shutting it off for a tourny would not hurt anyone. It would just keep the playing field level for all the competitors and maybe keep the residence there more accepting of a few guys having fun in there on a normal fishing venture. Just my two cents......

Permalink Reply by Ronald Hobbs, Jr. on May 11, 2010 at 9:03pm

So if I told you that I had a 50 fish day in Newport last year you would call me a liar? Did you ever have a 50 fish day before their were others in there? You could only muster a 20# sack when nobody else was fishing it? The fishing must have sucked! Dude you are wrong on some many different levels. Just because you can't catch a fish doesn't mean they are not there. I don't care how good you think you are as weird as it might sound.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by Chris Blandi on May 11, 2010 at 10:03pm

I just got done fishing in there this evening. Had no run in's with the home owners. I didn't catch a thing in Newport, or the main lake. Had one hell of a break off though near a $500k boat.

BTW, you go Ron !!

Permalink Reply by John Potter on May 11, 2010 at 10:07pm

I've been scuba diving the canals (have a lady friend with a house there) for the last few years and I can tell you there are probably more fish in there than ever before. I've sat out watching guys work an area for hours and catch nothing - and then dive there and see several five plus pound fish sitting right where they were fishing. I went to 2lb. test and a 2" minnow bait and would get bit right behind them every time. I'd actually land 80% of them as well.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

So if I told you that I had a 50 fish day in Newport last year you would call me a liar? Did you ever have a 50 fish day before their were others in there? You could only muster a 20# sack when nobody else was fishing it? The fishing must have sucked! Dude you are wrong on some many different levels. Just because you can't catch a fish doesn't mean they are not there. I don't care how good you think you are as weird as it might sound.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by John Potter on May 11, 2010 at 11:06pm

Be careful how you answer on this board... you may get censored... the whole thread will just magically vanish like it was never there....

Mark Chevrier said:

Ron first I would never call you a liar about any catch you state you made. I have been at tournaments where you have had me scratching my head wondering what you were doing that I was not. You are a great fisherman and I would never tell anyone any different. Yes I have had plenty of 50 fish days in there and elsewhere. I don't think I ever mentioned anything about how big of a sack I could catch in there at any time. I can tell you that I was fishing in there in the mid to late 80's and back then there were only a very small hand full of us that were. Granted the fish are smarter and more weary because of the constant pressure on them these days. I believe that that there were also more fish in there back then because there was not much pressure on them like there is now. Plus I am sure that there are some meat fisherman that pull a few out of there now and then. I am well aware that I fish many places where I know there are fish and I might not be able to catch them on any given day. If you tell me that never happens to you then I might call you a liar. We all have our days both good and bad on the water.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

So if I told you that I had a 50 fish day in Newport last year you would call me a liar? Did you ever have a 50 fish day before their were others in there? You could only muster a 20# sack when nobody else was fishing it? The fishing must have sucked! Dude you are wrong on some many different levels. Just because you can't catch a fish doesn't mean they are not there. I don't care how good you think you are as weird as it might sound.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by Ron Baugher on May 12, 2010 at 7:30am

I think making it off limits would be as absurd as asking the homeowners to park their boats outside the canals on tournament days. Both would be a solution but either way, someone loses. Everyone has rights, including the homeowners. If I ding a boat I need to man up and take care of it. If I don't do anything wrong I need to get that point across if they whine. It's that simple. Just one opinion from a dummy.

Permalink Reply by Misanthrope on May 12, 2010 at 8:41am

I also scuba dive a lot, but never in the canals. Maybe we should hook up and go do some snorkeling or something? That would be sweet.

Also, I agree with you about the censorship here. My good friend Misanthrope got kicked off which probably made the WaLakes fags here absolutely rigid and I see really funny posts getting deleted all of the time. It looks like this site really is turning into WaLakesFagsII. So sad and too bad but the homos have a loud voice when it comes to complaining so it looks like the squeakers are getting the grease from the one who has the control.

John Potter said:

I've been scuba diving the canals (have a lady friend with a house there) for the last few years and I can tell you there are probably more fish in there than ever before. I've sat out watching guys work an area for hours and catch nothing - and then dive there and see several five plus pound fish sitting right where they were fishing. I went to 2lb. test and a 2" minnow bait and would get bit right behind them every time. I'd actually land 80% of them as well.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

So if I told you that I had a 50 fish day in Newport last year you would call me a liar? Did you ever have a 50 fish day before their were others in there? You could only muster a 20# sack when nobody else was fishing it? The fishing must have sucked! Dude you are wrong on some many different levels. Just because you can't catch a fish doesn't mean they are not there. I don't care how good you think you are as weird as it might sound.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by BigBass Dez on May 12, 2010 at 8:47am

Batman never lies, the code of honor prevents him from doing so.. just ask Alfred aka SR !! haha

Mark Chevrier said:

Ron first I would never call you a liar about any catch you state you made. I have been at tournaments where you have had me scratching my head wondering what you were doing that I was not. You are a great fisherman and I would never tell anyone any different. Yes I have had plenty of 50 fish days in there and elsewhere. I don't think I ever mentioned anything about how big of a sack I could catch in there at any time. I can tell you that I was fishing in there in the mid to late 80's and back then there were only a very small hand full of us that were. Granted the fish are smarter and more weary because of the constant pressure on them these days. I believe that that there were also more fish in there back then because there was not much pressure on them like there is now. Plus I am sure that there are some meat fisherman that pull a few out of there now and then. I am well aware that I fish many places where I know there are fish and I might not be able to catch them on any given day. If you tell me that never happens to you then I might call you a liar. We all have our days both good and bad on the water.

Ronald Hobbs, Jr. said:

So if I told you that I had a 50 fish day in Newport last year you would call me a liar? Did you ever have a 50 fish day before their were others in there? You could only muster a 20# sack when nobody else was fishing it? The fishing must have sucked! Dude you are wrong on some many different levels. Just because you can't catch a fish doesn't mean they are not there. I don't care how good you think you are as weird as it might sound.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

Permalink Reply by Josh Potter on May 12, 2010 at 9:30am

I'll bet you I could tell you how a guy votes based on this conversation alone. You could substitute the word canal for terrorist and this sounds like a very familiar debate. The point the concession makers are missing is that there is no end to the concessions once you start down that path.

Mark Chevrier said:

I do not believe I ever said that there is more competition and that makes it tougher. That may be your feeling. I know that there are not near as many fish in there as there once was. That is what makes it tougher. My reasons were clearly stated. To come to a bit of a compromise with the residence there and to protect the fish that spawn in there. I don't know how you got your conclusion from my words. The last few tournaments I have fished when the fish have been in there I have stayed away from it. There are plenty more fish in places other than the canals, perhaps even more than are in the canals these days. Like I said I would rather make a small compromise to insure that everyone can fish in there than be bull headed and have it end up that nobody may fish there. As you stated we have enough water that we can not fish now why push it to a battle that could be lost. There is a lot of money in those canals and it could battle us far beyond my bank account I can assure you.

Shawn O'Connell said:

I'm all for showing respect until they take it down the wrong road, and if you damage somebody's sh.. take care of it.

Why in the world would you make that area off limits. That is one of the most ridiculous things I've seen on here and that's saying something. Not to mention the reason is that now there is more competition and it is tougher?

Mike is right that any ground given is lost forever. I'm sure they would love to have the canals to themselves, but they don't own the water, not even where their boat is moored.

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