re: Dispute over public fishing hole leads to ticket, arrest on Toledo Bend

If you put out piles and others see you do it and know where they are, they will fish them, it's a public water, ALL of it...

That said, I can understand the frustration if you continually see the same boat there, but there's a right & wrong way to approach people about it. Honestly, I think the only thing to do here is just move on quietly to your next pile and fish somewhere else.

This is just a scary story altogether, and sadly this probably happens a lot more than what is reported. There is NOTHING, let me say that again, NOTHING about fishing that should ever escalate to the point of people pulling out out a handgun. Better to just keep a level head, move on, and not jeopardize your life and/or others.

I randomly found some bamboo brush sticking up out of the water once not far from my camp, made a mental note of it. Months later went back and was innocently fishin around it; while fishing had the "owner" of that brush pile come by, dude didn't stop but idled close enough so he could yell angrily and flail his arms at me "If you gonna fish my brush pile at least get in the right position, you ain't even fishin it right..", then dropped the hammer on his motor and took off. Guess he was right b/c I didn't catch shite off that pile, LOL.