re: Harassment on a Local Lake

Take the video to the cops and get a TRO and have it served. I live on an East Texas lake and share my numerous brush piles with any fisherman. In fact I've told some where they are. And I worked my arse off to put them out there. It is not easy ands brush piles and the concrete they are set in can mess up a boat bad. So please be happy if you find them and appreciate that somebody took the effort to put them out there.
But the lake is not his so the brush piles aren't his either. It's easy to tell someone the brush piles are yours because you put them out there. Well, where's the proof?
And I've seen insanity in fishermen as one night a disabled fisherman I gave permission to fish my dock under my lights almost got in a real fight with a hot tempered crappie fisherman who was pretty intense. I told the hothead whom I seen around my dock and talked to on multiple occasions I'd shut the lights down so nobody could fish them.

Bottom line, take the video to a game warden and let them know. In Texas game wardens carry the same stroke as state police.

I have put out several 1000 watt green fishing lights around my dock. These things are often getting busted by fishermen who want to fish right on the bulb. I just sigh and make up another and put them out. I make all my light systems and they ain't cheap.

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Dive down, tie off to his brush piles and tow them to a different spot

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Crazy. If yer gonna do that, just put out your own brush piles under the cover of darkness.

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I'm not a big fan of a moron thinking public land is private. But, I also am a fan of living and people are psycho.

If you don't want to get shot, or have to shoot someone if you decide to carry, just go fish somewhere else. It isn't worth it.

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I agree 100%, but OP lives on the lake and it sounds like its not a huge lake.

Which is more a reason not to frick with the guy too much, but also its not easy to just go fish elsewhere.

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If you don't want to get shot, or have to shoot someone if you decide to carry, just go fish somewhere else. It isn't worth it.

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For me I always have several other options in brush. I mean if brush seems to be a big time fish magnets, then go build some magnets. I can put a new brush pile out and have fish on it the next day. But anyway, I've seen some pretty upset fishermen. I've had people fish around my dock when I am down there. Most are forthcoming and will talk fishing. But I've come up against a few fishing "my brush" around "my dock" and I ask them what they are catching and on what lure, and they are silent. What's up with that?

I suspect that lunatic is prepared to kill or die over those brush piles.

Just put out some brush of your own and stay clear of that freak.

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I agree 100%, but OP lives on the lake and it sounds like its not a huge lake.

Which is more a reason not to frick with the guy too much

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Yeah, its an oxbow lake with zero vegetaion/natural cover so all the fish are either around docks or on brush piles. You have to fish "someone's" property regardless of where you fish.

This is honestly my stance on it at this point. If I pass thru the flats and don't see him I'll likely fish them as I head to my spots. If he pulls up on me again I'll just tell him to relax and fish the other stuff in the area. But I likely will tell him that he's lucky LDWF hadn't been contacted regarding his behavior over some public water.

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This is an unspoken rule around False River

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Unspoken = not real

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Where we have our camp, you don't fish other people's holes unless they ok it.

Go cut some willows and make your own.


I can't believe this post gets all down votes. I agree and you can down vote me too. I doubt any of the down voters are fishermen.

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big time fisherman here....I would fish the hell out of those spots and tell you to frick off.

If it's public, it's exactly that.....motherfricking public.




If I want something kept a secret. I keep it to myself but won't get mad if someone figures it out. It's public.

Has this dude still not knuckle checked the crotchety old frick?? Only solution. Power. Moves.

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. I doubt any of the down voters are fishermen.

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Downvoter here who puts out tops. There's no such thing as "other people's holes".