With so many frustrating things happening in our little slice of heaven we call "the quiet sport", what have you done to help relieve the anguish when some butt*#@! low holes or drops in right on top of you. It's ok to name any other "peeve", and a remedy.....or two.
1. My most used remedy is to lower my expectations for the day. I don't plan on any sort of solitude, and expect someone to break one or more etiquette rules. I started using that on my local tailwater, but have taken to use it on about 60% of my outings.
2. If I'm feeling feisty, I will mess with a interloper. It not only relieves frustration, but makes for some fun entertainment. When someone crowds or cuts me off, I have literally cut off, shadowed, or squeezed someone so aggressively, that they just leave the area. A highlight memory to this remedy. I once had a guy across a channel from me, almost running along the bank, busting brush and tripping on cobble, trying to get ahead of me. I purposely didn't make eye contact, and acted as if he didn't exist. He never did get to fish the water ahead, and finally gave up and left. I sat down and lit up a cigar in celebration.
3. If someone crowds me, I just leave. Once in a while I'll make a comment that they can hear, but for the most part, I just move. Painless, and I am happier.
4. If crowded, I will move to the bank, light up a cigar, and observe. Sometimes the offender will look back at me, and quickly move on. Sometimes they just leave after they are done. If I wait long enough, I get my spot back. If I catch a fish after they have pounded that spot, I get to privately display, a potty eating grin.
briansII
