Anyone who shoots at someone to prove a point is a dick, there is no sugar coating it. I don't give a flying fck who you are, you're a dick and you shouldn't be a gun owner. If you have an issue with some other kayaker or boater call them out and claim your space or handle it mano a mano like a man. Only pussies hide behind guns.

It's one thing to use a gun for protection, but using it to intimidate someone is completely uncalled for.

DIDO.

It's called localism and it has existed in la jolla in surf and fishing communities forever.


Show respect and be respected. Never once in the middle of a hot bite have I been harassed or even acknowledged negatively. The fish aren't hovering in one spot.

Like was said earlier, tempers flare in crowds, sometimes people overreact but....DO YOUR PART

La Jolla fisherman make sure you wear your pfd and get familiar with a product called AR500. :eek:

























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Bulletproof stick on Hobie upgrade kit. $1000

Nice! Might need a couple of those inflatable PFD if you're wearing those! Having worn them for nearly two years of my life (EVERYWHERE, including the shower), I can honestly say they're not light by any means. And that was the ceramic version I wore (not steel).Too bad crony capitalism kept dragon skin off the battle field (thank the military industrial complex for that one). :cheers1::reeling:

Photograph the boat, get the hull numbers and while on the water call the police, and or life guards.

A few years ago I was fishing in the Open Bay Bass tourney and a boater was racing back and forth in front of me at about 15' of distance trying to get me to leave the spot I was on. I pulled out my camera and started videoing what he was doing. As soon as he saw me with my camera out and pointed at him he left. They are liable for any damage their boat causes, including if the wake causes damage.

Yes, and I've done it before. You can radio or call. I have have the lifeguards and Police on speed dial on my phone.

Can someone provide the phone numbers to the Lifeguard and the Coast Guard pertinent to this situation?

The phone numbers I've seen are general information lines or to call 911. Is there a direct line? Maybe a VHF radio is in order...

Jimmyz123. Not a surprise the ass hole that was harassing you split when he saw you camera. Like most bullies the guy was a puss and the fun stopped when you defended yourself. I commuted by bike for years. Most drivers were cool n followed the laws. Others have their heads in their asses n don't even see you. The worst are the ones that know you can't do shit back to them and take it as a green light to bully. I've found yakking similar to biking; you're small, slow, and basicaly can't defend your self. The thing that sucks is they have the laws of physics on their side. I'd guarantee 99% of these fools would back down if they were face to face with you. Mike

Just saw him yesterday on Inside Sport Fishing (two episodes, no less). He says color doesn't matter it's the action you give the jig that counts, but, hey, it's, you know, too complicated to go into on the show, so go spend a couple days with (hire) him and he'll explain all the secrets to you.

Andy

PS: fwiw, the ones he used on the show looked a lot like this :jig: though I didn't take note of the exact colors...

Yea except 99% of bikers don't follow the rules of the road and are generally absolute a holes. I'd try to find another analogy because not one day goes by that I wish I could Trompas every single spandex wearing kook on the 101

AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! :eek:


Did a new phrase just get coined?

You got Trompased BITCH!

I agree to very much so.
Not to get off thread, but I too have a dislike of the most bikers.


The sad part is that now the motorist can get fined (3) times the normal fine if you hurt any bikers. How about doing the same for those bikers who violate the traffic laws?

I know not all are bad, but somehow when a person sits on a bike seat; something happens to his brain through his a$$. All the logic, curtesy etc. leaves his/her brain.


On one occasion there were literary hundreds of them going west on Venice Blvd. one evening. They had bikers blocking the traffic and would not stop for the red lights.

I called the police, but they did not believe that there were so many of them and blocking the cross traffic.

Along with many cars waiting to cross the Venice Blvd. I had to wait for perhaps for 45 min. Same thing happened in SD, but I missed their route.

Pressure
 

I guess the slow bite but bigger fish are creating a sense of pressure at La Jolla! A lot of perspective comes from where you are; especially if you appear to be on fish.

Saturday was crazy for me in that PBs were all around coming to speak with me, blasting by at close range, etc... None were threatening but I'm sure they don't all appreciate the kayak perspective. The water surface around me was nothing but wake for hours. Just snag bottom or kelp or whatever and the bent rod is like the Pied Piper to fellow anglers.......or rats!

I wish this turd would fire at me or some of the other guys I fish with! He have hot lead coming back at him! What an a$$clown!

Would like to fish with guy!

Rifle on boat vs handgun on kayak....hmmm let me think about that....



You LOSE!

A few years back Greg had a big skipjack he was fishing on with Brandon Hayward. Every night for a while they'd come out at night and find the spot. In the morning the kayaks would swarm out and surround them and catch fish. They didn't seem to mind and were pretty cool about it.

Trompas used to kayak fish LJ as well, he even talks about it in an article he wrote for Brandon Haywards Journal 'The Bight' (Issue 1 I think) ... That article was also informative and a great read.