Thread: Super googans

There were a couple of real idiots practicing their googanism at the octi yesterday evening. I was drifting a bait off the southwest corner when an older man and, I guess, a younger relation set up shop to my left with, get this---a 10/0 ELECTRIC reel complete with car battery, as well as a decrepit old spinning reel half filled with heavy line.

I respectfully (really) pointed out to them that there was no bottom fishing allowed between the yellow lines and was soundly ignored. I let it go and continued to drown my LY while they cast a bait with a half pound egg sinker out and lay the rod on the deck while they tried to clear a backlash out of the 10/0, heck, maybe it was a 12/0.

That's when the first jack attack hit and in all the back and forth and confusion, the rod on the deck (right at the rail) was stepped on several times and the line on the sinker line was mysteriously severed. When things calmed down a bit, I politely pointed out to them again that bottom fishing was not allowed there, and even pointed out the big sign that says so. I must suck as a communicator, because all I got were blank stares.

About then, the second wave of jacks came through and I hooked a big one that wanted to fight back and forth across the front of the octi, which wasn't a problem except for guess who. They weren't ugly, just stupid---really stupid---couldn't get out of their own way, and I wasn't the only one following fish around. At one point, someone actually grabbed a rod out their hands to help me get by (thanks!), and I told them that this is one of the reasons that bottom fishing isn't allowed out there.

At this point, they packed up their gear and left, more, I think, from fear of being trampled than anything else.

I think I'm going to put the phone number of the pier office in the speed dial on my cell phone to alert the powers that are in charge of people like this. They are the ones who post the rules and are in charge of enforcing them. The regulars abide by them, as do most others, and the googans and idiots should be made to do so, too. I'd love to hear your comments.

A thread is ALMOST worthless without [img width=66 height=66]http://i47.tinypic.com/dyzat.gif[/img] ....but I did get a good visual from the text [img width=19 height=25]http://i50.tinypic.com/35cg7ci.gif[/img] ....sounds like they were shark fishing and should have been removed from the pier or banned.....just saying :boohoo:
Thanks for sharing the story
didn't TJ get banned..... for purposely shark fishing??

HAHA I seen that damn thing i was damn!! 1st thing i said to my dad why does the pier let people bring shit like this any ways?? i got pissed having to walk around some woman on a cart that keep driving up and down the pier 5-6 times in about Hr i said dont let me get in you way :evil: how would the guy carry the batt and reel around to fight a fish haha only in alabama you see this kinda crap

also that park ranger guy with 80lbs of rent a cop shit on his belt should do something about it but he was to worried about what the pier rat kids was doing...

i would have been more entertained by helping him rig to hook a jack and watching then me hooking a jack...jmho

Well, they obviously can't read because the sign on the gate to the pier clearly states no reels over 4/0 in size allowed on the pier. Then the signs clearly stating no bottom fishing. :violent

POLITICALLY INCORRECT!!!----Removed by Moderator

Edit by Bubba - Not Going There... EVER

damn, what did i miss???

Thanks for the edit---realized it was extremely poor judgement on my part as soon as I posted and I apologize for doing so, will not ever again make such an error. Thank you again.

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Thanks for the edit---realized it was extremely poor judgement on my part as soon as I posted and I apologize for doing so, will not ever again make such an error. Thank you again.
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No problem!

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