Boaters Move In On JETTY Fishermen! What Would You Do?

[@thereel850]

As a boater and occasional paddleboard fisherman, it is really amazing how ignorant people can be when fishing. It's really just common courtesy, especially if you have the luxury of a boat. That dude could have fished anywhere he wanted but chose to fish close to you guys on the jetty because he saw ya'll catching. What an absolute tool - you were completely in the right to call him out! Embarrassed for him. And the scuba guy?? Holy cow what a day you had testing your patience! Great videos as always.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks man!

[@machone539]

If you hooked the scuba dude, you could call yourself a fisher of men.

[@billrobbins5874]

Nice fish! Thinking you were correct both times. The boat was a real jerk. You're catching fish and you should move? Happy to know they caught the big fat ZERO! Fish on! 👍🎣👍

[@wd4269]

That's NOT ignorance that is being and outright jackass. When he said you have the whole other side of the jetty , you could have said "right back at ya".

[@thebutlerfamilyadventures]

Dude Sean, you made that guys day giving him all those flounder. Super nice man and great video.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thank you.

[@Halusafishingprofessional]

​@@TheLawlessTide I'll see you fishing ..we will get um..munch munch

[@skippylanoue966]

It would've made my day for sure....what a feast!😊

[@MikeS-kf4xs]

I've never crowded a shore fisher while in a boat... it just don't make sense... your in a boat you can fish other places

[@TheLawlessTide]

Exactly!

[@CBonesey]

I remember this one time I was Striper fishing in a tidal river. I was on this spot loaded with Schoolies and catching one after another. At one point I turned around and saw a shore fisherman had hiked what I knew to be at least .5 miles to the very spot I was fishing. I gave him a big wave, told him “this spot is loaded” and moved 100 yards away to another school. He thanked me profusely and said “most people wouldn’t have left” I told him I’d like to think others would! There is so much more real estate when you are on a boat, and if you have any experience at all on both sides, this is ALWAYS the right thing to do. You are 100% in the right here man. Keep doing your thing!

[@TheLawlessTide]

@@Kp12158 just like everything else. Common courtesy if the boat was there first i would move to another area. Do you cuss someone when you move in on them and they cast towards you?

[@TheLawlessTide]

@@Kp12158 Newsflash, you are the first with this response to this situation. So I an pretty sure we all know your type.

[@TermlessHGW]

Happened to me the other day surf fishing from a freaking beach. I was casting but first boat went along the beach so close to the shoreline that it pissed everyone with bait fishing lines in the water right off. Then two morons came right up where I was casting in a small boat doing circles all over and setting up their gear, not even fishing yet. I mean come on...

[@billyclark6375]

Let me start by saying it was a very nice gesture to share your fish with the guy that wasn’t catching fish. As far as the boater, it’s bad that you guys had to deal with people of this low caliber. I love the videos.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks man!

[@chrissewell1608]

I can honestly say I have been in all 3 of those situations! The Florida DNR was correct. The diver is required to have a flag. And although diving alone is not illegal, it isn't safe. I have Scuba dove that jetty at St. Andrews State Park, a hundred times and its always different conditions. I have been hooked by anglers, numerous times. But, I think they were being A$$ holes and casting towards our group. If I had to surface, I will usually tell anglers where the big fish are stacked up! While fishing, I have also accidently hooked a dive flag and bouy, as our lines just got crossed! I always give the divers the right of way, because they can't see where the anglers are on the jetty. And they pass by in a matter of minutes, not disrupting the fishing. The boaters can just be a$$holes too! While they can fish the entire coast line, they choose to anchor out in your limited location. Thats just being a prick! It looked like the conditions that day were perfect! For diving or fishing! 😊

[@terenceparrish6292]

Great video!!! Not only are you good at fishing, but you asked the guy if he was keeping fish instead of just releasing your catches. YOU ARE A TRUE GENTLILEMAN😊😊😊😊😊

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thank you!

[@jp-pesca]

Hello my friend and congrats for the great fishing. Those fish where hungry😂. Have a great weekend my friend 💯👍💯

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thank you!

[@lexrichardson7820]

You should have said “ the other side of the jetty is available to you as well “

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@BethTYNER]

Love watching your videos! Thanks for posting. Fished those Jetties w/ my dad many years ago, and now go there with my kids! love PCB!

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thank you

[@procthecrocjohnston2504]

The scuba diver was unsafe to himself more than anything, especially with the current being so strong right by the mouth of The Pass. Mostly I see them in the Kiddie Pool area of St. Andrews........BUT THE BOATERS?? "You have the whole other side of the jetties...." BRO YOU HAVE THE WHOLE OCEAN! 😂 If someone is fishing from the Jetties, they more than likely don't have the luxury of fishing virtually wherever they want. Not to mention they can go to the Shell Island side and have THE SAME FISHING, IF NOT BETTER. I will say, you showed incredible restraint and respect in both cases.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks for the input.

[@HookAh-snookfishing]

Sean I think you handled it all courageously and courteously! Depending on the state of mood I'm in I just think it takes self discipline to handle it like you did....

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@Niceshhot]

Just saw ur giant fishing drum vid where u got called out by a "karen" who called the game warden..Hilarious 😂anywayz, u've earned my sub👍😜

[@ocelots4627]

You see this type people all the time when fishing, it never gets old, those guys on the boat should had been more polite that might had given a better result…

[@TheLawlessTide]

Exactly, ill never tell someone where they can fish, but cuss an old man and i will tell you what to do.

[@takotako808]

Its such a good feeling to give someone a fish and they are completely stoked about it

[@TheLawlessTide]

For sure!

[@joekhatib3798]

It never fails, YOU AND THE OTHER GUY WERE THERE FIRST!!! They started moving in on you when they saw you catch fish!!! I would have gotten the heaviest lure I could find like the big two once hot spots or something like that and would have bounced it off the side of the boat when casting a few times and then said shucksI just can’t seem to control where that goes!!! 😆

[@TheLawlessTide]

It crossed my mind for sure.

[@leerexrode1801]

Sometimes it doesn't matter if a bunch of people throw in the same hole they still want your bait not theirs! I thought you handled that situation very well Sean.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@Cubanb3]

If they’re in a boat and fishing right on top of the jetty rocks they’re GOOGANS….If you cast right into their boat (or close) they get the message really quick 😂 👍 Nice Pompano

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks man

[@francus7227]

1) You're correct. 2) I have had a diver just pop up out of nowhere. I was fishing the jetties of Wrightsville Beach/Wilmington N.C. I'm pitching lures from my boat. Then a 6 pound-ish sheepshead came swimming by on the surface on its side. About 1 minute later, up pops a snorkler. ... Who scared the be-jezzes out of me. We talked for 30 seconds. I told him about the sheepshead... He said it was one he speared but go away.... Then he spotted it, swam off, and retrieved it. Never saw him again. 5 minutes later.... I saw a shark fin. I know it's rare to be attacked while spearing.... But, I'm not interested. Hook and line works fine for me. Nice clip. Nice sharing fish. I tapped the thumbs up 👍 button to feed the algorithm monsters.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@AbeLincolnFishing]

Boat, land or anything else doesn’t really matter. Always have fishing etiquette and courtesy. Those boat guys were ridiculous. Stay positive. More times than not, we go fishing without encounters with people like that which means our fishing community is great. Those guys are rare jerks lol. Thanks for the content bud ❤

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks for watching!

[@MrWaco63]

You held your temper a lot more than I would have LOL

[@capefearcapt4679]

You should release flounder that small. Flounder is really suffering here in NC because of overfishing and commercial shrimp trawling.

[@TheLawlessTide]

I Only keep legal fish and i don't keep a lot. I'll make you a deal, I won't tell you you shouldn't legally keep fish in North Carolina and you don't tell me I shouldn't legally keep fish in Florida.

[@capefearcapt4679]

@@TheLawlessTide no deal. Are you even from Florida or just a Damn Yankee?

[@TheLawlessTide]

@@capefearcapt4679 i live here and fish here 5-7 days a week. You are the one telling people what they should do and sticking your big nose where it doesnt belong, if anything it sounds like youre the damn yankee. You worry about your fishery up there , cause no one down here gives a damn what you think. Another youtube know it all, i bet you tell people on FB there fish dont weigh what they say it does. You guys are a dime a dozen. Tight lines buddy!

[@whitneymccoy104]

They were being jerks. Your not in the wrong and good job sticking up for the old guy! God bless

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@cwetherington]

they got the WHOLE ocean, and you have to fish right next to me!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@bradbarnes9241]

You are not wrong 100% justified. You smack that 1/8 jig off his gelcoat he will back off.

[@scottpapineau2540]

I thank you for your videos and feeding the man's family with flounder

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@lexrichardson7820]

Should have snagged that huge flounder with the snorkel!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@ryanphototech]

Hey nice catches, you are a real sportsman. You proved once again that cooler heads prevail. I hope to remember your savy when fishing the Ganaraska River in Southern , Ontario. CANADA. The last time I was there a unique kind of fisherman decided to snag the fished I had on. After the third fish I let him have it then I waded up river only to encounter another fool using a frog spear trying to impale the salmon. As the song goes, " clowns to the left of me jokers to the right "

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂oh geez sounds like you had it worse than me!

[@bassmaster3nj]

Great video, you were 100% in the right. It’s a shame how common courtesy seems to be disappearing from the world.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks!

[@Burger1097]

When a boat moves in, it’s always nice to hook one holding under the boat.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Always, lol.

[@Mr.Brantley]

Fished off that same Jetty on vacation last year with cut squid. Caught 6 big remora. Good Spot! As for the boaters, don’t really see how they have a case to complain.

[@TheLawlessTide]

👍🏻

[@Seaghost08]

I have fished those jetties in Panama City. Y’all should call it the Dear Lord Jetty. A prayer is a must before rock hopping that pile of chaos

[@TheLawlessTide]

Yeah, its a bit treacherous

[@mathewmue5547]

Galveston texas here. I was a dedicated bank fisherman for years... now that i have a boat i ALWAYS give respect to the bank men. Yeah there's another side to the jetty, but they have access to the whole ocean...

[@TheLawlessTide]

Agreed!

[@mathewmue5547]

@The Lawless Tide I have a 22' cc in the Galveston area, you ever take a trip to our dirty waters let me know!

[@scoodz5788]

Honestly the fact that they have a boat and can practically fish anywhere where no jetty/land fisherman can and they decided to squall up and fish over your spot and get pissed off, is mind blowing. just goes to show how petty some boaties are.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Exactly!

[@FishingWithRedbeard]

Boaters were idiots, & the scuba diver was DEFINITELY an idiot!!! They walk among… errrrr.. they SWIM among us!😂

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@atctimmy]

It's for situations like this that a good old 2 once pyramid shaped sinker really comes in handy. You skip that baby off the water and off the side of their boat a few times and they'll leave. "Oops sorry you seem to have gotten too close."

[@TheLawlessTide]

Gelcoat therapy?😂

[@jonathanroper7515]

Hey man I’m from Tulsa and am visiting! I was wondering about the mangrove snapper video you posted fishing a Carolina rig! I was wondering if that still plays this time of year! It’s august 17tb

[@TheLawlessTide]

Oh yeah. Jetties should have tons of mangroves on them

[@johnnybudha909]

When that happens to me I tell them that they are on a boat and they have the whole ocean to fish.

[@itsyaboyfatal8098]

"You have the whole other side of the jetty". You have the whole bay my dude

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@jc5531]

Just remember if they get too close cast your heaviest sinker past their ears, that'll learn them 😁

[@TheLawlessTide]

Sounds like thats what @markprazak553 needs!

[@markbeasley1919]

You were definitely not wrong.

[@sorryugotaids]

question are you free lining them shrimp for the pomps? or like carolina rigging

[@TheLawlessTide]

Freelining woth just split shot basically.

[@BS0419]

Need a line cutting treble. Or an 8oz weight to chuck at em.

[@jonmartin6451]

Hi Been a boat fisherman for 35 years and I absolutely never crowd a bank fisherman! I give them 50 yards usually and swing out past them. It’s just the proper way to go about it.

[@TheLawlessTide]

The ocean needs more people like you.

[@brianmurphy8154]

Those guys were wrong...they knew it but didn't care....nice fish you got out there! I am moving there in June and cant wait to hit the Jetties....

[@TheLawlessTide]

Congrats on the move!

[@davemojarra4734]

That's an AWESOME jetty!

[@TheLawlessTide]

Oh yeah!

[@scottcooner-fr9el]

I was in one of your videos a while back when the Spanish were running in my boat out in the bay

[@garretsloan5990]

That boat had the entire bay, and gulf to fish. He was too close.

[@johnhovorka3062]

Had that happen a few times. Can't under stand it. They have the whole lake.

[@BEEPGAMEOVER]

You guys have the jetty, meanwhile this guy has the whole waterway and he's telling you there's enough fish and places to go catch them. While he's in a motorcraft with miles of water around him and you're on foot at the jetty LOL. If he tangles me once, so be it. If he tangles me twice and I have the chance to take his lure it's mine, he can try to dock up to the jetty and get it back hahah

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@chrisbailey8877]

Guys in boat were jerks. For certain. Just common courtesy to give a wide berth of someone whether on shore or in a boat.

[@TheLawlessTide]

True!

[@STinGa157]

You just happened to have a few jerks come into your area. Glad that karma took care of the boat - fishermen. Thanks for sharing your day.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks for watching

[@florin6496]

Nothing to surprise me anymore. Big fan of your videos.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks!

[@2ndshiftracing]

Good attitude, you handled that well.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks you

[@gonesideways6621]

Give that kid some paddle tails and teach to him fish "Old Chinese proverb"

[@bowhntrbrd]

Damn good video. Happens all the time. I learned the hard way not to cast a $15 lure at em. I thought I’d scored until they took off and took my lure and all my line with them. Couldn’t tighten the drag enough to slow a boat down

[@TheLawlessTide]

Dayyuumm

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thank you!

[@Al-oe8ib]

Wow, a genuine KAREN boater

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@KERSHINATOR]

As a boater I have been anchored up and and had shore or jetty guys walk up and fish on top of me with no one around, tangle me and not say a word. It works both ways but in the end the guy there first has the spot and a respectable distance should be observed by both parties especially if there are only 2 or 3 fishermen present. So if you jump on top of someone boat or shore....Game on. We gonna have words. The boat life of fishing is a different passion of fishing and that passion can turn it rage when both parties have prepared for that day in different ways. Love beach and jetty fishing but I love the boat fishing life too and mostly stick to that now. At the same time watching these shore and jetty fishing videos reminds me that I need to get back to it. Tight lines!!! no real drama there. I seen far worse to the point I'll rap a line in the wheel just to spool a D-bag that has no common sense and is a complete idiot because 150 to 300 yards of braid will fit nicely above my shaft seal and it only takes 20 minutes to clean it out lmao. On the other hand the pleasure boater that runs the beach as there are 6-7 people obviously fishing... thats gonna cost everyone. Had that too. so works both ways.

[@charles6762]

I lived in Vero Beach for 25 years two miles from Sebastian inlet . the land adjoining was donated to the state after a death with the proviso that they would never charge to enter, well you know what happened they started charging and then there were so many folks that were jerks that ended up there that I sold out and moved to Mexico. Florida was a great place to grow up in and Vero was a great fishing spot for half of my adult life but no matter where you go there is dog shit and eventually you will step in it. You are very entertaining and knowledgeable thanks for sharing and don't let the jerks ruin your day they don't know any better. As an afterthought I eventually fished the last two years in Vero without hooks I was just as thrilled to get a strike as I was before to land a fish and it drove folks crazy who did not know how to fish that they were not getting a strike and I was but I didn't care about hooking the fish.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks for watching.

[@jonyana13]

Great catch flounders hot 🎣🐟👌

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@saltybloodtx7146]

You have the other side of the jetty they have the rest of the ocean. 😂 What's a boat for if you going to go to a spot you could just walk to.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Exactly!

[@garydennis5178]

That's kayak bass fishing in the midwest. Kayaker finds and catches fish. Then boats start cutting you off. Say were in a tournament. So am I. Slow down, and you could find fish also. There are fish where you're fishing, but they put the trolling motor on high and miss 90% of the spots.

[@Fl-Pride]

Those boaters were being AHoles!! They have the whole ocean with that boat and you’re stationary.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Agreed!

[@blakechristopher6055]

If I arrive 2nd to a spot, I always stay at least 2 cast lengths away. That way no lines get crossed. Your cast, their cast, and maybe 15 feet between them is the absolute minimum distance between IMO.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Good rule to go by!

[@anthonypacion-chanthabouas8186]

Dude this reminded me of the time I was fishing that canal in destin where there were a bunch of pogies schooled up and a damn charter boat drove right through all of them to where I was fishing. Never been so damn pissed in my life 🤬

[@notme4755]

You know the etiquette Of fishing!!!! Always carry a concealed fire arm. Let your lawyer deal with the paperwork!!!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@gregschlaifer]

Thats when you toss a torpedo weight at their boat

[@Javelinfisher]

Biggest spoon you have can fix that. Especially with braid!!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@noahlongoria5329]

As a jetty fisherman, when the boat captains start running their mouths... I throw my 4oz spoon directly at their 60-120k dollar boat, and bang it every chance I get. And when they try to cut my line, I jig like ive got the biggest GT on the minute that line is in their hands 😂.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@teddillon7739]

The old timers would straight up cast weights at jet skiers and rude fisherman if he had been in a place first and they tried to muscle in or got too close when they obviously had lines out .They didn't wait around for the drama or the argument,and yes most of the guys I'm talking about had old boats that were like tanks,so they could go to war with people who had new bright and shiny watercraft. Not talking about the jetties but just in general.

[@adrianlegaspi1629]

Sean how do you get out there to the jetties at St. Andrews? Do you just pay and that’s it?? Let me know please sir!

[@TheLawlessTide]

Its inside the St Andrews State park.

[@sethscott4211]

You just had one of those days dealing with complete ass hats lol

[@TheLawlessTide]

Yep, it happens.

[@donluhn8309]

It's the guys in the boat for being jerks

[@TheLawlessTide]

True!

[@mattchew5965]

I've heard of Montauk fishermen switching to a sharpened lure meant to cut other people's line when they get crossed over too many times.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@juddevans8043]

I would have waited for them at the boat docks!!!!!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@michaelm2945]

Football jigs for the diver and the boater.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@davidmarlin6682]

Boaters were definitely jerks! Way to go for standing up for the guy at the end of the jetty...

[@Stevenrosswhite]

Well handled sir! They were in the wrong and clearly need to learn a thing or two about being on the water. Nice video too man! All my favorite fish

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks!

[@Delznope]

That guy's gonna have to get a flounder freezer

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@fordbuchanan8630]

You wouldn't go into a restaraunt and sit at a table someone was already at, why would anyone think this is acceptable?

[@danielgrimme9366]

Had days like that people get closer and closer to you while you fish then cast in your spot. That's when I throw a rock in.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂

[@LoveRackett]

There's always enough room at the beach

[@warren6172]

To me it’s like people swimming at the beach. I don’t mind moving around or away to share the beach.

[@edwardwright5377]

Land Karen's and now sea Karen's? There's no escaping them!

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@Halusafishingprofessional]

They jerks ..I'll smack um lol..good job on keeping it cool

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks

[@chrisfrizzell9467]

Those jetties are so much hard to walk out on since hurricane Micheal hit and they rebuilt them or maybe I am just getting older lol

[@TheLawlessTide]

Or in my case both, lol

[@jonquinones964]

He was actually breaking the law. He does not have a buoy attached to him.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Yes he was!

[@Fishinisthemission]

If I had a boat and the water was calm like that there’s no way I would be fishing the jetty. Shoot even in my kayak I won’t fish the jetty in it.

[@manuelhinojosa3344]

always enjoy your videos bud..

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks!

[@seamac7564]

Pontoon boats....like 25 year old mini-vans....expect to get yeeted.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂

[@BigBaitPosse]

Always a great day when you deal with idiot scuba divers..lol what a winner he was..and then dumb boaters..nice slab pomps..

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks man!

[@chadtaylor970]

I’ve dove in that exact spot , hopped in off a boat in the pass. However , I was not alone , I had a dive buoy in tow with flag showing I was down. And I definitely wasn’t in that close beside the hooks …… definitely not a smart idea doing it how he was !

[@TheLawlessTide]

You did it the right way.

[@marks3478]

I'm a scuba diver and that guy definitely efed up!!. the FWC was correct. He needs a flag and a dive buddy! I wouldn't be surprised if doesn't have a dive license as well.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Good info man.

[@afcop13]

It’s frustrating being a good person in this world. We constantly get pooped on. But don’t change and just be thankful we aren’t selfish idiots.

[@TheLawlessTide]

Good points man!

[@afcop13]

@@TheLawlessTide my wife says if I knew people’s intentions I’d be a lot happier in life. She swears most are just lost in their own world. I have a hard time buying that because I put others first and a respectful human but she could be on the right track. Anyway good luck out there. You gained my sub because of your kindness. Sticking up for elderly, calling out wrong, giving away dinner etc. Keep it up.

[@freshandsaltyjohnny]

I feel like given the situation the boat was in the wrong especially having bad attitude. I go fishing to relax and enjoy my time without having to think of everyday life obstacles. When someone gives bad vibes it ruins my day. Kind of like my last salt water trip from daveys locker landing out here on the west coast. Will never go to that landing ever again because bad vibes are a no go.

[@scotland.is.magical528]

Good catches and you were right, boat guys were wrong

[@TheLawlessTide]

Thanks!

[@TheLawlessTide]

👍🏻

[@kelevra434]

Yeah, you do that to someone in the PNW and you’ll be swimming back to shore.

[@TheLawlessTide]

😂😂😂

[@wish2fish37]

Have spearfisherman come along jetty in north east.Have flags but they are only using snorkel.

[@TheLawlessTide]

At least they have flags to let you know they are there.

[@FAFO1983]

What white jigs are those? I heard fish bites.

[@davelester1985]

What to do with bad boaters...put a huge weight on your line without a hook and cast it right at the boaters. They will ge the message fast.

[@sheilacallicoat4398]

They were jerks!!!

[@SCOTTA1]

This was last year about this time.