Tidelands Prick - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

fishinjay · 06-06-2007, 06:53 PM

Started off this morning with a nice launch at Tidelands Park with my dad. The sun was already out and shining. We both had no problem catching a few here and there around the moored boats which we trolled are gulp shrimp through. Here is where it got interesting. I’m trolling and all of a sudden a here a guy start yelling to the other peoples moored boat that I’m looking in the boats and what not. I paddle over to him and ask what and where he got that from... His answer is that i am on his private property and that I am not legally allowed to fish that area. I thought to myself and never really new that was true. I told him instead of yelling at me and to the others, to call the harbor police and let them deal with it. Of coarse he didn’t take me up on that offer and he said that he knows what i am doing and that (heres a real new one), using the fishing pole as a decoy and looking in peoples boats and what not and coming back later to steal the stuff. I sat and listened from my kayak as this prick went on and on about how kayakers and what not are the one stealing outboards and everything and blah blah blah. I still can’t imagine taking an outboard on a kayak...Thatd be a good one to pull off. Finally I had heard enough and paddled away. Met up with my dad who was a few boats down and he was obviously wondering what was going so I told him the story and he thought it was pretty funny how crazy this guy was. Well we decided to go to the beach for a while to give the arms a rest before heading back out. Once we got back out on the water we caught a few more sand bass and what not before we decided to head in. As I am trolling back in just past the closest moored boat, here comes round two. He and his pit-bull are in his zodiac and heading straight for me. After numerous attempts to tip me, he then starts donating around me to catch my line and break it off. I was literally amazed at this. He then tells me to leave his property and that me fishing is like him sitting in front of my house. If his pit-bull wouldn’t have been with him, I would have smacked him with my paddle. He was that close. As he hauls ass away, he then goes for my dads lines which he somehow missed. I could not believe it. When we got in we exchanged stories on this moron. Has this happened to any of you guys? He was in a cat style sailboat, definitely an older one.

Dennis · 06-06-2007, 07:25 PM

Bummer... Kinda like the Dolphin. You should of tied on a Salas and popped his inflatable...lol lol lol . J/K

Brad Wells · 06-06-2007, 08:38 PM

DFG has said that we can use slingshots to deter sea lions maybe we should use them om assholes. Thet're about $5 at sport chalet and sports authority, I never go out without one.

steamroll · 06-06-2007, 09:03 PM

WTF?

Don't anchor your "home" in the middle of a PARK! lol The floating homeless are a strange bunch.

You can legally fish in any navigatable waterway up to the high tide (flood) line. This includes moorings, marinas and IMO government property.

You handled yourself pretty well. I'm not sure I would have been as patient with him as you were.

fishinjay · 06-06-2007, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by steamroll

WTF?

Don't anchor your "home" in the middle of a PARK! lol The floating homeless are a strange bunch.

Hahah thats pretty funny... Yea if it wasnt for the damn pitbull I prolly would of jumped on his little dinghy, he was close enough.

dgax65 · 06-07-2007, 08:24 AM

Just contact the Harbor Police if you ever have a problem with any of the boat owners (tweakers) at Tidelands or down near Chula Vista. Both of those anchorages are known problem areas for them. If you are being harassed by a boat owner you can hail Harbor Police on CH-16. The Harbor Police dispatch center is co-located with the Coast Guard and both monitor CH-16. The Harbor Police boats also monitor CH-16. One way or another you'll get a response.
You can also contact the SDHPD by phone
Emergency: (619)223-1133
Non-emergency: (619) 686-6272

JRD · 06-06-2007, 09:05 PM

Ahh just let him catch your lines. A couple hundred yards of light mono can put a hurting to an outboard. Be funny to see him towed in with a grenaded motor.

06-06-2007, 06:53 PM	#1
fishinjay Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 22	Tidelands Prick Started off this morning with a nice launch at Tidelands Park with my dad. The sun was already out and shining. We both had no problem catching a few here and there around the moored boats which we trolled are gulp shrimp through. Here is where it got interesting. I’m trolling and all of a sudden a here a guy start yelling to the other peoples moored boat that I’m looking in the boats and what not. I paddle over to him and ask what and where he got that from... His answer is that i am on his private property and that I am not legally allowed to fish that area. I thought to myself and never really new that was true. I told him instead of yelling at me and to the others, to call the harbor police and let them deal with it. Of coarse he didn’t take me up on that offer and he said that he knows what i am doing and that (heres a real new one), using the fishing pole as a decoy and looking in peoples boats and what not and coming back later to steal the stuff. I sat and listened from my kayak as this prick went on and on about how kayakers and what not are the one stealing outboards and everything and blah blah blah. I still can’t imagine taking an outboard on a kayak...Thatd be a good one to pull off. Finally I had heard enough and paddled away. Met up with my dad who was a few boats down and he was obviously wondering what was going so I told him the story and he thought it was pretty funny how crazy this guy was. Well we decided to go to the beach for a while to give the arms a rest before heading back out. Once we got back out on the water we caught a few more sand bass and what not before we decided to head in. As I am trolling back in just past the closest moored boat, here comes round two. He and his pit-bull are in his zodiac and heading straight for me. After numerous attempts to tip me, he then starts donating around me to catch my line and break it off. I was literally amazed at this. He then tells me to leave his property and that me fishing is like him sitting in front of my house. If his pit-bull wouldn’t have been with him, I would have smacked him with my paddle. He was that close. As he hauls ass away, he then goes for my dads lines which he somehow missed. I could not believe it. When we got in we exchanged stories on this moron. Has this happened to any of you guys? He was in a cat style sailboat, definitely an older one.

06-06-2007, 07:25 PM	#2
Dennis Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: South of La Jolla... Posts: 1,193	Bummer... Kinda like the Dolphin. You should of tied on a Salas and popped his inflatable...lol lol lol . J/K __________________ Hmmmm.....

06-06-2007, 09:03 PM	#4
steamroll Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 385	WTF? Don't anchor your "home" in the middle of a PARK! lol The floating homeless are a strange bunch. You can legally fish in any navigatable waterway up to the high tide (flood) line. This includes moorings, marinas and IMO government property. You handled yourself pretty well. I'm not sure I would have been as patient with him as you were. __________________

06-07-2007, 08:24 AM	#6
dgax65 Guerro Grande Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 629	Just contact the Harbor Police if you ever have a problem with any of the boat owners (tweakers) at Tidelands or down near Chula Vista. Both of those anchorages are known problem areas for them. If you are being harassed by a boat owner you can hail Harbor Police on CH-16. The Harbor Police dispatch center is co-located with the Coast Guard and both monitor CH-16. The Harbor Police boats also monitor CH-16. One way or another you'll get a response. You can also contact the SDHPD by phone Emergency: (619)223-1133 Non-emergency: (619) 686-6272 __________________ Douglas Gaxiola Team No Fish- Amateur Staff

06-06-2007, 08:38 PM	#3
Brad Wells Junior Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 27	DFG has said that we can use slingshots to deter sea lions maybe we should use them om assholes. Thet're about $5 at sport chalet and sports authority, I never go out without one.

06-06-2007, 09:05 PM	#7
JRD Junior Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange, CA Posts: 21	Ahh just let him catch your lines. A couple hundred yards of light mono can put a hurting to an outboard. Be funny to see him towed in with a grenaded motor.