Took my 3 kids up for a day trip to the south side today for some walleyes. First spot wasn't producing like it did for me and my buddies 2 weeks ago so I punched in my waypoint to get to a spot on the north side of Banana Reef. As I approached on my beeline with the GPS Mapping I saw to my horror(as seems to happen all the time) that as I grew closure to my waypoint another boat was already there about spot on it. OK, I veered off and went to the north to the deeper water about 2 football fields length away from "that guy". I set the kids rods in their hands and checked the finder for fish dropped the wind sock and my trolling motor for a controlled drift. I looked up and "That guy" was now backtrolling directly towards me(about a 100 yds away now). I turned up the trolling motor to get away from him sideways to continue our drift he turned towards us again. I finally totally reversed course to try to avoid his backtroll and he reversed course as well. Then he got closer and proceeded to chew me out in front of my 3 young kids for coming up on top of him and that he has been fishing this spot for 45 years and "why don't I just get in his boat - I got plenty of room". I composed myself and let him know I have been fishing this spot for 15 yrs and last I knew it was called banana reef and didn't belong to anyone in specific and that he was quite a piece of work. After our exchange he started away and my oldest 11 year old daughter exclaimed "now I know why "that guy" is fishing alone". He then proceeded away and went after the next nearest boaters who happened to arrive after us! I regret that I let "that guy" really ruin my day because I let that conversation stew in my mind still to this minute instead of enjoying the day with my kids(we caught 10 today- I didn't see "that guy" catch any. Has anyone run into "that guy" in a newer white Lund walkthrough with a new suzuki 150/175?? Is he a local legend ignoramous or something? He seemed to enjoy our conversation even though I obviously did not in front of my kids....like he was some kind of Al Linder I was hawking....kind of like a Will Farrel charactar - "I'm kind of a big deal around here"....except really not funny at all and much more offensive. Thanks for letting me vent..... stay courteous out there.

Don't sweat it. There are guys like that one just about every lake. You were more than courteous by giving him his space. I actually think its good for your kids to see the "other side". Use it as a teaching experience. Congrats on your successful day.

I agree, don't worry about it. Lots of people like that out there. My kid and I fish on Tonka quite a bit, lots of learning experiences for my kid out there.

that is the worst thing about fishing people that think they own the lake,it does'nt happen to often but when it does it can really ruin a guys day

Aww yes..the old "that guy" situation. Not the funniest situations to be in for either guys, cuz some guys think 15 yards is to close, while others may think if your fishing the same structure or flat that they are...your already to close. In all fairness PK I think you gave the guy enough room as you were at least over 150 yards away and he was just a crabby fellow or it was just his time of the month (his man period) and he needed to left off some steam! I'll admit I can be "that guy" but not in situations like that, not with kids around or with anglers who respect your space, thats just not courteous. I mean its Mille Lacs and your gonna see people period, its just that close geographically to the cities and st. cloud for anglers to make a day trip like you did. I would of told the guy that he don't own the lake and if he wants to have spots to himself trade in his nice lund and new suzuki for kevlar canoe and go to the B-dubs or try another flat, its not like there isn't a hundred other spots to try out there. Thats my soapbox thanks for listening...and good job on taking the kids out their lucky to have fished the pond at such an early age!

It would be intersting to see if "that guy" would "blow his cork" if he ever did the P4 or spring rainy river "bumper boat" fishing.....

i would love to see that he would have alot of people to yell at on rainy,he might get a 1/2oz thrown at him

Maybe the next time you and your kids come to Mille Lacs...will have everyone removed from the lake so you and your kids can have it all to yourselves...for better or worse at times that's fishing on Mille Lacs...

i think you might be misinterpreting the orginal poster. it seems he was more than happy to share banana reef with the guy.

Are you sure that guy was in a lund walkthrough and not a little red lund?

Wow!! The guy & his kids did nothing wrong and you say things like that. Are you "that guy"?

sounds like it

Touche

hey dont be tellin every one to come to the bdub...thats my spot!

little-red lund,

Take some time, look in the mirror and slap yourself.

You should be ok once you come down.

tweed

Some people can't read the sarcasm in my "horror" that another guy was on my GPS coordinate spot - happens all the time. By the way I've been hugging a dropoff on Winnie with a ton of other boats coming by as close as you can hop and just have said hello if they were bitin' - as long as people are courteous and don't snag you up/cut you off, etc it isn't a problem. And yes, little red lund, you and people like you should stay off the lake and leave it all to me and my three kids.....that would be great...for all of us.:)
OK sorry to start a whiny post. Just wanted any decent minded fisherman like the ones on FM to be aware and maybe just have a couple of kind words in their back pocket to straighten this type of Yahoo out when/if they run into one on the big pond(he was absolutely absurd). Back to fishing.....thanks to all for the additional ideas for that type of conversation.