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Originally Posted by SAB1
I am always curious as to how many of these bob houses out there are from people who are non - waterfront owners and people that aren't even local residents. Not that I am pointing fingers at non residents but I'm sure there is a tendency to keep your back yard cleaner. I would imagine at some point bob houses will need to registered.
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I am very fortunate to be able have a year-round waterfront property. My son and I enjoy ice-fishing right in front of our house. We do not use a bob-house. There is public access to the lake near our property and almost every weekend, (assuming safe ice), we end up with fishermen right in front of our place...30-50' offshore. (My dock is 40' long and that is the distance gauge).
Last week, we went out on Friday...drilled our holes, fished, had fun. Around 6AM on Saturday, some folks had set up their temporary bob-house right at the end of my dock and were using the holes that my son & I had drilled the previous day. We had errands to do and did not get on the ice till Sat afternoon, at which point the other fishermen had left. However, there were cigarette butts and other debris in the holes. Not as bad as actual trash, but gross nonetheless, especially being right in front of my house.
I guess I am venting about two issues. First, it is very frustrating that people abuse the lake with trash, butts, etc. Not just ice-fishermen, but boaters/bathers in the summer too. Unfortunately, there will always be some who do this. Second, as it pertains to the ice-fishing crowd, do you really have to fish 30' off my backyard and use the holes that I drilled? I know that the lake is public domain and they are not "my" holes, but jeez, there's a huge cove with many seasonal camps....can't you go fish over there? Fueling my frustration is that my son has mobility issues and can't walk without assistance, so he is limited to ice-fishing right in front of our house.
I guess this is no different than the boating threads that have gone on before about people anchoring in front of waterfront owners' property. But as I have stated in those threads, just because there is no law against standing inches away from someone and violating their personal space, that doesn't make it right.
I'll get off my soapbox now....
