"Hey you F*&%$r!", would not be one of the first phrases I would choose to use. Assume they don't know any better, and try to teach them the right way. If they then respond with some version of the above sentence, get their boat number and description and let us know.

Some folks started cutting in line in kindergarten, and they never learned.

At what point are you too close to another fisherman? I have been combat fishing for pinks on the Skagit where my neighbors were within spitting distance and we all got along just fine. My guess is that it would have something to do with the style you were using and if it was compatible with the style of others fishing around you.

A bank fisherman generally covers water at a slower pace than folks in a boat. Does a lone bank fisherman have the right to call "DIBBS" on a 150' stretch of river? The guys in the boat shouldn't have corked him like that, but what point is acceptable? I would like to know so that I don't upset someone as it takes away from my fishing time.

Thanks, Andy