I really have no problems with the boaters when I bank fish, and the same is true the other way too. I've let guys( and guides ) work their plugs and or boondog around me. What's 5 or 6 minutes. I use this time to check leaders, hook sharpness etc. One boater on the Sandy commented how most people give him the "stink eye" when he passes by, gear out or not. I replied that I too have to work for a living, and had no problem sharing the slot with him. Nobody hooked fish, but it was still friendly. Most people think boats have the whole river to fish, but what if all the spots are filled ? I think we can all share. Well at least most of us most of the time.
The only thing I ask when I'm drifting is that the bankies stop casting for 20 seconds to leet me float by. So far everyone has been pretty good about this too. I don't think common courtesy is too much to ask. After all we're all after the same goal.....FISH ON !!!!

Chris