Question for Trollers-How much space?

[Jokey75]

Hey all

When I fish lakes I tend to anchor down and work the water. Plenty of folks troll on the lakes I go to. Over the last few years it seems I can't spend a day on the water without a boat or two trolling right threw my kitchen. And by that I mean 20' or less. Quite often I am pulling my line out of their way and having to change where I am casting to.

I thought it was pretty common knowledge that you should make a decent effort to go around a stationary boat (I am not anchored in any channels) and leave the distance of approx a good cast between the two boats. Maybe I am off in thinking this.

This is not happening on crowded lakes either but in places where there is a ton of space. As a contrast, this weekend I had one boat get so close I could read the small writing on one dude's shirt as he putted by in his gas powered aluminum.....and yet two guys in float tubes (powered by flippers!)took the time to go well around me.

Mention how close they are and you get attitude. WTH is wrong with people?