The guy who thinks he owns the river is like the troll under the bridge demanding payment!

When the news reporter said “I’ve never made a better life choice” I seriously LOLed. Bless her.

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

So funny!

@Sam-mu5xh

Ай бұрын

Bless her for sure. Did you tell those Yankees they're gators in those waters??😅

@cuivre2004

Күн бұрын

@@Sam-mu5xh I would have said- "Those gar are nothing- it's that alligator behind you that you have to watch out for".

@Sam-mu5xh

22 сағат бұрын

@@cuivre2004 Hell yes!

As far as I'm aware where I live you can't own the river bed or the lake. private property ends at the water line

@packerjh2

8 күн бұрын

In Indiana, u do not own the water, but the land under it, if it's navigable, public may float through, no foot traffic though, also, it must be listed as navigable on some non-existent website or library book the dnr don't even know where is!!! If it's a smaller creek/river, they just tell u it's non navigable, even though in my mind, it's clearly navigable because that's how u ended up there!!!!! Ignorant

That sounds like a new resident who wants to claim more than he can.

@johnz5055

14 күн бұрын

It's someone who hasn't had anyone stand up to him

House Bill 1397 which would have defined or redefined navigable waterways in Georgia died in committee on 3/28/2024. The only way to get this to change is to go to the DNR board and legislatures and stay on them. At this time they are not representing their constituents.

@spencerm5913

23 күн бұрын

Lol are you telling me the government doesn't care what The People want??

@kodymartin3898

23 күн бұрын

​@@spencerm5913 no private NAZI'S don't lol

@cheesywheeler8322

21 күн бұрын

@@spencerm5913 Georgia is conservative and conservative don’t care

@timb8970

10 күн бұрын

@@spencerm5913shocking! Right? I thought Biden lies awake at night thinking about how to improve the US citizens’ lives.

@mswen1983

9 күн бұрын

​@@timb8970 This law was passed in Georgia. Wtf does Biden have to do with it?

I saw the your first posted, thought it was kinda creepy. You should organize a party get everyone out to go fish in the same area 😅

I don't have anything to say, I'm just driving the algorithm to keep this up.

That man wouldn't touch my yak, if he claims I can't float by and fish.

@sethcornelius875

Ай бұрын

Yeah i was thinking the same thing. I would feel like dude was getting physical stopping me like that.

@thomascolbert2687

29 күн бұрын

I definitely would have drawn. It doesn't take much for someone to drown you when you're in a kayak.

@cuivre2004

Күн бұрын

At that point he is holding you against your will. A paddle could take a few of those fingers off.

This is awesome. That's my home run. Got out where y'all put in for my first ever kayak trip less than 2yrs ago. 140 trips later.. The news crew was hilarious. Do they have teeth 😂

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

LOL they didn't know anything bless em

Your energy is contagious

There’s a whole section on navigable waterways that covers flooding You can’t cross boundaries that goes beyond the natural flow and consider that navigable

You can definitely fish as long as you’re floating through. And by law, you can wade and fish as long as you stay on the opposite side of the halfway point of the riverbed. If they own the land on both sides, then you can only float and fish

@JakeSoulFreeTravels

Ай бұрын

AHHHH, there ya go, thank you for that!

@andyboog2010

Ай бұрын

Actually as long as your in the area of the high water mark it's considered navigatable. As long as your in the water your good.

@joshballou8432

4 күн бұрын

​@@andyboog2010 That's not true for all states. I know in Colorado streambeds r owned by the landowner, but the water is considered public. Which was something I wasn't accustomed to growing up in upstate NY.

@tmac6593

Күн бұрын

This isn't true up in the Georgia mountains streams.

I knooow when you hooked that bass and it came off in the yak, as you were trying to grab the fish in the yak you were thinking, “Here’s my chance, I can not let you get out this boat”!😂😂😂

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

I HAD to get a bass on the news lol!

@adjustin2fishin330

Ай бұрын

@@GeorgiaBassmaster freaking EPIC!

in michigan it is illegal to harass a hunter, trapper or fisherman.

@19ADAM80

Ай бұрын

Same thing here in Ga also, unless it’s changed. If it has I guess when enough people get their ass whooped or killed it’ll get changed again

@Retro-2-now

Ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure that’s actually a federal law

@thomascolbert2687

29 күн бұрын

Same in Florida.

@emarion326

21 күн бұрын

Illinois too. Although those People for the Eating of tasty Animals... tend to ignore that fact.

@TopNotch_Fishing

21 күн бұрын

To everybody in the comments stating that hunter fisher trapper harassment is a state law in their state let me clarify it is a nationwide federal law and that covers every single state from from the east coast to the West Coast

He owns the land not the river that runs through it

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

Correct

So many people out there who think they own stuff that they don’t.

Good for you brother ! That jackass was in the wrong. Fish on man and keep that energy that is in you . Man among men

@mikehilbert9349

Ай бұрын

Southern boys used to handle guys like that in their own way

i made the news once. want to hear my quote? "as many as three and as few as no shots were fired"

Thought the only water you can own is a pond. If you have a huge property where a creek starts you can technically own that. But can't impede someone from floating up steam if that's possible.

Georgia has always had some of the most idiotic laws when it comes to waterways. What it has always boiled down to is the legal definition of the word "navigable". The original definition essentially said if it could float a log it was navigable. It was later changed to essentially say being capable of barge traffic, which few GA rivers are. I've been fishing the upper Flint for over 40 years, and my family has for generations. There was never any issue anywhere on the river until some jackasses bought the land adjacent to Yellowjacket Shoals and sought to exploit the river for profit. Unfortunately, even though the DNR refuses to write tickets, the law is on the landowner's side and GA courts will side with them every time. PS - Those post-spawn fish love to chase and/or short strike, which can make for a frustrating day. The last time I fished it, I had around 40 topwater blowups and only caught 12.

@therivergiveth

Ай бұрын

@@jamessmith-hq5mr Have you reviewed the new law that the governor signed? It still doesn't clear up what is "navigable" but it does clearly state that navigable rivers are to be used by the public as highways. The flint has centuries of history of using it for navigation.

@jamessmith-hq5mr

Ай бұрын

@@therivergiveth I've only skimmed through it. What you posted illustrates my point though, it says "navigable rivers" and the upper Flint is not legally considered navigable. It should be but at this point it isn't. The lawyer for Four Chimneys LLC, who owns the land in question, has already argued that point in court and won. As a lifelong river rat, I want full public access to all of our rivers, but the current law is not on our side.

@therivergiveth

Ай бұрын

@jamessmith-hq5mr yea but that case was before the new law. I guess we will have to see but the public needs to come together to fight these ridiculous access laws. Even the upper flint has been used for hundreds of years for navigation. Taken from the state website: 24 "further finds that, by the common law, the citizens of this state have an inherent right to use for passage and for hunting and fishing all navigable streams from low-water mark to low-water mark." Again, it's all about what's considered navigable. We need to make a stand. Flowing rivers affect everyone - shouldn't be privatized.

@jamessmith-hq5mr

Ай бұрын

@@therivergiveth Trust me, I'm on your side, dude. I'd like to see GA mimic Montana's stream access law.

In Canada you can’t legally block access to a waterway, with a few exceptions like water supplies. But home owners are shit out of luck.

You'll have to make sure and share that news link I'd like to see that article. Hopefully that news person didn't lose anything when they flip their kayak.

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

Yes sir you know I’ll share it out!

@mysticmeadow9116

15 күн бұрын

The link is in the description.

Awesome news ! … I can’t imagine a person telling someone they can’t fish a public river body because they own a home that the property line goes to the river bank 😂😂😂😂😂 I’m glad GA doesn’t allow this type of madness .

@SSHitMan

Күн бұрын

The property line is in the center of the river not the bank. This varies from state to state

I’m not sure if the law has changed but it’s against the law to harass someone fishing or hunting in Ga.

In Ohio you can fish the river if someone owns the land…..BUT… you have to be floating. The moment your feet touch the riverbed, you are trespassing.

@thomascolbert2687

29 күн бұрын

That's a terrible law.

@Retro-2-now

29 күн бұрын

@@thomascolbert2687 yeah, I agree

good content, thank you

I live and fish lakes/rivers in Arkansas. My understanding of the law here, if you can navigate on the water to where you are you can fish or hunt. That includes flooded land. I have seen other videos of people fishing on lakes and the property owners telling them they cannot fish around their docks. Some property owners are just snotheaded ignorant karens. 👍😁

What about the public trust doctrine? All wildlife in the US is held in trust by the state governments for public use. Seems strange that they can claim ownership of the fish in that section. I suppose it is akin to alloing people to traverse your property but not allowing them to hunt.

No one owns water that is not surrounded completely by their own private property with a few exceptions

Reminds me of the vid of people who have homes along the Pacific. Their property lines start and end at the high tide lines.Not all agree of course and make fools of themselves on You Tube.

what if you're trout fishing and only wading? Say the Chattahoochee in Helen, GA? What if someone leases both sides of the river but you got there through public water?

@AvengingFade

Ай бұрын

Above the high water mark is private property, supposedly

@Artisanwoodworks73

Ай бұрын

@@AvengingFadenot what we’ve been told lately.

I want to go fishing with you... "there's some good little fish over here, dude."

Everyone stay safe on the water at all times and keep safe and keep the safety equipment good to save your life and others if need to.

Gar are good, they keep the flying carp under control.

What the hell that slide thing is cool

So what is the rule when fishing a public river with private land on both sides?

@jamessmith-hq5mr

Ай бұрын

In GA, the landowner owns the riverbed to the center. If the same person owns the land on both sides, they own the entire riverbed and can legally "post" it as long as the river is not considered to be a "navigable" waterway. The recently changed law being discussed in this video will almost certainly be overturned in court, because the Upper Flint is not considered to be "navigable" by GA or federal law. Federal law considers the Flint navigable as far north as the city of Montezuma in Macon County. The area shown in this video is well upstream from there.

Don't get yourselves in the pickle that we are in here in Louisiana. Some guys abusing the high water mark pissed off the wrong land owner. Now we have entire natural lakes and bayous we can't fish or hunt anymore.

What does Georgia law actually say? Some states say the land owner owns the river bed in some cases. If you can navigate the river without touching the bottom, you're good. Georgia, not sure?

No one owns the water ways they own the property by them. But not the water. Unless it's a private pond that's it. This needs to stop!!!!

Army corp of engineers controls all water ways and shore line. Property rights stop at high water line Always be ready to protect yourself on the water and camping and hunting.

Sooo you can’t fish in this public access location, but they implemented a kayak slide for ease of launching???smh

No one owns the water!!!

@JakeSoulFreeTravels

Ай бұрын

I own the water that is on my land.

@cheapbassfishing

Ай бұрын

If your water is surrounded by your land then yes you own that water

@hegonefishing9122

Ай бұрын

My lake is surrounded by private property, there is zero public access points. The land under the lake is also privatly owned. But rivers & creeks in a kayak are fair game i.m.o. while we dont own the water, we own 100% of the land surrounding/under it therefore you had to tresspass to fish it in anyway....

@therivergiveth

Ай бұрын

​@cheapbassfishing wrong. Navigable rivers cannot be private property.

@cheapbassfishing

Ай бұрын

​@@therivergiveth yes that's what I was implying. But if that water is a pond or private lake then the water is private property

What about the souqui or however it is spelled. Apparently the land owners are real tight about people fishing that river..

That crappy law has been in place in upstate ny for a while ,just some rivers and tribs.most places its a non issue on navigable water.i guess its all about who has the best lawyers and most money to give to politicians.

Wow Waycross is my area cool..

@Sam-mu5xh

Ай бұрын

Way down in the state of georgia- Bobby bare

So you were basica saying the river should be nobody’s property on the news then when to fish your buddies “family property” that was in the river?

She say Someone in waycross bro Marshall that’s where I’m from lol

Hunting is even harder! Alabama Power/Southern CO. Claim your trespassing if you hunt off an island.

Creeks can be private

Just don’t fish a jig. They might get you on a technicality. Pop-R!

Would have been great if that guy would have come out again when the news ctew was there.

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

They were wanting that to happen lol

Boy looking like a mlf pro angler lol 😂

@GeorgiaBassmaster

Ай бұрын

I wish lol

No offense but he'd have a fight on his hands to come out on me and grab my boat, and I intend to go home and not the morgue. I'm not afraid to let someone drown in the river. I had a DNR officer to get me to load up and float with him to arrest a security for a gated community and he told me if I felt that my life was in danger to use what force was needed to stop the threat. I just had to be really well aware of the consequences of screwing up.

Good grief.

Our fishing laws suck here

Man that’s crazy! These dudes and “their” public rivers

@JakeSoulFreeTravels

Ай бұрын

Isn’t only a public river on public land?

@djsoutdoors50

Ай бұрын

@@JakeSoulFreeTravels exactly

@cheapbassfishing

Ай бұрын

It's always a public river somewhere somebody can get on that river via public land and float all the way through it.

@JakeSoulFreeTravels

Ай бұрын

@@cheapbassfishing I doubt that there’s always public access to a river origination.

@therivergiveth

Ай бұрын

​@JakeSoulFreeTravels No. Navigable rivers are public. There's so many reasons for this but it's been that way for centuries.

I'm sorry I thought this was a fishing show.

Mustad Twistlock 4/0 for a 5" Fluke and you won't lose so many baits.

When control freaks demand fish stay on their "property"

Welcome to the north east where the NIMBY attitude of everyone comes to the forefront. If you don't know what nimby stands for It means not in my backyard. I live in NJ and EVERY INCH of river or lake access that exists is owned by private parties or corporate entities. It's nigh impossible to find places to fish our rivers and lakes without being ridiculed or outright called police on us for daring to fish some water. While we do have some places available to us an outdoors mindset is not what NJ is about. We are more of a Karen state. I hope lawmakers realize we are losing so many places to just enjoy but I don't have high hopes.

You all 😂😂

It’s absolutely gross when people can take natural resources as their own. I get ponds on private property but a river with water that flows continuously should belong to we the people. It doesn’t give anyone the right to litter or abuse it. If people or corporations can own rivers, our system is more broken than I realize. Sorry for the rant but fishing and outdoors are my life.

Land owner's don't own the water

Why would anyone care if you fishes the river in their backyard as long as you’re in a kayak and not standing on their land? Can someone please give me a reason they can think of that could be considered a legitimate concern? Not being a smart ass I genuinely can’t imagine why anyone would care

Try it while your Black happens every other year gave up fishin LOTSA LOVE brother man

People shouldn't "own" rivers

Recreational fishing is a God given right that "people who call themselves the state" have converted into a privilege and charge fee/license/permission slips. This is wrong and more of us need to see it, also they are guilty of destrimination just look at prices of resident v nonresident ! These are the things i have learned since I started recreational fishing as a kid.

Yeah Michigan, thats surprising, now just elect a better governor!

@Joanie-cu7wr

3 күн бұрын

Our governor is Great she's doing a good job.

I can qurantee you rich people that own these property's will donate money to trump to change the laws for them.vote blue for river access

They got to run a fence across the river well in my state but just changed and it was not for you guys. But every state the public vote for 90%of this started to vote how you want to live life. Don't really on others to run your life and family...

The river is gay management overseas private property

At least he didnt say you have a purdy mouth...

Georgia better vote red in November or its going to get worse.