Definition of a "topwater"

[mharville]

We all hear mention of topwaters on this site, and it appears to be a wide variety of things that sets a certain person into this category. What makes someone a topwater, and what keeps another person from being a topwater? Where is the line in the sand, if you will? Keep it clean, just a good discussion.

[duckkiller]

Someone who comes out of a WMA draw hunt with 30 coots and ask what these here black birds be. Laugh if you want but I actually saw this happen yesterday.

[Doc & Nash]

Someone that calls at every duck they see and shoots at the ones inside rifle range, even if they are working your spread 300 yds away....

Someone who primarly scouts on the internet without hitting the pavement.

[Ordek Avci]

How about Saturday morning, a guy drives down and parks on a levee that, to my knowledge, is closed to vehicle traffic. Then walks in on us, despite our shouting and flashlights, about 20 minutes before legal shooting time. Then he proceeds to tell us that he has "driven a long way" (opposed to my 2 hour drive) and that this is "the only spot I know" (despite the thousands of acres of open public land within a 30 minute drive of where we were). After reminding us that it was public land, that he didn't have anywhere else to go, and that he wasn't leaving, he sets up his decoys (maybe 6 mallard decoys and the MOJO!) roughly 60-70 yards from us.

I like to think that peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control are things that mark my life. These guys pushed my limits though.

[adame]

How about Saturday morning, a guy drives down and parks on a levee that, to my knowledge, is closed to vehicle traffic. Then walks in on us, despite our shouting and flashlights, about 20 minutes before legal shooting time. Then he proceeds to tell us that he has "driven a long way" (opposed to my 2 hour drive) and that this is "the only spot I know" (despite the thousands of acres of open public land within a 30 minute drive of where we were). After reminding us that it was public land, that he didn't have anywhere else to go, and that he wasn't leaving, he sets up his decoys (maybe 6 mallard decoys and the MOJO!) roughly 60-70 yards from us.

I like to think that peace, patience, kindness, gentleness, and self-control are things that mark my life. These guys pushed my limits though.

i prob would've come unglued!!!!!!!!!!!!! or invited him, depends on if he were a jerk-off about it

[Ordek Avci]

i prob would've come unglued!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I came real close when he kept starting his sentences with, "I don't want to be rude..." If you didn't want to be rude, you wouldn't have walked in here on top of us!

[Duckdawg10]

i would have shot his mojo!

[jkb87]

let me try this.... how about someone that calls to water turkeys flying over thier head thinkin they are big ducks.... then shoots at one?

[crow]

Definition varies...any activity that smacks of stupidity, naivity, uncouth, unpleasant, lack of sportsmanship, unlearned behavior, lack of effort, lact of gentility, lack of knowledge, unwillingness to take care of a heritage, willing to do any "new and hard-core" thing they read on a forum or on a forum...wait a minute...I just described three thirds of this forum!

Short answer...term used whenever you want to make fun of a duck hunter for being dumb.

crow

[mharville]

We were all joking around this weekend, we figured the only way not to be a topwater was to hunt with a black powder gun, no dekes('cept one milk jug painted black), no manufactured duck calls(make your own, or mimac the sound with your mouth), and no neopreme waders or insulated clothing. Oh, and ya boat can't have motor and must be made of wood.

What'd i leave out?

[Trykon]

No black powder! You must use a knife or a pellet gun.

[Trip]

The three late teens who ride out of the WMA with a dozen dekes and 3 spinners with their faces painted like a bunch of camoflauge Ultimate Warriors. As we sat and reflected on the mornings hunt we all agreed that the hunt wasn't great but at least we didn't have to go wash our make-up off.

[DUCK-HUNT]

The three late teens who ride out of the WMA with a dozen dekes and 3 spinners with their faces painted like a bunch of camoflauge Ultimate Warriors. As we sat and reflected on the mornings hunt we all agreed that the hunt wasn't great but at least we didn't have to go wash our make-up off.

What is up with all the face painting this year Never can recall ever seeing so much make up being worn in the woods in my life .... and the bad thing about it is these makeup warriors are very rarely seen carrying a duck out much less a limit...

[fireplug]

Here it is.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=58435

[jacksbuddy]

Let's see, items that are 'topwater' -

call coozie
internet scouting
calling egrets (sorry torch, but you DID do that twice opening day. )
camo stickers for your face
matching camo (guilty )
gay ringtones on your cell phone in the blind
answering the cell phone in the timber
setting decoys in formation
having a big 4x4 that you are afraid to get dirty

I think that's a good enough list for starters