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Originally Posted by LBR-LAW
I hope they do enact a posted speed limit. I was fishing yesterday and there are many rude boaters that speed by leaving a huge wake. They seem to either not give a dam or just plain stupid !!!
EDJ
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The speed limit will not help you get less wake. Boats that can go over 45 tend to lift up as they speed up, and will leave less wake, not more, the faster they go. One of the biggest problem with an existing law, the 150 rule, is that as boats often slow down to plowing speed rather than "no wake" speed, so they actually leave more wake than if they would have stayed on plane. To help you while fishing, it would be an nice if boaters left more than 150' from boats that are stationary. While I try to do that, I'm often frustrated by people who fish along "lanes", where rocks or other obstructions tend to force all boats along the same path (like the graveyard). When someone is fishing right beside a marker with a tight fit, I'll give them the 150.00' they deserve, but am less inclined to avoid waking them - figuring if they insist on fishing where boats travel, they must enjoy the rockin and a rollin. When someone is fishing right off the graveyard markers, there is nothing you can do but come back to idle. Those that are fishing should try to avoid the busy areas unless the fish are biting real good.