06-19-2007, 06:05 PM
Macfly, you could be right about the Orange. I don't have any Orange on either my float tube or Pontoon, but I do try to fish in WAKELESS water or at least that area of the lake.
It is also a rule when water skiing that an ORANGE flag be raise when a skier falls. I have done this at Echo and Pineview to only have a boat go between the boat and the skier (about 75' away with the rope) and cut the rope, just so you get an idea of how close they are. No drivers training for boating (with the cars here, not sure that would help) and I think there really needs to be stricter rules on boating. No problem enfourcing the no alcohol on board! (which I am not against by any means, just pointing out they focus where they want to)
As far as reporting a boat, it is your word against theirs unless there was several reports.
I will go ahead and say that I have called on my cell while on the water to report poaching and the boats have gotten stopped. Can't tell you what happened after that.
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It is also a rule when water skiing that an ORANGE flag be raise when a skier falls. I have done this at Echo and Pineview to only have a boat go between the boat and the skier (about 75' away with the rope) and cut the rope, just so you get an idea of how close they are. No drivers training for boating (with the cars here, not sure that would help) and I think there really needs to be stricter rules on boating. No problem enfourcing the no alcohol on board! (which I am not against by any means, just pointing out they focus where they want to)
As far as reporting a boat, it is your word against theirs unless there was several reports.
I will go ahead and say that I have called on my cell while on the water to report poaching and the boats have gotten stopped. Can't tell you what happened after that.
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