What's Up With The Loud Noise And Big Lights All Night In Clevenger?

[dsigmon]

Does any body know what was going on the last few nights on Table Rock with huge lights and roaring engines = "fishing???" all night in Clevenger and other coves?

[Bittle]

Bow fishing tournament put on by bass pro.

[abkeenan]

Yeah. I believe they are fan boats with flood lights on them looking for shallow cruising carp.

[dtrs5kprs]

KY3 had some video of them. Hope no one had a super cool romantic weekend planned down in the dam area.

[NuB2TR]

Fan boats? Guess that explains it. I live on the Kings and one woke me up at 2AM Thursday morning.... pre-fishing...? They were the talk of the neighborhood yesterday. No-one was pleased with the noise.

[snakem]

the wife and i went down yesterday to look at them,talked to some of the guys that were fishing in the derby.they said those v8 were pushing 550 HP at a mile per gallon. Think i will stick to bass fishing .I bet some of those rigs were pushing $ 100,000 grand

[laker67]

Did they say why they needed 550 hp?

[snakem]

nope,did not ask that 1

[skeeter]

I'm glad I'm not the only one to comment on this. It wasn't only in Clevenger since there were reportedly 110 boats entered.

Two sleepless nights in a row with multiple roaring engines that never got shut down and incredibly bright lights, that never got turned off, shining in our home all night so bright you could literally read a newspaper by them is a little too much. And no, this is not an exaggeration, maybe an understatment.

What happened to the MO law that a vessel operating after sunset could only display navigation and anchor lights ? Are there no decible limit laws on Table Rock because these things sure exceeded them ? These boats were running back and forth all night long down the middle of the lake to their "hunting" grounds with those nuclear powered lights on. Anybody else trying to do a little Spring night fishing had to be blinded.

Not every boat was a roaring Airboat but those that were kept their big engines going even while "cruising" the flats, bays and shallow points looking for targets. They finally shut down and pulled out about 6:15 this morning...YAWN ! I hope their little tournament is over and good riddance.

[champ187xr6]

I have heard it has been extremely aggravating with regards to those that live close to the water.