Water Patrol Rescue

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11 hours ago, fishinwrench said:

The best thing to do if you're in a toon and encounter a giant wake is KILL THE ENGINE and just let her bob.

Trying to power through big wakes will rip it to pieces.  

The same tactic has become my approach in my 16.5 tin boat. Despite trying to be very careful I went completely airborne earlier this year while trying to go down the lake at less than WOT.  I did not enjoy it and even a Lund doesn't need that. Since then I have cut throttle when approaching one of the nasties and reengaged the throttle after I bob over the crest.

[vernon]

Ahh, now that all sounds like fun boatin'.  

Gotta be what everybody had in mind back when these waters were all first impounded.

Dad:  "Hey babe, It's a beautiful day out there.  Let's take the kids out on the lake for a couple of hours and see how many of us come back alive!  Should be a blast!"

Babe:  "I'm in!  I'll get the survival kits and some extra flares for after dark search and recovery!"

Puts me in the perfect frame of mind since we're pulling out and headed south in about an hour.

Save us a gurney...........

[Browning Guy]

Recreational Boating Use Study, Table Rock Lake, completed in April 2010, section 4.2.. "management should strive to conserve use levels to prevent these levels from exceeding (60+% increase) this threshold.  Without this type of management strategy, opportunities for other classes of experience on the lake will be eliminated and those boaters looking to fish, swim, or relax quietly will likely be displaced elsewhere to seek out their recreational experiences." 

Those "studying" the boating use of TR knew and understood then, but the policy makers are willing to risk pontoons being sunk, bass boats and other smaller vessels to be sidelined or risk damage/safety by allowing others to destroy property with oversized boats intended for the Gulf and Great Lakes.  Watching the OMTT fisherman going back to weigh-in a couple weeks ago....... any one of those guys could have been seriously hurt by the massive waves near Aunts. I no longer have interest in fishing summers on TR so I guess my family has been "displaced elsewhere to seek out our recreational experiences."    Years ago the draw to TR was family themed, quiet, fishing, relaxing and swimming in clear waters.  Now.... you just have to have $120,000+ in a 40'-50' cruiser and wake/surf boat to enjoy. 

I've written $Long, $$ McCaskill and $$$Blunt, I've called the Water Patrol (idiot driving the "surf boat"), I've attended the Corps public forums, I've spoke with and written Capt. Matt Walz with the Water Patrol and I've written my State of Missouri legislators.  Hopefully many of you have or will do the same.  The genie needs to be put back in the bottle.

[bobby b.]

All we need now are some topless bars and we can really be LOZ south.

[edwin]

2 hours ago, bobby b. said:

All we need now are some topless bars and we can really be LOZ south.

It's already been done.  I guess you don't recall Spanks, located right by Old 160 and 160 in Reeds Spring.  It was there long before the new Hwy 160 was built.  Guess it was there for 15+ years..closed 5-6 yrs ago.

[Flysmallie]

9 hours ago, BrowningCollector.com said:

I've written $Long, $$ McCaskill and $$$Blunt

Unless you are including a check they aren't listening. 

[96 CHAMP]

Being a public lake there isn't much can be done, he'll, they can't control the crazy jerks on the highways let alone on a lake,  I had a highway patrol man that lived next to my brother tell me that they were told not to impede with traffic during the rush hours unless there is a accident to keep traffic moving, I kid you not and they don't have the resources either. It's a bummer of a deal for the average people on the lake

[Fish24/7]

On 9/8/2017 at 10:32 PM, Old plug said:

 i used to own a 2 log ponton on LOZ  came upon a giant cruiser roller ( they are very hard to see) cane pver the top seen what we were into but otvwas too late stuffed the nse of that pontoon into that roller water cane  in breaking thecfrontvdor and the back ebd raised out of the water so far the motor was about 3 foot in the air? I hollared for everyone to stay still and the boat just backed inself out of the hole and we were ok. Incan omnly imagine whatvwould have happened had I not hollered or paniced. Old navy experience cones in handy from riding liberty boats.

 

i've seen this happen ...

[Donna G]

On 9/9/2017 at 9:39 AM, BrowningCollector.com said:

I no longer have interest in fishing summers on TR so I guess my family has been "displaced elsewhere to seek out our recreational experiences."    Years ago the draw to TR was family themed, quiet, fishing, relaxing and swimming in clear waters.  Now.... you just have to have $120,000+ in a 40'-50' cruiser and wake/surf boat to enjoy. 

It's the same reason Champ188 and I dust off the golf clubs from the time the wakers overrun the lake until good ol' fall.  I'm on vacation, so we did take a weekday trip that was pretty peaceful and met some forum friends for late lunch / early dinner at Danna's on Monday.  Fishing wasn't that great, but Champ figured out a pattern similar to what Babler posted from yesterday.  Easier with one person in the boat and we had to get off the water early to go drop the Ranger at Ulrich for some warranty work.  

See you on the water.