Someone Slap Me

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

2 hours ago, magicwormman said:

These wake boats are getting out of control! Most of them have no respect for anyone! I have taken water several times this year in my 20 ft. Ranger. This last week I was down at our dock cleaning up my boat and I noticed a wake boat with 5 young people tie up to our buoy , while they were swimming. I kindly asked the young man what he was doing and he replied that he had tied up several times to that buoy. I informed him that there are several trees to tie up to or use a anchor. His reply was, I'll be gone in 30 minutes! I informed him "or less"! I don't think these young people  realize that you don't want to pi$$ off a OLD guy! Just as they were about to leave, I waved them over to have a chat with the young man. Needless to say he didn't come over to see me. Probably for the best as I might have lost my christian attitude and regretted it later.

What harm was he causing tied up to a buoy swimming?   If they tie up they are in trouble if they make a wake they are in trouble.  

[fishinwrench]

31 minutes ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

What harm was he causing tied up to a buoy swimming?   If they tie up they are in trouble if they make a wake they are in trouble.  

That's kinda what I was thinking 🤣

Swimming is cool.  Bouys for tying up to are even cooler.   Wish I had a few strategically placed ones myself.  😁

[Champ188]

6 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

What harm was he causing tied up to a buoy swimming?   If they tie up they are in trouble if they make a wake they are in trouble.  

Perhaps it wasn't the single act of tying up to the buoy, but the culmination of a summer of disrespect from self-entitled Richard Craniums. Shoot, make that years of disrespect. I know Spoony and can vouch that he's not the violent type ... I'd like to have some of his patience. 

[magicwormman]

6 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

What harm was he causing tied up to a buoy swimming?   If they tie up they are in trouble if they make a wake they are in trouble.  

I didn't have a problem with them swimming! I was even going to let him tie up to our dock if they like. I just don't want to retrieve the buoy from across the lake or worse yet break the cable!

[bobby b.]

6 hours ago, aarchdale@coresleep.com said:

What harm was he causing tied up to a buoy swimming?   If they tie up they are in trouble if they make a wake they are in trouble.  

The COE told us that it is illegal to tie up to buoys.  A bigger boat can drag them.  

[bobby b.]

We have never had damage or even problems with the waves until this year.  Because of the high water the boats are driving pass our dock with big wakes into the back of the cove pulling surfers and wakeboarders and turning around 100 yards back - little do they know there is a forest of trees just below the surface at the present elevation.  We have had two floats displaced this year - never happened before.  I even say one guy go to the far back of the cove pulling a wakeboarder where it can't be more than 3 fow back there.

[bobby b.]

The Water Patrol is never around and even if they are they don't seem to be doing much.  The other night I was out and a Water Patrol boat was sitting on the point of Little and Big Indian as if he was fishing.  As I came around the point I got a little nervous as I had turned my lights on but was too lazy to go to the back and stick in the anchor pole plus I left my wallet at home - no ID or license.  As I came around the point into N. Big Indian there were two wake boats pulling skiers.  It was way past Sunset.

[Devan S.]

10 hours ago, wily said:

Did you catch anything?  That’s a pretty great part of the world...haven’t fished it much in the heat of summer but there are times that it is pretty good 

A couple trout......We spent most of our time trolling cranks looking for walleye. 

[Terrierman]

Stories like these aren't making me very sorry about selling the pontoon boat and giving up the slip at State Park Marina.

[dblades]

2 hours ago, bobby b. said:

The Water Patrol is never around and even if they are they don't seem to be doing much.  The other night I was out and a Water Patrol boat was sitting on the point of Little and Big Indian as if he was fishing.  As I came around the point I got a little nervous as I had turned my lights on but was too lazy to go to the back and stick in the anchor pole plus I left my wallet at home - no ID or license.  As I came around the point into N. Big Indian there were two wake boats pulling skiers.  It was way past Sunset.

My license is in my phone.