05-10-2017, 01:23 AM
I hate to say this because the government already has too much control of our freedoms as it is, but, I would support a no-cost boat operators certification for no other reason than ramp etiquette.
As fisherman we have already exhibited a higher level of patience than most people, it is the blatant disregard of common courtesy and good manners that plug up the ramps.
I boat mostly on my own and will go out of my way to help anyone on the ramp that needs it.
My patience is exhausted for the simple infractions: Multiple family loadings at waters edge, bright truck lights at night, loud stereos, waters skiers ignoring the proximity law, other people catching more walleye than me(j/k),etc.
I believe these are all things the certification could remedy, heck, how can it hurt?
Maybe attach it to the mussel cert for now as an educational tool?
Where else can a punk kid borrow daddys 70k truck, hook it up to daddys 100k surf boat, and take it out on the lake for the day with zero boating education.
America is the greatest country in the world!
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As fisherman we have already exhibited a higher level of patience than most people, it is the blatant disregard of common courtesy and good manners that plug up the ramps.
I boat mostly on my own and will go out of my way to help anyone on the ramp that needs it.
My patience is exhausted for the simple infractions: Multiple family loadings at waters edge, bright truck lights at night, loud stereos, waters skiers ignoring the proximity law, other people catching more walleye than me(j/k),etc.
I believe these are all things the certification could remedy, heck, how can it hurt?
Maybe attach it to the mussel cert for now as an educational tool?
Where else can a punk kid borrow daddys 70k truck, hook it up to daddys 100k surf boat, and take it out on the lake for the day with zero boating education.
America is the greatest country in the world!
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