03-10-2011, 05:35 AM
I am a lurker who decided to through my hat into the ring. First ever post anywhere.
I have fished Weston since the early 60,s. The reason for the restrictions was because people were hauling their car top boats over the fences and breaking them down. The float tubes were new technology then so they defined a float tube very specifically to exclude everything else. Do you realize the definition excludes U tubes also! I have had discussions with the law about this and they agree with me that they should be included but the law states..... Well I wrote to the department explaining the change in technology and the increased safety of u tubes for us old clumsy types who don,t favor getting upside down with our feet tangled in a sling with our head underwater. I pointed out that whether I was suspended below the surface of the water or siting in a seat at the surface of the water, either way my but was wet so what is the big deal. I got the usual thank you for your input. BUT... read your new regulations, especially the definition of a float tube. U tubes are now legal.
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I have fished Weston since the early 60,s. The reason for the restrictions was because people were hauling their car top boats over the fences and breaking them down. The float tubes were new technology then so they defined a float tube very specifically to exclude everything else. Do you realize the definition excludes U tubes also! I have had discussions with the law about this and they agree with me that they should be included but the law states..... Well I wrote to the department explaining the change in technology and the increased safety of u tubes for us old clumsy types who don,t favor getting upside down with our feet tangled in a sling with our head underwater. I pointed out that whether I was suspended below the surface of the water or siting in a seat at the surface of the water, either way my but was wet so what is the big deal. I got the usual thank you for your input. BUT... read your new regulations, especially the definition of a float tube. U tubes are now legal.
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