09-05-2011, 02:25 AM
[quote LakeDrifter]I float the south fork 3-6 times a summer in a drift boat, I always give courtesy to the power boats as they normally do me, but this year I had a power boat come within 10 yards 1/2 to 3/4 throttle thur some pretty fast water, go up the river 100 yds turn around and come right back by the same distance. Dam near swamped my drifter ( what a fricken @Ss#%&&.) I had my wife, dog and boat full of camping gear. I couldn,t believe this guy. I wish I could have got to my camera fast enough.[/quote]
As a jet boater hearing this type of deal pisses me off as much as it does anyone. There is no reason while running a jet to do this type of thing. I know what a pain a wake can be while in a drifting boat ( used to run the upper section in canoes while I worked at the scout camp) and I know that it will often time put feeding fish back down for 5 or 10 min. No reason to screw up some one elses experience just to be a dink.
The problem I see coming down the road is restrictions placed on the river because of complaints or one user group lawyering up and trying to get power boats pushed off of the river.
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As a jet boater hearing this type of deal pisses me off as much as it does anyone. There is no reason while running a jet to do this type of thing. I know what a pain a wake can be while in a drifting boat ( used to run the upper section in canoes while I worked at the scout camp) and I know that it will often time put feeding fish back down for 5 or 10 min. No reason to screw up some one elses experience just to be a dink.
The problem I see coming down the road is restrictions placed on the river because of complaints or one user group lawyering up and trying to get power boats pushed off of the river.
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