no wake zones. when people dont follow it

[Bruce424]

i fish a lake called blue marsh. all the creeks are all no wake zones. i think either boaters dont know what that is or just dont care. i guess 5mph isnt their thing. this is just a venting post. i swear this is true. had a guy yell "what.... is this too fast for you" then preceded to do donuts cuz i was staring at him going at least 15 mph. i just laughed it off hoping someone with authority would see. 

[GaryH]

What a ,”$#@ Your sure keep your cool and handle it good. ?

[MN Fisher]

Can't tell you how many times my canoe has almost been swamped by a wakeboat going at speed INSIDE the no-wake buoy markers.

 

One reason I'm looking at getting a 'real' boat.

 

Actually going to look at one this evening.

[gim]

I’ve experienced this before too. A no wake zone does not mean you can go 5 mph. Because that speed still produces a wake. I think some people honestly just don’t know but it’s not my place to tell them either. There’s no wake and then there’s some areas that are minimum wake.

 

Many years ago my Father and I got pulled over by the Hennepin County Water Patrol on Tonka in May. It was a cold, blustery, over cast day with very few boats out. They pulled us over in the no wake zone and said to go slower because we were still producing a small wake with our 25 hp outboard and 16 foot fishing boat. They also checked our watercraft registration and PFDs. Never checked our angling licenses. Verbal warning only. To this day that is the only time in my 25 years of fishing here in MN that I’ve ever encountered authority on the water.

[MN Fisher]

7 minutes ago, gimruis said:

To this day that is the only time in my 25 years of fishing here in MN that I’ve ever encountered authority on the water.

Lucky dog

In the 8 years I had the 14' runabout, I got 'checked' by water patrol half a dozen times.

In the 4 years I've had the canoe, I've been checked twice.

[Team9nine]

Might be the most "broken" rule in boating. For the times they sit in them (idle zones) and patrol around here, it's an easy "guaranteed" ticket writing day. Just turns out they don't patrol near enough, unfortunately.

[newbiedmv]

Semi off topic question . How do to ride out or over a 4 foot wake in a river with a flat bottom boat

It hurts me and my boat.

Evidently manufacturers are building big wake producing trailered boats now.

[cyclops2]

There Is a camera function in almost every cell phone.  Whip it out as he approaches about a quarter mile away. take a picture of the shore line around him & his wake .  Take a picture of your bow and the water. Take pictures as he is getting closer. Take them as he passes to get his BOW numbers. Then stuff the camera in your pocket & hang on. Call the state police to find out who will prosecute the bum with your pictures. DO NOT give your Camera to ANYONE................. Sorry but I deleted all the pictures. ............ My deletor was transferred out of the district.

[Russ E]

No wake zones are only a suggestion around here.

 

A local 100 acre lake I occasionally fish is all no wake.

I have seen boats flying across that lake at wot. when nobody patrols the lakes, people ignore the rules.

 

My worse incident in a no wake zone was on labor day at Smithville reservoir. it is a very popular lake for boaters in the kansas City area. I was sitting at the boat dock waiting for my turn at the ramp. It was late morning and I wanted to get off the water before the nuts arrived.  A big wake boat came flying through the no wake zone. its wake slammed me and a couple other boats against the docks. Luckily nobody was injured. He made it about 200 yards and Lake patrol had him in handcuffs. 

 

 

 

[GaryH]

2 minutes ago, Russ E said:

No wake zones are only a suggestion around here.

 

A local 100 acre lake I occasionally fish is all no wake.

I have seen boats flying across that lake at wot. when nobody patrols the lakes, people ignore the rules.

 

My worse incident in a no wake zone was on labor day at Smithville reservoir. it is a very popular lake for boaters in the kansas City area. I was sitting at the boat dock waiting for my turn at the ramp. It was late morning and I wanted to get off the water before the nuts arrived.  A big wake boat came flying through the no wake zone. its wake slammed me and a couple other boats against the docks. Luckily nobody was injured. He made it about 200 yards and Lake patrol had him in handcuffs. 

 

 

 

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1 hour ago, gimruis said:

I’ve experienced this before too. A no wake zone does not mean you can go 5 mph. Because that speed still produces a wake. I think some people honestly just don’t know but it’s not my place to tell them either. There’s no wake and then there’s some areas that are minimum wake.

 

Many years ago my Father and I got pulled over by the Hennepin County Water Patrol on Tonka in May. It was a cold, blustery, over cast day with very few boats out. They pulled us over in the no wake zone and said to go slower because we were still producing a small wake with our 25 hp outboard and 16 foot fishing boat. They also checked our watercraft registration and PFDs. Never checked our angling licenses. Verbal warning only. To this day that is the only time in my 25 years of fishing here in MN that I’ve ever encountered authority on the water.

It must be your innocent face ???

[WRB]

GMan (Swindle) holds the speed record for no wake zones....70+ mph during a BASS event.

Tom

[gunsinger]

No wake violators are about the same as those who run their big motor on an electric only lake.

[Bruce424]

2 hours ago, GaryH said:

What a ,”$#@ Your sure keep your cool and handle it good. ?

most u get outta me is a just shakin my head. fishing is my relax time... cant stress me out

[slonezp]

A no wake zone doesn't necessarily mean no wake. It means the slowest speed to navigate safely. No wake zones on my home water are a money maker for law enforcement. 

[scaleface]

Some boaters dont even pay attention to the under water hazard buoys . Ive stood on the bow , waving my arms frantically trying to get them to stop .

[soflabasser]

I have seen people speeding in no wake manatee zones, they have no respect for the environment and only care about themselves. The worst ones are the jet skiers.

[NHBull]

26 minutes ago, slonezp said:

A no wake zone doesn't necessarily mean no wake. It means the slowest speed to navigate safely. No wake zones on my home water are a money maker for law enforcement. 

I fish on "Golden Pond" if you remember  the movie ?

......there has to be 20 wooden vintage wood direct drive boats that won't  idle down and one hell of a wake.  Not once have I seen one pulled over in the channel and they can not be manovered under 5 MPH or headway speed.

[slonezp]

8 minutes ago, NHBull said:

I fish on "Golden Pond" if you remember  the movie ?

......there has to be 20 wooden vintage wood direct drive boats that won't  idle down and one hell of a wake.  Not once have I seen one pulled over in the channel and they can not be manovered under 5 MPH or headway speed.

I've been pulled over a few times in a No Wake, on the busiest inland waterway per acre in the US. It's always been because I run WOT until I get to the buoy and then throttle down.

[schplurg]

4 hours ago, cyclops2 said:

There Is a camera function in almost every cell phone.  Whip it out as he approaches about a quarter mile away. take a picture of the shore line around him & his wake .  Take a picture of your bow and the water. Take pictures as he is getting closer. Take them as he passes to get his BOW numbers. Then stuff the camera in your pocket & hang on. Call the state police to find out who will prosecute the bum with your pictures. DO NOT give your Camera to ANYONE................. Sorry but I deleted all the pictures. ............ My deletor was transferred out of the district.

 

 

That's what I was thinking. My GoPro is on all the time. If I'm looking at something it gets recorded.

 

Is a video good enough to get LEO after someone if you have their numbers, depending on the offense? I saw a Greg Blanchard vid recently where a bass boat ripped by him very close, total jerks, totally in the wrong.

 

Very dangerous. I would have reported them if it were me, and if I knew anyone would care.

 

[David 7]

6 hours ago, Bruce424 said:

i fish a lake called blue marsh. all the creeks are all no wake zones. i think either boaters dont know what that is or just dont care. i guess 5mph isnt their thing. this is just a venting post. i swear this is true. had a guy yell "what.... is this too fast for you" then preceded to do donuts cuz i was staring at him going at least 15 mph. i just laughed it off hoping someone with authority would see. 

Be glad you are not him. Here he was, in the beautiful outdoors, and on the water no less. Even in that environment he acted like that. As frustrating as it must of been, people like that should be pitied. No way does he have peace when on the water. 

[TnRiver46]

12 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Lucky dog

In the 8 years I had the 14' runabout, I got 'checked' by water patrol half a dozen times.

In the 4 years I've had the canoe, I've been checked twice.

Yeah I get checked constantly as well 

12 hours ago, newbiedmv said:

Semi off topic question . How do to ride out or over a 4 foot wake in a river with a flat bottom boat

It hurts me and my boat.

Evidently manufacturers are building big wake producing trailered boats now.

With the motor in neutral and the bow pointed into the oncoming wave 

[Darth-Baiter]

I had to get a wake boater to explain the wake boat to me. I had no idea they fill ballasts with water to make the boat run heavy in the water for a fun wake for them. I get it. Looks boring to me, but admittedly difficult. Looks super challenging.   Girls in bikinis apparently love love wake boats. Haha. 
 

anyways this gentleman was pretty cool and while he educated me, I educated him.  He was pretty unaware of how far and wide his giant wakes go and how they affect small watercraft like my kayak. I don’t really care. I point my nose to the biggest wakes.  Might be my imagination, but I get a surprisingly noticeable uptick in fish bites when a big wake goes buy.   This guy stayed ckear of the tree line I was fishing.  I still felt his wakes, but I’m safe. 

[Choporoz]

12 hours ago, WRB said:

GMan (Swindle) holds the speed record for no wake zones....70+ mph during a BASS event.

Tom

But....no wake

 

I appreciate that many boaters are well-intentioned when they throttle down as they pass my kayak,  but if they were even close to plane, I'd much rather they keep the pedal down.

 

I do hate wake boats, but they aren't going away any time soon.  There are a lot on a number of the lakes I fish.  Just be cautious of your surroundings...keep a safe distance from shoals, rocks, and especially sea walls (the rebound can be worse than the initial waves).  I turn to put the bow straight into them, or at least quarter them.  I can handle them sideways, but it can be a bit unnerving.

 

[Darth-Baiter]

1 hour ago, Choporoz said:

But....no wake

 

I appreciate that many boaters are well-intentioned when they throttle down as they pass my kayak,  but if they were even close to plane, I'd much rather they keep the pedal down.

 

I do hate wake boats, but they aren't going away any time soon.  There are a lot on a number of the lakes I fish.  Just be cautious of your surroundings...keep a safe distance from shoals, rocks, and especially sea walls (the rebound can be worse than the initial waves).  I turn to put the bow straight into them, or at least quarter them.  I can handle them sideways, but it can be a bit unnerving.

 

True. To be honest a bass boat coming off full throttle into the cove I’m fishing makes an even bigger wake than a wake boat.  In my opinion.   It plows the water out like a sonic boom. 
 

I had a bass boat pilot see me hoist out a big bass as he was blasting past.  He hit the breaks to congratulate me and find info. He was so apologetic when he saw the tsunami he sent my way. Hahaha.  It was epic. Thankfully my kayak is ocean worthy and can handle the excitement 

[TnRiver46]

21 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

True. To be honest a bass boat coming off full throttle into the cove I’m fishing makes an even bigger wake than a wake boat.  In my opinion.   It plows the water out like a sonic boom. 
 

I had a bass boat pilot see me hoist out a big bass as he was blasting past.  He hit the breaks to congratulate me and find info. He was so apologetic when he saw the tsunami he sent my way. Hahaha.  It was epic. Thankfully my kayak is ocean worthy and can handle the excitement 

I don’t think anything you do with a bass boat can compare to a wake boat. The displacement on those things is insane. And then there are these…….