First Full Day on the Lake...

[tnduc]

After spending my life living on the coast and fishing/boating saltwater rivers and bays I got my first taste of lake boating since moving to Tennessee. I got the boat running (thanks to help on this board) after a minor electrical glitch and took the family out on the lake. Found a cove to anchor in and throw out a couple of lines. Here come the jet skis- running back and forth and around us. So we picked up and move- and two boats come and anchor within 50 yards and the passengers start cannonballing off the swimdeck. Move again, here come the jet fleas . Maybe it is just me, but folks on the coast (and I've lived from SC to TX) seem much more courteous. Best thing I saw all day- a 42 foot Bertram Sportfisherman at full throttle running up this lake that is no more than 1/2 mile wide.

 

[H20Rat]

Re: First Full Day on the Lake...

sounds like it is a small, crowded lake. You really can't hope for people to give you peace and quiet in those conditions. (and at least legally, 50 yards is fine, you could have a jet ski circling at full throttle at that distance. Inconsiderate, yes...)

I enjoy boating on the weekends, and occasionally fishing on the weekdays.