Originally Posted by
dabassking
I seem to be the minority on this thread so I'll give my opinion. I definitely support the proposed idle only restriction and here's why:
I'm from the northern KY area and fish from a large bass boat. With the exception of Williamstown and the Ohio River, the only lakes that allow us to run our outboard are over an hour away. With gas being the price that it is and with work schedules getting busier and busier, the 1+ hour drives are taxing on the wallet and on the body. I understand that we can still fish the H.P. restricted lakes, and we do quite often, but on lakes like Elmer Davis and Boltz that we fish the most, we're practically restricted to the bottom half of the lake if we're only out for half a day.
To address the statements about kayaks, canoes, and other small crafts I want to point out an observation that I have made. I see more kayaks and canoes on lakes like Williamstown, Cedar Creek, Nolin, Rough, Barren, and even the Ohio than I have in Boltz and Elmer Davis. (I keep referring to these particular smaller lakes because those are the two that we usually fish). The big ski boats and bass boats don't seem to bother them on those large bodies of water so I do not think a few bass boats idling around at the same speed observed in "No Wake" Zones will effect them very much.
I am definitely not trying to start an argument on this thread by posting what I am. I just thought the other side of the coin should also be addressed.
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