Lake cumberland Raft up

[Jbyrd]

I have a comment that I bet you guys haven't thought about they are charging 20 bucks (registration fee ) to be a part of that raft up simple math duh 1500 times 20 = 30,000 dollars. Not only that the organizers got 5,000 from wayne county fisical court and another 5,000 from pulaski fisical court.. Your taxes at work during hard times.

[Bass_King2007]

Ha HA very funny but since you ASKED a yellow and black 06 stratos 294 pro xl with a yamaha 200 is what i will be in saturday night will prob be on the lowel end so i will be looking for ya lol!!! Dont let me wash ur plainers up on the bank lmao!!!

[Chubminnow]

Well....Poker Run, Raft Up, all the bands playing at the docks on just about any given weekend, it's all puke in my opinion. All I know is today's Cumberland sure as heck ain't the same Cumberland my mom and dad took me to all the time when I was growing up in the 60's and 70's.

Here's hoping no one gets injured during the raft up, here's hoping that no one gets so much of a scratch on their 100K cruiser, and here's to Bass King and Pro V in that they find each other and shake hands

I'm a betting man when it comes to horses...and I'm willing to bet this Raft Up doesn't hit the 1500 boats needed to make the record books. I'm betting two frozen milk juggs for the cooler, any takers?

[MagikSmallie]

Sounds like a typical Cumberland summertime Ohio Navy Mess to me!

[MagikSmallie]

Quote: "Do you really think that the owner of a $1mil. boat is a idiot?"

YES. YES I DO!

[walkeraviator]

I for one say "to each his own"... while it may annoy me, we live in the US of freakin A where they are free to injure themsleves and their watercraft as long as they dont harm me or mine... so they have as much right to have a poker run or raft up as i do to fish... and basstourneys have as much right tothe waterway as a striper fisherman... so when you guys start bickering, it kinda makes you look like children...

[mhall]

PRO V LE, Dave is one of the finest stewards Lake Cumberland has ever had. He holds the lake in the highest regards and all that use it, it has been proven over and over. Also has helped many on this site for alot of years. The point he was trying to make was EVERYBODY has the right to use the lake. Alot of these raft up guys are seasoned boaters that have been using the lake for over 20 years and not all of them are dummies. As many of you know the big C is where I mainly fish but tend to stay away from it during the summer months especially holidays and Poker runs ect., mainly because it's just not my thing and I don't like all the boat traffic. That being said they have as much right out there as anybody and I CHOOSE to stay away during these times. During Spring, winter and Fall you will see me and my little Champion out there as many times as Momma will let me go, which is alot.

None of us own the lake, it belongs to all of us, and that's just the bottom line.
Take care fellas.

[Duayne]

Yeah, I think Dave's point has been missed here. There have been bass boats run a ground just like run a bouts, so pleasure boaters do not hold a pattent on stupid. I'm with Mark, although I usually can find plenty of time to fish Cumberland's open waters in the morning, way back in the creeks for gills during the day and nights for bass. I have taken my own life in my hands by attempting to striper fish at night (ALL LIGHTS ON) and have had two different pleasure boats run so close as to take out planer boards. Otherwise, there is usually plenty of water for everyone. I'll be heading home as the rafter crowd starts showing up, more so because of parking than boat traffic.

[Fishin is life]

Do we bass fisherman think pleasure boaters are idiots for getting out there and getting slammed and running around the lake all night....yes....do pleasure boaters think we bass fisherman are idiots for getting out there for 8 hours and sometimes not even stopping long enough to eat...yes....will i cuss a pleasure boater and throw a bait at them everytime they run between me and the bank...yes...but the fact is they have just as much right to be out there as we do....be it early in the morning, middle of the day, or after dark.....alcohol and the water are a bad mix....but i know plenty of bass fisherman that go out there and soak down a few suds while theyre fishing....we all put our lives at stake everytime we head out on the water....just hope everybody, fisherman and pleasure boaters alike, keep themselves safe during the poker run and raft up

[FlyLie]

July was a bad month for boaters on LC. Pleasure boaters and Bass fishermen all get equal opportunity to reap the benefits of poor judgement on LC. Link to photo board: http://www.fishin.com/forums2/showthread.php?t=82354

Safe boating/fishing to all.

[peter]

Also the 28' Formula that went way way up the bank near beaver about a month ago and the wake board that went up on the small island in the mouth of beaver 2 weeks after that.

What a smart move on the part of jet/seado manufacturers not to put litghts on them. They would have gone the way of the three wheel ATV long ago.

[HURRICANEBOB]

The raft up and the poker run are a couple good examples why I fish CL early in spring, and late in fall, and not much in between.

I respect their use of the lake, and just avoid the times when they would disrupt my enjoyment.

I do like to go to CL sometimes in summer, and take just a couple rods, but spend most of my time just riding around looking at the party folks. That in itself is an enjoyable weekend. The most fun, is to dock the boat up, go get a cooler of beer and a lawn chair, and go sit by Conley Bottm, or Jamestown Ramp at about 5-7 pm when the weekenders with hangovers in 90 degree heat start to fight the crowd to ramp out. Americas funniest videos would be put to shame, and the World Wrestling Federation could learn some new smack talk just listening to what goes on.

When all is said and done around 9 pm, I ramp out on a desserted ramp, and take a leisurely ride home.

So far as who has the fastest boat, as a one time pontooner and now owner of a miniature guided missile cruiser, all I can say is in my mind, the best boat is the one that provides the most room for beer, cold cokes, coffee, snacks, and a decent place to stretch out in the shade. If it has that, I can figure out how to fish off it. I like the fast guys, they are impatient, and if they get on my spot, all I got to do is chill, and relax, and in a couple minutes the urge to fire up the big motor and demonstrate male mochismo overwhelms them and they are gone. My spot is then my spot.

And runnning over planner boards? I do keep my lights on, but if you are running that fast at night and can't see a boat even it it doesn't have lights on, and steer WELL clear, then folks, you deserve what ya get. Remember hot shoes. Running fast at night is just as much a risk to YOUR boat, as it is to all else on the lake. So have at it. And if you run over my well lite planer boards when they are close to my well lite boat at night.......good luck....I use braid.....can you say bye-bye seals?