Lake cumberland 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?