Lake cumberland Raft up

[stripernut]

i hate it, trust me i do! not only will i be forced off the water early ( i do posess good judgement) i will aslo have to listen to all the loud motors all evening while i try to relax on my back porch....ahhh yes the peace and solitude of lake living. but as bad as i hate it no one has ever tried to limit my activities during a striper tournament, we each have our thing.....boone said it....its america, i doubt that they are having a raft up in iraq on the 14th. hope theyre safe and enjoy....and then go home! quick!

[Marine Assist]

I am usually on the water at night. Probably 70% of the work we do is in the dark.

Of that time, about 9 times out of 10, whenever I have an oncoming boater running at speed that makes me concerned, it is a bassboat with those freakin blinding headlights on.

It is pretty rare I light up the spotlight to show where I am and find a go-fast or runabout heading for me.

Most pleasureboaters don't take well to night driving.


As for the raftup, I can't tell if it will be a success or not, or even how you woud define "success". It is not my cup of tea at all, but we will pretty much have to be there and available, regardless.

I truly can't imagine how it would affect a fisherman down on the main lake west end at all, as all the boats will be over by Conley. I guess if you want to be a "glass is half empty" sort of person, you could say that weekend is shot, but the lake is over 90 miles long. I figure that is about 86 miles that will be near empty. Pretty much all of those folks will be in at or before dark.

So, sit home and complain, or go fish. It's up to you, but don't say that event ruined the lake for the whole weekend.

Just my opinion.

[Bass_King2007]

Any event on the lake ruins the whole lake for evryone that isnt in the event... people dont just set in one spot their all over the lake... they run from one end to the other... From burnside to the dam and every creek in between will be totally bombarded with boats, any willing to take a bet on that one??

[MagikSmallie]

I agree with you bassking, just because the event has boundaries doesnt mean everyone participating will stay there. They will be strewn out from the dam to burnside and everywhere in between. It will be like a bathtub out there. and it will ruin the fishing on the main lake for the weekend no question about it....the only chance you would have is to find a quiet creek and go waaay up in it...if there is such a thing as a quiet creek lol.

[Bass_King2007]

I dont think that there is a quite creek on cumberland!! espically whenever the ohio navy is down!!!