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.
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