Well of course not, who likes rich people?

Should wake boats be banned as well? I was tying on a new hook Saturday and a wake boat came by and threw a good 3' wave on us. I saw it coming and quit what I was doing for a few seconds and then resumed. If I had kept tying on the hook, I could have had permanent finger damage if I had slipped, fell and hooked myself. Either way, I was inconvenienced for like 10-12 seconds while somebody else on the lake exercised their right to do what they enjoy. I waved at the people in the boat, said thanks, and enjoyed the view of the bikini clad hottie riding in the bow. Do I like wake boats? No. Do I wish they were not there? Sometimes. Do I worry about it? Not hardly. Same with air boats.

This thread is like the people who buy lakeside property on a good fishing lake with grass but then determine that the grass displeases them and they have it killed or the person who builds a house beside an airport and then petitions the airport about noise levels. Just put ear plugs in or go call the police nad let them tell you whether it is illegal or not. The other option is to move away from civilization.

Stop fighting, you are scaring the fish.

Some final thoughts:

I've enjoyed the lively discussion, but I think we've covered it thoroughly now as the back and forth is getting repetitive.

For the most part it was civil, and that was cool. For those that weren't civil, try decaf.

Hope everyone catches a ton of fish this summer!

LT

13 pages was probably a bit too long to just get to the point...

Currently, the noise from airboats is legal. But has there been any recent research to determine if the noise from airboats exceeds the current definitions of the law?

"(2) a noise is presumed to be unreasonable if the noise exceeds a decibel level of 85 after the person making the noise receives notice from a magistrate or peace officer that the noise is a public nuisance."

http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/PE/htm/PE.42.htm

btw...those things are a blast to ride on, but wow...they are loud. lol...

By that, pretty much all outboards and air boats are illegal. I've never really had an airboat bother me. They have the right and it's public water. Now, I don't want to get sprayed down or blasted with prop wash, that would [censored] me off, but noise isn't that bad. Anyway, sometimes stuff like this will open a bigger can of worms and make it worse for everybody.

Okay, I thought I was done...but I have been sprayed by their prop-wash many times and find it quite refreshing on a hot day. Just to be fair about it all. :-)

Guessing you haven't heard the new yamaha SHO's or hondas, the newer generation of outboards are many times quieter than the old ones.

Lloyd, one question I have for you that I don't think you have answered,
When someone goes to the gun range we take protective hearing with us,
so I have to ask and " not tell you" knowing that over these past years
When you go fishing your ears are going to be in "pain" from someone's airboat
Noise then why haven't you been carrying ear protection with you?
You may not like it or think your being violated, but it seems to me your not
willing to actually protect yourself knowing full well what's coming. Just a thought

I'm in the group that believes since we have been fishing for a few thousand years now, we have not had to wear ear protection in all that time for what is supposed to be one of the quietest sports there is, except for the girl screams when a snake swims by or crawl in the boat. Ain't about to start now.

I'll take airboats any day over a lake full of spoiled rich kids in wake board boats blasting loud heeby jeeby hep cat music. Had my fill of them yesterday.

So, muzzlebreak your ok with going down to the river to "damage" your hearing everyday
knowing full well you could prevent this by every now and then while fishing you take approx 4.2 seconds placing 35 cent ear plugs in to avoid your hearing damage? Not saying you have to like it , but personal responsibility has to factor in somewhere.
Why do people want to turn to government for all their problems i.e. " ought to be outlawed"
"Need a law" etc etc. just my 35 cents worth

I gots a great idea. When you hear the airboat coming stick your fangers in your ears unril you see them go bye. And be sure to wave!

It's the fan that makes the most noise, most airboats (at least mine does) has mufflers