Limit the big pleasure boats to below the 1097 bridge.

Does anyone know what kind of boat that the 3 guys was in? Looked like a fiberglass v hull boat

http://montgomerycountypolicereporter.com/death-on-lake-conroe/

All three in the capsized boat were wearing life vests. The boat that created the wake was more than 100' away. Sounds like the death was due to a medical emergency, not drowning.

Way to much money behind the craze for anything to be done. The erosion deal along with the ballast tanks transporting invasive species is plenty and if it was another boat crowd it probably would get action.

Best idea I have heard of in a while. Problem is, it's too EZ and makes too much sense.

Then how do the owners of big boats that live N of 1097 get their boats on the lake? Most don't own trailers. I can't stand the big boats on Conroe, either. But I will promise you they outnumber bass boats by at least 10:1 on that lake.

My guess is this is the same thing they say on a wake boat forum about us driving around the lake at 75MPH. Not a fan of the wake boats, I hit a huge rouge wave last year on Lewisville that sacred the crud out of me. Having said that, the lakes are for everyone, each of us on both sides of the argument should do the best we can to boat safely. Not a fan of govt. fixing things, it never works!

The wake boat agruement is the same as the large truck/suv versus compact car involved accidents. The bigger vehicle always gets blamed and then there's talk of why one needs such a vehicle. For the record I don't like wake boats either and don't fish that lake on summer weekends.

It's a free country until a law is broken. My good friends Jason and Sara were killed on Conroe last July 11 by a bass boat. Life happens and sometimes it ain't pretty or the result you want.

Sorry about Jason and Sara, skeeterk. I hope their kids are doing well. Hope Bob's doing ok, too. I can't even imagine.

There were two of those boats and two jet skis on Waxahachie at the same time last year and none of them had a care in the world about anybody else on the lake. They ran up and down the lake all day with those jet skis buzzing around them like little flies. It is amazing how stupid some people are.

I'm not a fan of over regulation either.

A bass boat can travel at 75 mph safely and not negatively affect other users of the lake.

A big SUV can be used on the highway safely without affecting those in a Prius.

The same cannot be said for these Wake Setters.

We arent talking about acts of negligence. We are talking about situations where everyone wa within the law and yet a boat capsized and a man lost his life.

The lake is for everyone, but when these boats get on the lake it is difficult to do anything else and enjoy yourself.

I dont mind the tubers, skiers, jet skiers, etc. Everyone out having fun. But these boats plowing through the water creating as big of a wave as possible negatively effects everyone else on the lake even when they are following the law.

That is exactly the point. People are driving around in boats that are designed for the sole purpose of making the biggest wakes possible. That negatively impacts every other person on the lake.

Really sad to hear about this... :-(

I've only been out on Conroe twice and only once south of the bridge. Even in a pontoon boat "anchored" out away from any open water stuff(was on the leeward side of some bird island back towards the shore in 12 FOW)had numerous boats drive all around you and near you and then look at you weird if you pointed at the anchor and gave a "what are you doing??" post. If this is how the pleasure boaters act down there all the time surprising that more people aren't seriously hurt/killed. That pontoon boat was pitching back and forth like crazy! And yes there were some big cruiser type boats not just the wake boarders. We have all these "boating safety rules" and I swear only bass fishermen seem to follow them!

These people really are idiots!

"gangster wake, by that logic, fisherman cannot fill their livewells. Make a point to mention this next time you get pulled.

That door swings both ways.... "


"Take 4" PVC pipes 3-4 feet long put screw on caps at the end then fill them full of lead and label them fishing rods or tackle or something fishing related and put them on the ski locker, side lockers or where ever. Make one PVC pipe that actually does have fishing tackle open it up and show it to the water cops when they ask."


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