Common Knowledge not to tie up to a bouy marker....

Yup, knew that already. Just surprised that they can give a ticket based on a non-marked, imaginary line. Crazy!

Before and after. Where did you get your ticket?

7 years ago I saw a pontoon boat with 2 adults and herd of kids tied up to the wire fence in the middle of the outlet.....

those pics show what happens when people tie up to them (hence the reason it is against the law) the first pic shows where they are supposed to be. The second pic shows what happens when people tie up to them. They get moved and or broken off because they are not designed to hold the weight of a boat. Common sense would also dictate that the line would extend from the edge buoy to the bank in the arc that the buoys make. If the buoys are moved like the second pic then common sense should dictate that the line would extend from the outer most buoys straight to the bank.

Common sense... Everyone has it, only a few utilize it...

common sense ain't that common anymore

According to Ranger Mike, the warden says the line is from the last buoy to the point (the purple line). That makes no sense. Common sense would say the black line is the actual line. From the last buoy (which is now a white one where the red spot is) to the first fence post. The red circle is where a lot of people fish. Looks like it is outside of the line to me. I'm not saying that the warden is wrong, he should know where the imaginary line is, I'm just saying that if they are going to write tickets then there needs to be something there to signify where the line is so that people will know where they are allowed to fish. Plus, if the line really did go all the way to the point, then why are there no buoys past the first fence post. Even the first picture above shows that there were no buoys past the first fence post.

common sense would dictate that your black line would look equal on both sides instead of dipping way in on the right side. The original buoys are shown to do that in Tracker Tim's first pic. your black line should hit the bank not quite halfway to the purple line. It would make absolutely no sense to think that the buoys on the left are there to keep you a good distance away from the discharge waterfall, but it's ok to sit at the fence post on the right side right where the water is coming out. just my logic though. It's hard for them to keep the buoys exactly where they are supposed to be when folks are tied to them and dragging them out of position.

Fair enough. But, all the way to the point is quite excessive.

I like to tie up my trot lines to the bouy markers around the discharge.

Put chicken livers on half to catch catfish, and some blue gills to go for the big one....

Do you I need to tag my trotline and how long can I leave it there?

Red, you crack me up!

We just had our club tourney there yesterday after the cold front. We had 24 fishermen and only 10 legal bass were weighed in. I know we had at least 4 members caught a 7# or better. I caught one 22 1/2" full of eggs. Warmest water that I saw was 62.. Did not fish the discharge..

RedRanger would of won.........

Had a club T, and Big Bass TFF T out there in the recent years

RedRanger owns that Lake..........

Rock crawler my apologies, you are absolutely correct. I spoke without the added benefit of having a map in front of me. The boundary limit would be a continuous line from the last buoy to the bank in line with the other buoys...not to the point as I had previously stated. Sorry for the confusion

waterdogs aren't legal in tournaments

..... what restroom service, fixing toilets, sinks and showers.