First off, Congratulations to Jordon Lee. Nice Job. Congratulations to the City's of Conroe and Houston, the Lake, and The Houston Sports Authority. The Weigh-in's at the ball park and the Expo were outstanding. The fans on Conroe seemed very behaved. All in all, a giant success. I attended the weigh-in and expo Friday and yesterday, and today decided to go ride around the lake and go see some of the competitors.

That's when my opinion was changed about it being a complete success. Seems I forgot that Conroe enforces their 'no wake under the bridge' law. I was slow rolling up the lake - probably 35 MPH, and here comes the constable boat - lights and siren blazing. "Why did you run under the bridge on plane?'. Just forgot, and didn't see it marked - I said. 'YOU DIDN'T SEE THE BRIDGE?'. Well [censored] here we go. Going to be one of those. I tell him that we run under bridges on Rayburn, Fork, T-Bend, and Livingston all the time, and never think twice. It just slipped my mind. I watch boats run under the causeway in Galveston, Port A and Port Isabel constantly, but this law-boy has to tell me that there's a 'bridge law' EVERYWHERE. Maybe there is, but during the Classic is that really the time to come on with the lecture? Oh no, we've got to do the full on inspection. Throwable, fire extinguishers, run your bilge, and honk the horn. And... That dang thing doesn't honk. - I never check it. How many times do you hear boat horns honking on the lake? I tell him I can whistle louder than that horn anyway. Not an option. It's rolling pretty bad, and 'I get a stern warning to "Just keep your motor in neutral - I'll keep the boats off each other!". Really, then why have you beat into me twice already? He's in a 24' center console with 4' high gunnels. He was a string of bumpers that reach over his side down to about 3' - a foot above the highest part of my boat, so I keep pushing them apart. The guy is also mumbling so badly I can hardy understand him - that or he's got a 1/2 pound chaw in.

I finally get my license and registration back after 30 minutes while he played on his laptop, and he says ' idle speed within 100 feet of anything - especially me' - Whatever. My point is, with all the visitor that were on the lake, wouldn't a 'hey sir, we enforce a no-wake under all bridges on Conroe' please don't run under the bridge again. From what I understand, Randall Tharp went through something similar. There was no danger in what I did, and enforcing this law is just a stupid fundraiser for the constable. It really leaves a stink on the event, and reinforces why I can't drive by Conroe fast enough to go to any other lake.

Before the pot-bangers start, I'm completely pro law enforcement. I know I violated a law, and know he 'had a job to do'. But public opinion during an event like this is very important, and could enfuence if the lake ever gets a event like this again. The Louisiana Delta was almost black-balled for stupid stuff like this.

Again, Cograts to all.

If you run under bridges at fork you are breaking the law. You screwed up. Accept it.

So you're upset you got pulled over for breaking the law?

Fork is a no wake zone under the bridge too.

Personally I think it takes a real douche to be on pad going under a bridge. To many small crappie boats/kayaks fish and could pop behind a piling at any moment. Use your head and follow the law

Wow, just wow.

I see where you're coming from. Just something we do. Nothing like that swoosh of 75 under a bridge.

So I guess they don't enforce speed limits in Super Bowl cities????

So....the LEO should just let boaters do whatever for the sake of "a good time for all"?

I know who the troll under the bridge is.

That's actually a good way to cause a very bad accident since a lot of people run parallel to bridges but hey I guess he just felt like being jerk? By the way did you get any tickets?

You must be very important, I'd hate to think that Toyota, Bass or any of the dozens of other major sponsors would have reservations about holding any future events at Conroe because you got ticketed for illegally running a bridge .

Follow the laws and there won't be an issue. I check my horn every time I launch.

Lol, well I'm thinking this thread didn't go as expected.