Jim I agree the Boats lanes are crazy during Tournaments. down around caney point is a place you could die very easy. sooner or later with the HP these boat's are coming out with where going to see a speed limit next,

It is kinda of a silly law and in truth wont effect me, It will be a hard law for LEO to enforce for many bass fisherman since only time I have ever been checked by a game warden is when I am sitting still fishing.

If you have a pleasure boat and spend most of the day running the lake or pulling a tube then it may effect you

Not that its a bad idea, but I'd have that wrapped up in the steering wheel in no time trying to run boat lanes or creek channels at Fork.

Just noticed that the new life vest I have doesn't have a d-ring on it. I wonder why? I guess I will have to put something on there to hook the kill switch lanyard to.

Just wrap it around your leg and hook it. Stays out of the way of your hands and steering wheel.

Marshalls on Lake Worth will have a field day with this... unlike all the other lakes in our area Worth is heavily patrolled. I've been checked out there 6 times this year, only 1 of those was while fishing, the others I was pulled over while running or idling.

I'm going to be honest here, if I'm not in a tournament I dont wear a lifejacket.... I've attached a "wristband" to my kill switch lanyard, slip it on my wrist just before I turn the ignition key to start the boat. Problem solved. On tournament day I can either attach to my lifejacket or utilize the wristband.

I like the law, I do believe it will be hard to enforce.

I just bought the Yamaha Brand. The kill switch lanyard was so short if I wrapped around my wrist I couldn’t Hold the wheel. The Velcro on these can be adjusted for a time saving easy slip over the wrist.

You can bet the GWs will be looking for it. They look for an excuse to write a ticket. I think the state will make a ton of money on this one.

I agree it is silly. I have never been stopped while running. I took the lanyard off my kiil switch because it just got in the way. Most of the time I am fishing I am not wearing anything that I can attach one to. I am just going to stick the end of the lanyard in my pocket when I see a warden. I anticipate that if they see a lanyard then you are probably not getting a ticket.

Get ready for accident/injury reports from boaters when their prop instantly stopped turning while at speed, because they reached a little too far......

Went to the GW this am and asked them about this new law asked them if this applied while I trolled. Was told that if I use my trolling motor then no but if I use my gas engine then YES it had to be woren. Going to take some time to get used to this law as I have never connected my kill switch to myself. The GW also told me that if the manufacture did not put a kill switch on the boat then you do not have to install one.

I bet different GW are going to interpret this law differently when it comes to trolling. To me the law clearly allows it.TPWD should do an official FAQ or guidance on EXACTY how it will be enforced. Otherwise trollers will have to pay lawyers to get out of tickets they never should have gotten in the first place.

Rule is actually pretty clear. If you are at more than headway speed, you have to have it on. That means anything above an idle, it's not rocket science.

I just ordered this one off of amazon... fits all makes and models. If you lost yours like I did.

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