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Grapevine Rant #5380494 10/06/10 07:11 PM
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Not a rant about the lake, but about the guy I nearly cut in half last night. I was heading back in to Meadowmere ramp, when I was startled by a boat about to cross my path, WITH NO LIGHTS ON!! I yelled at them about the lights, and a few moments later, they were on. It was pich black, no moon, and these two clowns were in a small boat with no lights, in the middle of the lake.

Lucky for them I was paying very close attention.


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: johntvette] #5380848 10/06/10 08:18 PM
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A few months ago me and a buddy were going to another brushpile and we were on plane and saw a bunch of dots moving around in the water. We stopped and there was some kind of swimming race going on... in the middle of a BIG cove with no area roped off or anything. They had one kayak out there, but there was probably 20 swimmers out there. If we wouldn't have been paying attention we would have ran over them. It was on a Saturday too when the lake was VERY busy.

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Thats Grapevine for ya. I have called and know several people that have also called trying to get some enforcement out on Grapevine on Friday and Sat nights to ticket the boats without lights. You wanna know what they did... sent the Warden boat to Grapevine and did boat checks on fisherman. While I was getting checked there was a jet ski doing donuts in a no wake zone, I asked if she was going to do anything about it... she said no she was only there to perform boat checks. There will have to be a HORRIBLE accident before anyone will listen.


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: buda13] #5380968 10/06/10 08:38 PM
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It's the same way out at Lewisville...


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: KidKrappie] #5381004 10/06/10 08:43 PM
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Originally Posted By: fishin'aholic2
A few months ago me and a buddy were going to another brushpile and we were on plane and saw a bunch of dots moving around in the water. We stopped and there was some kind of swimming race going on... in the middle of a BIG cove with no area roped off or anything. They had one kayak out there, but there was probably 20 swimmers out there. If we wouldn't have been paying attention we would have ran over them. It was on a Saturday too when the lake was VERY busy.

Me and another buddy fish out of seperate boats and have seen these swimmers many times. They are nutz. One time they were wearinf white hats and I thought they were sand bass scooling. I have seen them with black hats as well. Absolutly Crazy.


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: buda13] #5381130 10/06/10 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: buda13
Thats Grapevine for ya. I have called and know several people that have also called trying to get some enforcement out on Grapevine on Friday and Sat nights to ticket the boats without lights. You wanna know what they did... sent the Warden boat to Grapevine and did boat checks on fisherman. While I was getting checked there was a jet ski doing donuts in a no wake zone, I asked if she was going to do anything about it... she said no she was only there to perform boat checks. There will have to be a HORRIBLE accident before anyone will listen.


I don't have the disposition for that. She would have had to arrest me.

I was so mad last night, I could have choked someone. I had guests with me, so I did nothing more than inform them of nighttime boating rules.

Caught a decent bass on a buzzbait though wink


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: johntvette] #5381241 10/06/10 09:21 PM
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Many issues on the lake, seems the only thing enforced is boat ramp permits.

Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: Eddie201] #5381478 10/06/10 10:04 PM
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We were on Lake LBJ a few weeks ago fishing a dock light WITH LIGHTS ON when a jetski WITH NO LIGHTS came barrelling down on us at full speed. I hollered and hit him with the Qbeam before he hit us broadside. I gave him the what the hell are you doing out here after dark talk , and he just motored off.Another future organ donor , I guess!

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I don't believe, by law, that jet skis are allowed on the lake after dark, period.


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: buda13] #5381797 10/06/10 11:30 PM
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Originally Posted By: buda13
Thats Grapevine for ya. I have called and know several people that have also called trying to get some enforcement out on Grapevine on Friday and Sat nights to ticket the boats without lights. You wanna know what they did... sent the Warden boat to Grapevine and did boat checks on fisherman. While I was getting checked there was a jet ski doing donuts in a no wake zone, I asked if she was going to do anything about it... she said no she was only there to perform boat checks. There will have to be a HORRIBLE accident before anyone will listen.


Amen Matt...way too many clueless boaters on Grapevine. Constantly seeing boats ignoring the no wake zone and go full speed in and out of the main cover at Murrell.

Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: johntvette] #5382328 10/07/10 02:07 AM
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Originally Posted By: johntvette
Not a rant about the lake, but about the guy I nearly cut in half last night. I was heading back in to Meadowmere ramp, when I was startled by a boat about to cross my path, WITH NO LIGHTS ON!! I yelled at them about the lights, and a few moments later, they were on. It was pich black, no moon, and these two clowns were in a small boat with no lights, in the middle of the lake.

Lucky for them I was paying very close attention.


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: chuckwagon] #5382349 10/07/10 02:13 AM
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Here for boat checks. What a joke...........

Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: J-2] #5382557 10/07/10 02:56 AM
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I was on Waxahachie one time, getting checked by the Warden and there were some Jet Fleas close by, He said he was done and would get those guys out of there so we could get in some good fishing and off he went.The idiots shut it down and got off the water. Another time there a jet flea was giving it Hel right at dusk, I had just made a comment to my son that if the warden caught him he would be in big trouble ..when I saw the infamous flashing blue light. He escorted the idiot to the shore and kept him there for what seemed and eternity. I hope the fines were more than the jet flea cost him. Some wardens do NOT tolerate these kind of antics and my hat goes off to them for the job they do!!!


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Re: Grapevine Rant [Re: No Net Needed] #5382625 10/07/10 03:09 AM
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heck about 10 years ago on grapevine i ran up on a a least 35 ft cruiser at night with only about 5 ft of the bow up out of the water , later i checked and that boat had gone down 5 days before, and it sounds like the local authorities have not improoved much

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That's typical people call in and complain and they come out and check on the group MOST likely to NOT be breaking any law and having their right liscense.

Why are the powers that be so scared of jet skiers?

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