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Grapevine Rant
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10/06/10 07:11 PM
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Posts: 521
johntvette
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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.
Triton SF-21 with 250 Pro XS 4 stroke
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: johntvette]
#5380848
10/06/10 08:18 PM
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KidKrappie
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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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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: KidKrappie]
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10/06/10 08:33 PM
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buda13
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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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Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 2,165
Team Brown Stripe
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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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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 2,135
T Gutierrez
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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. 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]
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10/06/10 09:04 PM
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johntvette
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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. 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 
Triton SF-21 with 250 Pro XS 4 stroke
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: johntvette]
#5381241
10/06/10 09:21 PM
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Eddie201
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Many issues on the lake, seems the only thing enforced is boat ramp permits.
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: Eddie201]
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10/06/10 10:04 PM
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rglass2323
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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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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: rglass2323]
#5381570
10/06/10 10:27 PM
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Posts: 14,274
SteveHummert
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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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Hard Rain
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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. 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.
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: johntvette]
#5382328
10/07/10 02:07 AM
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Posts: 10,620
chuckwagon
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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. My CUZZINS! 
****Sun sinking low....lines baited.....gentle south breeze blowing...you realize.........I AM! .
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: chuckwagon]
#5382349
10/07/10 02:13 AM
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J-2
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Here for boat checks. What a joke...........
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: J-2]
#5382557
10/07/10 02:56 AM
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Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 715
No Net Needed
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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!!!
A good day fishing is not losing a jig, a bad day fishing is not losing a minnow!
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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: No Net Needed]
#5382625
10/07/10 03:09 AM
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Posts: 4,591
stick steering
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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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Re: Grapevine Rant
[Re: stick steering]
#5388640
10/08/10 07:03 PM
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Posts: 38
YSanchez
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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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