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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: Hunting-231]
#4213587
10/15/24 09:38 PM
10/15/24 09:38 PM
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Ourtown, AL
BCLC
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Ourtown, AL
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They were sure burning the fuel last week and this past weekend. They were churning the sloughs too, where was the game warden and marine patrol to supervise the new rules that were mandated? There were a bunch blowing up the small sloughs in the Sandy Creek area I’m in. Curious as to what these “new rules” are? Are they Lake Martin specific? I’ve got property on the lake but haven’t heard anything Following. I use to live in sandy creek area as well. Curios about new rules as well. Proximity law: Starting October 1, 2024, all motorized boats must operate at idle speed within 100 feet of any shoreline, dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure. Idle speed means creating no wake, which can be achieved by shifting to neutral and then putting the boat forward one click. Wakeboarding and wakesurfing are prohibited within 200 feet of any shoreline, dock, pier, boathouse, or other structure. Thank you!
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: Ben2]
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10/16/24 06:32 AM
10/16/24 06:32 AM
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Posts: 12,375
Sylacauga, AL
poorcountrypreacher
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Booner
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Sylacauga, AL
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100 feet is 33 yards that will make 0 difference in 90% of situations and how they enforce it will be difficult since it will be an officers guestimate That's what I thought when I first read about the law. I would have already been at idle speed that close to a pier, and would that close to the shore in most places. There are a few creeks in undeveloped areas that might be less than 200' wide in places that I used to go through on a plane, so I guess it affects those. I wouldn't have been on a plane in them if there was another boat around. But I've had folks ski by me in those creeks, so I guess that will be illegal now. My guess is that I will be the only fisherman on the lake who pays any attention to the new law, and skiers will continue to do their best to capsize my little boat. 
All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
#4213878
10/16/24 03:49 PM
10/16/24 03:49 PM
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Posts: 15,162
Right Behind You
William
Old Mossy Horns
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My guess is that I will be the only fisherman on the lake who pays any attention to the new law, and skiers will continue to do their best to capsize my little boat. I stay off all Alabama lakes between the end of May and the end of October. Just not worth the hassle of all the idiots. I'll canoe or jonboat during those months.
"The misery of being exploited by capitalists is nothing... compared to the misery of not being exploited at all."
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: RCHRR]
#4213897
10/16/24 04:34 PM
10/16/24 04:34 PM
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Posts: 9,224
Tallassee
G/H
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Tallassee
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That’s gonna be interesting. Hope they enforce it. Probably the same way they police people driving in the left hand lane
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: poorcountrypreacher]
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10/18/24 12:19 PM
10/18/24 12:19 PM
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B'ham
Goatkiller
14 point
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B'ham
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You could probably win a 1 day bass tournament on Lake Martin with less than 10lbs. One of the worst places I've ever fished. Good thing I am a better Striper fisherman. Caught a few good ones last weekend down there between 20-30lbs despite the traffic but nothing huge yet. Headed back tomorrow. Should be on fire this weekend.
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: Goatkiller]
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10/18/24 01:40 PM
10/18/24 01:40 PM
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Posts: 20,994
Northport, AL
GomerPyle
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Northport, AL
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You could probably win a 1 day bass tournament on Lake Martin with less than 10lbs. One of the worst places I've ever fished. Good thing I am a better Striper fisherman. Caught a few good ones last weekend down there between 20-30lbs despite the traffic but nothing huge yet. Headed back tomorrow. Should be on fire this weekend. Sounds like Tuscaloosa.....most of the Tues/Fri night tournaments are won with single-digit weights. Every once in a while you'll hear of someone turning in a 15-17lb bag during a Sat tournament, but those reports often come with a lot of skepticism.
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: Goatkiller]
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10/19/24 02:57 PM
10/19/24 02:57 PM
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Posts: 1,843
Opelika Al
Madmax0818
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Joined: Jan 2016
Posts: 1,843
Opelika Al
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You could probably win a 1 day bass tournament on Lake Martin with less than 10lbs. One of the worst places I've ever fished. Good thing I am a better Striper fisherman. Caught a few good ones last weekend down there between 20-30lbs despite the traffic but nothing huge yet. Headed back tomorrow. Should be on fire this weekend. I fish a ton of tournaments on Martin and you typically have to have 10# to be in top 10. As with any lake it’s just a timing deal. Martin actually fishes well if you know where to go. There is definitely some nice striper roaming around.
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Re: Bassmaster Open on Lake Martin
[Re: GomerPyle]
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10/21/24 08:31 PM
10/21/24 08:31 PM
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Posts: 16,137
Brierfield
Beadlescomb
Old Mossy Horns
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You could probably win a 1 day bass tournament on Lake Martin with less than 10lbs. One of the worst places I've ever fished. Good thing I am a better Striper fisherman. Caught a few good ones last weekend down there between 20-30lbs despite the traffic but nothing huge yet. Headed back tomorrow. Should be on fire this weekend. Sounds like Tuscaloosa.....most of the Tues/Fri night tournaments are won with single-digit weights. Every once in a while you'll hear of someone turning in a 15-17lb bag during a Sat tournament, but those reports often come with a lot of skepticism. We caught 17lbs one year when it was flooded jumped a beaver dam in my aluminum boat way up north river
We will burn that bridge when we get there
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