I think you will have to look long and hard for a collision involving a fisherman, bass boat or otherwise. Plenty of fisherman falling in and freezing to death but very few collisions.
I like the 150' rule, I can't judge the distance well enough to know if I ever really cheated, but I always try to give as much space as practical. I think the concept that you must stay a certain large distance away is important. New boaters don't understand that boats are not cars. They don't stop on a dime, there are no lanes and they affect neighboring boats even if they don't hit them.
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