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Originally Posted by JoeG
Sorry. Wasn't meant for you. I just hit reply and you happened to be there. LOL. I understand everyone's views, but putting these things in is a direct hazard and shouldn't be allowed. I avoid boulders all the time, but when you're in 10-15 feet of water, you shouldn't have to expect to look out for a ball and chain that's a foot or two under the surface.. There are other means, like hooking a line and running it to your dock.  |
Alright I can't resist here.... so you just tie a line to you mooring line and tie it to your dock right?.... or well what if it is poly line that floats? Seems to me that causes just as much of a problem... sure you can sink it but what and can you be sure that your sinking mechanism will stay attached...
now what if you don't have a permanent dock, then you must bring the line up to a tree. well as the ice breaks up it can snag and break the line, then there is a line floating around in the water still something waiting for a fishing lure to get caught on.
ok then there is the suggesting that you tie a line, and attach it to a block in 3 or 4 feet of water, sure this works.... but is that 3 or 4 feet of water in the fall which is 5 or 6 feet of water in the spring or 3 or 4 feet of water in the spring which is 1 or 2 feet of water in the fall... now I would hate to be wrong here, because if the ice gets a hold of it where the hell is your marker going to end up?????
Now most people take a sealed container fill it about 1/2 full of water tie a line to the anchor chain let it sink to the bottom. The tie the jug on and drop it in.... That jug sinks about 5 to 6 feet.... plenty deep enough not to be a problem..... My uncle has been doing this for years.... I drive my motor boat right over it, coming into his dock....
Believe me this markers you people think are just below the surface are not... they would be getting caught in the ice, and broken off.... they are at least 5 or 6 feet down.... Now if you accidentally snag a lure on one, that sucks but that is life.... deal with it.... Because if you want to play this game...
How about the all the frigging lures I take off my dock, and out from between the rocks where they get snagged.... oh even better the one I find with my feet... or better yet the ******* that hooked my boat a few years ago.....
The world isn't perfect, we all have to deal with imperfections, get over them and just enjoy life.....