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Originally Posted by sourcreamnjive
You guys should have come to the meet and greet meeting last night at CIYC........the Harbor Patrol is not going to allow stringers of nets anymore........they cannot be more than 10' from Jetty and no more than 5' away from your boats where as you don't have to manuever your boats to get to them Go figure this out if you have 10 hoop nets. Phishy, Jwoodman, Wils, Larry Buzzard, and myself were there and we were in shock to hear those restrictions. Also the Coast Guard will be there monitoring safety violations, if your lights are not working you will be sent to the dock if you get a second warning it will result in a ticket.
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Un-enforceable. Tidal swings can make you illegal in just a couple hours. It would also create safety issues and a good lawyer can make a good case against the HP when your boat is damaged or destroyed when it is crushed against the rocks. This is especially true if you're hooping with a full 10.
Lights, yes, a good thing to enforce. Yakkers only need a light on board, even a headlamp will suffice as long as it can be seen up to a mile away. LED's due to their reaction with most human eyes can be seen at great distances.
I can understand the HP's need or desire to control the unruly but they seem to have lost their marbles. What did they do about divers? As I understand it divers are not allowed to operate in the harbors unless cleaning ships and only then by permit.
5 ft radius on a kayak is not enough room, anchoring a yak in the harbor near rocks is totally unsafe. A kayak can easily drift a considerable distance when pulling a hoop, will the HP sit there waiting to steal your hoops when you temporairily drift out of range?
I suppose the bright side is that when a seal is spotted underneath on your FF and you have to stay close then we'll have a far better chance of success when using seal bombs.
Forever!)
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