Arthur memorial weekend

"Now that s@*t, right there, is funny.............. I don't care who ya are!" ~ Larry The Cable Guy
 
All kidding aside Zelie you are not alone in your thinking about the weeds and, the sail boaters!  Seems like all the lakes in PA. have gone barren of weeds for many many years.  I understand shallow lakes are susceptible to over growth by 'weeds' and may require some control in order to keep 'navigation channels' , 'swimming areas' and, 'docking areas' open.  
 
However; killing of all the weeds just ain't right (nor needed) except in the minds of shore anglers,  swimmers, herbicide mfrs. and, sailboaters!  
 
Least not forget the biologist working for the PFBC that think PA. should have 'fish specific lakes' which would, require the removal of undesirable aquatic vegetation that they (biologist) think will, not aide in the growth of "bucket mouth sized Bass"!
 
Killing the weeds kills a vital oxygen supply, kills habitat, kills the food chain, coupled with fishing pressure, reduces the fish in a lake.  'Restart' stocking the lake (only this time) with a specific fish, the forage of that fish, and the 'aquatic plant(s)' preferred by said specific fish.  Bingo......  "bucket mouth sized Bass" in two years! (after the restocking, of course)
 
Think this is a farce and wouldn't work.............  don't tell me............ tell the PFBC!
 
Okay, still not convinced, how about this one?  Some PA. politician has stock in, or has a Uncle who owns, a business that produces/sells aquatic plant herbicides!
 
Ladies and Gentlemen never forget the sacrifices made by those; that gave you freedom to,  enjoy your time on the water.
 
FREEDOM, DOESN'T COME FREE............  GOD BLESS AMERICA
 
 

Ruining of the lakes in PA - if not the frackers, probably due to all the coal burning power plants in the midwest and the years of fallout drifting our way.

I found 'em!

Don't get me wrong, sail boaters can go pound some salt.  About 7 years ago, I had my fishing boat stored in the Watts Bay Marina for a season (the sail boat marina).  Numerous occasions I had Geeves and Stewart Howell III stop me, and remind me that I wasn't supposed to be there, being some sort of exclusive private launch.  We had one instance a guy was irate with my calm explanation of being where the park put us.  I thought my Ivy League educated father in law was going to drown the old fool.  On the lake, I haven't had too much of an issue.  There are definitely a few that take all advantages of the navigation right of way for non-powered boats, doing their best to change directions into my path, seemingly on purpose.  I love the sail boaters with motors that still think they somehow have the right of way.  That said, there are twice as many knuckle dragging motor boaters out there, cutting between me and shore, while I am clearly fishing towards shore, or pulling within spitting distance and dropping anchor or pulling right in front of me while wading.  The idea of fishing an area from a boat, even if first come first serve, that is a known popular shore fishing spot kind of burns me up.  Now, if it is some sort of crazy structure (hot water discharge) or something like that, then sure.  But in Arthur, if it is a known shore hot spot, I usually don't even mess with it by boat.  If I happen to be fishing one, and someone strolls up from shore, I move on for them and fish something they can't.  None are worse than some of the tools that rent the rental boats.  Not sure if some of them even know how to turn the wheel on a boat.  They clearly see you trolling, but must maintain their straight line trajectory, even if it means going through your trolling lines.  In the Summer, I try to be off of the lake by 11AM, or not on it until 6-7PM.  It is what it is.  Tool boxes seem to mostly be out during the nice hours, I am fine going the inconvenient hours to avoid them.

This turned into a great anger-fest, and I'm all about that.  :)  The new scourge on the lake is clearly kayakers.  They seem to think that since they only draft inches of water, they are entitled to ALL shoreline, and F you and your anchored boat.  Kind of like a golfer "playing through" while you putt.  By the way I hate golf and everything it stands for, but the metaphor fit too nicely.  Anyway, the ones that are fishing are bad, but the ones that are doing... I don't even know what paddling around like jackhats are REALLY bad.  
 
Just another part of the ME culture I guess.  Last trip I cut behind a guy, and then couldn't tell if he was maybe trolling (it was twilight).  I stopped dead in the water just in case he was.  Yeah, that put me out for a few seconds, but common courtesy should be COMMON.  Even if he wasn't trolling, it was worth it for me to stop so I wouldn't be that guy.  
 
While I don't get the whole SUP thing, they never seem to leave the main channels of the lake.  They just paddle on by for no reason, then paddle back the other way later.  They don't seem to shout at each other like they are at a Metallica concert (seriously, women kayakers, looking at you) and they aren't in the way at the launches.  Kayakers at the launches are like 4th grade recess.  Just stop right in the middle of everything and dump out their crap.  Come on people.

'By the way I hate golf and everything it stands for'
 
ZelieSam, WOW! Please expound on this comment.

Once again ZelieSam, please explain:
 
'By the way I hate golf and everything it stands for'
 
ZelieSam, WOW! Please expound on this comment.

Can't argue on the top three most boring "sports".  Besides calling golf and Nascar sports.  I was flipping through the channels the other day and hit some sort of racing.  It was actually funny, how hard they were trying to convince the audience, that the drivers are athletes.  Kind of reminded me of studio wrestling or dog shows.  I'm sure a few of the guys are athletes.  Adrenaline junkies for sure.  Isn't it fine just being called a great race car driver?  Just to answer the obvious response that will come along within a day...  I can't fly a commercial jet, does that make them athletes?  

"But golf can't be fixed, it would still be brain meltingly boring no matter what you did.  Maybe polar bears staked to each green?  Cobras sprinkled around the rough?  Quicksand instead of traps?  Would still barely be watchable."
 
Fair enough.
I started playing the game when I was 30 yrs. old and was hooked the second time I played. Sixty-five now and still playing. It's like fishing - a game for life. BTW watching some pro yank in bass after bass on some fishing show ain't my idea of entertainment.