BeenThereDoneThat.
You installed a light because you have common sense.

My favorite part is, the law prohibiting the use of spot/docking lights while underway.

Granted, a fixed light on the bow of a boat doesn't do much good pointing toward the sky at night but there are self leveling style lights that maintain a beam horizontal to the water, no matter the angle of the bow.

ummm a bow angle within reason I should say. Given the doorknobs who have no idea of properly loading a boat and their boat moves through the water at a 75 degree angle. 😋

Yeah, I don't really understand the spot light being illegal.  It is annoying fishing a spot and someone spot lighting you though.  You see there are navigation lights in that area, no need to spot it in people's eyes.  I am just fine with a head lamp for docking and navigating around brush while fishing.  I use on my GPS while under power at night.  That and relying on other boats being lit.  I get a little annoyed with people in my boat that try to use their head lamps or spot light while we are moving.  It drowns out other boats navigation lights.  Which might be why it is illegal?

Pork I agree with (intensionally) spotting other boats. Should be illegal but who am I kidding. That requires enforcement personnel being on the PA waters.

The reason for not allowing such lights while underway, is the "docking light" on the front of your boat, blocks other boats from seeing "your" navigation lights.

That is straight from the horses mouth, as he handed me my warning.

heh hehh, dam my luck, I was trying out my new GoBee remote bow light when a nice waterway patrolman from Ohio was working Pymy at 10:30 PM one night a few years back. oops.😣

Never got stopped on Shenango after dark and I did find it being an advantage, while zooming to and fro with the big horse.

Good luck when ya can get out.

I'm gearing up, for some surf fishin in a few months. Thank you very very much.

Stay safe & be well.

No doubt on the intentional.  Although still kind of sacks when it isn't intentional and catches you in the eye.  Usually you see them spotting first and know to look away when it appears to be heading your way.  Every so often you get the surprise spotting, not knowing they have one and turn it one while you are looking and wondering "what is this dill hole doing", then blow...  Blinded for the next 2-3 minutes.
 
Where are you heading for the surf?  Covid has had my surf fishing locked up this year.  Still bummed about missing FL and had multiple work trips cancelled to NY and NJ shores.  By the time they are ready to meet, the spring runs will be gone.  Many of the beaches were shut anyway.  I am doing SC in August.  Hopefully these protests don't have Covid making a much sooner than predicted second wave and end up canceling that trip too...  Too far off on the calendar to really be getting psyched about and how bad it felt getting the FL trip cancelled after hyping myself up, I am going to take this one a bit easier.  Got to think fresh water until then and focus hype there.  Stupid weatherman has not been making it easy though (tonight being case and point).  Not sure why he can't have the storms while I am working and clear when I am off?  The weekend cold fronts are nice to get stuff done around the house and not sweat out of every pore, but it seems to give even the dumb fish lock jaw.  Not really happy there is another this weekend after busting my tail last weekend.  Like everyone, there is always another task to get done around the house, so likely what this weekend will bring too.

Pork it really sucks you had to miss out on your surf fishing. It's no secrete, your love for casting from the sands.

Hopefully, next year you will benefit from the lack of fishing pressure, this year.

Our preliminary plans look to be a trip down the east coast through Florida and back around the Gulf shores to 'bama.

Like you, we're trying not to get overly excited.

I know the feeling about the weather forecast. Today was a promised fishing trip and boat ride for the daughter of my wife's nephew. We couldn't make her birthday party so it was a promise to fish and let her drive the boat.

Thunder is rumbling as I speak but even though I know she understands, I fear disappointment abounds. Good thing is, she knows there's always tomorrow and good things do happen. I'll make darned sure they do.

Did the fog get heavy enough to ruin the fishin on Arthur last night? It was lookin pretty misty as we headed home. Lots of folk still fishing, some pullin planer boards but I don't know if they was catchin. More boats going into South Shores then was leavin.

No, they were going pretty nuts last night from probably midnight till 2:30 where we were at. Tons of bait.

Thanks startinout.... how was the catchin, any luck?

Caught a few that night btdt, but not like the night I was telling spreadeaglebeagle about at the launch. Although the surface activity was comparable the two nights.

Startinout good for you. Heck just getting on the water that time of day would be nice.

I didn't fish, just snooping around the 528 and 422 launch ramps.

Good times in the future and tight lines.

Went out Friday. Beautiful night with water temp in low 70's. Lake high and water was cloudy. Set up in Trout Cove then moved to the back of the island by the marina.

Catfish, catfish, catfish! All nice size too. Kept two for the fryer. Caught a few bass on cranks early in the night including a hawg of a smallie.

Wipers? Alewives popping everywhere, striper slamming alewives popping everywhere, striper laughing at me while they slammed alewives popping everywhere. End result: No striper.

I need a new hobby.