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Originally Posted by BroadHopper
it never fails that when you are the first one at a spot and others come and violate the rules thus you have to move or get a ticket. That is why I avoid sand bars. You can't win.
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Yes, that's happen to me! I've been at the sandbar and have like 75 feet all around me, then as the day goes on more boats come and now there is only 15 feet around me and have been told to move as the other boats are too close to me!
Need to put those poles around the boat to keep everyone 25 feet from it!
I will say, that 25 feet has saved me in the past. This year (earlier in the year) I was at the sandbar and my daughter wanted to go to the beach. So we're sitting on the beach and my wife was in the boat. Well, some older gentleman in an older boat (who I think was having a few extra beers than he should have) "accidentally" hit the throttle on his boat and sped directly for my boat. There were two women on the bow that put their arms out to avoid his boat from hitting mine, but that caused my boat to sway to the other side. If a boat was close to me on my starboard side then we would have hit. So, I can see why the 25 foot rule is good!