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Dream, you mention and article about this issue, is it something you could point us too? Are you sure it was the Launch at Long Island bridge they where discussing? And Who exactly was the town talking too? Which Bass fishing tournment group was it?

You make it seem like a huge issue. If it was at long Island Bridge.... I personally would be effected.... but it really doesn't concern me. I lived on Lake Champlain for 8 years. right down the road from where they held two Major Bass Master Tournaments for several years. They where so organized, and delt with there space constraints so well there was no problem. All of them had there boats in Before the sun was up, and people where out and about. And then at the end of the day, they took the boats out in waves, only sending a few trucks at a time to the ramp from the parking lot. In fact they where loading boats well into the night, after all the day recreational users where allowed to get there boats out with higher priority. I was personally amazed at how well things worked. The other part of this is that while at the start of the tournment there where 100 or more boats, the tournaments I witnessed where 4 days starting on a thurs. By Saturday that number was greatly reduced. And all the guys that were no longer participating had left the area. The last thing to address here, is what time of the year do they want to hold a tournament? In the heat of the summer, I could understand concern..... sure...... before Memorial day or after Labor day..... there is no problem, the town beach is diserted, and the one using the ramp at that point are the fisherman anyways.

There are way to many questions left unanswered here with out reading your article here.......