Pulling mooring ball for winter, why?

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by NoRegrets

I thought the mooring balls and winter jugs a few feet below the surface would be to close to shore to pose a risk to a fisherman that is trolling. Am I wrong in thinking this way?

Although I have plenty of water off my dock, my moorings are 90 feet from shore. I have had boat during the normal season cut inside my moorings as they round the corner of Mark. Fisherman are always out trolling by within 30 feet from my dock. Two years ago I got a fish hook in my hand pulling up my mooring to install the ball. It was stuck in the rope tied to the chain.