The 150' rule..is it just me?

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Originally Posted by jrc

Sometimes you have to break the rule. Say I just came out of the Weirs channel and behind me is a boat 20' away. We are both heading on the same course at the same no wake speed, I can never speed up. There will never be 150' between us.

Not so, just change course temporarily.

I think the big problem with the 150ft rule is Marine patrol just doesn't have enough resources to enforce it. I see them nab plenty of people for it but there are just so many violations and they are so thin. Sometimes I think it is almost a little much the 150ft rule but I do my best to observe it. The guys that really piss me off are the guys that fly be at 50ft while I am trolling in the broads. They got the whole broads area to deal with and they got get within 50 feet of a guy fishing. That makes no sense.