What's everybody catchin'?
Im in dallas. If your not weird maybe i can let you have a few
Thats what the last meal to the catfish said
Well if most of you don't know me, I love salt water fishing....alot.
Just picked up my second St. Croix Mojo Inshore rod MHF 7-0 and one of the new Daiwa BG 3000's to compliment my other one. 10/10 highly recommend both as affordable options. I have 3 years on my last St croix mojo and counting.
Just picked up my second St. Croix Mojo Inshore rod MHF 7-0 and one of the new Daiwa BG 3000's to compliment my other one. 10/10 highly recommend both as affordable options. I have 3 years on my last St croix mojo and counting.
My family has recently started kayak'ing. Basically, we all have sit-on-top kayaks that can handle light to moderate rapids and long flowing cruises. We've done several different runs on the Ocmulgee between Monticello and Macon. We've also got the Yellow River from I20 down to Porterdale and from Porterdale down to Jackson Lake. Where are your favorite spots to put in and take out within an hour or two of metro Atlanta?
I haven’t found any kayak to make it to my house yet but I’m sure @FatAlbert could prolly lend some help here on where to float down the river in a kayak
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meh.....just take a lunch and picnic on the rocks......
Nice to see you around here stranger.
A new DNR regulation that could effect a number of Georgia boaters in the way they use their boats on Georgia waterways.
Dear Georgia BoatU.S. Member:
We need your help to send a message to Governor Kemp and Georgia DNR regarding a new anchoring regulation that places a significant restriction on your freedom to enjoy the state's waters. Under a new rule, boats cannot anchor overnight within 1,000 feet of any shore side structure. This rule eliminates a vast portion of Georgia's coastal waters from a traditional use, effectively taking this shared resource away from many boaters. Please email the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requesting they repeal this onerous rule and work with the boating community to come up with commonsense anchoring regulations. Click here to send your message: Take Action
This new rule was created in response to legislation, Georgia House Bill 201, passed early last year with little notice or engagement of the boating community. This legislation directed DNR to establish anchoring regulations, establish anchorage areas and prohibited overnight anchoring of boats outside of these designated anchorages. DNR did engage in a public process to develop these rules and then finalized them on December 30th of 2019. (You can see BoatU.S. comments here.)
Specifically, the rule restricts overnight anchoring within 1,000 feet of any structure, such as public and private docks, wharves, bridges, piers and pilings, except in areas near marinas. This 1,000-foot offset needlessly eliminates anchorages all over the state. It will affect numerous boaters, many of whom transit Georgia waters as part of the annual migration along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) that brings in millions of dollars to Georgia businesses. There is no reasonable safety or waterway-management reason for taking such a significant swath of state waters from the boating public.
Curiously, DNR did create so-called "Marina Zones" that allow boaters to anchor as close as 300 feet to marinas or facilities that provide fuel, dinghy access, provisions, vessel maintenance or other services, regardless of whether other structures exist nearby. This can only lead to the conclusion that the reason for the greater offset from private structures outside these zones was to provide waterfront landowners with near exclusive use and enjoyment of our shared waterways
BoatU.S. recognizes the need for states to manage their waterways and supports reasonable regulations that protect the public's access. We also firmly believe the ability to anchor overnight is an important part of how many boater choose to enjoy the water.
Please send a message today asking to repeal this rule.
Take Action
Contact BoatU.S. Government Affairs at GovtAffairs@BoatUS.com if you have additional questions.
Thank you for being a BoatU.S. Member!
David B. Kennedy
BoatU.S. Government Affairs
GovtAffairs@BoatUS.com
703-461-2878 x8363
Advocacy.BoatUS.com
Dear Georgia BoatU.S. Member:
We need your help to send a message to Governor Kemp and Georgia DNR regarding a new anchoring regulation that places a significant restriction on your freedom to enjoy the state's waters. Under a new rule, boats cannot anchor overnight within 1,000 feet of any shore side structure. This rule eliminates a vast portion of Georgia's coastal waters from a traditional use, effectively taking this shared resource away from many boaters. Please email the Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requesting they repeal this onerous rule and work with the boating community to come up with commonsense anchoring regulations. Click here to send your message: Take Action
This new rule was created in response to legislation, Georgia House Bill 201, passed early last year with little notice or engagement of the boating community. This legislation directed DNR to establish anchoring regulations, establish anchorage areas and prohibited overnight anchoring of boats outside of these designated anchorages. DNR did engage in a public process to develop these rules and then finalized them on December 30th of 2019. (You can see BoatU.S. comments here.)
Specifically, the rule restricts overnight anchoring within 1,000 feet of any structure, such as public and private docks, wharves, bridges, piers and pilings, except in areas near marinas. This 1,000-foot offset needlessly eliminates anchorages all over the state. It will affect numerous boaters, many of whom transit Georgia waters as part of the annual migration along the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) that brings in millions of dollars to Georgia businesses. There is no reasonable safety or waterway-management reason for taking such a significant swath of state waters from the boating public.
Curiously, DNR did create so-called "Marina Zones" that allow boaters to anchor as close as 300 feet to marinas or facilities that provide fuel, dinghy access, provisions, vessel maintenance or other services, regardless of whether other structures exist nearby. This can only lead to the conclusion that the reason for the greater offset from private structures outside these zones was to provide waterfront landowners with near exclusive use and enjoyment of our shared waterways
BoatU.S. recognizes the need for states to manage their waterways and supports reasonable regulations that protect the public's access. We also firmly believe the ability to anchor overnight is an important part of how many boater choose to enjoy the water.
Please send a message today asking to repeal this rule.
Take Action
Contact BoatU.S. Government Affairs at GovtAffairs@BoatUS.com if you have additional questions.
Thank you for being a BoatU.S. Member!
David B. Kennedy
BoatU.S. Government Affairs
GovtAffairs@BoatUS.com
703-461-2878 x8363
Advocacy.BoatUS.com