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Support for Idle Only on Cowan Lake

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David hawk
4 months ago

You should be able to idle your bass boat motor. The boats the sailing club are running 60 up motors, and they don't idle when they use them. Are they going to make them idle.

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Bill Hopper
1 year ago

A 9.9 pr 10hp can run wide open and wake the lake..but a bigger 4 stroke at idle wakes nothing!! FACT! I PAYTAXES JUST LIKE THEY DO AND JUST LIKE THE SAIL BOATERS AND YAKERS! ITS ABOUT TIME TO STOP PANDERING TO THE FEW AND OPEN COWAN TO EVERYONE!! PLUS BRING IN REVENUE FOR THE AREA.

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Shane Perdue
1 year ago

I can run faster with my trolling motor than idle speed of my gas motor so speed is not an issue makes no sense why you cannot idle big motor i am a taxpayer and should be able to…i also have bad arthritis and health issues where it is a safety issue to load my boat without the big motor assist me…

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Richard A Lanning
1 year ago

We struggle to get atround this lake on our trolling motors, and the sail boat club has four boats with 90hp morots riding around. Seams very unfair to the fishermen.

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M dugan
2 years ago

Idle only all mtors

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Edgar Case
2 years ago

This should have happened long ago.

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Anonymous
2 years ago

Too big of a lake to not be allowed to idle

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Robert Disher
2 years ago

All we want to do is fish the lake, not everyone has small motors on their boats.

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Ryan Weakley
2 years ago

Open the lake to idle

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Nick Heil
2 years ago

Giant lake for not at least being able to idle..

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Dawson Carter
2 years ago

There is no difference in the big motors idle than a10hp motor on plane

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Robert Alexander
3 years ago Featured

Have fished Cowan since I was a kid(50 now). Fond memories with my late father. Now have a 19ft boat, and would like to go there but not spending $3k+ for a kicker when I can go to Caesarscreek. Allow the idle only.

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mark dilts
6 years ago

I would fish more at cowan if there was an idle speed for my 40 horse power motor

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Gregory A Agee
6 years ago

Idle or no wake one or the other.

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charles mcintyre
6 years ago

Anglers should have the right for idle only engine use!!!

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James Campbell
6 years ago

Like fishing there. Enjoyed the camping sites and cabins. I'm not buying a smaller motor and also drive the couple hours to get there.

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D P Fink
6 years ago

Idle only only makes sense.

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Ray Olberding
6 years ago

Would really be nice!

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Todd Townsend
6 years ago

I agree with the idle only for boaters over 10 hp.

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Brian kelley
7 years ago

As long as the big motors mind the law which it sounds like they are there shouldnt be problems cowan isnt big enough to rip across anyway now if severe weather pops up there shouldnt be a penalty for getting off the lake fast as long as you dont put anyone else in harms way.