OVI boating crackdown scheduled for this weekend...

"ODNR to crack down on drinking and boating. The goal is to cut down on the number of accidents related to boating under the influence.

Comment 0 By The Associated Press Times ReporterBy The Associated Press Posted Jun. 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM
Updated at 8:59 AM By The Associated Press
Posted Jun. 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM
Updated at 8:59 AM

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By The Associated Press

Posted Jun. 22, 2015 at 8:55 AM
Updated at 8:59 AM

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Ohio’s boating officers will be kicking off summer by taking part in a boating and drinking crackdown this coming weekend.
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources says the goal is to cut down on the number of accidents related to boating under the influence.
State watercraft officers are taking part in the operation that will see an increase in patrols, breathalyzer tests and checkpoints.
Ohio’s watercraft division says drinking alcohol while boating is the leading factor in boater deaths nationwide.
Last year’s weekend blitz across Ohio saw state officers make three arrests for boating under the influence."



Just passing the info along....
They were out in full force this past weekend. My wife and I were up with another couple. We were going to attempt a trip at perch fishing until the E, NE winds changed the mind of our wives. We anchored in the harbor and were checked by both the State Police and the ODNR.

Good! Glad to hear it! :)

Yea glad to hear it.......... Until you're one of the trollers/non drinkers made pull all of your gear in by three different agencies, only to be checked for alcohol within 45 minutes between all 3! No where close to the the type of boaters/vessels the're supposedly looking for!

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Originally Posted by Spoon addiction

Yea glad to hear it.......... Until you're one of the trollers/non drinkers made pull all of your gear in by three different agencies, only to be checked for alcohol within 45 minutes between all 3! No where close to the the type of boaters/vessels the're supposedly looking for!

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Not to mention the time that it kills if you happen to be a customer paying a charter boat by the hour. I'm sure a lot of the captains would take that into consideration and make up for it but some people are on schedules nowadays. They can tell what make rod and reel you are using with spotting scopes so you think they could leave the right people alone. Hope the best for you trollers and charter captains that you get left alone. Good luck Stay safe!

Don't fish so close to home. It's only one weekend....Go fish Canada this weekend....problem solved.

The better fish are over there right now anyway.

I can't imagine they would stop charter boat for ovi, the passengers are allowed to drink just the captain has to be sober. No beer allowed in Canada.

I agree with the whole operation, sobriety is the decision I've ever made in my life. And honestly I really don't see them worrying about the folks out away from the bays and bars with rigs all set up for fishing/ trolling. They are, in fact looking out for everyone's safety on the water whether it is an inconvenience to some. Like Juls said, it is only for the weekend. Catch many fish and stay safe!

There are high northeast winds forecast for the lake anyways, we will be lucky if anybody can fish this coming weekend!

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There are high northeast winds forecast for the lake anyways, we will be lucky if anybody can fish this coming weekend!

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I try to not even look start looking at the weekend weather until Wednesday evening\Thursday morning, thanks for ruining it for me ;)

I don't like raining on anyones' parade especially one I was intending to be present at! SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

With that being said I don't drink on the water so the crack down does not bother me one way or the other! I have been known to tip a few once back at the dock though.:eek:

you know we've been lucky like the last 3 years every weekend was sunny and 2 foot or less, not this year i'm saving a lot of money in gas though.

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I don't like raining on anyone's' parade especially one I was intending to be present at! SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

With that being said I don't drink on the water so the crack down does not bother me one way or the other! I have been known to tip a few once back at the dock though.:eek:

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I try not to look too soon so I don't get depressed in the middle of the week. Heck last weekend looked like a wash until really late in the week and outside of a little chop Saturday morning got 2 beautiful days of fishing out of it.

This weekend is not looking great right now but in reality I am on call this week and probably should not be going out to the area we have been fishing anyways due to hit or miss cell phone signals. I just have a hard time not going out, especially if I am sitting on the shore and I start getting texts and emails from everybody out fishing. For now I think I will take the wait 24 hours and then check again stance for oh lets say the next 48 to 52 hours or so, worst case scenario I can get some work done on the trailer and polish off a few cubes of stones (30 pack of Keystone Lights for those who don't know me that well).

it does matter if you drive drunk or not I used to do it when I was young bought my 27 sporty when I was 26 years old in 1984. now I don't do it maybe every blue moon ill have a cold beer if its hot on the lake been years. I want to be safe for kids and passengers. have seen guys plastered driving there big boats bouncing off docks. now when I get back 2 dock they taste better 2 me and you have no worry's getting pulled over is time consuming one time took an hour they checked our drivers license for warrants through there systems 5 guys. after being tied up we just started fishing while we waited they were nice about it and just doing there job one officer even made a comment that he sure hoped it was fish blood all over the back of the boat. it was a good perch day. but if they were not there imagine the problems. bottom line they are there to protect the boaters on lake erie from unsafe conditions we need them

the law isn't going to make much money this weekend.

Gonna be a good weekend to install those electric planner reels.