Percy Priest Lake Markers!!

[bersaguy]

I don't know how many of you have been listening to the news but they have been talking about the channel Markers on the lake not being where they are suppose to be. Some of the main channel markers he moved out of the main channel and are in shallow water knee deep and they need to be put back on the deep water. I did see yesterday that the Corps had boats out there putting the markers back where they are suppose to be but they said it will take a couple more weeks to get all of them where they need to be. Just thought I would post this for folks that may be planning an outing on the 4th weekend on Priest Lake that if you don't know the lake well make sure you have your GPS on and are watching it so you don't tear up a lower unit of worse get hurt by running a ground.  Just be careful if your going to Priest Lake. If it is not to far out of your way you may want to go to Old Hickory Lake as those channel markers are where they are suppose to be. My so in law was on Priest Lake 3 weeks ago and he told me that many of the markers were in the wrong place but he knows the lake well but he still had his GPS on and was running by it. Be safe!!

[MacGyver]

I noticed it last week. 

Even up north of the bridge, there were a few that were a few hundred feet out of place.  One in particular would have put you in knee deep water. 

Somebody must be moving them.

Glad they’re being placed correctly.  

[bersaguy]

2 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

I noticed it last week. 

Even up north of the bridge, there were a few that were a few hundred feet out of place.  One in particular would have put you in knee deep water. 

Somebody must be moving them.

Glad they’re being placed correctly.  

you can bet they are being moved by people. Back several years ago I saw a big ski boat with ropes hooked to a channel marker and I went over to them and told them that if they move that marker I will call TWRA and report your boat numbers and tell them what you are doing. They cut the ropes and took off. I still called and reported the boat numbers to my buddy Hooper that is a game warden and he sent a boat out and the boat found the rope still attached to the channel marker. I don't know what ever came from it but I didn't see that boat again. All they do it for is meanness and wanted to hurt someone. I knew folks did it but most did it at night and these idiots were doing it in the late morning around 10AM.