pymatuning hp

[Damonz]

It seems to me everyone is a little nervous about these new hp regs comin to town, and why shouldn't we be, change brings uncertainty. But, i have no problem with increasing the hp to 18, or even 25hp, hells, most boats come with a standard 25hp. The days of strappin' your little 14ft pop can boat on top your truck are long gone. I've gotta 17 footer and my 9.9 merc. just isn't enough. I've been on pyma a few times with some high rollers and a "little" more power would have been comforting.It would also be comforting to get where you need to go a little faster, im no where in site of retirement so i dont like to spend my days on the lake drivin and not fishin. and as far as destroying pyma as a fishery, i think that's the one thing us fishermen(and women) wont let happen. so if you dont like goin faster then keep your 9.9 nobody is stoppin you!

[Shadrap]

I hope everyone has said their piece. I feel the average angler has a 9.9 or bigger any more. For me next time I buy a new boat I'll get a 15hp . I don't know about you guys but a 16' or bigger with equipment and 2-3 people will not get up on plane with a 9.9 a true 9.9. I have been out there when a storm blow up and I wish I had 150 hp to get to shore quickly. But I still will fish Pymy anyway as long as the jetski are not on there!Lets fish not #####. I just read the Fish and Game Mag. in the grocerystore today (saving my money for bait) and they said Pymy will have another good year (2002) But after that the yearclass is poor . So get out there and fish , see you there!
Northend (Hemlock Is) area.

[Nickz]

I seriously don't see a problem with the horsepower change. I wish they would have increased it to 25hp - something a little more meaningful to those of us with boats that weigh several hundred pounds.

Opponents to the hp change claim that the larger engines will cause more erosion. Ten horsepower (15 for most of us, I'd wager) simply is not enough power to get today's boats on plane, so we plow a lot of water, making huge wakes. My boat makes a ridiculously large wake if it isn't on plane. It gets smaller with more speed. More hp = more speed.

I have been going to Pymatuning since I was a baby (I'm 30 now). I remeber when the shorline (at Jamestown Campground) extended 5-10ft out past where it is now. There was also a little island that sat off of the Main beach in Pennsylvania. It's gone now. Thirty years of erosion has had a significant effect on the lake's shorelines, without a doubt. How much of that erosion can be attributed to boat traffic? Probably not too much.

-nickz

[mariner227]

I caught my first eye at pymy sometime in the fifties. Just bought a new 20' lund with a 90 hp and 9.9. The rules are the same for everyone. On several occasions I've trailered my boat to move from the north end to the south end. This lake has given so many of us fantastic fishing for many years and I believe the horsepower limit should not be changed. I was told that if the siren blows when a severe storm is approaching that there is a drop and run rule. Meaning that if you have a larger motor that you can use it to get in. Does anyone know if this is true?
Mariner227

[DAN]

MAINER227:
Your write, Its called the LAW of the sea, or lake in this case. Do what ever is called for in case of your well being. And if any one has a prolbem with that, then i'll see them in a court room!!!!!!!!!