Reply With QuoteNight fishing should be considered! Lots of slabs come out!
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Watching fireworks from Smithville Lake...
Usually avoid lakes on holidays but last year I watched the fireworks from a point near the dam and envied all the people watching from boats on the lake (closer). Has anyone done it? Just wondered if there was a long wait at the ramps afterward. Thought maybe Hwy W would be less busy. Don't want to be on the lake at midnight.
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Night fishing should be considered! Lots of slabs come out!
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Thought about anchoring near the brush piles off the swim beach point and fishing before and during the fireworks but would have to leave after the display... Other half has to work next day.
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You have two choices:
Head for the hills as soon as it’s over and be one of the first ones off like I did last year or wait about two hours after they end. It is very cool watching them from the boat but there are a ton of boats out there.
Stay towards the back of the pack and launch at crow’s creek and you just might be ok. Good luck.
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You think Crow's Creek would be less busy than "W"... or just closer? It would be fun to wait (and fish) afterwards but, unfortunately, that isn't an option.
I've forgotten ... Do they put out additional buoys to keep boats back from the dam... or just the usual ones around the outlet?
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No extra bouys that I seen last year unless you count the 10 water patrol boats?
Remember all the giant cruisers will be headed back to LP and CB.
It's closer and the quicker you can get off the water the better. Rember the night time speed limit and use every mph to get the heck out!!!
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Tried that 2-3 years ago; thought it would be a nice romantic evening to take a date out on the water to watch the fireworks. IT RAINED BUCKETS!!!!!!!! LOOOONGG ride back to W ramp. Never saw her again after that......................bitch.Rofl
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this MAY be a stupid question....but what IS the night time speed limit?
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Typically 25 mph, which is way fast enough for any vessel, IMO.
The best way to get to where you want to be in the future is to act like you are there TODAY.
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From "E How"... (for what it's worth)... After sunset, the speed limit is 30 miles per hour on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers (and on lakes with a shoreline of more than 160 miles). Smithville's shoreline is 175 miles.
Read more: Missouri Boating Regulations | eHow.com Missouri Boating Regulations | eHow.com
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