This happened to me (soft water) About 10 years ago me and my buddy (IC member Retski) were trolling for walters off the Sturgeon point at night. Lights on and red and green glow sticks on my hand made planners. A boat comes flying out of no where and misses hitting us by 30 feet with 4 guys in it. Cut my lines and my boards!!! I yelled for him to stop. He circled back and he said "F you, your were in the course of his GPS, couldn't see you with the lights in the back ground" no help to retrieve my gear, just attitude (**censored** jerks) and he headed home to the marina. So, I call the Coast Guard to report a collision (planner boards and gear count), they were sending someone down to Sturgeon Point marina. I saw these guys from the water trying to quickly leave the launch, so I called to police too. I pull up to the launch and the police were treating us like we did something wrong for bothering them. I could tell these guys were drunk! They talked to the police for a bit and then the Coast Guard "kid" shows up with a clip board to take statements and the police basically told him to leave "nothing to see here". Then I see the guys laughing and shooting the poop with the cops like they knew them. Cop comes over to me and says "we cant arrest them for being stupid" I'm like what, then the cop tells me to calm down! I wrote a letter to the Police Chief and no response. My taxes at work!!! got to love it!!!
