Lake Texoma Boater Safety Tips

Please follow these Lake Texoma Boater Safety Tips and stay safe out there striper anglers! We all know most anglers boating experience, but it’s always a good idea for everyone to review boating safety rules before your trip. Below you will find 10 boating safety tips to help ALL anglers safe on Texoma!

Be Weather-Wise

Always check local weather conditions before departure; TV and radio can be a good source of information. KEEP a weather app on your smartphone and check it while on Lake Texoma! If you notice darkening clouds, volatile and rough changing winds or drastic drops in temperature, play it safe by getting back to the marina

Have a Checklist

Proper boating safety includes being prepared for anything on the water. Following a pre-departure checklist is the best way to make sure no boating safety rules or precautions have been forgotten. Make sure you have a sound device, radio, iPhone, flashlight, lifejackets and so on!

Common Sense

The most important parts of boating safety is to use common sense. Operate at a safe speed at all times, stay alert, and steering clear of large vessels and watercraft that can be restricted in their ability to stop or turn. Also, be respectful of buoys and other navigational aids, all of which have been placed there to ensure your own safety.

Assign an Assistant Skipper

Ensure in excess of one individual on board knows about all parts of your vessel’s dealing with, activities, and general drifting wellbeing. On the off chance that the essential pilot is harmed or debilitated in any capacity, it’s vital to ensure another person can take after the best possible sculling wellbeing standards to get every other person back to shore.

Fishing Trip Plan

Whether you choose to inform a family member or staff at your local marina, always be sure to let someone else know your fishing trip plan. This should include the following:

name, address, and phone number of trip leader
name and phone number of all passengers
boat type and registration information
trip itinerary
types of communication and signal equipment onboard, such as an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) or Personal Locator Beacon (PLB)