Being the owner of a sled my self and a bankie too I see the best of both worlds and I realize the importance of quiet and solitude on the smaller rivers. although I would never put in the satsop at all or below black creek on the nooch(I believe these are drift boat bankie rivers)If someone wants to run below black creek I believe they do so at their own risk even though the bankies don't usually say anything I can hear the teeth grinding away as the morning silence is broken by the roar of the pump.
On the Cowlitz Chehalis and larger rivers I expect this and love running the river and its sometimes the best way to catch fish. I remember a few years ago a person who lives on the Cowlitz tried to start an initiative to ban sleds on that river.
Seems this is the guy (some of you might have seen this)between mission and toledo who leaves a rod out and goes in the house sleds didn't see his line as no-one was around and kept running over it DUH!!
Anyway common sense is the best rule use it guys
RAMPRAT

[This message has been edited by ramprat (edited 01-23-2001).]