Surfs Up
True or False: There are (3) types of Black Bass in Indiana?
Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass.
True or False: There has never been a largemouth bass over 10 lbs. caught in Indiana waters?
False: The Indiana record for largemouth bass is 14lbs 12 ozs. and was caught in Harrison County, Indiana.
True or False: Every person aboard any boat on public waters has to have at least one wearable life jacket/preserver per person?
True: Life preservers/jackets save lives every year.
True or False: In Indiana on public waterways, a boat does not have to be registered through the BMV if the boat does not have a motor?
True: Any boat with any motor including trolling motors has to be registered if operated on a public waterway.
True or False: Motorboats do not need to have lights due to it is easier to see on water than on the land?
False: Motor boats must have a lit white stern light and red and green bow lights on the boat between
sunset and sunrise.
True or False: Indiana does not have invasive fish species?
False: There are a few including the common carp and grass carp.
True or False: There was a catfish caught out of the Ohio River that weighed over 100 lbs.?
True: A Blue Catfish that weighed in at 104 lbs.
True or False: If my life jacket has rips or tears on it, it’s okay to still use?
False: All life jackets have to be in good shape and working order.
True or False: Most motorboats are not equipped with kill switches?
False: Most motorboats do have a kill switch in case you get thrown out of the motorboat the motor will shut off to prevent the boat from circling around and running you over.
True or False: Navigational buoys can be of any color?
False: Navigational buoys must be certain colors ex. Red, Right Returning-going upriver, returning to the dock/shoreline