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We had an avid skisher posting here for a while. Can't recall his name but met him a few times, he was very active in shoreline clean-ups and also attended hearings on striper regs. One of the problems was this extreme form of fishing took many of the general public and law enforcement by surprise. There was an instance off of Ocean Drive in Newport during very rough surf when someone was skishing in broad daylight with loads of tourists around watching the waves. Of course they see this person a couple hundred yards out floating and trying to swim in an area that never has people in the water unless they fall out of a boat! Many dial 911 and a CG is dispatched to rescue. Of course the skisher is fishing and wonders what all the hubbub is about. At that point I mentioned that maybe they should be required to have a dive flag like free divers and scuba divers. It's extreme yes, but if you put others in harms way to attempt a rescue it becomes a poor decision that can get someone else killed. I think the kayak fad has somewhat tempered the skishing now.
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