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Wisconsin Dive Flag Regulation:

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Flesh we saw Bob in waupaca, and he reminded us that your flag is illeagal...

So just reminding you.
 
Bob and I have been talking about it. He said hed let me take one from the shop, but I havent done that yet, cause I havent been at home. Whopperhead is right about the regulation. 50' from shore you dont need a flag. Boats need to stay 150' away from your flag, and you must surface within 80' of your flag. Its always best to use a flag especially on a lake where people can bring boats. A lot of the little spring ponds we have around here dont have motor boat access, which is nice, but flags are still a legal necesity.
 
Well you should get on that, i'm not paying part of the fine next time I go with you if we get caught, and it would be nice to bigger flag anyways...You dont work until next week some time I imagine seeing as how we are all going to Mankato tomorrow morning for like 3 days...
 
Small correction here.... it is boats need to stay 100' from the diver's flag and the diver needs to surface w/i 50' of the flag.

From the boating regs:

For any boat or water skier to operate or approach closer than 100
feet to any skin diver’s fl ag or any swimmer unless the boat is part​
of the skin diving operation or is accompanying the swimmer.

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Except in case of emergency, anyone engaged in such swimming
or diving shall not rise to the surface outside of 50 feet from diver’s​

fl ag.
 
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Good catch! Sorry about the bad info. I did read that somewhere though just recently. Must have been rules for a different area.
 
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