My Buddy Made A Video Of Them Jet Boating On The Meramec

[gotmuddy]

UHMMW, now it makes sense. Wonder If I could attach that to my Shawnee?

yes but you would have to drill holes in your boat. I may do it to my 1448 in the next year or two.

[kevthebassman]

Wow! That's some extreme boating there, to be sure. They're lucky they didn't kill anybody.

That kind of behavior is generally a self correcting problem, they'll trash their boat, or wind up dead or in prison, before too long.

[Midwest troutbum]

apples and bananas. Honestly I am not surprised to see you say it though. A truck can do immeasurably more damage than that boat, but even then, after a few months you cant tell its been there.

Your ignorance astounds me. Show me a study that says dragging the bottom of the boat on a shoal destroys the river. If it does than dragging 1000 canoes per weekend over a shoal surely does the same thing. Before you ask, yes I have a jet boat. It is a massive 14x48 lowe with a equally impressive 25hp mercury.

FWIW, the boat in the vid has the bottom coated with UHMMW plastic. This vid was reposted from Tinboats. Tisk, Tisk smalliebigs.

Your quick to judge astounds me...Both are damaging to the smaller waterways in varying degrees.... I'm in no way suggesting all craft or responsible recreation in the waterways be banned, or subjecting myself to either side of being a boat owner, canoe owner, or other. I never suggested you were damaging the river by running a boat responsibly, unless you are pounding the banks, running at an excessive speed for the conditions, or if folks are in the water.

Fact is damage isn't limited to whats visible to the human eye, such as ruts left by craft or vehicle. I'm not even really suggesting the ruts in gravel is damage... I'm looking more at sediment, erosion, and suspending sediment in the water itself. Some damage or evidence as small as it may seem can only be measured with instruments, microscopes, etc...and may have a long term affect if repeatedly done over years and months at varying intervals. I used the overstated motor horsepower for effect. Anything that stirs sediment in the river of such a low level can reduce water oxygen levels and water quality. I am not to impressed with many floaters and even waders behavior either, and would venture to say they contribute some sedimentation to the river as well. There are other recreational things that are worse for the water that I won't mention here. But I am in no way against entirely anyone acting within the law and or reasonable behavior while enjoying our waterways.

It's not ignorance, ask any person with a degree in the sciences or look up some of the facts based on research utilizing the scientific method... especially hydrology or water quality.

You don't have to worm through an engineer's report and research, you just need to look for the scientists underlying main point and be willing to draw conclusions if several agree or argue similar points.

All I'm saying is to respect the resources you have before there gone and wondering how to get it back or spending time and money to get it back.

I think the state already has a few regulations in place already to limit reckless boating, floating etc Enforcement needs everyone's help in documenting and reporting reckless boating, public indecency, and or public intoxication.

[Midwest troutbum]

I really do not have to provide a study... just need to report the next person I believe is breaking the water regulations the state has set in place... The state and authorities will take it from there for me.

[kevthebassman]

UHMMW, now it makes sense. Wonder If I could attach that to my Shawnee?

Does anybody make a canoe out of that stuff?

[gotmuddy]

I ride at bricks4x4farm as often as I can, and they used to have a problem with people riding in the creek that runs through the property. They had designated crossings and the MDC closed all but three two years ago. thousands of atvs and trucks went through these, and after two years you cant tell anyone has been through them.

Bricks buts up against the little black river, it looks like some prime smallie fishing in there, but I never bring a rod.

[gotmuddy]

Does anybody make a canoe out of that stuff?

no its too heavy. Have you wore out a royalex canoe?

[moguy1973]

Your ignorance astounds me. Show me a study that says dragging the bottom of the boat on a shoal destroys the river. If it does than dragging 1000 canoes per weekend over a shoal surely does the same thing. Before you ask, yes I have a jet boat. It is a massive 14x48 lowe with a equally impressive 25hp mercury.

I'm pretty sure a jet boat running through a stream like the one in the video is going to do a lot more damage to the stream than a bunch of canoes.

[fishinwrench]

That was a $6-7000.00 run. You're not gonna see much of that kinda stuff because not that many people have the coin to do it more than once.

[gotmuddy]

That was a $6-7000.00 run. You're not gonna see much of that kinda stuff because not that many people have the coin to do it more than once.

no meth head can afford a boat like that. Unless the ones around midwest trout bum are different than the ones around here