Goggle-Eyed Posted July 6, 2014 Posted July 6, 2014 Just saw there was a head on collision on the Gasconade in a "narrow passage". one inboard jet and I believe one outboard jet. Thoughts go out to the Families.
ScottK Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Tragic. http://www.connectmidmissouri.com/news/story.aspx?id=1066673#.U7niimK9KK0
Mitch f Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 I absolutely understand how this could happen after being out in my jet this weekend. Coming around a blind corner going too fast. People use the river like it's the Indianapolis speedway. "Honor is a man's gift to himself" Rob Roy McGregor
Greasy B Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Sad, predictable. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
Ham Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 I've seen people operating their boats in a very unsafe manner on the Current River as well. It won't be a shock to me if something really bad happens there. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
Smalliebigs Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 I guess someone chose the wrong side of the river on a blind turn??? that is disgraceful....too many stupid people operating boats these days....good luck to anyone out on the water. Our rivers have become and absolute joke during the summer on weekends.....you are either ignorant or desperate to get out on the river, if you go on the weekends. This sounds like a horrible accident and it is going to happen some more with the stupid asses we have running jets. There is a safe and sensible way to operate a jet and there is reckless and stupid way that will end with death more than likely. I guess when a Gator meets a 16 foot Alweld the Gator wins by the injury report. There was also a report in that link of another dork who ran his jet in a tree near the same area.....good luck to you all who are operating a jet on the rivers on weekends right now.....caution should be used
steve l Posted July 7, 2014 Posted July 7, 2014 Yup, sad and predictable. And sooner or later a jet will run over a canoe and kill a couple of kids. Just no reason...
fishinwrench Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 Yup, sad and predictable. And sooner or later a jet will run over a canoe and kill a couple of kids. Just no reason... Yep, and there will be a beer in the canoe so they can chalk up another for the "alcohol involvement" statistic.
Members Kcdangler Posted July 8, 2014 Members Posted July 8, 2014 I've got a jet but do u really need a 100hp plus to run a river
Ham Posted July 8, 2014 Posted July 8, 2014 I've got a jet but do u really need a 100hp plus to run a river That's what I was wondering on the Current. The Blazers with the 40 HP Merc Jets seemed to be very functional. Plenty of speed to go up and down river. Plenty of size to carry folks. Some were set up well to fish, others maybe not. THEN I would see folks with a boat not much larger with > 100 HP and I just couldn't understand why you would want the extra expense on the front end and on day to day operation. Every Saint has a past, every Sinner has a future. On Instagram @hamneedstofish
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