60 Years Old and I'm Still Amazed!!

[Bill Babler]

This should go on the Taney Forum, but thought you all would get a kick out of it. There would have been pictures and video if I had notbeen afraid for the lives of the participants.

Pulled back to downtown Branson after my Lilleys' trout trip to load out at the public city ramp. I saw 3 guys in the water there swimming around a boat they were trying to put on a trailer. I was afraid at first that someone had drown or there was another problem, so I immediately pulled in and started firing questions. About this time the guy that was at the control of the 20' bass boat shut off the engine and just flat jumped in to 46 degree water that was over his head. That made 4 guys in the water and a lady behind the wheel of the truck.

I asked what in the Begeebers was going on and one of them said, " We are trying to get the boat on the trailer, but the current keeps pushing it off.

Dude's, If I'm lying, I'm Dying. They had the trailer backed in so deep the crank was under water. I don't mean a little, it was clear under. One of the guys was trying to crank on it and going under neck deep every time he turned the handle. The guy that had jumped in was trying to run a rope under the boat and under the trailer to make it not drift off the trailer He was trying to winch the boat down to the trailer, as the boat floated a good two feet over the top of the trailer. It was just about the stupidest thing I had ever seen.

I told them to get out of the water and wait a minute and I would load it for them. The owner said like He-- you will, it will take all of us in this current. I said take a breath and get out of that cold water and wait a minute. I told him to drive it over to the dock and wait just a minute for me. He said who the He-- do you think you are that you can do this? I said please let me try as this is a very dangerous situation getting in that fast moving cold water, with no life saving devices on. The lady driving the truck said "You all had better listen to this man."

I jerked the AlWeld out and I heard him comment, anyone can pull out a metal boat. I thought what a complete Idiot. That flat bottom is just about as hard to load as a pontoon. I pulled up my rig and then, I pulled his Ford up till I had about 3' of the back of his bunks in the water with the trailer mostly high and dry. I asked him if he cared if I drove his boat on the trailer, and he said, " go ahead but you will tear it up with no more of the trailer in the water than that. Needless to say the boat went on as if it were greased and slid up and rested nicely on the crank. I hopped off and winched it down and pulled it up.

The guy never once said thanks or go to Heck. Only said the current was the problem and it always took a couple of people to put it on the trailer. His wife said now you know not to put the trailer in so deep. He told her it was again the fault of the current.

I got in my rig and headed home I started laughing as I remembered one of Ron White's saying," You can't fix Stupid."

Have a safe Holiday weekend

[lee G.]

OOH my!

[MOPanfisher]

Good Man Bill, you can show them but it doesn't mean they learn. But maybe just maybe the next time he will do it correctly.

[JacobW]

Two Sundays ago I came in from fishing and was idling to the ramp (at big m) and it was just a hot mess. Because the lake was up there was less parking lot room. There was a big deck boat trying to launch so I just Sat for a minute and waited for them to launch. 15 minutes later and after watching these people try and fail to get it started I just decide to squeeze my rig beside there's and load up. Now I know we have all seen this before and to me it's hilarious, but the moral of the story is if you don't know what your doing, don't embarrass yourselves. That spot where that little red rope "used" to be is a kill switch, and if it's engaged in the down position, your motor will not start...

[fishinwrench]

Boat ramp weirdness is always entertaining.

I saw some yesterday that I'd share if I even knew what the heck was going on.

It looked so out of control that I truly didn't want to get involved, so I never even asked. I got mine loaded and got the hell out of there.

[Browning Guy]

Often said...... If you want to have a great day of laughs, pack a cooler, comfortable lawn chair and go to a busy boat ramp in the summer, sit your chair in 2-3 ft of water. Sit back, relax and enjoy the comedy. The sad part of it is these are the same folks out on the lake driving around like they own the lake. No respect, no clue, no courtesy.

Check your latest bassmaster. Can't remember the fisherman, but there's a picture of a wakeboarder within 35 feet of his boat going down the bank on plane. Wouldn't want to see the guy get hurt, but a face plant after hitting a stump would have been karma. Tablerock is/has turned into Lake of the Ozarks. When gas was $4.35 a gallon, we didn't see the 30-50 footer ocean going running as much. The Corp of Engineers are more worried about having a 3' x 3' piece of foam on top of your dock or weed eating close to Corp land than 50 footers washing your dock up on the bank. (Yes, I have a story on that one).

[merc1997 Bo]

the real scary part is these people are operating a boat on the water. might as well turn about any ten year old loose on the highway in a car.

bo

[GREENTRITON]

need pics -Ha Ha

[fishinwrench]

the real scary part is these people are operating a boat on the water. might as well turn about any ten year old loose on the highway in a car.

bo

True, but oddly enough I still don't want the government further involved in boating.

[Champ188]

I'm running (safely) down the lake yesterday afternoon and there's a regular guide (not one on this forum) running just ahead and to the right of me. Suddenly, without so much as looking back, he makes a left turn to go fish a bluff end and runs right across my bow. Had to slow down considerably to keep from hitting him.

Unfortunately, stupidity isn't limited to the inexperienced.