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[Lvn2Fish]

Ok let me put you in my position, I put in at mutton , ran to the first bridge with ease , and then fog . So I should shut down in the middle of the lake and idle aimlessly into the fog ?  Acting like a floating peace of lumber in 60 ft of water ! Not a chance. And if I was you and I wanted to go to the other shoreline you better believe I'm putting that thing on pad and getting across the lake . Now running 70 mph in the fog is a hole different story. If you think that I wasn't totally aware of my surroundings and the conditions you're thoroughly mistaken. BTW the fog was from about the first bridge to chicken rock , so you were stuck in not even a 1/4 mile of fog ... 

[jim m]

ketchup is 100 % right on tnis one, to run on plane in the fog is stupid, and anyone doing so is not just putting themselves in danger but others as well. 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

I would say if you hit fog in the middle of the channel you are still safer to drop down to an idle.  Ive done that before, If everyone used there head and did that there would be no issues with high speed collisions in fog

[Walcrabass]

Really too bad that whoever was running the tournament ( I hope it was too ) let them go in the fog.

 

Wally

[Mhyde]

 

Really too bad that whoever was running the tournament ( I hope it was too ) let them go in the fog.

 

Wally

not defending anyone...SAFTY FIRST!! don't know about the big sac arm of the lake but there was a Tournament out of Masters and State Park Saturday morning, the one out of state park took off at 6am and the masters took off at 6:15. I was in the one at Masters and you could CLEARLY see the guys that were running out of State park coming down the lake before we took off. we took off across the lake around 6:20 made it to out first spot around 6:30 and where fishing as the fog rolled in. like I said not defending anyone but if take off Is 6am and it is clear at that time why wouldn't you get them go.... I think at that point its  up to the angler to make the right call when fog rolls in. For us we stayed tucked in the bank and a pocket until the fog cleared, then continued our day.

[DADAKOTA]

Safety should be the number one concern of boaters, fishermen, tourney anglers, etc.  It absolutely amazes me how many folks throw caution to the wind and totally disregard their own safety as well as that of others.  Dense fog should only be run at idle if you are already on the water unless you have radar on your boat.  If you are not on the water let it burn off.  Folks out at night that either don't have lights or don't turn them on are a serious danger those running down the lake.  High winds, lightning, etc.  should be treated with utmost care.  Dad always told us if it gets real bad to put it on the bank and hunker down.  Worst case you can always walk out if you need to.  When fishing a derby if the lightning starts we quit fishing and take shelter if we can.  There is an entire group of boat owners that should not have a boat as they do not know the navigation rules, common courtesy, or how to properly drive their boat.  Talk about hazardous.  Then you have the weekend KVD wannabes who risk life and limb to pursue a limit of derby bass in the hopes that they will actually cash a check.  Very few of these folks can win enough money to offset their derby expenses, yet they will stand up with their graphite lightning rod in hand and keep on fishing while the lightning goes cloud to ground around them.  If they value their own life so little they have no care about yours as they fly through the fog.  Bottom line is take care of yourself.  If conditions are not safe to run then don't take the chance.  Losing a little fishing time is a small price for being safe.