Another FLW boat crash

[Quillback]

10 hours ago, tjm said:

 Just how far does it take to stop a boat traveling 70mph? 

Just so happens the latest issue of Bass Times has an article on boat safety and handling (what a coincidence!).  Van Dam was a contributor and he claims that there's a maneuver you can do with a bass boat where basically you do a 90 degree turn coming off plane and can stop it pretty quick.  He didn't go into details on how to do it, and it's not something I would try unless I received instruction on how to do it.  

[Lvn2Fish]

    Just slow down , it’s not that hard . I have a boat that will do 70. But I go about 50-55 most everywhere I go . In a tournament it’s the same way . There is no logic in risking your life for a tournament. Plus I like to be calm cool and collected when fishing. What’s funny is if you ask any Elite angler about take off . There is no race to a spot. They run single file to their own destinations. 

    If you want to teach yourself how to drive a boat in rough conditions take it to Lake of The Ozarks. The technique is to trim down, slow down to you’re just on pad and drive the thing through the waves. Don’t plow in a straight line . There’s a steering wheel for a reason . I zig and zag sometimes making 90 degree turns to avoid the monster waves.  Oh and wear a freaking life jacket with a kill switch. It’s unreal how many people out there don’t do this. 

   Also when two boats are meeting head on both boats turn to the starboard side. There would never be a head on collision if people follow this rule . This also means when your running up the lake don’t take corners so sharp that you make someone break this rule. I’ve had numerous times at lake of the ozarks where I’m heading up lake running the right side of the channel and here comes some idiot (couple of time another bass boat ) running the edge of the buoys and not giving me any room.These people literally have the whole lake to their starboard side but push me to the edge. Don’t be this guy ! 

[J-Doc]

All this debate & beating a dead-horse discussion and no one has hit on the root of the problem with only one word?

 

EGO

 

All other sources derive from this one word.

• Competitive nature/drive
• Masculinity driven personality
• Need for speed
• Over confidence ("I can drive fast and safe" or "I know how to drive in rough water")
• Need for $60-70k truck to pull a $80k rig while using (4) $2,000 graphs, (2) $2.5k Talons/Poles, and $8k worth of rods/gear with only the LATEST AND GREATEST gear
• Need for a jersey with your name on it
• Need for a flat brim hat so you can look like Jacob Wheeler (hence the start of the Flat Brim Society)
• Need for the latest Chacos and Jeggings or Yoga pants so you can look like  Aaron Martens
• Custom prop because you need to squeeze out another 1.2mph so you can post it on Bassboat Central.com and brag about it before take-off at the next local derby
• Need for sponsor wraps and stickers on said over-priced rig so you can look like a pro at local derby
• Need for the latest and greatest boat wax so you can show off said rig at the ramp after fishing and weighing in that 15lb bag
• etc.

All of this is ego driven. 

Not trying to insult or disagree with what's listed above.  I'm guilty of quite a few of these. 

You can justify anything above including how your graphs or Talons make all the difference for you.  Not saying they don't, just saying.......it's an ego driven "need" at it's very core.  You feel like that "thing" you need will help you.  You convene yourself it will but at the end, your ego makes you feel better for having it.  "Well I've got that new thing that's all the rage now so I'm good".  It's ALL ego driven.  Driving like you stole it in super rough water is an ego thing.  Some will tell you "the ride is better to just get through it faster" or "I get across that stuff as fast as possible so I can save time" or whatever.  All ego driven.

No one will convince me otherwise so save your superbad online ninja typing skills for a debate with someone who will continue to engage in a debate.  My mind is made up and yes.........I'm being closed minded on this subject (which I'm rarely closed minded and always open to a debate/discussion).  I'm not always right and more often than not, I'm usually wrong.  The recent events were all related to EGO.  That's my stance and it's simple.

[Flysmallie]

Not always. If my dad was around you could ask him since it was usually his boat that I was driving like I stole it. It wasn't about ego at all. I loved it. Maybe a little too much. I never crashed, though there were times I thought I might die. But it wasn't driven by ego at all. 

[snagged in outlet 3]

I got a whale tail on my jet so I can go slower and stay on plane so I have more time to make decisions in tight areas. 

[Lvn2Fish]

1 hour ago, J-Doc said:

All this debate & beating a dead-horse discussion and no one has hit on the root of the problem with only one word?

 

EGO

 

All other sources derive from this one word.

• Competitive nature/drive
• Masculinity driven personality
• Need for speed
• Over confidence ("I can drive fast and safe" or "I know how to drive in rough water")
• Need for $60-70k truck to pull a $80k rig while using (4) $2,000 graphs, (2) $2.5k Talons/Poles, and $8k worth of rods/gear with only the LATEST AND GREATEST gear
• Need for a jersey with your name on it
• Need for a flat brim hat so you can look like Jacob Wheeler (hence the start of the Flat Brim Society)
• Need for the latest Chacos and Jeggings or Yoga pants so you can look like  Aaron Martens
• Custom prop because you need to squeeze out another 1.2mph so you can post it on Bassboat Central.com and brag about it before take-off at the next local derby
• Need for sponsor wraps and stickers on said over-priced rig so you can look like a pro at local derby
• Need for the latest and greatest boat wax so you can show off said rig at the ramp after fishing and weighing in that 15lb bag
• etc.

All of this is ego driven. 

Not trying to insult or disagree with what's listed above.  I'm guilty of quite a few of these. 

You can justify anything above including how your graphs or Talons make all the difference for you.  Not saying they don't, just saying.......it's an ego driven "need" at it's very core.  You feel like that "thing" you need will help you.  You convene yourself it will but at the end, your ego makes you feel better for having it.  "Well I've got that new thing that's all the rage now so I'm good".  It's ALL ego driven.  Driving like you stole it in super rough water is an ego thing.  Some will tell you "the ride is better to just get through it faster" or "I get across that stuff as fast as possible so I can save time" or whatever.  All ego driven.

No one will convince me otherwise so save your superbad online ninja typing skills for a debate with someone who will continue to engage in a debate.  My mind is made up and yes.........I'm being closed minded on this subject (which I'm rarely closed minded and always open to a debate/discussion).  I'm not always right and more often than not, I'm usually wrong.  The recent events were all related to EGO.  That's my stance and it's simple.

Flat brim hat = ego great argument .... 

[Guest]

My head is too big for a flat bill, it always seems to bend around. 

[tjm]

Those are Caps not Hats. Flat beaks not brims, brim goes all the way around. A fedora is a hat.

Is ego  another word for compensation? sounds a lot like

[tjm]

No one answered how these guys protect the odd kayaker on the lake?

I have seen that 90* maneuver when they almost ran me over as I was wading, the huge wave from that skidding turn knocked me off my feet. (and they didn't look back to see if I got up)

I always remember how crossing the oceans of the world of Government business we usually traveled at 12-18 knots. Seems outrageously silly to think it necessary to travel even 30mph on a dinky lake.

[joeD]

If only people drove a vehicle like me, there'd be no accidents.

Blame is easy.