Ouch. Cutting corners......and then the hook happens.

[Browning Guy]

21 minutes ago, merc1997 Bo said:

besides not knowing how to drive a boat, it was ignorant on his part for going around a blind corner the wrong way on the inside.  what if there had been someone coming from the other way that would have been in the right, and he collided with them.  exactly what we need an operators test just as with cars.  but, you can't fix stupid.

bo

Emerald Beach 2020.............

[MOPanfisher]

He was indeed lucky.  I suspect he needed some fiberglass work, some motor and transom work and some new underwear.

[Lvn2Fish]

6 hours ago, merc1997 Bo said:

besides not knowing how to drive a boat, it was ignorant on his part for going around a blind corner the wrong way on the inside.  what if there had been someone coming from the other way that would have been in the right, and he collided with them.  exactly what we need an operators test just as with cars.  but, you can't fix stupid.

bo

That’s exactly what I said Bo . There was a big discussion on Facebook and everyone wanted to talk about what he should have done . And I’m the only one that said follow the laws of navigation . You are right and thank god no one was coming up lake following the law .Pretty sure that is exactly what got a father and son killed on table rock last fall . Hell it almost happened to me at the confluence of the big and little niangua several years ago . I even got flipped off right after the guy almost killed me lol 😂 

[Lvn2Fish]

@Bill Babler Can the MSHP issue citations for failure to follow these navigation laws , or is it just the coast guard ? Not sure how all that works since I’ve never heard of one being issued . 

[Browning Guy]

1 hour ago, MOPanfisher said:

He was indeed lucky.  I suspect he needed some fiberglass work, some motor and transom work and some new underwear.

Totalled the rig.........

https://www.wired2fish.com/viral/bass-boat-crashes-in-tackle-warehouse-pro-circuit-tour/

 

[tjm]

will borrow a boat to finish the tourney,  anyone want to volunteer their boat?

[MOPanfisher]

I might have volunteered a pair of clean underwear but that would have been it.

1 hour ago, tjm said:

will borrow a boat to finish the tourney,  anyone want to volunteer their boat?

 

[tjm]

I laughed when I read that line in the article, but I guess he was being serious. Like, dude,  not his fault someone put those rocks right in front of him. I also  wondered about a sobriety test when watching the video, but surely no one would boat while impaired?

[slothman]

2 hours ago, tjm said:

will borrow a boat to finish the tourney,  anyone want to volunteer their boat?

Seriously. Who would want to loan their boat to somebody that just did that? Certainly not me. Maybe they loan the boat, but don’t give him a key and he only gets to use the trolling motor. 

[aarchdale@coresleep.com]

1 hour ago, tjm said:

I laughed when I read that line in the article, but I guess he was being serious. Like, dude,  not his fault someone put those rocks right in front of him. I also  wondered about a sobriety test when watching the video, but surely no one would boat while impaired?

Are you a cop?  I would imagine he would be sober since fishing is his job and it was like 7 am. Either way if i were him i would have thrown my gopro with the memory card in the lake so i would have no record of my stupidity