Kill switch and life vest

I don't understand wanting to go 70 MPH in a boat but good video to prove the point of a kill switch and life vest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UEETjztLqI

I don't understand it either. I don't know the guy who was in the boat, but my personal opinion is that he is an idiot and is lucky he is still around. If I am not mistaken you can be ticketed in SC for jumping wakes like he did.
I can tell you this, I would never get in a boat that was operated like this.

Nuttin wrong with runnin 70 in the rite conditions, kill switch and life vest a must.

I don't get it either. But I have seen the result of those 250's running balls out on Sardis. Ain't pretty. 20 mph will get you dead. 70 will get you dead quicker.

That guy was just asking for it.

This video was on the Ross Barnett Rez, near where DD lives, I agree, I personally don't see the need to go this fast in a boat either, just one little slip up is all it takes to change your life forever, you can run across wakes from another boat before you have time to react. The guy was lucky for sure because it looks like it threw him in the water right beside the prop of the motor.

way too fast for me under any conditions

Wusses!!!!!!!

see that one long ago--the guy didn't know what he was doing and wasn't paying attention.

I was ejected this fall from a War eagle 542 with a 25hp. The water was shallow and I wanted to stay up on plane. I rounded a corner and the boat began to slide, then dug in on the up current, outside edge. EJECTED. The kill lanyard was in use and a life jacket as well. Fortunately all I got was wet with a little hurt pride. It can happen quicker than you think. I've been running a small boat for 42 years and it has never happened until last fall.

I won't get past 40 or 45. Been 95 and will never do it again

I don't have a problem with the speed as long as they hit a tree and not me ! fish I go after can't swim that fast .:dono

Been 97 mph on the water and got passed by another boat, was a wicked ride, would do it again in a min.

There's a difference between a fisherman and a look at me.

It's a thrill to go fast, but like Clint Eastwood said, "you've got to know your limitations"

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Originally Posted by stormcloud

There's a difference between a fisherman and a look at me.

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I know some pretty dang good fisherman that have a need for speed too, your analogy don't make sense.

So which one of us is pretty Rees :D

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Originally Posted by KDAVID1

So which one of us is pretty Rees :D

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Ain't you hobit!! But every now and then you have a pretty partner in your rig that likes to read her books.

I talked to the guy in the boat and the one with the camera a few days after that happened. They had some reason for making a short video and jumping the wake was not part of the plan. He was very lucky to survive.

SCRATCH YOUR OWN ITCH , BUT IT'S PROVEN SPEED KILLS . ----------------------------------------LAND/WATER .:scratchhead

I don't have a need for speed.....I am just fishing....no hurry to get anywhere and 30 mph will get me where ever I need to go.....maybe 35 on calm waters

Agreed. I go to the lake to be able to slow down and relax! I'm usually in the stumps anyway.