This is not my video. I saw it on YouTube and it was on Lake Seminole last week. The guy is very lucky to be alive.
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This is not my video. I saw it on YouTube and it was on Lake Seminole last week. The guy is very lucky to be alive.
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Holy Ship!!
And that folks is why I wear a self inflating life jacket and the kill switch.
He stood up to walk to the front of the boat (to get his phone) while the boat was on plane, kill switch is a very important tool but I'm afraid it can't fix stupid.
There are alot of stupid idiots that shouldn't even be in a boat, much less own one, on the water.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snubby
You got that right. If you’re on the water during a high school or college green fish tournament it’s like playing dodgeball.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dutch
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Oh my goodness that man is lucky to be alive. Everyone who's on the water needs to watch this.
Good reminder for all of us. Wear your PFD and kill switch!
Mom and Dad both had to get their Coast Guard approved operators license because of the boat they took customers fishing on with the fishing resort (Fish Haven) on the Osage river below Bagnell dam.That was in the
late 60's.Bagnell Dam is on the lower end of LOZ. Any how the point is I grew up on the river and have always been completely comfortable day or night on any body of water.A few years ago I had a near death
experience in a boat on the water......It has been a very easy transition for me to wear a life jacket and kill switch every since.There have been multiple reports of boats at high speed ejecting passengers,the steering wheel spins left or right ,the boat circles and runs them over........Please enjoy your time on the water and also wear your PFD and kill switch.
...and just that quick the whole world can change to an emergency. This should be a wake up call for anyone who operates a boat.
Thanks for posting a very valuable safety tip.
Glad they got him out, but too bad the boat didn't sink by itself - because that guy is still on the lake! Just kidding! Hopefully he learned a lesson.
Edit: my kill lanyard is attached to my Mustang Elite PFD, which I wear at all times. I noticed when DNR is checking folks out on a busy creek, they go right for the guys not wearing PFDs. Saw some guys get ticketed and escorted to the ramp last time I was at Oconee (Sugar Creek). They saw my vest and did not even check me.
Wow..that was nuts! Props to the dude and his dad for risking their own boat and lives to help a complete stranger. The world needs more of that.
First thing I do is put on my life jacket before I get my boat ready to launch .I have never gave much thought to wearing the kill switch but after seeing this my thinking has changed.Thanks for the post and hopefully it will convince others to do the same.
A few years ago on either Norfork or Bull Shoals a fishing guide and his two customers(husband and wife) had a accident with fatalities.All three were wearing PFD's.Best I remember the steering cable /hydraulic hose gave way at high speed.Steering turned fully to one side and all three were thrown from the boat.The boat circled and dispatched the guide and the prop cutup both customers.The wife survived but the husband did not.
You can believe you are experienced and infallible but accidents can and do happen to anyone.
It only takes a few seconds for your PFD and kill switch.....Please use them
All I can say is WOW and we say it would happen to us.