Sad, sad, sad. Guys keep your head on a swivel and make your passenger do the same.
2 dead, 1 injured after Saturday night boat crash near Shoal Creek | WHNT.com
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Sad, sad, sad. Guys keep your head on a swivel and make your passenger do the same.
2 dead, 1 injured after Saturday night boat crash near Shoal Creek | WHNT.com
Man . That’s ��. I’ve been out there at night with everything on and a spot light shining at people coming at me
. If I didn’t move , I’d have been ran over.
Such a tragedy! That could/should have been avoided!
The way I understand it there was a cabin cruiser that run them over and I might be willing to bet the operator was drunk or under the influence which happened to me one 4th of July as I was watching the fireworks at Point Mallard,as everyone was leaving this cabin cruiser come flying down the channel and "bumped" me out of the channel.However the Refuge Officers saw what happened and stopped him to give him a breath test and he blew a .21 which they took him to jail for,I ask all to watch out for those type boats cause they might be not all there which is a bad thing on the water,especially at night
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A couple years ago I was fishing Limestone Bay (Arrowhead Landing) in the fall. I Bass Boat came charging right at me out of the creek with me paddling like a hummingbird on Redbull trying to get out of the way. I was spider rigging in my kayak where the water drops off about 18" coming out of the stump field. The water was just deep enough that the stumps were covered. When the clown was within a 100 feet of me, he finally saw me and turned hard left. Then he comes along side and started cussing about how he couldn't see me and how I shouldn't be on the water. He then jumped back on a plane and goes charging through the stump field. He made it a couple hundred yards before nailing a stump and nearly tearing the motor off. I got the enjoyment of watching him slowly limp towards Arrowhead using his trolling motor. I've decided the main lake areas just aren't worth the trouble (and risk of life) between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Too many folks without basic courtesy, skill, knowledge or common sense with too much boat and/or motor. :banghead
I would have to follow him laughing all the way to the boat launch,that one problem,folks buy those big boats,bass boats included,and think people like me in my flatbottom should get out of their way
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Reminds me of the guys who put in 20ft glass boats into the Hartselle Flint Creek ramp. Put in there, take off downstream wide open and go all the way to hwy 67. Why not just put in at the 67 ramp and save the fuel and risk? For the record the couple of guys I regularly see there that do that are nice and try to slow down when they pass you but unless they come to forward idle speed when they pass, they are better off going by on full plane imo.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ditch Basser
I do understand the current laws for navigation and by nature I abide them. But it's time we revuate the current laws on the books and consider allowing the party lights on boats. Granted you can have confusion on direction of travel. But I do believe it would help. First rule in boating. Never approach and an object any faster than you are willing to hit it.
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Trouble is some folks are traveling faster than you want to be hitQuote:
Originally Posted by catchNgrease
Never seen a boat that wasn't traveling faster I want to be hit. Ever. I think you missed my point. My point being that increased illumination could decrease close calls/serious injury. Just my humble opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by slabby
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I got your point,I was trying my poor attempt at humor and I agree more illumination would be a bonus especially at night
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Weekend nights (Fri-Sunday) scares me on Guntersville. I see too many boats full of drunks riding around with their radios blaring not half way paying attention. Daytime is really just as bad. I was fishing Tuesday afternoon under the big river bridge. I was on one side of one of the big pilings and another boat was on the other side of it. We were about 50-60 feet apart. There's a Tuesday afternoon bass tournament that blasts off from Browns creek. One of those idiots came within 50-60 feet of him running WOT. There is absolutely no reason for anyone to EVER do that. I don't know exactly how wide the river is there, 3/4 mile? Maybe more? That's just inconsiderate and dangerous. To top it off the same idiot came through there the week before and hit a jet ski wake and his boat started chine walking terribly bad. He could have lost it at any second. If any of you have a cell phone number for the water patrol, please send it to me. They could sit there next Tuesday and write some tickets. I'd like to see that guy get tattooed with a big ticket before he gets killed or kills somebody.
I agree with the illumination, but I've nearly been run over twice in 8 years during daylight. I count the number of times someone has blasted by within 100 feet of me in a kayak when they had the whole lake or bay to use. I even had a couple jet skis run all the way up Indian Creek on Lake Wheeler to the Redstone Arsenal marker barrels one afternoon while I was jigging laydowns. I don't use a jet ski, but I can't even figure why you'd want to try that? :banghead
Just google marine police or TVAQuote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
I’d love to do some night fishing. I like to go on thursdaysQuote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
. Haven't you figured out those green carp fishermen own the water. We should get out of their way because they Are in a tournament tha t pays just enough to buy their supper! They make me sickQuote:
Originally Posted by FurFlyin
Closest I've been to getting runt-over was by some guy having trolling motor problems at the spring camp in his new boat. Not naming any names but he use to be a footballcoach. He nearly harpooned me with his trolling motor!Quote:
Originally Posted by footballcoach
:Rofl
So sad!!