Quote Originally Posted by Thumper1 View Post
I'm old and I do watch a lot of fishing shows. I have not yet sunk to watching golf. I hope I never do. I had actually taken the Bimini top off the boat for a run up 77, filled the old truck with gas, and was going to Wateree tomorrow for a striper hunt. Stumpjumper posted about a tourney with 175 boats and I changed my mind. I've been sitting in the honey hole and they turn those fools loose at Clearwater and it was a better ride than Thunder Road. 100 boats coming by at 70 mph!
I made that same mistake on a slightly foggy morning. I heard the airhorn and then heard all the engines start blasting off. I still had all my lines out and fired up the big motor and headed for the shoreline and gave my shad a ride. Visibility was not great and there was no way theyy could have stopped before either running me or my planer boards over. It is fun to watch a blast off like that when you are on the hill but will scare the crap out of you on the water.