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re: Bayou Black Boating Accident
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:39 pm to pooponsaban
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:39 pm to pooponsaban
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There were two-three guys talking about how dumb it is to go so fast.
Which is perfectly illustrated by 2 now fatherless children...
Look, nobody is trying to demonize the guy, but had he been doing 35, he'd almost certainly be alive today. Maybe it's time to start looking at speed limits for waterways....
This post was edited on 6/24/13 at 1:46 pm
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Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:46 pm to AboveGroundPool
You are correct. I was in a 14ft boat with a 25hp last summer and hit a log (i assume) near his exact location. Knocked my lower unit and engine cover off and threw me to the front of the boat. I pass through that same bayou sometimes 3 to 4 times a week and never hit anything. Scared the shite out of me and I still am not exactly sure what it was. Bottom line is things happen whether speed is involed or not. Prayers sent to the families.
This post was edited on 6/24/13 at 1:48 pm
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:46 pm to AboveGroundPool
dbl post.
This post was edited on 6/24/13 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:48 pm to Jester
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Look, nobody is trying to demonize the guy, but had he been doing 35, he'd almost certainly be alive today. Maybe it's time to start looking at speed limits for waterways....
It's tragic that this man won't be around to raise his kids. fricking tragic.
But I don't know that more legislation will squash that bug.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 1:58 pm to Capt ST
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Was it this one, or his last one he was running that fast?
It was recently, not sure why he changed anything
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:05 pm to pooponsaban
How often does this happen?
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:42 pm to pooponsaban
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Maybe it's time to start looking at speed limits for waterways....
And who is going to enforce this? WLF doesn't have the staff to enforce the laws they have now..
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:47 pm to KT70
Its tough to legislate common sense.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:49 pm to KT70
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And who is going to enforce this? WLF doesn't have the staff to enforce the laws they have now..
I didn't say that, boss. I'm in the camp that we have enough laws.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:50 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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How often does this happen?
Not often enough to start legislating speed limits on waterways.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:54 pm to pooponsaban
Guys, don't take me so literally. I added the ellipses for a reason.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 2:54 pm to pooponsaban
Shoot they cant keep drunk boat drivers off the water
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:03 pm to choupiquesushi
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Shoot they cant keep drunk boat drivers off the water
Because I don't drink much, I'm like the fishing DD. Always good for invites.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:11 pm to Capt ST
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I went 98 in an Allison once for a tourney, never again.
A goof friend had one way back in the late 1980's that ran over 100 mph. First time I went fishing with him, when we boarded, he handed me a helmet.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:31 pm to fishfighter
That's a good idea.
Probably should wear one when we're in a boat that's on plane much less going 100mph.
Can't live in a bubble, but if I had a 100mph boat I would probably go 100mph, and a helmet would be on my head along with a NASCAR style neck brace.
Probably should wear one when we're in a boat that's on plane much less going 100mph.
Can't live in a bubble, but if I had a 100mph boat I would probably go 100mph, and a helmet would be on my head along with a NASCAR style neck brace.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 3:51 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
A pro bass guy had his life saved by his helmet when he hit a cable (for a cable ferry) stretched across the Intracoastal down around Morgan City a few years ago. Cable shaved off a slice of the helmet. He was doing about 70 and never saw the cable.
I feel for this guy's family and hope his kids are all right.
70 is extremely fast and dangerous for everyone. Especially on a narrow bayou (or otherwise restricted in area, ie. not a wide open lake).
I feel for this guy's family and hope his kids are all right.
70 is extremely fast and dangerous for everyone. Especially on a narrow bayou (or otherwise restricted in area, ie. not a wide open lake).
Posted on 6/24/13 at 4:44 pm to dawg23
Agree with everything Dawg 23 said.
The Bullet/Allison/Stroker crowd are go fast guys that live to run their boats fast...USUALLY safely. I've ridden in several 80 mph + boats and it is a real kick in the arse.(88 in an Allison 2002 with a racing Merc 150...92 and 94 in Bullets, 95 in another Allison)
Occassionally you get some numbnuts that lack any real seat time in a FAST boat (75-105mph) and think that they can handle one with minimal experience. They usually learn REAL quick that water speed is a whole different ball game than on land.
But even when you have a capable boat, an experienced driver and good water (minimal, slight chop to break the hull free) it takes REAL driving skills to keep things accident free. One little rogue wave, brush floating tree, etc can ruin your day real quick.
But to knock someone and make jokes that lost their life doing what they love?
GTFU.
The Bullet/Allison/Stroker crowd are go fast guys that live to run their boats fast...USUALLY safely. I've ridden in several 80 mph + boats and it is a real kick in the arse.(88 in an Allison 2002 with a racing Merc 150...92 and 94 in Bullets, 95 in another Allison)
Occassionally you get some numbnuts that lack any real seat time in a FAST boat (75-105mph) and think that they can handle one with minimal experience. They usually learn REAL quick that water speed is a whole different ball game than on land.
But even when you have a capable boat, an experienced driver and good water (minimal, slight chop to break the hull free) it takes REAL driving skills to keep things accident free. One little rogue wave, brush floating tree, etc can ruin your day real quick.
But to knock someone and make jokes that lost their life doing what they love?
GTFU.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 6:18 pm to AUTimbo
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But even when you have a capable boat, an experienced driver and good water (minimal, slight chop to break the hull free) it takes REAL driving skills to keep things accident free. One little rogue wave, brush floating tree, etc can ruin your day real quick.
This be true -- and it's not something that the average boat salesman is going to bring up to a customer.
I didn't mention in my earlier post -- but maybe shudda in the interest of full(er) disclosure) -- I have a Bullet. With a 250 Mercury Pro XS on it.
Mine can run 82 with full fishing load.
Mine runs ~ 42 with a full fishing load.
There's a difference between how fast a boat can go, and how fast (depending on conditions) it should be going.
Probably 98% of my fishing is in the Spillway. Fished there for decades (in my previously owned Allisons and Bullets). I club fished, and fished the local "pro" circuit for years. I think I sorta know the Basin, and I think I sorta know a little about driving a high speed bass boat.
So my typical fishing speed is around 40-45 mph, not 80 or 85 ........... because there's a lotta stuff out there that you can hit. And there's a lotta other drivers out there that don't know this (or much else) about driving a boat.
I agree 100% with the folks who said (a) hug your kids (b) wear your life jacket (c) hook up your kill switch and (d) wait until you're back at home to start drinking beer. Life's too short to do otherwise.
This post was edited on 6/24/13 at 6:23 pm
Posted on 6/24/13 at 6:44 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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How often does this happen?
Michael Iconnelii did it fishing a tournament a few months ago in LA.
Happens more often than you would think.
Posted on 6/24/13 at 7:01 pm to dawg23
To be honest, it's not even the speed... it's being in a boat that can kill you. I'm a blow boat guy and there's people killed sailing every other week in this country. People who think going slow is gonna save them have forgotten the fact that they don't breath water.
Just like going fast isn't necessarily going to kill you. People really need to just remember that if you're in a boat, you are seconds away from dying pretty much the whole time you're out no matter what you're doing. So just be more careful. My father in law had a Bullet and I've been in it up at those kinds of speeds and yes it's pretty damn terrifying but if you're safe, well practiced, and know what you're doing, it's not a death sentence.
Right up till something goes wrong.
Just be more careful than normal on the water. Whatever speed.
Just like going fast isn't necessarily going to kill you. People really need to just remember that if you're in a boat, you are seconds away from dying pretty much the whole time you're out no matter what you're doing. So just be more careful. My father in law had a Bullet and I've been in it up at those kinds of speeds and yes it's pretty damn terrifying but if you're safe, well practiced, and know what you're doing, it's not a death sentence.
Right up till something goes wrong.
Just be more careful than normal on the water. Whatever speed.
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