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This is why you wear life jackets and kill switches
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:35 am
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:35 am
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Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:42 am to rballa19
Man it is incredible how fast that shite happens.
To me wearing a life jacket and a kill switch while underway is like wearing a seat belt in the car. It's just dumb not to do it. Glad to see these guys were okay.
To me wearing a life jacket and a kill switch while underway is like wearing a seat belt in the car. It's just dumb not to do it. Glad to see these guys were okay.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 6:43 am to rballa19
Jesus, scary situation.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:00 am to rballa19
Thanks for sharing. A great reminder and look at how quick the crap can hit the fan...
Pay attention out there and know what to do when operating a boat.
Pay attention out there and know what to do when operating a boat.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:05 am to rballa19
several boats passed them up as well 
Kill switch's, life jackets, and safety harness when hunting should be mandatory state laws
Kill switch's, life jackets, and safety harness when hunting should be mandatory state laws
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:07 am to Mid Iowa Tiger
Damn, that'll shrink your weiner.
LC
LC
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:07 am to LongueCarabine
someone in a high school or college tournament is gonna die. Those kids should have speeding limits.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:11 am to rballa19
That spin out was in a skeeter boat. Most people I fish with don't wear a kill switch. I usually don't wear a life jacket either. Video makes me question if I'm an idiot
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 7:15 am
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:22 am to gorillacoco
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To me wearing a life jacket and a kill switch while underway is like wearing a seat belt in the car
I admit I don't attach my kill switch every time; I will now.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:27 am to Wtodd
Leave your life jacket hooked to the switch all day. Take it off to fish put it on to drive. It's easy
Posted on 1/17/17 at 7:43 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Leave your life jacket hooked to the switch all day. Take it off to fish put it on to drive. It's easy
This. Although ive been guilty of not putting it on when running from one spot to another. Had almost the exact same thing happen to me once like in the video but luckily I wasn't going as fast so the G force wasn't enough to throw me out
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:04 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Can any experts explain why that "spin out" happened?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:14 am to bababooey
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Can any experts explain why that "spin out" happened?
crossed a wake at a high speed and to shallow of an angle and the front of the boat caught water and dug in and caused the boat to take a sharp turn.
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 8:16 am
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:18 am to FelicianaTigerfan
Had that happen to me coming out of Pigeon at the landing. Made the left hand turn at speed a little to sharp and my boat dug and damn neat threw me out. Can't remember if I had the kill switch hooked up (I usually don't) but I always wear my jacket in the spillway.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:30 am to rballa19
did those other boats think they had just stopped to take a swim?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:33 am to rballa19
a coworkers nephew is on the auburn bass team. he said they were at the same tournament as this one and the florida boys were really shook up after that. he mentioned that one of the guys had a manual inflated vest but couldn't get it to engage because he was knocked out. the other guy had to save him.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:38 am to TexasTiger
quote:Thats why I make pretty much every turn with the trim all the way down. Hell, to be honest, I stayed trimmed down pretty much the entire time no matter what. The 10mph I lose cost me maybe a minute to each fishing spot. I have a kid now, I can wait that extra minute
crossed a wake at a high speed and to shallow of an angle and the front of the boat caught water and dug in and caused the boat to take a sharp turn.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:41 am to bababooey
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Can any experts explain why that "spin out" happened?
The comments say it was a mechanical failure... more specifically that the steering cable broke. Not sure if that's what happened, but that is what is being said.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:43 am to lsupride87
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Thats why I make pretty much every turn with the trim all the way down. Hell, to be honest, I stayed trimmed down pretty much the entire time no matter what. The 10mph I lose cost me maybe a minute to each fishing spot. I have a kid now, I can wait that extra minute
Or they could have taken a more direct line toward the bank and not stayed in the trough of the wake.
Trimming the motor when turning at speed helps greatly as well.
Most people just buy these big bass boats and have no real experience and think since they are in a large boat they can do just about anything.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 8:48 am to bababooey
quote:
Can any experts explain why that "spin out" happened?
He was trimmed too high trying to cross the wake and his prop lost bite. Once the prop lets go the hull will bite whichever way it lands. Always trim down when crossing someone's wake at an angle like that. Always.
Had that happen to me in my less experienced days but luckily I wasn't thrown. Learned quick to trim down and stop hanging my pecker off the side the boat to show people how big it was.
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 8:50 am
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