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Post by piper on May 4, 2014 20:20:01 GMT -5
Geeeez...found his facebook page...my heart sinks for this family and all involved  Says they were in the tournament...Night fishing tournament.,.,yikes |
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Post by Shadslinger on May 4, 2014 21:11:33 GMT -5
its a sad situation but the tournament had nothing to do with it. The night bite is picking up, warm nights are getting here. No different than any other spring night in years past. LOTS of boat traffic and many irresponsible boaters on SML day and night. I do not know the details of this particular situation but feel very sorry for all involved and hope that many will look at themselves and how they operate a boat day or night and atleast learn something from a terrible situation.
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Post by slammer on May 5, 2014 9:17:35 GMT -5
Tournaments do increase boat traffic greatly and they do affect peoples attitudes on the water. When competition is added to the mix some people act reckless. They are flying here and flying there to beat time limits etc., they become more rude and less patient as well and will cut you off or almost run over top of you. Striper fishermen included in this. You can bet there were MANY MANY people on the water this weekend trying to win a dollar that had no business of being on that lake at night!! All because of the draw of the competition and the money. Not what fishing is all about in my opinion.
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Post by piper on May 5, 2014 10:02:00 GMT -5
Well said slammer..summed my thoughts up well.
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Post by Gator on May 5, 2014 10:36:12 GMT -5
I have to add my .02 cents. For what it's worth. This probably isn't the place either. Have been out of town the last few weekends and had time to fish yesterday so I hit the water(along with a bunch of others). Let me say that I echo Slammers sentiments too. Was close to the mouth of Gills and had a decent fish on when a pontoon boat felt it necessary to blow by me from within about 50 feet. A little too close for me. Needless to say I had words and made damn sure he knew he was #1. Got my fish to the boat, released it and started to go look for the @#$#% but I figured it wasn't worth it. Can't fix stupid. I have been in a boat all of my life and can't figure out why people do the things they do. I feel bad for the guy and his family. Tragic.
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Post by greg on May 5, 2014 17:44:03 GMT -5
This is a sad ending to what was to have been a great weekend for a family outing of fishing and fellowship. No matter where the blame falls, one important fact remains. According to the reports...NO ONE involved was wearing a life jacket. This should be rule #1. I don't know if this would have saved a life, that's a question we will never answer. Be safe out there.
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Post by bass63 on May 5, 2014 17:46:19 GMT -5
i live in grimes creek i can sit on my dock and watch them see how close they can get to docks and other boats.
the problem is a lot of respect is missing on the water most of the boaters think they are bulletproof and do not
care about any body else
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Post by prodigal on May 6, 2014 0:51:02 GMT -5
I am truly hesitant to say much. It is indeed a tragedy. I feel so sorry for them! I must say that some people (not meant toward anyone here)need to be taught a lesson on safety. Some just don't know, they are usually lost. But some have so much confidence, that they think they own the lake. I know a guy that found himself in the same situation others have mentioned concerning flying by too close. He followed the guy to his camp, took his passenger home, went back and filled the guys pretty boat with holes. I don't know if the life jackets would have helped, but I don't think they would have hurt. I swear I am not trying to point fingers, accidents happen but please, lose the tuff guy act and wear a jacket. So sad.
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Post by formula180 on May 6, 2014 5:30:29 GMT -5
i live in grimes creek i can sit on my dock and watch them see how close they can get to docks and other boats. the problem is a lot of respect is missing on the water most of the boaters think they are bulletproof and do not care about any body else Sounds like not much has changed. I kept my boat at the Beacon Marine in 73 to 74 and I stopped night fishing due to all the high speed boats at night. I had a fog light mounted to the bow but you still got a lot of reflection from the water. If I lived on the lake and they were making passes too close to the dock for safety reasons, maybe a camera or video taking would make them change their ways. If not, maybe they wouldn't sleep as well at night worrying about the knock at the door.  |
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Post by piper on May 6, 2014 12:43:37 GMT -5
Yes to all of this dialog and perspective. Being a newbie to full time life on the lake I cant speak to "how things were" but how things are. For the life of me I dont understand the outright lack of respect for another man anymore. I remember back in Decemberish me and a buddy were fishing upriver near Beaverdam. There were a few boats out as it was a nice day. I remember pulling a few downlines when a massive bass boat comes screaming up the river, close enough to a nearby boat to spray water into it. Never slowed down or blinked. Fast forward to a few weekends ago when Im pulling planners and another bass boat screams in front of me and another behind me tossing at the very bank Im pulling boards on..to the point where the guy engages me and asks...let me know If im too close...Im talking 5 feet away from a board. WTF.. this is nuts... I realize we're in an entitled season of life but this is too much sometimes... I guess we all have to get ours and see how quick we can spread the info via facebook and what not...
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Post by CorneliaGale on Jun 4, 2014 23:13:59 GMT -5
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Post by piper on Jun 5, 2014 9:01:48 GMT -5
Brother, I cant tell you how happy I was to see no accidents over the holiday weekend.
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Says they were in the tournament...Night fishing tournament.,.,yikes
