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Sculpin · 07-09-2004, 07:40 PM

a lot has happened on this topic since i posted my eye witness account, i wish i had the amount of time some of you folks have to "rip it up" here with one another. anyhow, to answer someones question, I was the closet boat to the "stuntman". I was about 200 yards away, we were both in the middle of the broads, i was going 2.2 mph in about 105 feet of water, with two deep water trolling lines behind me, my only concern watching stunt boy was that he would come behind my boat and disrupt my lines (he never got that chance though). nobody else was near the boat while he was zooming around lefts and rights. In my opinion, he was testing the turn limits of the boat, and i guess its possible when adding cyntrificle stress to the outdrives, something went wrong.

after he flipped, i briefly thought about cranking them lines in, but before i could even get one out of the rod holder I noticed 2 other power boats heading his way, so i continued trolling and before i could sit down my lead core started ripping off, (6 colors deep, orange topgun, for those who care). landed a nice tough 15" salmon.

I have been on this lake for 38 years. I have seen morons in canoes, kayuks, bowriders, jetski's, sailboats, tubes, rafts and ski's.....i assure you people, the mecahnical devices are not to blame for chaos, it is the human being that is behind it, and this can hold true with most anything in our world.

for any of you that want to see the beauty of this lake in the summertime, get up at 4 am and go salmon fishing before the crowds head out, its a wonderfull place to be as the sun comes up. although last saturday wont be my last 5 pm fishing trip.....you got to be out there in the crowds to witness this stuff, the "comedy" just seems to write itself !

everyone, have a safe and fun weekend!
Sculpin

07-09-2004, 07:40 PM	#39
Sculpin Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 59 Thanks: 15 Thanked 74 Times in 26 Posts	Wow ! a lot has happened on this topic since i posted my eye witness account, i wish i had the amount of time some of you folks have to "rip it up" here with one another. anyhow, to answer someones question, I was the closet boat to the "stuntman". I was about 200 yards away, we were both in the middle of the broads, i was going 2.2 mph in about 105 feet of water, with two deep water trolling lines behind me, my only concern watching stunt boy was that he would come behind my boat and disrupt my lines (he never got that chance though). nobody else was near the boat while he was zooming around lefts and rights. In my opinion, he was testing the turn limits of the boat, and i guess its possible when adding cyntrificle stress to the outdrives, something went wrong. after he flipped, i briefly thought about cranking them lines in, but before i could even get one out of the rod holder I noticed 2 other power boats heading his way, so i continued trolling and before i could sit down my lead core started ripping off, (6 colors deep, orange topgun, for those who care). landed a nice tough 15" salmon. I have been on this lake for 38 years. I have seen morons in canoes, kayuks, bowriders, jetski's, sailboats, tubes, rafts and ski's.....i assure you people, the mecahnical devices are not to blame for chaos, it is the human being that is behind it, and this can hold true with most anything in our world. for any of you that want to see the beauty of this lake in the summertime, get up at 4 am and go salmon fishing before the crowds head out, its a wonderfull place to be as the sun comes up. although last saturday wont be my last 5 pm fishing trip.....you got to be out there in the crowds to witness this stuff, the "comedy" just seems to write itself ! everyone, have a safe and fun weekend! Sculpin