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Fishingnerd33 · 09-02-2009, 04:26 PM

I apologize in advance for the length of the post, but it all just kinda started rolling out at once. Cliff note version: Jet Skiers = bad

I'm sure most of us could think up several, if not many, stories of idiots on the water. They come in all shapes and sizes. QtipJC, I, like many others on here, understand exactly where you're coming from.

Besides the obvious reasons to dislike jet skis and their operators, safety is a huge issue for those on them. I think a lot of the people who are on them have no clue the damage water can do to a person. My wife was riding on a jet ski about 3 years ago when the driver lost control of it and they took a digger in the drink. Kate still has neck problems from hitting the water so awkwardly, I'm fortunate she's around today from the sounds of it. To this day, I want to punch the guy driving right in the mommy-daddy button so future generations don't have to put up with his genetic cesspool.

Like skeeter said, not all of them are bad, but there are too many idiots on them every single weekend for me to see any good from them.

A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, used to carry a flare gun in his boat. If a jet skier decided to show off for him, he'd give them a fireworks show, up close and personal like. Wouldn't advise doing it, but it was effective. He never hit anyone, but do you really need to with a flare?

One quick story:

McConaughy, mid-June, the walleye bite is in full swing. We're in a group of at least 50-60 boats fishing. We weren't bow to stern, but it was a 'cozy' group of boats, all within flipping, not casting, distance from one another. ( I was definitely not at the controls of our boat, we would have been outta there, irrelevant) Two jet skiers must have thought we designed an obstacle course for them and they proceeded to plow through every last boat that was anchored/trolling right there.

They got more birds and profanities thrown at them than I've ever seen & heard. I think there was a blue cloud on the lake for a couple weeks after that. Amazing....30,000 acres on the lake and they NEED to be on the 15 acres that the boats fishing are on.

As Bill Engval said once, "They're genetic pool isn't real deep if you know what I mean. You can wade around in it; there'll be no diving though!"

09-02-2009, 04:26 PM	#11 (permalink)
Fishingnerd33 Fishingnerd33 is waiting...ice rod in hand. Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chadron, NE Posts: 1,578 Thanks: 1,089 Thanked 281 Times in 157 Posts	I apologize in advance for the length of the post, but it all just kinda started rolling out at once. Cliff note version: Jet Skiers = bad I'm sure most of us could think up several, if not many, stories of idiots on the water. They come in all shapes and sizes. QtipJC, I, like many others on here, understand exactly where you're coming from. Besides the obvious reasons to dislike jet skis and their operators, safety is a huge issue for those on them. I think a lot of the people who are on them have no clue the damage water can do to a person. My wife was riding on a jet ski about 3 years ago when the driver lost control of it and they took a digger in the drink. Kate still has neck problems from hitting the water so awkwardly, I'm fortunate she's around today from the sounds of it. To this day, I want to punch the guy driving right in the mommy-daddy button so future generations don't have to put up with his genetic cesspool. Like skeeter said, not all of them are bad, but there are too many idiots on them every single weekend for me to see any good from them. A friend of mine, who shall remain nameless, used to carry a flare gun in his boat. If a jet skier decided to show off for him, he'd give them a fireworks show, up close and personal like. Wouldn't advise doing it, but it was effective. He never hit anyone, but do you really need to with a flare? One quick story: McConaughy, mid-June, the walleye bite is in full swing. We're in a group of at least 50-60 boats fishing. We weren't bow to stern, but it was a 'cozy' group of boats, all within flipping, not casting, distance from one another. ( I was definitely not at the controls of our boat, we would have been outta there, irrelevant) Two jet skiers must have thought we designed an obstacle course for them and they proceeded to plow through every last boat that was anchored/trolling right there. They got more birds and profanities thrown at them than I've ever seen & heard. I think there was a blue cloud on the lake for a couple weeks after that. Amazing....30,000 acres on the lake and they NEED to be on the 15 acres that the boats fishing are on. As Bill Engval said once, "They're genetic pool isn't real deep if you know what I mean. You can wade around in it; there'll be no diving though!" __________________ 'The core of a man’s heart is undomesticated and that is good. "I am not alive in an office," as one Northface ad has it. "I am not alive in a taxi cab. I am not alive on a sidewalk." Amen to that. Their conclusion? "Never stop exploring." ' 'Wild at Heart'by John Eldredge Rest In Peace, OBG.