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 Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: Hook'Em 79]
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02/28/23 04:58 AM
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Finesse EMPEROR/ Dropshot King
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My worst nightmare. Right there. Horrible.
Ain’t a life racket or a kill switch doing a damn but of good in that situation. Scary [censored] for sure. Exactly....
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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02/28/23 10:49 PM
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scottsoutdoorworld
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thank god i have never had this happen but just wonder if it would of helped if he had his back seat in ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/02/full-35761-174021-img_20230227_114838.jpg)
Last edited by scottsoutdoorworld; 02/28/23 10:50 PM.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: scottsoutdoorworld]
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03/01/23 03:48 AM
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Walls
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Great question. Don't see how it could hurt and will be the norm for me from now on.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 11:14 AM
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Barrett
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Seems like you could make one for 20-30 bucks.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: Barrett]
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03/01/23 12:41 PM
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Tiltman
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Seems like you could make one for 20-30 bucks. Cable ? Or Nylon Rope ? Was thinking that too, found a place that will make up 1.5 inch nylon rope tether but would be much more than $20-$30 when done. I had been thinking about something like this for a while with the way I drive my boat. In looking at the photo he has a standard manual jack plate all the way down so that stump got a good 12-14 inches of lower unit hanging below the pad. The last bad thing I hit was a wing damn but was jacked up to top of Atlas so just ripped off the bottom of the LU.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 01:07 PM
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the skipper
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Nylon chokers are pretty cheap. Its pretty easy to get a custom length made
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 02:08 PM
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Txduckhunter
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Not at all uncommon for guys here to spend $300 on a rod and reel...... but here yall are - trying to shortcut a safety item "on the cheap"......smh.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: Txduckhunter]
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03/01/23 02:35 PM
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grandbassslayer
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Not at all uncommon for guys here to spend $300 on a rod and reel...... but here yall are - trying to shortcut a safety item "on the cheap"......smh. Yup- I’d like to think the leash went thru some sort of product testing, build your own and you get to be the tester…..
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 02:43 PM
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Dr. Drop
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I ordered me one. I fish Fork,RC, and make the run to Kickapoo on Palestine. Been putting it off for couple years. That picture and the go fund me page gave me a reality slap.
Will be a good investment for me and my partner.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: scottsoutdoorworld]
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03/01/23 02:46 PM
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Bass Buster1
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thank god i have never had this happen but just wonder if it would of helped if he had his back seat in Check out the plug of wood in the nose cone of that lower unit...DANG!!! Prayers for the guy and his family and yes prayer still works very well!!
See you on the lake and have a great day!
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 03:25 PM
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Dr. Drop
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He needs prayers. Talked to a friend in Tenn. It happened on Old Hickory. The man has a broken back and severed arm.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: Bass Buster1]
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03/01/23 03:40 PM
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banker-always fishing
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thank god i have never had this happen but just wonder if it would of helped if he had his back seat in Check out the plug of wood in the nose cone of that lower unit...DANG!!! Prayers for the guy and his family and yes prayer still works very well!! Praying Also! 
![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/823/ycku.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/xq90/560/ukw3.jpg) IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: Dr. Drop]
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03/01/23 03:43 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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I ordered me one. I fish Fork,RC, and make the run to Kickapoo on Palestine. Been putting it off for couple years. That picture and the go fund me page gave me a reality slap.
Will be a good investment for me and my partner. My wife ordered me one Monday, right after the picture surfaced. We got this email this morning “Due to the AVALANCHE of orders recently, your product has been back ordered two weeks”. That was direct from Precision Sonar. Looks like a few people had an eye opener.
Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Be careful out there happened
[Re: 572Fitter]
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03/01/23 03:52 PM
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grandbassslayer
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Did this happen on older high horse outboards? I know it’s a fine line but I wonder if the lower unit bolts should be designed to shear off easier.
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