You are asking for it going that fast in a bass boat. Lucky to be alive to talk about it....

Oh good lord. He wasn't endangering anybody that wasn't a willing participant. I'll never understand why y'all want the government to control everything in your lives.

Lighten up Francis. No laws were broken, no speed limits violated, and nothing to investigate. You don't like it then build your own lake and impose your own nanny restrictions.

You know this because you were there and observed this. Thank god for oversight or could only imagine what would take place on waterways or highways. Reference u.s, coast guard rules regulations operating watercraft in unsafe manners putting others and property in danger. I�m pretty sure this ain�t over yet because this will have to be reported to state and eventually game wardens will be involved. As said glad he�s ok and hopefully learned. Speed kills

It would have to be a Allison for me to go that fast.

If it was an Allison it would have been doing 115mph not 99.7

So I assume that you were there to make the judgement call of what speed was OK? Who were the other unwilling participants that were endangered? Would 18 mph have been too fast for you under those conditions in that location at that time? How about 47mph? Do you publish speed limits for various places and conditions?

FWIW, I have spent 49 years on the water, including faster than 100. Based on that experience, I have zero desire to go fast at all. But I also realize that I am not in charge of how others feel.

With more information I might agree with your position. That's why I'm asking what the parameters are/were that made it "inconceivable."

Respectfully,
Marc

I'm not condoning or condemning the OPs action, but to say things like this don't endanger others is a bit short sighted. I don't know what happened in this incident but when you do dangerous things that lead to accidents it does put other people in danger and can have a ripple effect that can bring harm to others. Glad all were ok.

Glad your are ok. I would love to co captain with you one day. If you ever need a counter balance that weighs in at a slim 304 . I am your man .

Let me further add, for the negative nancies I knew would come out because they don't have anything else to be frustrated about on a Sunday evening, that we were in a small cove, with a spot boat, with fairly narrow entrance to the cove, doing passes down a rock wall, this whole thing was VERY well thought out and planned, we were not simply joy riding nor unexperienced, we knew the risks involved and were hence wearing our safety equipment, and no laws were broken, and no one was hurt, no one was in danger other than ourselves, and no boat was damaged (the boat is fine... it hooked, came to a stop. Bullet builds a great boat. There wasn't even water that scooped, bilge was dry, just a little G force turning that hard). There is not a single thing wrong with the boat.

With that said... for the setup question it was a Bullet 20xrd comp hull with a 300XS, running a modified 1.62 sporty with a 30 b blades blaster prop. An inch had been cut off the skeg and a lot taken off the leading edge... WRONG. Should've stayed with a stock lower. Lesson learned. I did not modify the lower unit, I was sold it that way this week. Running at 1.75 inches above pad with a 12 inch jackplate. Boat had trim left if my skeg wouldn't have betrayed me. Running that high you need all the skeg you can get. Mother Mercury designed them that way for a reason. And also, Bullets have been run that high before so this is nothing new...

For safety equipment, I had a Non chute Lifeline race vest, and my partner had a lifeline comp vest on. I had a helmet on. These vests are designed with leg straps so upon impact with water, the vest will not rip off you. They are also extremely padded/reenforced for impact with the boat/water for protection of the ribcage. They are very expensive, but rightly so. They are the best money can buy and as such... My partner and I are unscathed aside from a couple bruises. Very minor. Kill switch was also worn. As mentioned above the boat came to a stop dead, and with not even any water in it. It was not that bad of an accident... Frankly if I was stronger maybe I'd have held onto the wheel and not bailed (I'm kidding I challenge anyone to hold on in that circumstance LOL) and then it wouldn't have been an accident at all! So what's being reported anyways since no law was broken?! LOL

And last but not least.... 100 is fast.... shoot 70 is fast... but there is ALWAYS someone going faster. Try 176 in an outboard powered boat. There's always someone faster, and there's always danger for those who decide to pursue those goals. It is what it is, and we all can choose to pursue the things that are important to us. Thanks everybody for the well wishes, and to the negatives... well I hope you find some clarification in my words. Thank you.

I wasn�t there �thank god�. There is no condition where someone is going 100 mph on a public water is ok. As you stated you�ve experienced that speed and sounds like you came to senses. I�ve got a car that says 140 on speedometer but this doesn�t make legal to drive down highway this fast. I can tell you I observe no wake zones respect people property and other people on water. I prefer to live and be able to come home to my family in one piece. If you or someone else chooses not to so be it but don�t endanger other people

Did this happen after I left that area of the lake??

I am glad y'all are all good

I guess the fish must not have been biting

I was on the lake and saw them make 10 passes or so while I fished in the distance. Trace came over and asked me if I minded him making passes in that area while I fished, I said no carry on. Trace was courteous and was more than capable of operating that boat.

Oh and if you need my resume, I actually operate a fire boat on Ray Hubbard for the Dallas Fire Dept and have 29 years experience in the fire and rescue business. So I may know a little something about operating boats and may have had an extensive amount of training in boat operations as well as many many many hours of experience.

I must have left that area shortly before the incident happened. Glad everyone is good!

I even have a cool video I took on my phone of one pass.

Let's see a video of the boat hooking and ejecting y'all! PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!