Most captains are 100% responsible and safe and the whole deal is set up with safety first, here in Texas.

But, it only takes one irresponsible captain to kill a couple of kids trying to fish for fun and prizes. It's a touchy subject for sure.

I can say with 100% confidence that tackle and equipment manufacturers have been the biggest winners of the school fishing explosion.

I try and avoid things that necessitate a quick bankruptcy......

Lol that's exactly what I was thinking.

Totally Agree!

What is missed is it appears the ex-wife of the captain is suing.

Really? My guess is everybody does. That's why they are called accidents and not "on purposes". Everybody tries to avoid them but sometimes they find you........and when they do, and you get sued, you can remember this post and you'll be saved. You're welcome.

How is that missed, its right in the wired2fish story.

I dont think its missed, someone cant just sue on behalf of anybody.

Such a bad deal all the way around.

This wont be about the accident, this will be about all the training, supervision, procedures, etc. This will be about due diligence. They will march in expert witnesses, tear apart every piece of paper, want documentation on safety meetings, etc etc. The lawyers will smell blood in the water like sharks on this. I think the fact that they were allowed to launch and compete it a non working boat is not gonna sit well with a 60 year old grandmother on a jury and the insurance companies will know that.

I hope most of the boaters on here are going to continue captaining kids clubs and school clubs.

Like I'm not going to take the kids fishing because I'm concerned about potential liabililty?

nah

I would like to sue one kids parents because he spilled grape pop all over my back deck, he was nearly killed.

Preface: Sad deal any time someone dies an untimely death. That said life is hazardous. Period. Especially if you actually live life. The parents allowed those kids to fish correct? It’s called a tragic ACCIDENT! Dam our litigious society!

So I had a plan this year to take kids from single mother families from church fishing. I have some areas where I can pretty much guarantee catching 20+ sand bass in an hour. If a kid's never driven a boat or fished it would be a blast for them. Course you'd need a 2nd adult for obvious reasons. As my boat's a center console, would be a bit safer than a bass boat as you can't just walk over the edge. I'm not worried about them drowning at my home lake. We don't even have a real spillway like this. Just drainage towers that don't generate that much pull force. But there is liability in a kid hooking his eye or face or something. I'd just get some zebco reels to make it easy but still.

What are your thoughts on something like this? Too risky? I'm retiring in a couple of years and was thinking this could be a regular ministry to young kids that spend too much time in front of a screen.

uhhhh, were you the one that allowed the grape pop on the boat?


just sayin.



(pop? dang yankee word!)

Exactly, the boat captain is the only one to blame for using bad judgement.