Hate folks got killed but this is some of the dumbest stuff I’ve read lately, love the way some of y’all “hate big government “ until you want “ big government “, lets make more rules

Amen to all of this! I've gotten to the point that if I see a tournament is going on, I turn my butt around and go somewhere else or back to the house. Catching some fish is not worth the aggravation, of some of those crazy fools or getting run over.

This!!!!!!!!! And if visibility is limited, they must hold up at the ramp until it's safe! Where are the troopers on the water? Why aren't they involved and watching over these tournaments. They could write a lot of tickets and maybe arrest a couple of them, for dangerous stuff on the water!!!!

The news was stating the bass boat hit the guides boats and there’s pictures of the bass boat with damage from front to rear on the underside of it, so I’d assume at least the bass boat was flying. Haven’t seen much on the guides boat yet

Yes. We hate big government. That’s why we’re asking if the private organization is going to start implementing these type of rules.

Terrible news - prayers for all concerned and especially for the families and loved ones of the deceased.

That’s a terrible situation. I’ve been keeping a check on it all day. My knee jerk reaction to that was MLF should’ve delayed that start. But the more I thought about it, yeah maybe so but if I was an angler in that tournament I don’t think I’d need the organizers to tell me how to deal with fog on the water. Some common sense should’ve played a roll in this.

Aldeer is a bastion of self accountability and owning up to ones mistakes. Therefore we should sue MLF for forcing those anglers to fish when conditions are not perfect.


Gimme a break.

Does anyone know exactly where the collision took place and where the tourney starting point was?

The problem though is that common sense is becoming an all too infrequent commodity in our society these days. As much as we hate it that is why gov't has to step in sometimes. We shouldn't have to have someone tell us to wear a seatbelt or don't text and drive, but so many people don't have the common sense to know this these days.

Prayers..

Unpopular opinion…

Driving wide ass open in a boat to catch a fish is reckless.

Prayers sent to those who were inured or lost.

Agreed. Fog or broad daylight. It’s just crazy. I hate it for everybody involved, including the one who is at fault. I’m sure there’s things they’ll have to live with too.

X2...Especially if there is any kind of fog present...

What does any government have to do with tourneys setting rules? It's about keeping people safe and if fishermen want to participate in a tournament they have other rules to abide by that are way less important than everyone making it home at the end of the day.

I’ve been in fog delays, clear at ramp at take off and go around corner of lake and hit a wall of fog. Scared to keep going, but also scared to slow down for boats behind you running over you. I now play it safe and base my decisions on the side of caution. Not worth the odds of something like this happening.

Chad

As I see it both captains was as fault. If it was that foggy they should not been out there.

Kinda like driving Hwy 65. I see folks bitching about the slow pokes but don’t mention the speed demons. Every time I’ve driven hwy 65 in the last few years, especially since Covid, speeding is a major issue with folks going at least a 100mph. That doesn’t mix well.

Need State Troopers out an and about writing tickets. Folks 15 and above over need to be towed and fined heavily.

Yes I hate government but also hate what about ME’s worse.

Traffic flows well if most everyone drives similar speeds and quit the cutting off bs etc aggressive BS drivers.

Just like BASS has restriction or had on HP to keep speeds down. Know a guy and fished with him in a few tournaments, his boat would run around 95-100. Wasn’t fun riding at those speeds to the point I wouldn’t go with him

Prayers to all those involved and ones that lost their lives.

The took off from the park and the wreck happened somewhere around Millers Flat

Thanks. I had read Millers Flat and had been assuming that blast off was at the park. Some early reports had the wreck near blast off which didn’t make sense to me.