Smoke on the water

Postby **Micah** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:00 pm

I finally got a pic of my boat running, and thought I'd share my newest addiction with you guys. Man it's an adrenaline rush doing 80+ on the water. I know, you can't catch fish at 80 mph, but it sure makes the boat ride fun.

Chuckle12 · Postby **Chuckle12** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 10:34 pm

Man, doin' 80+ on the water is haulin' booty! Fastest I've ever been is 72 and it scared the hell out of me. Nothing but the prop in the water. What size motor you got on that thing. You runnin' a HotFoot? I hope so going that fast!! :shock:

Postby **Micah** » Mon Mar 01, 2004 11:48 pm

I'm running a 250XB Mercury, and my best speed to date is 86.4mph.

I wouldn't think of driving a high performance rig without a hot-foot. I also don't get on plane without the kill switch hooked up and the life jacket fully buckled.

This boat drives better at 85+ than my old boat did at 70mph. You have to respect the power of the boat, and you have to be aware of your surroundings.

crow · Postby **crow** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:08 am

Just make sure there ain't no "fire in the sky" to go along with that "smoke on the water!"

Dang foolishness...I go fishing to relax. And, I don't care what you say, there ain't nothing relaxing about 80 mph in a boat!

If you need to go that fast, then, wherever you are going, you should have been there yesterday!

gadwall2 · Postby **gadwall2** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:33 am

There ain't nothing relaxing about 80mph in a boat

Amen!

MRDUCKS2 · Postby **MRDUCKS2** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:45 am

The pucker factor has got to be off the chart!!! :cry:

Postby **GulfCoast** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 7:46 am

Be carefull. I live at ground zero for crazy boating accidents.

What is a "hot foot?"

chopper30 · Postby **chopper30** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:23 am

I'm with Micah.
I road in a 03 Bullet with a Merc 250 something, last year in a tournament! It was exciting. Passing boats at 80+ going down river!
:lol:

MemphisStockBroker · Postby **MemphisStockBroker** » Tue Mar 02, 2004 8:26 am

What is a "hot foot?"

it looks like the gas petal on your truck, and operates the same way

1SHOT · Postby **1SHOT** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 8:25 am

80 IS GREAT BUT DON'T HIT SOMETHING AND BEND THAT PROP IT IS OBVIOUSLY A GOOD ONE

iron grip · Postby **iron grip** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 2:27 pm

Is that the Tenn Tom your on Micah?

Postby **Micah** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 3:57 pm

The picture was taken this past weekend on Smith Lake near Cullman, AL.

It's a beautiful lake for sure. I couldn't have asked for better weather to be out on the water.

iron grip · Postby **iron grip** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:09 pm

almost like glass. Bigwater was in a smoker like that one time and came out of it doing about 65mph. Said it scared him so bad his bowels were puckered for a week. :lol:

Stano · Postby **Stano** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 4:53 pm

Thats the whole reason I fished bass tournaments the boat races heh I guess I should have gotten into boat racing cause I sure sucked at bass fishing :::grin::

NOHERE · Postby **NOHERE** » Wed Mar 03, 2004 5:23 pm

If you had a Skeeter, you could do a 87 mph.. :wink:

Are you running a chopper prop or what.

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