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Ranger boat goes air born. Should he have gunned it or turned around.


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He was driving that boat trimmed up to the max so he could get the most speed out of it. Look at the boat go by before the wipe out. There is very little chop and the boat wabbles from side to side do to the motor being trimmed up too much and then you hit a small wake and you loose control. Look at the ranger on Erie his Motor is trimmed down giving him control when he hits the water again. This guy knows how to drive a boat.

Exactly. That guy had no business being in a boat. Go over any boat wake with the motor trimmed up, and you're asking for trouble.

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The boat in the video never went airborn. The waves didn't even look all that bad. If you're not used to it, I'm sure it can be quite nerve racking. here on Erie, we fish in those conditions, and much worse, on the weekly basis. Aluminum can't compare to the ride of a glass boay in those conditions.

Here's an airborn Ranger in last year's Erie FLW.

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Het,

Do you know where on Erie this pic was taken? Was it in the Sandusky area by Cedar Point?

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That picture was taken at the 'South Passage', between Mazuriks and South Bass Island, where most of the guys were fishing during the tournament. Getting that picture was pure luck. My buddy was driving a camera boat, with an FLW camera man with him. They wanted a few pictures of the National Guard Ranger, so they were sticking close to it/him. It was a bit bumpy out that day, with 3-5's, but mostly threes. They were snapping pictures of the boat (Mark Courts driving) running back up into the waves to make another pass, and he hit a wave just right, and launched into the air. The camera man just happened to take apicture at just the right moment, and got the picture above. Even on the flattest of days, the south Passage can get very bumpy.

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The pic of the national gaurd boat reminds me of when me and a friend were heading back to the weigh in for a full throttle tourny on mil lacs in some of the worst conditions I've ever been in, and we got to look at the bottom of a commanche as it flew over our heads just off to the right of us. Its pretty crazy what people are able to do with a bass boat, and those guys were dryer than us when we finally got back.

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There is video footage as well of the airborne National Guard boat on FLWs site somewhere.

You'd be really surprised how soft that landing was watching the video. Those boats handle waves so well its ridiculous.

They ride incredibly well. My first ride in a Ranger was on Lake Erie on a particularly snotty day, with 4-6 footers. One mile from the dock, I told my buddy 'I gotta get one of these'.The next day, I ordered mine, and have been happy ever since. Three of my buddies also bought one after fishing in mine for a day. They are impressive machines.

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LOL ON THE RIVERTS

I was on winnie with a friend a few yrs ago he had just bought a pro V

never again...i've been in glass over 25yrs now and that was a good reminder to stay in it

I felt bad i didnt know it was only his 3rd time out in it and the first

on big water and wind I had nothing good to say all day I didnt sugar

coat anything....he said is thee really that much difference I said

next week we'll go to mille lacs in my boat it was a terrialbe day windy raining but we left with a boat load of fish and we ran to 3 mid lake flats he was pretty quite on the way home.. alittle disappointed i assumed...i'm old now and to be out in a tin boat on either of those lakes no wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

I think one thing with alot of guys in tin boats and say they ride good is they never been in glass

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@ prov1900 Anyone who thinks tin rides nicer than glass has a few screws loose. crazy

I said I was opening a can of worms...LOL. This has been a pretty good discussion. True, I haven't ridden in glass in any form of water. My point was based on aluminum ride experience (lots) and viewing glass boats in the same water (Yeah, I know, seeing it isn't the same as riding it). From my point of view, aluminum rides higher on the wave whereas glass seems to knife through those waves. Smoother ride from glass? Probably yes. Spearing bad? Oh yeah. I would rather be on top of the water column than spear the middle.

Again, just my opinion. I have had two Pro-V's that have gotten me home (alive) when anything less wouldn't have allowed me to have this conversation. Maybe if I would have been in a glass boat during those times I wouldn't even have had to have this conversation. I don't disagree that glass has its advantages. I am certainly looking at buying that next as soon as I can afford a Ranger Fisherman 620. For now, I will "ride it out" in my tin tub. laugh

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Never having a big boat of my own but riding in a friends Skeeter WX2100/300Yami a few times I will say I'll go glass when I have the chance. It is unreal in the rough water compared to his old Lund Magnum 21' with a 250 inboard. I simply couldn't believe the difference in ride through tough waters on Rainy. And when we had 3' rollers across the big lake, it seemed the faster we went the smoother it was, we were simply ticking the tops of waves and usually catching about 3 at a time with the long boat. Pretty fun experience if ya as me when we were flying past guys in 19' and 20' lunds and alumas just getting punished.

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In the end it's the decision of the fellas in the boat. If it's too much for them, weather the boat can take it or not, and they head in, they made the smart call.

I remember a weekend on the big pond last fall. Real windy. Some guys insisted in going out while many others said no way we're staying in. They found a body a couple days later.

Call it what you will. If you're not comfortable out there, get in.

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In the end it's the decision of the fellas in the boat. If it's too much for them, weather the boat can take it or not, and they head in, they made the smart call.

I remember a weekend on the big pond last fall. Real windy. Some guys insisted in going out while many others said no way we're staying in. They found a body a couple days later.

Call it what you will. If you're not comfortable out there, get in.

There is a fine line between Macho and Stoopid! Problem is many of us guys don't know where the line is.

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That video is misleading. them guys were heading straight into the waves and never seemed like they tried to get the boat up out of the water. It's also hard to tell how big waves are on video. Those seemed nasty but also close together. I think a more experienced driver could have navigated those. I've had my 17 foot bass boat out in some nasty stuff where the prop is coming out of the water quite often but I never would be driving straight into the waves like those guys. Your just asking to fill your rig like a bathtub. The dude who crashes is bass boat had it coming. never cross wakes full trim in a high performance rig. They get to tippy and bow hook and thats all she wrote. Eric said it best if you don't have the experience or feel safe stay on shore. no fish is worth your life.

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