LFOD

You're absolutley wrong Coastal Laker. MOST bass boats are OVER 16' in length. The average fiberglass bass boat these days is 18-19' with a 150-200hp motor. I fish in a club of 35-40 boats and there are only 3 that are 16' or less and these are aluminum boats with 50-90hp motors, capable of reaching maybe 40mph MAX. Maybe you should get your facts straight before pointing your finger. The accidents for boats under 16' that you speak of are mostly from CANOE'S, not bass boats.

Since this thread began with the mention of fog, I'll illustrate how bass tournament fisherman deal with this. My club had a tournament on Winni last fall where the fog was incredibly thick. We delayed the start for two hours, and the fog still hadn't lifted. Our tournament director called a meeting and everyone agreed to not get up on plane until 11am(electric motors only), even if the fog lifted before then. We also restricted everyone to the Lee's Mills section of the lake and had a boat positioned at Black point to make sure that nobody broke the rules. The tournament went off without a hitch, and everyone obeyed the rules. We bass fisherman are taking a lot of heat because of a couple of bad apples. I'm sick and tired of hearing it, and refuse to let people like Coastal Laker skew the facts to support their point of view.