Damn it seems like the ranger jumped his boat. His talon is bent and his cowling seems to be missing... Why would that be if it was just a collision. Just trying to picture it in my head.

Bet the impact alone would knock the cowling off, I can't imagine that

You really look like an arse when you hit what had to be on of the brightest colored boats on the water.

Ok I talked to my friend. He was the angler paired with the boater( yellow skeeter) they went to make a blind left hand turn @ 60 mph and took the outside which is correct (pass on the right) and a boat (ranger) was making a right hand turn and took it to wide . Collided with the yellow skeeter on the passenger side and barrel rolled over the skeeter . The motor from the ranger hit the motor from skeeter while barrel rolling over and caused the skeeter to do a 360 onto the bank . Passenger of ranger bailed out in time driver got trapped but eventually came loose and swam to safety . My buddy was the most banged up out of the 4 involved and broke over $3000.00 in rods/reels . So the lesson learned.... Don't blow around blind corners @ 60 mph

That'll sure ruin a fishing trip. Luck no one got hurt or killed.

x2 glad your friend is ok pox. Gear can be replaced. A life cannot

sammich

bet that was a heck of a sight there. sounds like a movie stunt

Easy to do in the spillway.
In 1993 I almost hit a boat doing a similar turn as the ranger.
It was so close I can say I was just frozen for a few seconds after I stopped.
Now I slow down and look both ways.
It is the reason I now carry liability on my both of my boats.
Today with bigger and faster boats on water things like this can happen easily.

Glad to hear they are ok

Luck comes in all forms...
those boys are lucky to still be here.

Just a slight adjustment on the trajectory of how the ranger jumped and both of them could no longer be here. Very fortunate.

people really need to slow down out there... a little common sense goes a long ways! glad noone was hurt!