Unsafe boaters!

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As we all know, we have been preaching about courtesy on the water, safe boating, etc.etc.etc......

Well, I have been one of the more vocal guys from that other site asking for a IQ test before one can purchase a boat. This year has been no different than the last couple of years, but the incidents are coming at a more rapid rate w/ more severity. It won't be long before we read of another fatality down in the Dularge area, and I just hope I am not the innocent one getting hurt by these people w/ no business out there. I am not trying to sound like I know it all, or bash anyone, but that area down there is different and needs to be repected. Big Lake and Vermillion Bay can get rough like anywhere else, but they do not have the debris, shallow reefs, and navigation hazards as lower Terrobonne.

Their was a bay boat that actually ripped the entire motor from the hull this weekend after hitting a sunken barge that has been their for the last 15 years that I know of. It is on the southside of Sister Lake, next to a red channel marker, but this guy obviously did not know what side of the marker to be on! It amazes me that these people just jump in a boat and go! Last weekend, we had a guy and his wife leave a platform 30 minutes before us, and we were 11 miles from Grand Calliou Bayou. When we get to the cut, we stop to pee and see this guy coming from the east, 5 miles away. He catches up to us and follows me halfway across Sister Lake. Then he flags me down, saying he is lost and needs to know how to get back to Jugs. I tell him to follow me!

In closing, I think the internet plays a big part in what we see out on the water. We post pictures and reports of catches, and everyone wants to be a part of it, or thinks they can do it. Newbies need to "buddy boat" with someone that knows the area and can show them the ropes of the area. I hope some of these younger guys w/ new boats take this warning serious!