Swindle Day 2 Catch DQ'd

[buckdroppings]

Looks like some aggressive boating got him disqualified.

http://sports.espn.go.com/outdoors/t...ory?id=2778146

[MarkW]

Rick,
G-Man did make fun of Trips legs and hair or lack of it on the stage. Wonder if that factored into Trips decision to DQ the G-Man???? LOL!!!!

[DJD]

I'm not a fan of his but i would like to know how close he was. Actually i hope they have a video tonight.

[DJD]

I just watched the video on ESPN.com. He sure did thread the needle on Randy's boat and the camera boat. He might have wanted more space between the boats and being in the Classic probably had him jacked up but he would have pissed anyone off coming that close to another boat.

[Basswipe]

Based on that video, he deserved to be DQ'd.

[buckdroppings]

Yeah he deserved this DQ. That rooster tail sprayed all over that spectator boat. I don't think Trip had a choice.

Hey Mark I'm sure making fum of those chicken legs didn't help for sure.

[Tim_T]

there maybe more to it than that. This from Steve Bowman


"Judging by the video I watched, Swindle was boating up river, came up on Randy Howell with a small flotilla of spectators. He slows down, makes a hand signal to Howell on which direction he should boat, may have actually got a hand wave and the G-Man showers down and runs through the flotilla.

And he passed extremely close. Close enough to be deemed unsafe by a lot of folks."

I just got home and am going to watch it, but not sure it is cut and dry like it first sounded.

The only problem with enforcing the rules in tournaments is like enforcing them in golf and NASCAR, it is all arbitrary.

LIke I said, I haven't seen it yet, but will tonight.

[skeeterjames]

Listen to him feathering the throttle trying to get the boat to turn. He deserved everything he got from that. If he would have lost control of that boat, he would have taken out himself, a camera boat and possibly another boat to the right.

That was as dumb as Ike going nuts in last years Classic!


Skeeter

[MarkW]

I would guess that Swindle was upriver as he said at yesterday's weigh-in and he made a comment, "there had better not be anybody else up there other then the 3 that was there the first day" Or something of that nature. I am only speculating that Randy was on "Swindle's water" and he was pissed. Shoot, I've seen closer boats then that many,many times---especially on the Ohio River and in some of the small creeks. Not saying it's right, but things like this happen all the time---especially when you are on "someone's spot"
Since ESPN has taken BASS Hollywood style---the Classic always has to have a DRAMA of some kind. Shoot, Swindle probably got paid more then $500,000 by ESPN to be the next IKE!!!!! I don't know---stranger things have happened---especially when big money is involved.

[Jbyrd]

I would guess that Swindle was upriver as he said at yesterday's weigh-in and he made a comment, "there had better not be anybody else up there other then the 3 that was there the first day" Or something of that nature. I am only speculating that Randy was on "Swindle's water" and he was pissed. Shoot, I've seen closer boats then that many,many times---especially on the Ohio River and in some of the small creeks. Not saying it's right, but things like this happen all the time---especially when you are on "someone's spot"
Since ESPN has taken BASS Hollywood style---the Classic always has to have a DRAMA of some kind. Shoot, Swindle probably got paid more then $500,000 by ESPN to be the next IKE!!!!! I don't know---stranger things have happened---especially when big money is involved.

Man what are you saying. Look at the video as the camera follows him as he goes by. The back of his boat is less than three feet from the side of the camera boat. At around 50- 60 mph , cuttting and weaving his way thru the boats ,that is a disaster waiting to happen!! With that video I hope the water patrol writes him up!!! Life is too precious to take a dumb risk
As for happening on the Ohio river alot I have always heard that area was over run with IDIOTS !!!!!

[Bobby Headrick]

I was there and heard some dock talk from observers, who saw and heard what went down. Swindle was a litte po'd at Howell, supposedly, but he was pretty jacked up due to he had a huge sack with a hawg kicker, and yea he broke down and had a bad, as Skeet said, brain fart, but he made a bad mistake that could have cost him the classic, but I don't think that kind of disqual would be staged like I have seen mentioned, it was a litte too risky, he was pretty close, he threw water on the deck of the camera boat and rocked Howell pretty good, so live and learn and kids dont try that at home,it could cost you 500 grand.

[CTFSHWHISKER]

well i hate to say it but it happens at all levels wether you listen to rap or not.I was in the river well above wax 2 years ago at the renegade tourney,
my partner and i got sprayed not one but 3 times,i know who did it and i doubt they listen to rap.all three drive bys were well above 50mph yeah i know the river was narrow but i idled for at least a half mile past other boats.
especially in the shallow channel you never know what may have came down
river and lodged.i ain't saying he was right i feel it was a bad judgement call
and maybe it calls for some action to get the spectators to give a litlle room.I have seen some virtually troll along with the pro close enough to jump in his boat.