Drowning at Taylorsville

[mhall]

Nice words Jim...

[wishniwasfishn]

Very well said Jim, very sorry for your loss, and I hope this opens everyones eyes about always wearing your PFD when the big motor is running, because it does not matter how good you think you are at driving and handling a boat, things happen that you cannot control, and from what I know about Tony, he was an excellent driver, and drove very fast speed boats, so if it can happen to him, it can happen to any of us.

[etcfishin]

Can you tell us which model you got that you like? I've been looking a few. The BPS circular from the Clarksville store has a Mustang Deluxe Auto Reg $189 On Sale for $149. The website shows the $189 price so I think you have to go in the store for the sale. I always wear a bulky one when the boat is under way but take it off when fishing. After doing a little research, it sounds like there are quite a few drowning victims who slip while fishing and hit their head and get knocked out. Especially when fishing alone.

I actually went with the Mustang hydrostatic inflator system. This one doesn't go off when it rains or gets damp. You have to be submerged in at least 4 inches of water before it inflates. I checked the prices and right now it's about $280 or so. I know this is expensive, but the re-arming kits are expensive if it gets wet in your boat and goes off. If you want comfort while providing safety save up and get one. Here's a link to BPS of the one I have. Hope the links works. If not, just search their site and you will find it.

http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...21000_100-21-0

[fishing4kids]

Me and Tony were good friends and I can not tell you how much this upset me and my family. Tony was one of those I am here when you need me friends. Tony was a big supporter of the Trooper Island @ Dale Hollow, Fishing for Kids, and anything that involved getting kids outdoors. Tony even sold a kid (I think he said he fished the UL Team) a boat for $1.00 just so the kid would have a boat to fish out of. When my motor blew up at my first tour this year and he knew I was doing a FFK event out of state and I needed my boat. Tony ordered the thing for me, charged me nothing for the extra shipping and helped me work on it and test and dyno it at 9:00 pm the night before I was to leave out of town.
Prayers are with family, Tony was a great person and friend.


Eddie Goode
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