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| Todd's comments about running full throttle in big waves brought back memories of working at my service club's tent on the shore of Lake Winnebago for Walleye Weekend. 300 Teams participate in a Mercury sponsored tournament.
One year the wind was howling out of the north and the waves were over 4 feet on Thursday when the guys were pre fishing. I was setting up our tent and took a break to see a bunch of boats head out. Winnebago is a huge lake but shallow so waves build quickly. Those guys were running up to Oshkosh from Fond du Lac and when they got to full throttle, those big Rangers and Lunds were going airborne. And this was for pre fishing. After watching those boats slam down after going airborne, I understood why a tournament fisherman had told me not to buy a used walleye boat from a serious tournament guy. If they didn't have special air ride seats, they must have turned their kidneys into mush. | |
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