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| The front page picture tells of another great story of my dad catching a giant. We had the best of days and the worst of days all in a matter of a split second. My friends Jim Frett, Adam Teriaca, my dad and I booked a 2 day trip with Spencer Berman. We caught a boatload of fish. Five minutes into our drive home, we came close to not fishing anymore. Needless to say we are on the parkway doing 55mph coming around a bend and headlights are coming right at us. A pickup truck was driving east bound in the west bound lanes. We all walked away, the Triton aka "Big Red" took one for the team. She took a direct hit and sent the other vehicle away from oncoming traffic saving lives in the vehicles behind us. Big Red ended her musky career with a 51 an hour before she RIP. The pictures below are the highs and lows. Thanks Spencer for coming back and helping us out with this mess. It was a long drive back to Chicago and Milwaukee. Note the only thing holding Big Red on the trailer was the safety chain at the bow. All other straps and winches were destroyed. Edited by Running_Hot 12/11/2012 11:20 PM Attachments ----------------  tritonsmall.JPG (43KB - 121 downloads) hull.jpg (180KB - 117 downloads) hull2.jpg (61KB - 123 downloads) trailer.jpg (56KB - 122 downloads) cable.jpg (54KB - 128 downloads) hook.jpg (68KB - 125 downloads) trailer.jpg (56KB - 133 downloads) | |||
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Posts: 2334 Location: Chisholm, MN | Bummer about Big Red. Things can change in a second. Thank God for your safety. I'd like to think of my boat as my guardian angel too  By the way, some of us are interested in the size of the front page beast. What are the dimensions? | ||
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| We are all extremely happy and fortunate to be around after that trip! A split second slower reaction by Daryl or less than a foot difference in impact position and it would have been a much different story. The guy that hit us allegedly had extremely low blood sugar due to diabetic shock. The paramedics at the hospital that night told us he would be fine as well (he was conscious right after the accident). It has been a challenge to get answers as he has not returned any phone calls (we're afraid he doesn't have insurance). I wanted to attach one more picture that wasn't included in Daryl's original pics. Check out how much the trailer hitch ball mount steel bent from the impact. Impressive that the pin to the receiver didn't shear off. Jim Attachments ---------------- DSCN7026 (Copy).JPG (200KB - 136 downloads) | |||
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