Hunter Bland and Conner Young of the University of Florida Bass Fishing Team, get ejected from their boat while running approx. 57 mph. This was due to a steering system part failure. Praise God, both young men were not injured. Thanks again to FLW for their boating safety checks. Wear your life jackets and kill switches!
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University of Florida Bass Fishing Team Accident
01-18-2017 12:19 AM
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01-21-2017 09:37 PM
Two University of Florida students were participating in the FLW College Fishing tournament over the weekend when their boat spun out of control, flinging them overboard. Amazingly, they were both completely okay. Conner Young and Hunter Bland were the two students in the boat, cruising at 60 mph, when a locknut came loose, disabling the steering wheel and knocking the outboard motor violently to one side, according to the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
The boat was equipped with a kill switch, as mandated by the tournament, which is why the boat turned off immediately upon the accident occurring. That protected the two anglers from the propeller, as well as kept the boat close by so they could eventually hop back in and signal to other teams that they were okay. At the end of the video is the slow-motion version, which will give you a deeper sense of appreciation for just how lucky Bland and Young are to have made it out of that lake alive.
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01-21-2017 09:39 PMI'm not sure I believe the loose nut story.
And what other kinds of teams are there in Florida, hunting wild boars or something?Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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02-02-2017 11:08 AMIts never the drivers fault.
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02-02-2017 11:18 AMtournament bass boats generally have about 30 inches of set back, surfacing propellers and 250 or more horsepower.
They should have this next to the capacity plaque on all of them as well as most other fast boats.
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02-07-2017 10:41 AMI wonder how many college credits are awarded for bass fishing? Is an A+ awarded if you win the tournament? An F if you crash?
Getting bad advice is unfortunate, taking bad advice is a Serious matter!!
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