Jay Yelas won a Classic on Lay lake a few tears ago in the same location where Swindle was DQ'd. A weekend fisherman buzzed Yelas and Jay simply made a cast into the wake and caught the biggest bass of the tournament.
Swindle pumped up and in the zone buzzed Randy Howell and a group of followers watching Randy fish the opposite bank below the dam that Yelas fished. The difference is Swindle is a pro who knows better. He may have been caught up in the moment and that is when accidents happen.
I'm not surprised by a bass tournament fisherman buzzing a boat, unfortunately it happens all the time. Todays boaters are not unlike the drivers on the road. Everyone thinks they own the water or the road and drive too fast under conditions where they should slow down. Swindle knows he should have backed down off the pad and slowed down to 5 MPH and then continued up the lake, however he was in a hurry. Now he has a lot time to think about slowing down and so should everyone when conditions warrent it.
Tom
Swindle pumped up and in the zone buzzed Randy Howell and a group of followers watching Randy fish the opposite bank below the dam that Yelas fished. The difference is Swindle is a pro who knows better. He may have been caught up in the moment and that is when accidents happen.
I'm not surprised by a bass tournament fisherman buzzing a boat, unfortunately it happens all the time. Todays boaters are not unlike the drivers on the road. Everyone thinks they own the water or the road and drive too fast under conditions where they should slow down. Swindle knows he should have backed down off the pad and slowed down to 5 MPH and then continued up the lake, however he was in a hurry. Now he has a lot time to think about slowing down and so should everyone when conditions warrent it.
Tom