alumacraft09 Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 How do you guys drive in the dark wide open ,and cant see anything ? nerve racking nerve racking ride for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hung up Posted June 26, 2011 Report Share Posted June 26, 2011 GPS and knowing the lake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker1861 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 GPS and knowing the lake +1...........and besides my WFO is about 38 to 43-44 tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverFox Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 In most cases, it's called stupidity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alumacraft09 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 In most cases, it's called stupidity. That is what I was thinking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 In most cases, it's called stupidity. +1.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzebackhuntr Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 After almost plastering a pontoon boat on boone last year, I get on plane and that's about it after dark now. 35-40 tops is about all I'll run at night. You should have seen soho last night, it was black, that lake is so dark at night because from about ob knob down there is nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alumacraft09 Posted June 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 After almost plastering a pontoon boat on boone last year, I get on plane and that's about it after dark now. 35-40 tops is about all I'll run at night. You should have seen soho last night, it was black, that lake is so dark at night because from about ob knob down there is nothing. Very DARK it was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzebackhuntr Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Yeah, I fished the cut-through 3 times last night. That's a scary proposition at times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPOOKMAN Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 YOU HAVE TO HAVE GOOD VISION!!! I FISHED TWICE ON CHEROKEE THIS WEEKEND, WITH NO MOON GLARING, AND WAS AMAZED HOW GOOD YOU COULD SEE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BANDIT Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 In most cases, it's called stupidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountainman Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Some people are blessed with good vision. Personally, I can typucally see pretty well at night. If theres any moon at all, you can see floating debris on the surface. That said, I usually dont run but mid 30's or so.....just enuff to keep her on the pad. There is NO substitute for knowing the lake. GPS is handy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
97astro Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Knowing the lake is the key. But it dont help all the time cause like last nite on soho me and dad were heading back to weigh in we both knew in the general derection cliff island was but we also knew there was a island to the left of it comeing from the dam the spot light helps alot but we still only go 40 tops just incase there is a idiot out there with no light which we saw two or three of those if you dont fill safe going wide open then dont thats my rule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basslover79 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 Some people are blessed with good vision. Personally, I can typucally see pretty well at night. If theres any moon at all, you can see floating debris on the surface. That said, I usually dont run but mid 30's or so.....just enuff to keep her on the pad. There is NO substitute for knowing the lake. GPS is handy too. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratos260 Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 I think it depends on the lake too. I feel more comfortable on Norris than Cherokee. Norris is more like navigating a big river but Cherokee has so many humps and islands that sneak up on you. If you stay to the middle of the channel on Norris you are fine but Cherokee is completely different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pccustomtackle Posted June 27, 2011 Report Share Posted June 27, 2011 And hope like He!! you don't run into a floating log !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pilgrim Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 I don't even run WO in the day much less night. Not that it's unsafe, uses to much fuel. I can't see good so I usually run real slow at night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fritobasser Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 Some people are blessed with good vision. Personally, I can typucally see pretty well at night. If theres any moon at all, you can see floating debris on the surface. That said, I usually dont run but mid 30's or so.....just enuff to keep her on the pad. There is NO substitute for knowing the lake. GPS is handy too. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brwnbass Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 In most cases, it's called stupidity. Just because you are a pansy who wont do the speed limit on the road dosent mean that everybody else is stupid for doing it. I myself like to run the lake at night, gives you the feeling that you are going way faster than you actually are & im a speed junky, so i get a good fix from it,lol. I havnt been in a boat with anybody that didnt run wide open at night, for the most part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbaitmaker Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 Knowing the lake is a + and having a good GPS is a + and having a great pair of headlights is a MUST!!!! Percy Priest lake very seldom ever has anything floating in early Summer to late Fall but I till never go WOT. I don't do that any more in the day time. Old Hickory is a different story. IT has something floating in main channel 90% of the time so being extra careful and good bright headlights are a real must. What scares me the most is idiots running with no lights what so ever on. I have seen that far to many times. When running at night you need to always be aware of the water around your boat and how it feels. If you feel anything that does not feel right slow down and if you have to shut your motor off and see if you can hear a boat running near you. I am consatntly feeling the water and if I feel anything that might relate to a boat wake I go to full alert if I canot imediately see a boats lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 i have had Bass Boats for 22 years and i have never ran WOT at night and only once maybe twice in daylight....i am not in that big of a hurry....i get on pad...and stay at about 30-35 mph.....even though i have 2 GPS Units on the boat and i dont trust electronics at night..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie De Vera Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 i dont run WOT at night.. i do have gps and i know cherokee and douglas pretty well, but it doesnt mean someone or something is gonna be in your way.. i actually hit something last yr that left a hellacious mark on my hull and lifted the right side of the boat out of water and to this day have no clue what i hit.. i was running about 50-55 in the middle of the channel.. once it gets dark i never go past 60 and 60 to me is pushing it and normally im on my way back to weigh-in when i hit that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulletDeuce Posted August 3, 2011 Report Share Posted August 3, 2011 I seldom run at WOT at night. There are to many idiots that run the lakes without lights & floating debris to risk it. After fishing many years of fishing Patrick Henry has taught me to keep it below 40 mph. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiseguy909 Posted August 4, 2011 Report Share Posted August 4, 2011 (edited) Im Skeered of running WFO at night on the water, 30 to 35 is fast enough for me. Edited August 4, 2011 by Wiseguy909 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllOutdoors Posted August 5, 2011 Report Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) A guy I worked with had a son fishing a nite tx. They were running on KY Lake at nite. They t-boned a barge. Niether the pass. or driver made it. With that being said, I have run at night... did last night in one of the most spectacular lightning storms I have ever seen. Edited August 5, 2011 by AllOutdoors Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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