11 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

From what I understand their boat wouldn’t start so they just fished around above the dam on the TM and got pulled over somehow. I fish below the spillways all the time but I’ve never fished above one. Back in the day everyone tied their boats to the top side of chilhowee dam and fished for trout all night. There are a bunch of buoys around it now that a different company out of Canada bought all those lakes. Pickwick is just such a monstrous amount of fast water, maybe they have tried to put something there before that got swept away 

very sad. Wonder if the fog was bad? I just don't understand why you'd be that close. Last July i was fishing a tuesday nighter on Loudon, all the spillgates were open & a guy had hit spotlock not even 10 yards from them. I was a nervous wreck watching him over next to the marina. I know fish will put their backs up to the dam and catch bait as it comes through when its rolling but there's not a fish out there i'd be willing to risk safety for

46 minutes ago, Jermination said:

very sad. Wonder if the fog was bad? I just don't understand why you'd be that close. Last July i was fishing a tuesday nighter on Loudon, all the spillgates were open & a guy had hit spotlock not even 10 yards from them. I was a nervous wreck watching him over next to the marina. I know fish will put their backs up to the dam and catch bait as it comes through when its rolling but there's not a fish out there i'd be willing to risk safety for

That’s beyond crazy and should be illegal 

1 hour ago, Jermination said:

all the spillgates were open & a guy had hit spotlock not even 10 yards from them.

 

   Plastic surgery can fix ugly. Nothing can fix stupid.           jj

1 hour ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

 

1 hour ago, jimmyjoe said:

 

   Plastic surgery can fix ugly. Nothing can fix stupid.           jj

Technical difficulty, my bad 

In ocean boating, I have learned that if your motor dies and you are about to drift into the surf / rocks, you throw an anchor before you get to close. This will allow you to 'sit' in deep water until help arrives.

 

I believe all freshwater boaters should also have an anchor for the same reason!

Just now, ryanerb said:

In ocean boating, I have learned that if your motor dies and you are about to drift into the surf / rocks, you throw an anchor before you get to close. This will allow you to 'sit' in deep water until help arrives.

 

I believe all freshwater boaters should also have an anchor for the same reason!

Needs to be the correct type & size for your vessel. 

Needs to have the proper anchor line of sufficient length to effectively anchor in the deepest water fished.

Needs to be Easily Accessible. 

A-Jay

 

31 minutes ago, ryanerb said:

In ocean boating, I have learned that if your motor dies and you are about to drift into the surf / rocks, you throw an anchor before you get to close. This will allow you to 'sit' in deep water until help arrives.

 

I believe all freshwater boaters should also have an anchor for the same reason!

Excellent advice , I always have mine tied to the cleat on the bow ready to throw. Unfortunately I don’t think it would have helped in this tragedy as it’s about 85 feet deep and raging where they got sucked over. Maybe they could Have lassoed a Tie up on a wing wall or something, worth a shot 

An anchor is one of the things I always carry in the boat, another is a paddle.

Any updates?

22 hours ago, Sam said:

Any updates?

They still haven’t found them. Lots of volunteers/boats out searching yesterday, Tyson chicken provided lunch for all the people searching. They changed it from a rescue mission to a recovery mission as there is no chance of survival

1 hour ago, TnRiver46 said:

They still haven’t found them. Lots of volunteers/boats out searching yesterday, Tyson chicken provided lunch for all the people searching. They changed it from a rescue mission to a recovery mission as there is no chance of survival

Awful.  Just an awful situation.

 

I really feel for the families and the other guys on the team.

 

As I understand the story, the bass boat had motor problems and did not blast off with the rest of the field. Wasn't that enough to stay away from the dam area? What a dumb move by the adult on the boat. Putting themselves in peril just to get to an area of fish.

 

I have problems with these types of situations. Goes back to my days in Viet Nam.

 

Thanks for the update and please keep us posted.

If I'm not mistaken, they launched at Pickwick state park, which is right next to the dam.  So it's not like he moved towards the dam.  He was already there.

 

I might be wrong on the launch site though.

4 hours ago, Glenn said:

If I'm not mistaken, they launched at Pickwick state park, which is right next to the dam.  So it's not like he moved towards the dam.  He was already there.

 

I might be wrong on the launch site though.

State Park is basically at the dam.  There are two coves and rip rap to fish on

the safe side of the dam. A few years ago Big O and two American Army Iraqi 

Veteran Heroes caught 128 smallmouth RIGHT THERE!  The gates and spillway

is well beyond these points.  But beyond the logistics, why would anyone sail

into danger without a properly functioning motor?  You just can't be that stupid

and survive.

 

I am so sorry for the boys and their families, but the story is simply ridiculous.

4 hours ago, Glenn said:

If I'm not mistaken, they launched at Pickwick state park, which is right next to the dam.  So it's not like he moved towards the dam.  He was already there.

 

I might be wrong on the launch site though.

That makes more sense. Thanks for the clarifcation.

I believe they found one of the missing boaters at Shiloh national military park 

On 3/1/2020 at 1:51 PM, roadwarrior said:

State Park is basically at the dam.  There are two coves and rip rap to fish on

the safe side of the dam. A few years ago Big O and two American Army Iraqi 

Veteran Heroes caught 128 smallmouth RIGHT THERE!  The gates and spillway

is well beyond these points.  But beyond the logistics, why would anyone sail

into danger without a properly functioning motor?  You just can't be that stupid

and survive.

 

I am so sorry for the boys and their families, but the story is simply ridiculous.

Years ago I launched at a river spot I used to fish frequently. I was in a 17ft boat with a 90hp and I struggled fishing because of the high water/current. Was never a safety issue, just a pain in the ass to fish. When I came back to the launch, there was a guy with 2 kids in a 16ft jon. He was having trouble starting the motor, maybe a 15 or 20hp pull start. I told him the current was high and fishing was slow, and he might want to rethink going out. Guy ignored me. Dam is 2 miles downstream from the launch. His motor died again when he got caught up in the current. I went back out and offered him a tow. He got the motor running again and declined. I imagined he survived, otherwise I would have seen it on the news. As far as being that stupid...they are out there.

2nd body found today.

 

https://www.tennessean.com/story/news/local/2020/03/11/search-teams-recover-body-second-missing-boater-near-shiloh/5022168002/?csp=chromepush

 

The third was recovered this morning in the same vicinity. Thankfully the family will now have closure and start the healing process. 

I fish in West Virginia. A local river here has some sort of large snapping turtle like monster called the Ogua. It was originally described from Native Americans many years ago. Its pretty cool.

https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/paranormal-w-va-the-ogua-monster/#:~:text=– A 20-foot-long,alligator snapping turtle-like creature.

Just now, jackgru said:

I fish in West Virginia. A local river here has some sort of large snapping turtle like monster called the Ogua. It was originally described from Native Americans many years ago. Its pretty cool.

https://www.wboy.com/top-stories/paranormal-w-va-the-ogua-monster/#:~:text=– A 20-foot-long,alligator snapping turtle-like creature.

wrong topic, I suck at this website