Potholes

[Rainier10]

Pretty obvious they launched the boat upside down.

How could you launch a bass boat upside down?

Obviously he had to detach it from the trailer to do it.   Man that is embarrassing when you forget to pull the straps at the back of the boat or put the plug in.

I've seen several people over the years do this and never once flipped the boat over.  Besides, his trolling motor was down, so how could that be down if he was launching the boat with the back straps on?

I was just joking, I don't really think it was while launching the boat and am not sure how it happened.

[j_h_nimrod]

My guess is he got swamped, maybe by wind driven waves, and then the big, heavy, high mounted motor overbalanced the now unstable craft and became the keel.

[Jburke]

I saw a boat once that had not trimmed their motor down all the way almost flip.  But that was a ski boat.  Also wouldn't explain the trolling motor down still.

[Mfowl]

I would guess that the trolling motor deployed when the boat flipped and wasn't down while the boat was running. Perhaps it was a high speed accident. I'm surprised there hasn't been more info added to this thread. Anyone try calling Mardon about it?

[Bofire]

I think they launched upside down and used the trolling motor as a fan cause it was hot.
Carl

[j_h_nimrod]

Where this is at there should not have been any high speed running. There are lots of shallow spots at that end ( far end from Mardon) of the lake.

[skeeter 20i]

Is it just me or is something missing off of the back of the boat?   

[hollymaster]

Is it just me or is something missing off of the back of the boat?   

Maybe his trolling motor gets him up to 40. 

[Badhabit]

I'm sure this weekend everyone fishing the Potholes Open will get the Paul Harvey "rest of the story" version of what happened. Can't wait to hear this one. My guess is someone left the plug out and got busy fishing and by the time they noticed the water it was too late to save her.

[backyard bucks]

 

on the wafish site there was a guy mentioning it was a friend from their bass club.. bilge pump malfunction I guess.

[Roo]

on the wafish site there was a guy mentioning it was a friend from their bass club.. bilge pump malfunction I guess.

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That still doesn't explain how all the water got in the boat.

[BLUEBULLS]

Is it just me or is something missing off of the back of the boat?   

  I sure don't see a lower unit sticking up. maybe it was trimmed up?

[norsepete]

The hydraulics couldn't hold the lower in place,It was down on the bottom

[Rainier10]

So after the boat turned over the motor essentially trimmed itself all the up(which of course in this photo is really down) and is now resting on the bottom of the lake?

[MtnMuley]

Motor is probably on a jackplate and submerged under water.  Kinda hard to see a black lower unit in that pic.