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Originally Posted by hogie roll
(Post 4704415)
I’ve enjoyed wake surfing a few times. I’ve also been annoyed by plowing speed boaters at the lake. I’d say I dislike like the wake more than surfing is important to me. Lots of very secluded places to boat in the Midwest if you put in minor effort. Illinois River, Mississippi River, Kentucky lake, table rock lake, Mark Twain lake etc etc. Seems silly to do it in densely developed areas. |
I have to admit if I wasn't so old and still doing watersports like I was 20 years ago I would definitely want to try out wake surfing. However, I would never be doing it on a congested body of water during busy times for recreational boaters. In my heyday of slalom skiing, wake boarding, and air chair my buddy and I would always go out to our local lake during a weekday late afternoon/evening and run along a shoreline we could find that had no other boat traffic around. It was both for us to have good water and to not have to worry about bugging other people out on the water. Little common sense and courtesy goes a long way for all types of boaters to coexist.
As for what the guy is doing, if true, is not hero-worthy behavior. He's a criminal plain and simple. |
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
(Post 4704504)
I have to admit if I wasn't so old and still doing watersports like I was 20 years ago I would definitely want to try out wake surfing. However, I would never be doing it on a congested body of water during busy times for recreational boaters. In my heyday of slalom skiing, wake boarding, and air chair my buddy and I would always go out to our local lake during a weekday late afternoon/evening and run along a shoreline we could find that had no other boat traffic around. It was both for us to have good water and to not have to worry about bugging other people out on the water. Little common sense and courtesy goes a long way for all types of boaters to coexist.
As for what the guy is doing, if true, is not hero-worthy behavior. He's a criminal plain and simple. |
This has to be a hoax. Cannot believe someone is dressing like that and doing this. With that said, vigilante justice is stupid; just ask OJ. |
Originally Posted by Tiki Joe
(Post 4704549)
FYI....wakesurfing is perfect for us old guys. You're only going 8 mph so when you hit the water, it doesn't hurt! I love wakeboarding but haven't even done it this summer but surf quite a bit.
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For anyone who didn't look it up, this guy is boring holes in boat hulls with a cordless drill and hole saw. Can anyone honestly justify that? I always thought that it is extremely chicken sh*t to vandalize property to get "even" with someone.
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Originally Posted by iroc fan
(Post 4703566)
This guy is sinking wake boats for a hobbie….lol. I hate wake boats, even more so for the a** holes that use them for their unintended purposes... that being a smooth ride while EVERYONE else suffers including owners of waterfront property! This guy is awesome!
We Performance Boaters get quite a bad rap also, so I would shut the hell up. You are throwing stones from a glass house.... p.s I have lived on Lakefront property most of my life and our boats, dock and retaining wall have never been damaged by a Wake Boat. Most owners I see understand they throw a huge wake and slow down or stay far away from my dock. And if they don't , big deal that's why I have mooring whips. |
Originally Posted by CT River Baja
(Post 4704656)
So a Guy with a Wakeboat out with his friends/family, usually with kids , enjoying the water , exercising, learning new things, and having fun is a A**hole because his wake is big . But the p*ssy hiding behind the computer screen "lol"n about some sicko destroying people's boats isn't? You whine about how you "hate wake boats". You claim he is "awesome"......Are you mental? Hopefully that piece of sh*t ends up behind bars for what he is doing. He is a coward, just like you.
We Performance Boaters get quite a bad rap also, so I would shut the hell up. You are throwing stones from a glass house.... p.s I have lived on Lakefront property most of my life and our boats, dock and retaining wall have never been damaged by a Wake Boat. Most owners I see understand they throw a huge wake and slow down or stay far away from my dock. And if they don't , big deal that's why I have mooring whips. |
Originally Posted by thirdchildhood
(Post 4704661)
Why don't you just say how you REALLY feel? lol :daz:
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Guys I’m pretty sure this was all a joke. I live about an hour from smith lake and there’s been nothing on the news that I’ve seen or the local paper. Here’s the story from “The Walker County Buzzard” on Facebook. It’s gotta be a joke. 😄..... MASKED VIGILANTE WHO HAS BEEN SINKING SMITH LAKE WAKEBOATS UNDER THE COVER OF DARKNESS CAUGHT ON CAMERA ARLEY - The masked vigilante who Smith Lake residents have come to call "No Wake Jake" was caught on camera Monday night in the Brushy Creek area. While some Smith Lake residents live in fear of discovering their $100,000+ boats at the bottom of the lake, others are hailing him as folk hero who is protecting the peace, safety, and property values of Smith Lake residents through his clandestine sinking of multiple wakeboats. Authorities are saying that "No Wake Jake" has employeed a complicated system involving a silencer equipped hole saw to carry out his stealthy sinkings. "This guy is basically like Batman, if Batman sunk expensive boats instead of fighting crime. I don't know where this guy got his training, and I don't know his motivations? But he's basically a bad-ass boat sinking ninja with a mad-on for wakeboats." Authorities went on to add that "No Wake Jake" is committing serious crimes despite the multiple banners hung on docks with messages like "Go No Wake Jake Go!", and "Sink One For Me Jake!". |
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