On Sunday 30 Jun 2002 1:44 am, BG Greer, PhD wrote:
> Instead of having been in Texas, I got a rare treat today. A  close
> friend of mine invited to go to Pickwick Lake fishing. We spent
> eight hours on the water. For those of those who don't know,
> Pickwick is a dammed up part of the Tennessee River. It runs from
> Tennessee to Mississippi and Alabama. My friend's bass boat would
> only do 70 MPH LOLL! When we crossed the main channel, going from
> cove to cove, we took the wakes of yacht going 45 or 50 was fun but
> scary. We bounced so high we had to worry about our "male
> equipment" when we came down. I got some strikes, but did not catch
> any fish. My friend caught seven and through them all back. It was
> a blast!!
>
> Bobby, who is a mite sunburned and going for the Solarcaine!

I've done 40knots in a 4 berth motor cruiser crossing the Solent at
Portsmouth, that was scary enough, particularly when hitting a
submerged log which took out one of the props.

Cheers

Deri