Had the Chit Scared Out of Me

[stratos201evolution]

Fished Gaston this weekend and could have had bad things happen. I was running main lake WOT and I was coming up on a creek and went to let my foot off the hotfoot and the boat kept going WOT. I thought the hotfoot was broke, until I looked down and saw a can of dip wedged behind it keeping the spring from retracting.

My buddy got down on the floor and got it unstuck. If I were by myself I would not have been able to get to it. Thinking about it now I guess I could have pulled the kill switch, but running 75 heading into a creek it did not even cross my mind.

[Blue Steel]

Now that will get yer attention

[Frank A]

THANKFUL it ended in a safe matter. I have had simular satuation but my hotfoot has a toe hook that I was able to raise my toe and release the pedal.
Seems the wind just sucks loose items under my console as well.

[jlong341]

Happened to me at High Rock years ago with the first hotfoot I ever had. The bolt came out and the throttle went wide open. Fortunately, I was headed up lake and had a minute to think. I pulled the killswitch and was able to repair the hotfoot. Definitely a SCARY deal. Glad you are okay.

[PATRO]

See, spit tobacco is bad for you..

[jnaumuk]

I had a similar incident with a spray can of Jack's Juice. It was also at Gaston as I was going through the second bridge in Pea Hill, broke the no wake zone and luckily I was the only boat going through. I now try to do a better job keeping the floor clean.

[Froggtog]

35 is fast enough anyway

[Neilslure]

Why dont they make some kind of guard to keep that from happening? I have had misc stuff blow up in there too but never stuck to the point that I couldnt break it loose with the toe clip.