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Russ Lanes Fast Cat

Somebody give us the details on his first day DQ for speeding. Did he pull a G-man on us? I know his cat is fast but gee wiz. How many pounds did he have? I guess it better to happen in an open than in an Elite event. Go getem Russ

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January 18, 2008 at 5:17 pm #341048

Bass Cat Boats
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I am not sure what he did, but I will say, the marine police on the St johns are no joke!!!! When they say idle zone, you better be at idle (motor -in gear only) speed. If you are in an idle zone and they approach you and your bow drops from letting off the gas, then you are speeding! They enforce the laws down there very well, and they do write alot of tickets to those on them little water scooters!!

January 19, 2008 at 1:59 am #341063

Bass Cat Boats
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JLaw is right, though in this case Russs GPS was on the fritz, and he was running 45 in a 30 MPH Zone. He lost somewhere between 12 and 15 pounds. He knows the proper RPMs now to run 30, which is appx. 3,000 RPM. BCB

January 19, 2008 at 5:39 am #341079

CatScratchFever
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That would have had him in the top 10 with his 2nd day catch. That hurt

January 19, 2008 at 2:50 pm #341096

dcpuma
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Im sure Russ will bounce back quickly,he is one heck of an angler.Let this be a positive to some though.If you live in areas that have these idle zones you need to use your gauges to all of there capacity.You can adjust smartcraft so that it reads exactly what your gps does.I know not everyone use Mercury but Im sure that Yamaha,as well as Evinrude do this as well.Read your manuals to learn this process.
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