How to spot a D-Bag

[wolfeman131]

We tried to enjoy the Labor Day Holiday on the water, but found it difficult due to all the D-bags on the lake. I found it apparent that lake d-bags can be easy to spot. Just look for one, or more, of these and you'll know there is a d-bag on the lake that you will want to avoid:

- the guy that makes a massive power turn to pick up the fallen kneeboarder
- the guy that has dock bumpers bouncing off his hull as he motors aimlessly across the lake
- the guy that's flying a flag other than the US flag, State Flag or military service branch that they served in. There is a higher level of d-bagness for the guy flying a pirate flag, Confederate flag or FL Gator flag.
- the guy that needs to stand up while driving his Tahoe IO as fast as possible
- the guy that has a wakeboard tower on his outboard motor boat
- the guy on his jetski that is wearing the orange life vest and/or a nylon one from Bass Pro that is at least 5 yrs old and 2 sizes too small for his beer belly

[sivs1]

labor day, memorial day, 4th of july. they all seem to bring out the best in people....

[jmvotto]

that was good and true

[moombadaze]

And that is why I don't venture out on the d-bag weekends--luckily there are only 3 a year

[trayson]

The Guy in the Malibu Wakesetter that tried to thread the needle between a houseboat motoring at 7-8 mph and me towing my wife surfing at 10mph, with only about 30 feet between us and the houseboat.

He got a big middle finger and a big F/U from me... I'm of course protective of my surfers, but even MORE protective when that surfer's my wife. And where were they trying to go in such a hurry???? The floating restrooms.

[Jason05216]

You forgot the guy pulling a tube in circles right in the middle of the cove

[mikenehrkorn]

All of those ring true even on our smallish lake in MI, just substitute the Gator flag for a UofM or MSU flag!!

Before the alums of those schools bash me, those are great schools it just seems that the alums that need a flag the size of their boat seem to always be in the d-bag category!!

[spyder]

i don't take my bumpers off.. it's just too much work when you're back at your dock so often.

[13mobiusLSV]

You forgot the guy that rev's his engine and/or keeps playing lonely island "I'm on a boat" just in case we didn't already know.

We gave up and anchored all day and just people watched. It was almost as good as airport people watching

[patrick232]

The Guy in the Malibu Wakesetter that tried to thread the needle between a houseboat motoring at 7-8 mph and me towing my wife surfing at 10mph, with only about 30 feet between us and the houseboat.

He got a big middle finger and a big F/U from me... I'm of course protective of my surfers, but even MORE protective when that surfer's my wife. And where were they trying to go in such a hurry???? The floating restrooms.

I had a TWRA Officer go between me and the shore while towing a child on a board. Thought he was heading to pull me over as my I only had a 13 year old spotting.

You can see the shore, my winshield and the wake from is boat, I was about 300 ft or less from the shore at this point.