Pro Bass Fishermen Indicted on Felony Charges

About this episode

Dieter Melhorn discusses the indictment of professional bass angler Flint Davis following a fatal boat crash on Smith Lake.

In this video I discuss the grand jury indictment in the fatal boat crash on Smith Lake that killed three striper fishermen, and injured two more, in April of 2025. Professional bass angler Flint Davis was fishing on Smith Lake when he collided with a group of fishermen that were striper fishing. A grand jury indicted Flint Davis with five felony charges that included manslaughter and felony assault. The Cullman County grand jury indicted Flint Davis in the deaths of Joe M. Broom, John “Kelly” Clark, and Jeffrey C. Little, 62. The indictment states that Davis was traveling 67 miles per hour when the collision happened and that he did “recklessly engage in conduct that which manifested extreme indifference to the value of human life and created a grave risk death.”Links to Cerebral Tackle Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@cerebraltackleLink to Get Ur Fish On! Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GetUrFishOn🔴 🔶 🔴 🔶 FOR A GUIDED FISHING TRIP WITH ME CLICK HERE: https://dietermelhornfishing.com/guide-trips

Topics covered

• fishing
• legal issues
• boating accidents

Keywords

• indictment
• felony charges
• manslaughter
• Smith Lake
• Flint Davis

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Cerebral Tackle, Get Ur Fish On!

Places: Smith Lake, Cullman County

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