A Drunk Partner..

had a tourney saturday morning on the ohio river. i have been excited for this tourney more so than just about any other. we were on the small jaws and really thought we would win. the tourney took place the same time as two years ago when we had 12.9lbs and got first. the conditions were almost identical as well. my partner and i had been talking at least 3 times a day all week. we were pumped. anyway, i call my partner friday night one more time around 9pm before bed. he dont answer. well i go to bed and wake up at 4:15. he was scheduled to pick me up at 4:45. well, 4:45 comes and no partner so i call and get no answer. i call every 5 minutes, 4:50, 4:55 no answer. at this point i have decided to hook my boat up as the ramp is 30 minutes away and the tourney starts at 6:00. i call one more time at 5:00 and no answer. i get the keys to my truck and boat to get ready to hook it up and my partner finally calls. he said i will be there in 10 minutes i over slept. well that would put us there 10 minutes before tourney starts which is fine as long as we get there. he pulls up to my house and i hear a grinding noise. he had a flat tire on his trailer. i about sh*t. its 5:21 at this point. he must have been going 80 mph. and went off the road and bust his tire. he gets out to change it and smells like a brewery. i said are you drunk. he says yes i am so sorry. he apologizes over and over. i help him change his tire and we get done at 10 til 6. he asks if i want to go fish somewhere and i told him to kiss my a$$. im not mad now, but man i was ticked. it ***** when you get prepared all week and just know its gonna be your tourney to lose and bam, your drunk partner bends you over and leaves you high and dry!!! so there was my weekend in a nutshell.

and i forgot, there was no women involved. he got drunk with two male friends.

Sounds like time to replace him! Should have left him sitting with a flat, and you have taken your boat without him. He would have sobered up changing it by himself, and it would have given him plenty of time to think about how he screwed you over.

[QUOTE=18'stratos;331059]Sounds like time to replace him! Should have left him sitting with a flat, and you have taken your boat without him. He would have sobered up changing it by himself, and it would have given him plenty of time to think about how he screwed you over.[/QUOTE]

been there done that, it was the last time too! My partner kept showing up late and hung over or still buzzing so I kicked him to the curb. I would rather fish by myself than with someone that selfish.

i would have took my boat, but it was too late by the time he got there as i didn't end up hooking my boat up b/c he was on his way. anyway, we have been friends a long time and partners for a while. this was the first time this has happened. it just happened to be the tourney we had been looking forward to all year!!!!! i will give him another chance, but only one more. its just ridiculous he chose to do that when i have my own boat and could have went without him. i wish he just would have called and said im too drunk or hungover to go and ruin your trip so go without me.

Pardon me while I step up on this soapbox.

When drinking starts interfering with things that are really important to you, that can be an indicator of a problem. It sounds like your friend might need some help. Don't take him fishing when he's drunk, but please, don't turn your back on him, either.

OK, I'll step down and shut up now.

He at least should have called you and told you something. It's one thing to have a valid excuse but another to have some lame crap like that. I would have been highly upset.

[QUOTE=bigwormy;331055] i said are you drunk. he says yes i am so sorry. [/QUOTE]

I am not an angel by anyones standards but if my friend was driving while drunk, I would have a serious problem with it. Forget the fishing, forget the tourney, how about the people he could have hurt or killed while driving 80mph, drunk, towing a boat with a flat? Man that dudes needs some serious help and if you are his friend you will help him. I wouldn't worry about fishing with him. You need to make sure that he does not drink and drive. Many families are torn apart everyday by people that choose to drive while drunk. Just think about your mom, wife, sister, daughter etc being hit and killed by a drunk driver???????

he said he quit drinking at 11pm but that is highly doubtful. he smelled like he just had a nip off the bottle as he pulled in. who knows. and yes, i agree. i do not condone drunk driving. it was just a miserable morning i hope i never encounter again.

[quote=Fred1972;331077]I am not an angel by anyones standards but if my friend was driving while drunk, I would have a serious problem with it. Forget the fishing, forget the tourney, how about the people he could have hurt or killed while driving 80mph, drunk, towing a boat with a flat? Man that dudes needs some serious help and if you are his friend you will help him. I wouldn't worry about fishing with him. You need to make sure that he does not drink and drive. Many families are torn apart everyday by people that choose to drive while drunk. Just think about your mom, wife, sister, daughter etc being hit and killed by a drunk driver???????[/quote]

You hit the nail on the head!:) The other stuff is just stuff your comment is what I consider this dudes biggest mistake...man, he was lucky.

[quote=RoadToad;331065]Pardon me while I step up on this soapbox.

When drinking starts interfering with things that are really important to you, that can be an indicator of a problem. It sounds like your friend might need some help. Don't take him fishing when he's drunk, but please, don't turn your back on him, either.

OK, I'll step down and shut up now.[/quote]
I gotta stand on this box as well. Looks like this guy can use some come to reality talking to. When the drinking gets that deep its time to do some looking at yourself. I know because I see it almost daily.

I dont beleive there would be any second chances. The man knew you were fishing the next morning. He didnt have enough respect for you not to drink the night before and get a good nights sleep. Much less he didnt have enough respect for the other people on the road. I dont care if he is KVD! I would definetly find another partner. I have fished with some people that have ran a few minutes late. But if they were suppose to be there at 5am and they werent, they were calling me saying they are on there way. I can understand a man over sleeping, i would give him a second chance if that was the case. But not over sleeping because he had been out drinking all night. Not like he was going to be worth a darn anyhow. JMO