Another tale from the Cumberland River

[PROANGLER746]

The plug thing...oh yeah the first bass boat I had so excited took the family to Barren... boat in the water go park the SUV....come back only half a boat visible....wife laughs but an evil laugh....hook a rope to boat.....pull boat out bail and pray the day will end.

[LarryG]

Not the river but dale maybe last year at the state dock, a guy left his aerator running while they went to have lunch.I noticed a minnow bucket floating when I started the approach to the ramp, then a boat seat. the live well over filled, and the boat was almost under water. A good tip, if you are parking it for awhile make sure that thing is turned off, if yopu dont have an automatic bilge pump!

[troutcrazy]

I'm glad to know there are others out there who feel my pain...the worst part of all this was there was a guy on the bank who was fishing and watching the whole thing materialize...he never said a word...just laughed.

The part I didn't add was that I tripped over a rock and fell in the river later that day...waders were full of 50 degree water. Even with all that it was good day to be on the water.

[opie13]

Thankfully nothing bad happened, but some of the best times can be had by sitting at a boat ramp on Saturday afternoon and watching everyone pull out. It can be quite entertaining.

[JarheadTrout]

Well I witnessed/participated in all this tom foolery. I couldn't stand it that I had fell in prior to Troutcrazy. Although I had a good 16-18 inch bow on when I fell. While I was drying off I so kindly pointed out to TC where I was catchin' at. Moments later TC gets a good CR bath! Guess what? We fell over the same rock. It's the only rock of that size that we saw all day and we both fell over it. Yep, the Dynamic Duo. We were blessed,No real big accidents.

[DJD]

Well I witnessed/participated in all this tom foolery. I couldn't stand it that I had fell in prior to Troutcrazy. Although I had a good 16-18 inch bow on when I fell. While I was drying off I so kindly pointed out to TC where I was catchin' at. Moments later TC gets a good CR bath! Guess what? We fell over the same rock. It's the only rock of that size that we saw all day and we both fell over it. Yep, the Dynamic Duo. We were blessed,No real big accidents.

Done that as well down there! After falling in I said heck with it and just fished up to my waist for the rest of the trip. Wasn't that bad after I got numb but I couldn't tighten my belt for a few days because of some lumps that seemed to have gotton up there. They disappeared after I warmed up!

[troutcrazy]

Done that as well down there! After falling in I said heck with it and just fished up to my waist for the rest of the trip. Wasn't that bad after I got numb but I couldn't tighten my belt for a few days because of some lumps that seemed to have gotton up there. They disappeared after I warmed up!

When I fell in I could sing a WHOLE LOT higher than ever before...that's what I get for stealing a man's productive fishing spot! Ole' Jarhead about laughed his butt off when he saw me trip over the same rock...I'm sure I'll do something else real stupid on the next trip too!

[mkmsports41]

I was fishing a black bag tournament at barren several years ago. Early march, water temp about 45degrees. We were putting in at state dock, three wide, 100+ boats. My partner and I untie the rig (or atleast I untied my side) he backs me in, taps the brakes and you generally float right off! Well you do float right off if both the rear tie downs are off, he stuck the plug in, and removed the transom saver but forgot the tie strap. When he taped the brakes, the boat came off the trailer, completely sideways, and had just about the hole ramp blocked. We happened to be in the middle lane. Well I had to lay down on the back deck to my shoulders in that COLD water and get the strap off! What a Day!