Tell your scarest moment on the water.....

[smljaw]

Spring Break 1994... Remember "The Storm of the Century" that hit in March of 1994? It dropped a foot of snow in Central Ky and even dumped a foot as far south as Atlanta. Several travelers got stranded all over I75 as they ventured south for the break. Well, my buddy and I made it to Florida while pulling a boat (we barely stayed ahead of the storm the whole way). The 14 hour drive took us 18 hours but we made it. That was scary enough!

We went down to fish Stick March in FL. On our first day fishing we had engine trouble (we found out later it was an electrical problem). The wind picked up at the end of the day and we were blown through a tree line and into a big mess of vegitation. We were flat out stuck and had no way out. The sun was going down and all we could do was pray. We could see boats in the distance but were too far to shout for help and had no cell phones, etc. Like I said, we were stuck. We were resigned to the fact that we were going to overnight it with the gators. Within 5 minutes after we bowed our heads in prayer we heard a boat engine close by. Three guys in a boat slowing came around the corner and into sight. They saw us and came to our rescue. They tossed us a line and pulled us out of the mess we were in. They were from London, KY.

God answered our prayers that day!

[phoenix]

Those London boys are "Good Ole Boys". Used to work with a few of em. Good guys !

[sam8772]

Well I wasn't that long ago when the bad wind storm blew threw Louisville thanks to hurricain IKE. My buddy and me took the canoe down to the hydro dam at McAlpine to due some hog fishing there. We put in just before sunrise, and yes I said canoe(we are a bit crazy). Fished all day on the left side of the let out and didn't catch anything. As lunch time moved in we slipped back to the sandy bank where the canoe rested. We ate some lunch and noticed to wind was picking up. As I backed away from the dam I could see the dark clouds moving in. We hopped to it and launched the canoe as far upstream as we could carry it. The first half was not to bad but as we were moving to the middle the wind was blowing so hard that it turned the swift current into whitecaps. With every approching wave water was splashing over the gunnals. If that wasn't bad enough the eddy created by the lauching ramp was so strong it spun the canoe in TWO 360s about 20 yards off shore. I was never so scared in my life. I thought for sure we were going over. Finally we beached the canoe about 100 yrds up stream of the ramp and walked it gear and all over the slimmy stinky nasty rocks all the way up. Once on the ramp the wind was blowing so hard I had to sit on the canoe because it was being picked up and blown over. WOW I cannot believe we made it back in one piece. I think it was our prior white water expierence that saved us. We have not been back since and I hope that my boat is ready so we don;t have to take the canoe anymore.

[raincheck]

For me it used too be the 1st time out on the ice(im from MI)I havn't been ice fishing now for 10yrs and all my stuff is on the wall too stay now.I was about the only one from my family too keep fishing after we lost a uncle back in the 70s.Being around water you learn too respect it and i try not too put my self and others in harms way.Don't fish by myself when the water is too cold or frozen.Terry Adolph

[troutcrazy]

2 times...

!st time...
I was wading a river in Tn. and thought I could hop off a ledge over a channel and onto another ledge. I didn't make it and fell in rushing water that immediately filled up my waders. I sunk to the bottom and was pushed down river. I tried to keep my feet down river hoping to hit a rock and launch myself up...thankfully it worked, but the stupid part was I threw my rod when I went in...so back down I went to look for it...found it! Some rigs are worth risking your life for!!

2nd time...
I launched my 14 ft. flatbottom in the White River with the river flowing strong. There were 3 of us in the boat 2 of us go 240+lbs. and one rings in a 180lbs. So with the current to weight ratio my boat is sucked down like a like a chocolate shake at a wieght watchers convention. We motor up river through two bridges all the while dodging tree tops when the motor cuts out. We're sideways being pushed down river at a high rate of speed running smack into trees and I thought "We're gonna flip this boat, then we're gonna die and our wives are gonna be really mad at us!" Thankfully I started the motor turned us around and headed back to the ramp...but here's the really scarey part. As we went thru one of the bridges there was a vortex on the other side of one of the bridge supports. It was easily as big as the boat. It pulled the boat sideways but my little 25 horse and God's hand pushed us out. I ran the boat completely out of the water and onto the ramp...I never thought about slowing down. It took several hours for me to calm down. There were people on the shore (there was a park nearby) that cheered when we got back...they said they've never seen 3 big boys in a small boat try to get out on fast water like that...and one said he came over so he could tell the water rescue folks where we went down. Good people in Arkansas.

[wishniwasfishn]

I was 14 years old, back in the late 70's with my Dad and Uncle on the Cheaspeake Bay, back then they were no laws about life jackets, drinking, and no such thing as bilge pumps at least not in their boat, We had been chumming all day for bluefish, and had a great day, and my dad and uncle were talking about the old days as they drank and drank and drank, well I noticed a large front coming our way from the north which is always the worst, and told them about it more than a few times, of course they told me to shut up boy, keep dumping the chum, and get me another beer, well when it hit, it hit with a fury, 6-8' rollers, rain, wind, just down right nasty and quick, they tried to pull anchor, which you know is not easy with 8' rollers, it just about killed my uncle, slammed his head into the boat, knocking him out completely for about 3 minutes, waves rolling over into the boat, uncle passed out, dad screaming at me like I did something wrong, he finally cuts the anchor rope before we are totally sunk, and I am freezing cold, scared out of my mind, he throws me an old bleach bottle cut in half, screams start bailing before we sink, uncle wakes up, pukes everywhere, my dad is trying to pump the bulb so he can start the boat, cracks his head, doesnt knock him out, but puts a nice gash in his head, I'm watching all of this frozen in my tracks, cause i am about to sh&% myself, finally we get the boat started, 16' deep v hull with a 125 on it, these two idiots, loved them both dearly, but at this point, I know i am at least 50 points higher on an iq scale, since they are both plastered, want to try and make it back to Lewisetta where we started, about 7 miles, instead of just trying to make it to point lookout, maybe 2 miles, so they start back, waves crushing us from the front, couple from the sides that I thought was going to tip us over, this trip usually takes maybe an 1/2 hour at the most, took us 3 hours, and it was the scariest time I have ever had in my life, boat was almost full of water when we made it back, I was beat to death, had bruises all over my body, both of them was scared sober, but I know if there wasnt a god we would of died that day, plus both of them had been on the water for over 40 years each, so I am sure that helped. Got back to the house, mom and aunt frantically been looking for us, sure enough dad tells them, ahhh the fish were biting we didnt want to leave, and it wasnt that bad out there. Mom knew how bad it was by looking at the expressions on my face, and all the lacerations to them. I never went with them again unless they agreed to take me a life jacket. Scared all of us to death, but as we got older when we got together, that story was always brought up, and everyone got a great laugh out of it.

[HiDefFisherman]

Troutcrazy...

""""then we're gonna die and our wives are gonna be really mad at us!" """


LMAO... clearly one of us married guys.... funny how that is our first concern... how iwll our wife react... LOL

[troutcrazy]

Troutcrazy...

""""then we're gonna die and our wives are gonna be really mad at us!" """


LMAO... clearly one of us married guys.... funny how that is our first concern... how iwll our wife react... LOL

It's the truth...She told me later the insurance money would have been nice, but she's put way to many hours in training me so she didn't want to start over again on someone else! I told I would be okay with it...she didn't laugh.