Actually I was wet twice in the same day. It was early November last year when I went camping across from Grave Yard Island at Dale Hollow. The water was high enough that it made my camp site an island also. I was by myself and camping mind you so your mind plays tricks with you over night. I tied my boat up to the nearest tree which was every bit of 30-40 ft up the bank. I experienced 20-25mph wind gusts that night. When I woke up I got the fire stoking again and fixed coffee. Once all the clothes/coveralls were on I went to the top of the sloping hill to find NO BOAT. Holy crap!!!! No boats around, no traffic or anyone to yell to. Ok...so after walking to the tip of the island I found my boat floating away downstream 50 yards away in the flats. So I did what every boat owner would do....I got wet. Once I parked the boat I went to dry off by the fire. After my shoes dried and I changed into dry clothes I tried to go fishing. Off I go to a point behind a bluff wall to drift into the current. So the plan, tie off to shore pull back and anchor in the current so as to not drift around so much. As I approached the bank I drifted slowly toward a nice root to tie off too. The root was too far to reach from the boat so with rope in hand I got on land and tied to the root. Then to my surprise the slate I was standing on broke under my feet and in the drink I went. Twice in one hours time I'm wet. So back to the fire and coffee I go shivering. It turned out to be one of the best days fishing I have had in a while...two 6's and several 4's but I wouldnt do it again if asked to repeat the same day. That waters tooooo cold.



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