• Well I did it. I fell in with the Ipilot running.

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    Perch_Jerker
    Published on 07-19-2017 04:57 AM
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    I was pulling cranks today on Grenada and hooked into a giant Buffalo. It took a good 5-10 minutes to get him to the boat with 90 feet of line out using a 10ft Pinnacle Limit rod (I can't speak highly enough on that thing). As he got to the boat I went to net him and he had one last run in him and knocked the net out of my hand. As I went for the net I fell over the side of the boat but luckily I didn't go far and was able to grab the side of the boat before it got away from me. I don't usually wear my remote around my neck as it just gets in the way but needless to say I'll always have it on me now. And to top it all off I still landed the fish and brought home a few good crappie too!

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    1. Ketchn's Avatar
      Ketchn - 07-19-2017, 05:16 AM
      seems like a good trip to me , got to take a quick dip , fight with a river monster and come home with dinner as well ....mighty fine day for sure ....
    1. gravelman6's Avatar
      gravelman6 - 07-19-2017, 05:47 AM
      Wow through all of that and you didn't lose your pole and managed to land the fish. An experience that soon won't be forgotten!
    1. tenncrappie's Avatar
      tenncrappie - 07-19-2017, 06:25 AM
      I have wondered about that for years and If you were alone and didn't have a pfd on. thanks for sharing.
    1. huntinslabs's Avatar
      huntinslabs - 07-19-2017, 09:11 AM
      Glad you made it out OK. We lost one of our members on here a few years back for exactly that. Surprised they have not came out with some kind of safety to not let the motor run outside so many feet of remote. He had his still clinched in hand when they found him.
    1. deltarat's Avatar
      deltarat - 07-19-2017, 12:57 PM
      I have worried about that happening to me on a windy day. Glad you came out ok.
    1. scrat's Avatar
      scrat - 07-19-2017, 06:20 PM
      Wow! Nice catch. Good that you are alright. Thanks for sharing the Grenada cranking report and pictures.
    1. darcie1's Avatar
      darcie1 - 07-20-2017, 10:14 AM
      Seems like a normal trip to me, congrats.
    1. Dave and Lynn's Avatar
      Dave and Lynn - 07-20-2017, 01:58 PM
      Wow you will have a good story to tell.
    1. fishin813's Avatar
      fishin813 - 07-21-2017, 02:34 PM
      Whether its a Minn-Kota or Motor Guide when you fall out of boat and try stop it with remote -
      forget it - it is not going to work - only good for about 20ft       - The gentlemen Huntinslabs referred to
      was pretty good fisherman - went fishing by himself - no life jacket - was in winter time, he was
      dressed for cold weather - which weighed him down faster. (was in above average physical condition) Its not worth it not to have life jacket on especially if by yourself.
    1. RetiredRR's Avatar
      RetiredRR - 07-22-2017, 01:38 PM
      You should be knighted "Awesome Dude of the Day". Your youngster looks impressed too.
    1. Rayg's Avatar
      Rayg - 07-23-2017, 02:45 PM
      Nice fish. Glad You're ok
    1. dannyr3_8's Avatar
      dannyr3_8 - 07-23-2017, 06:24 PM
      glad your ok
    1. MontanaBoy's Avatar
      MontanaBoy - 08-04-2017, 01:33 PM
      Yikes that is a good thing you had the remote on your neck. I assume no one else was in the boat when you went overboard. I never even thought about this happening. I am looking to get a Terrova and now I will make sure I don't run into the same issue.

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