Almost a bad day on Seminole

[Thunder]

My step daddy and I went to push minners on seminole today. The fog was bad we had to wait to almost 10am before I felt safe to run up to the spot we wanted to fish. We had caught about 5 when my step daddy dropped some money out of his pocket. He tried to grab it but fell out of boat. His inflatable life jacket inflated and brought him up. It is harder than you think to get a 200lb man over the side of boat with wet clothes. He said that 52 degree water was cold. But the boat ride to landing was worse. I’m glad he had on his pfd.


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[papasage]

glad he is ok . did he get his money

[Thunder]

Yes. Had it in his hand when I pulled him in boat.


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[hobo]

Glad it turned out good, but money ant every thing, glad for the life jacket, and 200lb wet is like 250 or more

[litewirehooker]

Thank goodness he is safe. I've found that I have to be lot more careful as I get older.

[FurFlyin]

Glad he's okay and that's one reason I'm seriously thinking about putting a ski ladder or whatever they're called on the back of my boat.

[striperking]

Every boat should have some kind of permanent ladder on the back.

[Slabby15]

Thank The Lord he is okay. I think the ladder they put in the back of boats (newer boats) are one of the best things they have thought of for safety in a l long time. You just pull it out and you can climb in the boat. It is very hard to get back in a boat if you fall out and you are older and the cold water saps your strength.

[gabowman]

Every boat should have some kind of permanent ladder on the back.

Without a ladder you can always step onto the fin above the prop and use the trim and tilt buttonto help get you out of the water. Might be something you check out this summer (hopefully you wont need to test it before then). Glad everything worked out good for you guys. It coulda went seriously wrong. Whew! The money just aint worth it.

[Beavz]

I've got an "all aboard" ladder for that VERY REASON! It's one thing in the summer, the winter is totally different. The combination of shock from the frigged water, and the excess weight from the water soaked clothing make a winter "reboarding" extreamly difficult.

I personally believe ladders should be required as standard safety equipment...

Glad you got him back in safely!

Beavz