Thread: Very Scary Moment

Trial run on a 21' Trisonic boat a buddy and I rebuilt. The motor overheated on the maiden voyage almost 1 mile from the Earl G. Williamson launch on Caddo lake. I ended up swimming back to the launch after dark to get a tow. The ranger at the park started talking about a large gator they had seen earlier in the day.

I was running in the Atchafalaya near Cow Island in my 15' flat and as soon as I started going across one of those big eddies I hit a submerged tree, I mean a huge submerged tree, I ran up on it, full speed and when it hit the lower unit of my motor it jarred me to the front of the boat. all the while my motor had gotten kicked sideways, STILL RUNNING FULL THROTTLE mind you, fighting to get to the back of my boat while doing circles and taking on water in the middle of the Atchafalaya. When I finally got to the back of my boat and shut to motor off I just sat there and floated downstream and laying flat on the bottom of my boat with water still in it.

Just a reminder, those silly little kill switch lanyard that you attach to yourself could come in handy in such a situation. I run with mine 95 + percent of the time but have caught myself forgetting now and again. I started a new habit lately, when I unhook it from my vest strap I hang it on the steering wheel. That way I'm reminded to attach it again.
"gene"

Originally Posted by PawPaw "gene"

Just a reminder, those silly little kill switch lanyard that you attach to yourself could come in handy in such a situation. I run with mine 95 + percent of the time but have caught myself forgetting now and again. I started a new habit lately, when I unhook it from my vest strap I hang it on the steering wheel. That way I'm reminded to attach it again.
"gene"

Very good advice, Mr. Gene. Thanks for sharing your wisdom with us.

I was on the bow of a Jon boat setting a hoop net on the Mississippi river in about 15 ft of water, the boat was drifting back with the current applying the tension to set the anchor and feed out the net one hoop at a time from my hands. I was down to the next to the last hoop when the net caught on a speed lace on my boot. My buddy was at the helm but was kinda drifted off not watching that close. The pressure of the boat drifting back in the swift current and me trying to free my boot...well before my buddy figured out between my hollering what was happening and throttled the motor up to relieve the pressure...I pert near went off the front. If I had ...that net would have took me straight to the bottom and in all that murky water and confusion I doubt i would have got out of it or pulled my boot in time. It all happened a lot faster than I make it sound.

I didn't wear no speed lace boots no more when setting nets.

Yall aint gonna believe this...

Went catfishing on lake o the pines with a wealthy east texas rancher when I was younger.
He let me use one of his expensive rods but warned me about taking good care of it.
Soon I had a fish on but he was pulling so hard and the waves and I lost my balance and
was literally yanked out of the boat by this huge powerful fish. I held on, not going to let anything happen to
the rod until this fish pulled me all the way to the bottom of the lake! Then he went in this old car that was on the bottom and the worst part is he rolled the window up on the rod tip!

Originally Posted by green shiner

Yall aint gonna believe this...

Went catfishing on lake o the pines with a wealthy east texas rancher when I was younger.
He let me use one of his expensive rods but warned me about taking good care of it.
Soon I had a fish on but he was pulling so hard and the waves and I lost my balance and
was literally yanked out of the boat by this huge powerful fish. I held on, not going to let anything happen to
the rod until this fish pulled me all the way to the bottom of the lake! Then he went in this old car that was on the bottom and the worst part is he rolled the window up on the rod tip!

Now that is funny. Since I'm from Texas, I'm just gonna laugh and keep on walkin'.

Give shiner another beer to bring him back to reality.
"gene"