novel44
11-12-2010, 06:22 PM
I had a friend come over today and i was cleaning my gear when he arrived. He wanted to go hit the duct for a few minutes and see what it's all about. So off we go. Few casts here and there and nothing. He casts close to the other shore and gets snagged. After a few attempts to shake it off i decided to go over to the other side and clear it. I get there and i can see it's within reach. I take off one of my shoes thinking i'll just push it off with my foot. Anyone guess what happens next??
Foot slides and in the water I go. Instinctively I try to climb back up but it's too slippery. A little panic and a few more attempts to get back out failed. I than calm down a little and realize there is a ladder not too far. drifted down to the ladder and finally climbed up. Water was freezing. Friend had a change of cloths in the car so that was good. Fished for another 30 minutes and called it a night.
If anything I learned from this experience that might benefit anyone....
1) Dont try to un-snagg your lure with your foot no matter how close it is...
2) If you do end up in the water dont attempt to get back out from the same spot cuz it isn't going to happen.
3) Dont panic and let the water carry you to a ladder.
4) while drifting, dont bother latching on to the sides unless you like getting scrapes.
5) leave your phone and such in the car....lol
Anyways was a fun experience to share.....Ohh and to the group of guys that watched me swimming, THANKS A LOT FOR THE HELP!!! lol j/k hope you guys had a lough and some entertainment in case you didn't catch anything tonight....
Foot slides and in the water I go. Instinctively I try to climb back up but it's too slippery. A little panic and a few more attempts to get back out failed. I than calm down a little and realize there is a ladder not too far. drifted down to the ladder and finally climbed up. Water was freezing. Friend had a change of cloths in the car so that was good. Fished for another 30 minutes and called it a night.
If anything I learned from this experience that might benefit anyone....
1) Dont try to un-snagg your lure with your foot no matter how close it is...
2) If you do end up in the water dont attempt to get back out from the same spot cuz it isn't going to happen.
3) Dont panic and let the water carry you to a ladder.
4) while drifting, dont bother latching on to the sides unless you like getting scrapes.
5) leave your phone and such in the car....lol
Anyways was a fun experience to share.....Ohh and to the group of guys that watched me swimming, THANKS A LOT FOR THE HELP!!! lol j/k hope you guys had a lough and some entertainment in case you didn't catch anything tonight....