Funny fishin story of the week:

[Rob Cummings]

I'll try to keep it short: we talked this guy at work into buyin a boat a few months ago. He bought a great little starter boat and he's been out a few times by himself. Well, we were all out on Casitas Saturday in our own boats and he went off to fish the DeepCat area. He fished around the point on the left goin back into deepcat and got up next to the rock wall. For some unknown reason, he thought it would a good idea to hold tight that rock wall...and boy did he mean hold tight!! He reached out and grabbed the wall to hold himself and the boat there, but what do you think that boat did under his feet!?!?!?

So..the boat moves out from the wall, but 'ol hillbilly doesn't fall in...he's clingin to rock wall with his cell phone and truck keys in his pockets while the boat starts driftin back along the wall away from him. He's hangin there on the wall..flip flops fall off...and manages to throw his keys and cell phone into the boat before it gets too far away...good thing he didn't miss the boat!! By this time his boat floated back to the point and as it got there the wind whippin across the point started takin that boat for a ride. "Avoiding body contact with water"...he went for a dip to get back to the boat..which was now blowin in the wind just as fast as he was swimmin toward it. He finally got into the boat just feet before landing on the rocks at the back end of the cove.

And the only thing he was mad about...he lost his Earnhardt Jr hat. So if anyone finds a red Earnhardt Jr hat back in deep cat, you may be able to get a ransom for it!!!

[tunaman]

That's funny stuff right there!!!

Roger

[buddy brown]

At least he had the dexterity and presence of mind to toss the keys and phone in the boat. Still nothing crazier than seeing your boat drift away in the wind. HAppened to me once after tying up to the dock. There were two kids on the dock and they were both grinning. They said nice boat sir. I should have known something was up. Thanks I said and walked up to the truck. I came back and my boat was drifting in the middle of the marina and these kids were still on the dock with there backed turned as if they had no idea what happened. In a drill sergeant manner I said , You jumpin in that water and bringing that boat here now. The one that untied my boat jumped in and climbed on my boat. The comedy resumed when trying to tell him how to use the trolling motor. Point the arrow towards me, I said. What arrow, he said drifting toward the rip rap. Some how he made to the dock.It is not fun having your boat drifting out there.

[Jake Ripley]

R.I.P. Silv

[Kelly Ripa]

But since it's been so darn quiet here:

I had bought my first bass boat and had gone to my old stomping grounds ( Clearlake ) with the wife for my first outing. It was raining and she stayed in the camp while I went out fishing. I come back in and locate her and tell her I'm going to pull the boat out and stay in camp the rest of the day and keep her company ( what a guy ) I get down to the launch ramp and put the trailer in the water and go get the boat. As I'm pulling the boat onto the trailer it occurs to me that something doesn't look right. My 75 Ford camper special is slowly creeping down the ramp....Crap ...I drive the boat onto the trailer and run across the deck....Leap to the ground ...run up to where the little woman is struggling to get into the truck and shove her fat a$$ ( we are no longer hitched so I can say that ) into the truck and stomp on the brake. Yes it stopped the truck but I hadn't left the boat engine in gear so when I stomped on the brake...You guessed it...I launched the boat...So it's now 20 feet from the ramp with the engine idling. ....I strip to my undies and swim out and put the boat on the trailer....She was sworn to secrecy and all I had was a bruised ego. What a dip I am....It never happened again!

Rip

[tunaman]

Good lesson, Rip!

Back several years ago, I had a 25' flybridge cabin cruiser and bought an old beater F250 for towing. I went to launch one time at Newport Dunes, pulled in position at the top of the ramp and hopped out to unhitch the rear and winch straps. I got about half-way to the rear when the #*$^*&#@$ truck jumped out of park (stupid friggin' parking pawl on the old trucks!) and started backing down the ramp. I ran to the cab, and had a b!tch of a time getting the door open while it was accelerating down the ramp. I caught the door and hopped on the brakes just in time before the transom was submerged (that sucker was heavy and slid a ways while I furiously pumped the brakes trying to get her stopped), as I hadn't gotten the rear straps unhitched yet!

That would have made a really funny video!

Roger

[buddy brown]

R.I.P. Silv

Yep, Sil was the best.