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Gang, I've edited the original post and topic line to place it at the top of the Forum, where I feel it should reside.

For those who are just now reading this, Pat & Kyle Clements were involved in a horrible boating accident over the weekend, and it is all but certain that Kyle has drowned, and the search for his body continues.

I encourage each and everyone of you reading this, whether ya knew Pat and Kyle or not, to jump in this thread and share your thoughts, support, strengths, prayers and encourgament for the Clements family. They need, every ounce we've got to give!

Cooch and The Entire Staff at WesternBass.COM

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Here is a quote from another place on the WWW ..

MR-Tatored wrote:Saw it. It was in taylor. It was a open bow family type boat. Ran about 50' down the rocks and back into the water and sunk. The bow was floating. Coats gaurd and FD showed up. Its gone now. They towed it out.

Prayers are with those folks.

Looks like there were two accidents Sat. One at Bethel and one on the Stockton deepwater channel. Someone is missing in the latter.

Another sad reminder to always wear that PFD and attach the kill switch. Never good to loose someone to a accident, when it probably could have been avoided. Bill K

Here's this morning's article on the accident in the Stockton Deep Water Channel:

STOCKTON - A search for a boater ejected from a vessel Saturday evening in the Deep Water Channel was called off after sunset, but will be resumed this morning, the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office reported.

The boater was driving the vessel with one passenger at around in the Deep Water Channel, four miles west of Buckley Cove, when the jolt from a powerful wake knocked the driver into the water, said Sheriff's Office spokesman Deputy Dave Konecny.

The first 911 call came in at 6:49 p.m., Konecny said. Konecny did not know the man's age or city of residence. Boat crews from the Sheriff's Office and the Coast Guard, along with a Coast Guard helicopter, searched for the man until a little after sunset.

The passenger was safe and unharmed, Konecny said.

The passenger was Pat Clements, the driver was his son Kyle! Our heartfelt condolances and prayers go out to the Clements family!!!

I have so many cuss words I wanna say right now it's not even funny....but I will leave my post with a prayer for the Clements family......"Lord, bless this family. Look over them in this time of need. Amen"

Very sad! Please people wear your life vest in the memory of Kyle.


My condolances go out to Pat and is family.

I have been in a bit of a daze since I heard this late this afternoon. Words don't cover how devasted I feel. My thoughts and prayers are with Pat and Trina. I have always admired Pat's relationship with his kids. I drew Kyle three times in the past and was very fond of him.

Wear your lifejackets please guys!

kb

My GOD I can.t believe it.Pat my prayers are with you and your family Johnny Martinez.

Kyle was an outstanding young man and we will all miss him.

Please people, wear your life vests at all times.

Rest in Peace Kyle.

Absolute tradgedy, our hearts go out to the family and friends.

I still can't believe it. Kyle was a great young man. I feel sick for Pat and Trina. Please wear your PFD's and kill switches. I am in a daze.

very sorry to here this clements family
I admirred the dedication to the sport
and will miss Kyle in the top of the standings
very sorry again gary gaunt

Horrible news indeed.

My prayers go out to the Clements family for their loss.

The bass fishing community has also lost a great asset as well.

PLEASE make it HABIT to wear your PFD and kill switch whether it be practice, fun fishing, or just a trip out on the water. If the big motor is running, zip it, clip it and attach it! This kind of loss effects us all.

Kyle my friend, you will be missed.

Gary

This is devastating news. I remember Kyle when he would show up for his father's weigh-ins many many years ago. This one has hit very close to home and is very painful.

Our thoughts and prayers to Pat and Trina and their family and friends.

God Bless You.

Ron C

unbelievable... very sad indeed.

Words escape me. This is just way to close to home. Our deepest sympathy and condolences go out to Pat and family.

sTony

Unreal, our deepest sympathy goes out to Pat and his family.

Steve & Vicky Greene

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Clement family. We are so sorry to hear this tragic news. They are truly a fishing family within our fishing family.

Pat & Kate Dilling

Condolences to Pat and his family. This is sad beyond words.

My deepest Condolences, our hearts go out to the family.

Please wear your PFD's.

RIP Kyle.

I am at a loss for words, Our condolences and prayers for Pat, Trina and family.

Mark and Jana Hiser

My condolences to kyles family and friends..I was listening to the news yesterday evening and another tragic event occured at Sherman Isaland..If may count is correct and I hope it isn't that makes three accidents for the weekend with the loss of at least two lives..Please lets all be super careful out there..

mac

Hard to reply to this with wet eyes. Great family in our sport..I hate to report bad news but on the news this morning there was another accident in Sherman Lake...To many boats on this pond..My deepest regrets to the Clements family.

to his family...lord bless thee and keep thee....and may you fell HIS embrace....I am truly sorry for your loss.

Johnny C wrote:I hate to report bad news but on the news this morning there was another accident in Sherman Lake...

I saw this on the news last night. It was 2 older guys in a fishing boat when 1 slipped overboard. Not a bass boat, but none the less. Sure hits home.....

Our prayers are being sent for the entire family.

Chad L. Dwyer

Condolences to the Clement family.

May god bless this family in their hour of need.

My Heartfelt condolences to his family.


God bless,
Kap

WOW- i am just shocked and heart broken.

MY sincere condolences to Pat and the entire Clement Family in this saddened time. May you find comfort and peace.

Kopper_Bass (Joe Kopp)

This is such a tragedy!

Out hearts go out to Pat and his family! I have often admired Pat and Kyles relationship. To see the two together was always a great site at Tournaments, this will be truly missed.

fishing a West Coast Bass Pro-Am at Clearlake. I was fishing it as an Am and staying at the same motel. Late one night during pre-fish, I couldn't sleep and when I went out for a walk past a long row of bass boats, there was one guy sitting under a street light rigging for the next day. It was Pat Clement.

We talked for about a half hour...he encouraged me, showed me some rigging and, when I asked him about the money side of fishing as a "Pro"...he shared the truth with me abotu the costs and financial potential. This open and honest discussion brought me deeper into tournament bass fishing and helped me enjoy the next 20 years in this sport.

Kyle's death is stunning, especially knowing Pat's long history of love for this sport. Let's honor his son's life by using our PFD's and kill switches ANY time the big motor is running. Yes, I have been one of the regular offenders of this rule, but I will never again make this mistake. God bless you, Kyle!

.....NaCl

My thoughts and prayers go out to the Clement family. God bless this family at this time.... Scott Green and family

all our thoughts and prayers to the family.

guys this should be a big wake up call to wear ur life jackets and attach ur killl switches.

My thoughts and prayers are with Pat and his family. This is a horrible tragedy. I am so sorry to hear of this.

Rich

Are prayers go out to the Clements family.

So sorry to hear of this terrible loss,prayers are with Pat and his family.

I am just devasted about this horrible tradegy. I have been going to tournaments since the early 70's, and I have seen Kyle grow-up into the fine young man he was. I know Pat and Trina are at wits end, You are in Don and my thoughts and prayers. We all will miss him tremendously. Take care Bev and Don Payne

I fished with Pat back in the 80's and always respected him. Sorry for loss. My prayers are with the family.

Lord, please bless the Clement family with comfort and understanding in this time of tragic tribulation.

God is with you Kyle, I remember our talks on and off the water. He is being taken care of. Pat, I am at a loss for words. You and your wife raised a great man. great people ,great family. We are so sorry. The Hamilton Family

Reading this horrific news just this morning on this web site hit me like a ton of bricks and made me feel numb to the core! Knowing and loving the Clement family as I do, I know that this is a blow that they may never recover from' particularly Pat! He and Kyle shared something special in more then a great father and son relationship, they were also best friends in which I spoke with both of them this past Friday in anticipation of meeting up with them while they were down from Andersen to fish the Stren tournament.

I met Pat twenty five years ago while we were both fishing the old Merle Haggard tournament at Lake Shasta and I had the good luck of drawing Pat on day one and we became fast friends...life time friends! I had dinner with Pat and Trina that very evening and I'm proud to say that I've been the closest of friends with the entire Clement family ever since. All of these years watching Pat's children grow up into young adults and how Pat and Trina would always talk about how proud they were of all of their kids while always participating in all of their activities! Nothing was and is more imortant to Pat and Trina then being involved with their kids at every level! I really enjoyed spending a lot of time with Kyle when Pat started bringing him along to the tournaments at a pretty young age, which he absolutely loved the fishing and hanging out with his dad and his dad's friends! Words can never come close to describe how crushed I am in just thinking about what a sweet and loving person Kyle will always remain in our hearts and minds!

Many thanks to Diane and Brett Leber for keeping me abreast on the current well being of Pat, Trina and family during this horrible time. I will be with Pat and Trina on Tuesday and will print out and pass along to them all of the wonderful messages of love and support to the family that I've read on this great web site which I'm sure will give them an added source of strength in trying to deal with this incomprehensible tragedy...Thank You All!

God Bless the Clement Family!

To the Clement family please accept my condolence's

You will be in my prayer's.

Mike Nance

First it was Gary getting throw and now Kyle. This has to be a life changing event to those who don't wear thier PFD's ( me included) Wear them folks, they don't work if you don't. Let's not let this tragedy be in vain.............

Jeff Jewell wrote:First it was Gary getting throw and now Kyle. This has to be a life changing event to those who don't wear thier PFD's ( me included) Wear them folks, they don't work if you don't. Let's not let this tragedy be in vain.............

You are so right.

I am extremely sad for the families here who lost a valued member.

GOD SPEED TO THE FAMILY!

~AMEN

Riverdawg

I had heard about the accident on the news but just found out who was involved just now. I did not know Kyle but I sure know Pat and have been priviledged to work with him during weekend bass events. Pat, your family will be on my prayer list. I am deeply sorry and I hurt for you.