Re: Rough day, river rescue! 6/27/20
Wow, quite the mishap. Glad you are ok.
A couple of weeks ago, went fishing with my friend Randy and his neighbor Joe. On Raritan Bay we caught 5 keeper fluke. Rearranging the position of the net on the deck, when Randy put the boat underway, I lost my balance. Hitting the low gunnel with the back of my knee, overboard I went! I was able to grab the Bimini Top railing with my left hand as Randy, quickly, put the motor in neutral. Randy and Joe helped me back onboard,.....I was probably in the water for 10 - 15 seconds. Lost my sunglasses. My hat was floating. Joe was trying to corral it with the boat hook, but he started barfing. I took over the task of retrieving my floating hat, as Joe's barf slick was getting close to enveloping it. Joe said that he had bad guts, and that when I went overboard he gasped. Also, he can't swim, which added to his angst.
Today wade fishing the Delaware (best fish: 24" channel cat & 20" striper), I stepped off a ledge and frog kicked with my legs while on my back to get out of the deep water.
It happens fast. "The sea, she is a tough life." - Jacques Cousteau
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