Anyone Ever Get Tossed Overboard?

[Mike the 'Tender]

the one and only time I've been overboard was when I was fishing with my buddies James and Kevin. They didn't like the fact that I was the only one catching anything, so on our way back in to the dock, James killed the motor and they ganged up on me, tossing me over. They rowed away a bit and then took off leaving me a short but embarrasing swim back to the dock.

We had a good laugh over a couple beers, and we ended up getting each other back.

[Steve G]

[quote=" All walleyes shuderred when they heard that I was still around.


WB[/quote]

[sparky]

I was full of beer and goodwill one day years ago, coming back from my buddy's water-access camp in the North Channel of Lake Huron. The waves were big, but the driver was sober and the boat was a big, seaworthy mahogany launch. Should have been fine, but we hit an XL wave just as I was attempting to urinate over the side. I was on my way out when my other buddy, a big, strong and athletic guy, reached over, grabbed me by the butt of my baggy pants, and hauled me back in.
Another time, I had to be rescued from a sinking float plane in the middle of a lake up by Wawa.
That's about all the misadventures I can think of, and it's quite enough, I think .

[Cancatchbass]

Sorry, Joe:



FINDERS, KEEPERS!

CCB

[steve-hamilton]

Fairly quick rapids well I wanted to fish a pool so I got up into the rapids and threw the anchor out. Well it didn't catch right away and we started drifting pretty quick. all of a sudden the anchor caught and the boat started tipping.(rope tied to side support) I grabbed my knife and cut the rope just before the water started coming in the boat.

My father tipped and lost his canoe in the Grand River at Caledonia doing that same thing.... It was March, and he almost lost his life.

I, fortunately, have had no problems....yet.

[wolfe]

Some scary stuff, people.

I've been pretty lucky to date, with only a couple of close calls. Most especially one time when Brian let go of the tiller for just a moment and we hit a few stiff chops that spun the boat. NOT a good feeling.

The dogs have been pitched into the drink, however. Frequent Flyer Award goes to Toby, who has slipped in, been knocked in (by big Zeke), and -- perhaps funniest -- has never quite managed to gauge the jumping distance accurately between incoming boat and dock. Maybe he needs glasses... Anyway, he tends to sink before bobbing frantically to the top. I should mention he is not fond of the water.

W.

[fishforfun]

Had my fair share of these but when sailing it's expected. Never in the big boat, just racing smaller ones. As a question to all what would you do if someone goes overboard? Not on the boaters test I'm sure, so what do you do and how do you recover the lost passenger?

[Wall-I-Guy]

Wolfe asked...

"Anyone Ever Get Tossed Overboard?"

Yes, but I won't elaborate on my stupidity...suffice it to say, alcohol was involved..

I also have had days, when I wanted to toss someone overbaord

[tipper]

I almost got thrown in travelling through the power plants a few years ago, I fish a 16' open starcraft wide bottem, with a 50 yamaha, its got some balls, my buddy and I were coming back down the river through the plants at a fair clip when a boil rose like a 3' wall of water and when we hit it it caused the boat to almost stop and jump sideways I went down and landed dead center on the gunnell and my right arm and leg were soaked. Couldn't afford it at the time but I bought a floater suit when I got home. At least if nothing else they can recover my body.

[Erie-Eyes]

Years ago, growing up on Lake Erie and Lower Detroit River, I was out with my best fried and my cousin who are now married, in his modified (originally a 16 footer, cut down to a 14 footer and decked-in except for one seat) peterborough cedar strip boat running a 35 hp motor. We were out in the lake "Surfing" 3' rollers and sitting on the rear deck with our feet on the seats. My friend was driving, my cousin was sitting between us when the nose of the boat caught a wave the wrong way and the quick motion cause me to slide over the side. I caught the edge of the boat fearing the prop - this caused the boat to tip way over and my cousin flew out over my head. I then managed to pull my feat up to the side of the boat and kicked free of boat and prop and swam over to my cousin. As soon as I kicked free, the boat immediately tipped the other way and my friend was thrown out the other side of the boat, but his leg got caught in the seat. With the motor still running wide open, this resulted in the boat turning a tight circle towing my friend by his leg with his back in the water. The boat started coming toward my cousin and myself when my cousin panicked and cried she could no longer swim ( we were all river rats and good swimmers). I grabbed her, told her to hold her breath and took us both under as far as I could, and the boat went over our heads. Coming back up, we saw my friend manage to reach into the boat and cut the motor. We then swam to the boat, climbed back in and laughed like idiots, just as a couple of big cruisers came over to make sure we were all OK. We still laugh about this today, but learned a good lesson - wear life jackets, and use a kill switch on the motor.

I also remember anothe incident when my friend and I were putting his boat in for the first time of the season (ice flows were still coming down the Detroit River). We were only about 10 yards off shore, he was trying to start his motor for the first time, and I was standing on the front deck with an oar, trying to keep us off the beach. I lost my footing , went over the side into about 6/8' of water. I kicked off bottom, rose to the surface, cought the side of the boat and then couldn't move. The cold had totally numbed me - my friend had to grab me and pull me back into the boat - another lesson learned - cold water can be deadly - where were the life jackets again!!!!

[GamblerSteve]

A couple of years ago I was doing a CFT tournament on the first morning of blast-off running down the Ottawa towards Rockland from J. Cartier Park and I notice a bass boat way inside the marker buoys. Just after I tapped my brother-law in the shoulder to show him their boat came to a complete stop and both guys when over the windshield and into the drink after the boat doing more than 60 MPH. A couple of boats that where behind me went over to help so I made my way to Rockland with that image stuck in my head. I think they hit an underwater cable. I never seen two guys get shot out a boat like that before and I hope I never see it again. Lucky they were wearing their lifejackets and kill switch. Another thing to remember is they were way inside the buoys they are there for a reason so always obey the buoys they are there for a reason.

Steve

[BBRich]

I was alone in my 14' tinnie with a 15hp on the back, driving into the wind and (stupidly) gunned it.. next thing I know I hit a wave and the boat was standing straight up!! Through pure luck it fell back nose forward instead of right back on top of me, but I gotta tell ya it was scary to say the least! I puttered home at trolling speed after that and since then I always keep 2 12 gallon jugs of water and my anchor up front if I'm fishing alone!

[Tip-up]

I recall tip-up falling out of the paddle boat once.

Oh yeaaa

[CharlieD]

when i was a kid my brother pee pee my dad off and he got picked up by the life jacket and chucked in....lucky I was good EH!!!

[Joisey Joe]

YOU FOUND JOHNNY WEST! CCB-I'm not suprised, it went in da drink around da corner from your house! That was too funny, can't wait to tell my bro Mike that his action figure was fished up, sticking out of some Bass butt no doubt!