Have You Fallen In The Water By Mistake=Boat Or Shore

[Catch 22]

Umm Make that three times.Twice from a canoe,once off an ocean jetty. I never felt imminent danger or panic.

 

WT about 47 deg,I was drifting thru a rocky area in the canoe,paying more attention to fishing than where I was going.Next thing ,I`m about to broach a semi hidden rock.I had a decision  to make, hit the rock ,turn over lose everything,or what I did===stood up and jumped out. I managed to maintain contact with the canoe,that was now half full of water.I pulled  it to a rock island,dewatered it and myself and continued to fish another 2 hours.2  guys about 70 yds away watched the event,but could not help due to the rock island between us.I would like to know what they said about "the crazy in the canoe"

The other canoe dumping was in a pond, again in cold water.Totally my fault  for not having the craft loaded properly.I hit the water and went looking for 2 boxes loaded with LC`s.I swam to shore with 1 in each hand.I did lose a lot of tackle and had the local dive team recover 5 rods and some tackle.That cost me a $200 donation to the fire company.

 

The jetty-= anyone that has been on them knows how dangerous they can be.I`ve been on them a lot.This day as always,I had my corkers on[steel studded boots]. They improve your  odds of staying upright,but one false step and your down.As I was sliding into the water,I laid my rod on top of the rocks.I climbed out ,dewatered the best I could,looked at the sky and said"OK,I got it" Without even making one  cast, I went home.

 

Anyone else get wet or do you want to admit it

 

C22

 

 

[OntarioFishingGuy]

Not really falling off, but I have flipped a few canoes and kayaks. Its actually quite fun when there isn't 1000$ worth of fishing stuff not tethered down on board.

[Suspendingjerk]

I have almost fell in from my John boat numerous times. Always manage to regain balance. It's especially sketchy when I have another guy with me and we are both standing up.

I did however manage to hook my veritas rod with my new lews mg last year on a cast. It went in and I almost dove after it. Got my hand on it right before it sank beyond sight.

[yugrac]

Not yet.

[Bluebasser86]

My wife and I had to flip a canoe on a float trip because some drunk was swimming in a narrow, fast water area. We were going to slam into him if we didn't. Glad I didn't have any of my expensive gear with me or I'd have really been ticked. I've been really close to falling out of the boat more times than I can count, but I've been lucky enough to not fall out, yet. 

[ABW]

Flipped when trying to launch a kayak before... didn't lose anything and I was surprised my iPhone didn't have any water damage because it had no case on.

[blongfishing]

Yes! The coldest day recorded that year and I have no idea what I was doing fishing but... anyways I was getting into a little jon boat and I hopped off the dock onto the little 8 ft boat and their was another guy on the boat and I got on and fell in and lost my crappie rod. I froze all the way back to the house! Always carry a change of clothes with you in case you are not near home.

[fisher42]

I have not fallen into the water, but I have been very close.

[hatrix]

I slipped of a wet dock when I was younger and went in over my head. I have flipped over in a canoe plenty of times. We go midnight canoing and it's super fun but is pretty much a gurantee someone is going in the drink.

[Turtle135]

A few times in 25 years of kayak fishing.

 

First time was in 18 inches of water, stepping out of a sit-inside kayak to answer the call of nature, tripped and hit the bottom of the lake so hard I saw stars.

 

Last time, was on the Tidal Potomac River and the wind started to howl making for some serious rollers, thought to myself "hey, I bet I can surf one of those waves back to the ramp", I was wrong.

[moguy1973]

I've slipped on slick ricks while wade fishing for trout. First time I dint have a belt on and filled up my waders. That wasn't fun in 50 degree water.

[Darren.]

Yep. Eldest son and I were in our old Grumman

canoe (aluminum, 16') that I had outfitted with 

a 50lb thrust Motorguide.

 

We were heading up the reservoir into downed

trees (beavers, thanks very much). I lifted the 

motor, and we glided over a tree about 6" under

the surface. Got stuck, so we "scooched" the 

canoe to get over it.

 

But a slight shift in body weight by me and a 

split-second later, splash. Broke the trolling

motor, ruined our $300 digicam, my cell phone,

etc. Water wasn't deep, but there was about 

a foot of muck which sucked my new $39 

Crocs off my feet, never to bee seen again.

 

Expensive accident. Built pontoons after that.

 

Never happened again. Miss that ol' canoe, LOL.

Not really.

[Penguino]

I was fishing from the bank in a small pond on a rainy day. I cast out my worm and felt a huge hit and then I lost my footing and fell into the pond. Needless to say, I was mad but I still managed to catch my personal best bass on that hit.

[yugrac]

OK, someone mentioned falling when wading, if that counts the yes, twice. Both times stupid me hurrying and not paying attention.

[ColdSVT]

Yep...most memorable was on a duck hunt in nebraska in january

It was in the single digits and i slipped and fell down the bank of the missouri river...went in the drink up to my chest. The only thing dry was my remingtin 1100.

After the 1/2 mile walk back to he truck my clothes were completly frozen solid. By time i got home i was experincing mild/moderate hypothermia.

Good times lol

[BassinLou]

I have almost fallen out a couple of times from my boat. My BIL fell out a couple of yrs ago. We laugh about it now, but it was pretty scary when you fall out of boat that is surrounded by curious gators. Fortunately, nothing happened. 

[Sam]

Long, long time ago.

 

In a pirogue with my cousin and we flipped.

 

Fly fishing and landed in the water trying to cast from the bank I was standing to the bank across the water.

[Catch 22]

OK, someone mentioned falling when wading, if that counts the yes, twice. Both times stupid me hurrying and not paying attention.

Awe geeze,if wet wading falls count, change my number to 25+

 

C22

[everythingthatswims]

I was standing in my kayak, and made a very stupid flip behind me over my right shoulder to a piece of cover I missed. Got bit, and made the most awkward hookset ever, didn't hook the fish, and decided to jump out instead of rolling my kayak over. Water wasn't over my head so it turned out alright, continued to have an excellent day afterwords.

 

My friend slipped on some ice in February last year while goose hunting, and swamped his waders. We were a quarter mile from the tractor we used to get there, and a mile from the house with 15-20" of heavy wet snow on the ground. I was very worried about him but luckily we made it back to the house and he warmed up.

[Senko lover]

I've done it creek fishing before but never from a pond or lake. I do know someone who fell in and it was so steep (and really slippery/muddy) at the bank that it took him 15 minutes of clambering onto the bank to get out. 

[Bankbeater]

Haven't gone in yet.

[Felix77]

Yes. Fishing a ledge in the fall from the bank. One step and I fell on my butt and slid down into the water.

Thank goodness that my cell phone broke the fall. Cracked screen, bent and all.

[Helluva_Engineer]

Never from a boat bass fishing. I've had a few slipped on the bank up to my ankles incidents, but nothing noteworthy.

 

Once kayak fishing off the beach for tarpon. Forgot my drag was on and made the choice to go in instead of flip the kayak. Managed to grab the kayak as the tarpon pulled me for a good while in the water. 

 

Sailing, I've sank a boat which kind of counts and capsized hundreds of times (mostly for fun/training). When I'm docking my sailboat, I have to dump the right amount of speed as I come into the dock scurry past the mast and forestay then time my jump onto the dock with bowline in hand... In a small boat pretty much any of those steps can and have put me in the water at some point or another.

[RSM789]

Never from a boat or shore, but from a dock.

 

Was fishing for catfish about a decade ago, had 4 lines out all with their spools open.  Hooked a very active catfish who quickly crossed & tangled up in 2 of the other outfits.  After I reel him in & release him, I started to reel in one of the other tangled rigs.  When I realized I had to untangle the second rig first, I set down the first rig, forgetting to open the spool again.  As I am focused on how to untangle rig 2 from the original, I hear a sliding sound on the dock.  I look over and that first rod is being pulled toward the water by a fish.  I take two steps & dive for the back of the rod, making a grab that would have made Mike Trout (pun intended) proud.  Unfortunately, my momentum carried me off the dock into the water.  I crash in head first, eventually standing up in 3 feet of water as my flip flops come floating to the surface.  The fish that was pulling the rod was now gone, so I put the rod & my shoes back on the dock.  I then hear a nearby fisherman in a boat yell out "Nice Save!!" as he laughed uncontrollably.

[BassnChris]

Way back when.....my friend and I hauled an inflatable raft to the beach everyday.

We had a third friend join us on one occassion when the wids were fierce and kicked up the surf quite a bit.

We hopped in and started paddling out........what do 8 and 9 year olds know?

The breakers picked us up and flipped us over.....dumping us out in about 4' of water.....that third friend landed on top of me.....me on my back on the bottom and he sitting on my chest....pushing the air out of my lungs. He was trying to get up hut was in no big hurry.....dang near drowned me!

Other than that only things like jumping from boat onto a muddy bank and slipping in the mud causing me to fall back into the water or down in the mud.