Fell out of the boat?

[YoTone]

just give me more time before i can contribute to this thread. i say by the end of the year.

[soflabasser]

I have not fallen off a boat when bass fishing,but I jump off the boat into saltwater often when it's hot.

[Avalonjohn44]

Haven't fallen out of my boat yet. I did jump off and began swimming away last weekend to try and freak out my wife and kids.

..They didn't really care...

[flyingmonkie]

Fell off for the first time about a month ago.   It was pretty comical.  Trying to free a crankbait from a tree and came in a little hot with the trolling motor.  Luckily I leave my phone in the glove compartment (who takes phone calls on the boat?!) and had enough time to throw my rod on the deck before going in.

Almost did it a second time the next week.  Set the hook on a very unexpected bite, was in the wrong position, and tripped over my trolling motor pedal.

[papajoe222]

I've done it more than once.  First time I was leaning over the side of the boat pulling on a limb of a submerged tree in an attempt to retrieve my crankbait.  The limb pulled back and in the drink I went with both my wallet and iphone in my pockets. Luckily my TM tangled with the tree and my boat didn't drift off without me.  The other two times I hit a submerged boulder with the TM turned up and got ejected into the water.  Both times I had to swim quite a bit to catch up to my drifting vessel and, oh yea, my iphone was in my pocket.   Now I wear an inflateable PFD and my phone and wallet are kept in my gear.  With my luck, next time the boat will sink just after I take off my jacket (PFD first) with my wallet, phone and keys.  I can't win.

[Red Bear]

i figured fishermen wouldve learned by now about keeping their phones in their pockets while on a boat...lol

[buzzed bait]

i fell out of my kayak not too long ago and a few years back while fishing with my dad he fell out of the boat while he was talking trash to me....

[Mswen]

On 8/2/2016 at 9:12 PM, flyingmonkie said:

Almost did it a second time the next week.  Set the hook on a very unexpected bite, was in the wrong position, and tripped over my trolling motor pedal.

But did you land the fish?

My boat is only 12' long.  Between the lack of extra space and the wind easily re-positioning me, I find myself making a lot of awkward casts.  More than once I've tried to throw something a bit too hard and almost sent myself over the side.  About a month ago I had a close call where I dropped my rod in the lake.  Luckily I found out it floats.

[nosdog2]

Not yet.

[Fisher-O-men]

Just a matter of time for me, I'm sure.  For you guys that jump in to cool off, make sure you know which way the wind is blowing your boat before you jump.  A few years back a guy here jumped in to cool off and died trying to catch up to his wind-blown boat.  To make matters worse his girlfriend was in the boat but did not know how to start or drive it. True story!

[Gundog]

4 minutes ago, Fisher-O-men said:

To make matters worse his girlfriend was in the boat but did not know how to start or drive it. True story!

Yea, that's what she told the cops. Now she has a boat and a new boyfriend. 

[Red Bear]

11 hours ago, Gundog said:

Yea, that's what she told the cops. Now she has a boat and a new boyfriend. 

maybe she didnt know, the real questions is was she that stupid that she couldnt throw him a PFD or float cushion/tube?

[the reel ess]

I went in Feb with a couple guys. one had a little too much to drink and fell out. We had to call it a day and get him in the truck with the heat on. It was a big boat with high gunwales but he still managed. 

I fell out of my SOT kayak once in the spring, which takes some effort. It was brisk. I set the hook on a bass that wasn't there and just went on over with my iPhone in my pocket. When I went over, the kayak stayed upright so i didn't lose any rods or tackle. I was wearing my PFD, but I got braid wrapped around my foot about 10 times. I had to swim to shore with my arms. It scared my daughter, but it was no biggie. Lesson learned. I got a new iPhone 6 out of it because I was due the upgrade.

My dad and a friend were putting out brushpiles at night so as not to tip off the locals to their location. They had a big tree across the bow of our pontoon and tied several cinder blocks to it to sink it. They tossed the whole thing over and a loop of rope took the other guy overboard by the leg. He was very fortunate not to drown.

[Gundog]

32 minutes ago, Red Bear said:

maybe she didnt know, the real questions is was she that stupid that she couldnt throw him a PFD or float cushion/tube?

She couldn't find any cushions. Only orange pillows. 

[Bluebasser86]

Well, so much for never fallen out of the boat.

 

[Gundog]

7 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Well, so much for never fallen out of the boat.

 

Well at least you caught the fish. 

[S. Sass]

On 8/2/2016 at 0:40 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

I've had some close calls, none as close as prefishing for a tournament on Table Rock in late February. Going straight into the wind and waves, dragging a jig. 

Man thats a 8 day jinx right there. Went your whole life and then 8 days after telling the world you end up in the water.   

29 minutes ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Well, so much for never fallen out of the boat.

 

Good job still getting the fish. 

[Bluebasser86]

1 minute ago, S. Sass said:

Man thats a 8 day jinx right there. Went your whole life and then 8 days after telling the world you end up in the water.   

Good job still getting the fish. 

I flipped my kayak early spring this year, but that's the first time out of the boat. That fresh wax didn't let my legs stick to them at all like I'd planned. 

[WRB]

Operating a friends Bass Cat several years ago with OMC trolling motor that had a habit of turning sideways when you take your foot off the control peddle and the on/off switch button on the side.

While landing a bass my heel hit the trolling motor switch, the bow turned the opposite direction and ended up in the lake. This happened during the winter with lots of clothing on and the wrong type of shoes and still holding my rod. 

Lessons learned; practice getting into your boat with clothing and don't wear shoes you can't get off fast. Cold water zaps your energy very fast and you need help getting back into a bass boat fully dressed. I was able to get to the stern and with a partners help use the engine trim to lift me up and into the Bass Cat. 

I am now prepared and have a folding foot step and rope loop on my boats stern to get back into my boat when fishing alone and never fish with laced walking shoes. Be prepared!

Tom

 

[Neil McCauley]

Last summer around this time actually, I was on the water in my canoe for a full day of fishing. It was an awesome summer day aside from the wake from all the boats. After having a couple ice cold beers from my cooler I was fishing later in the day and stood up to cast. Was parallel to shore about 50 yards out, in 20 fow. Lots of people out on docks and boats around. Big wave came along from behind and next thing I knew I was in the water, fell right backwards overboard. No life jacket, but no problem really- amazing how quick you pull yourself back in as if nothing happened. Except for being soaked and having 3 inches of water in the bottom of the canoe. The water was warm as bathwater and it was actually kind of refreshing. Luckily none of my tackle or my rods went into the water. Mainly I was embarrassed if anyone saw me, but I'm not even sure anyone did. It happened so fast.... my samsung S6 phone that was in my pocket actually still worked...partially. Somehow the SIM card that allows making calls and getting texts was fried, but the GPS and wifi, everything else still works fine. I got a replacement and now I use the old one as a dedicated Navionics chart. Also I am a lot more careful about standing in the canoe later in the day when waves are big and if I've had a few.

 

[scaleface]

14 hours ago, Bluebasser86 said:

Well, so much for never fallen out of the boat.

 

Way to go , Slicko.

[soflabasser]

Everyone who spends time on the water needs to be a strong swimmer,there are no exceptions.Take some swimming classes if you don't know how to swim,it might save your life one day if you fall off your boat without a life vest on. 

[Ncflats]

I have experienced a few fall outs. Never on camera though lol that was great.

Trolling motor bumped a log in a local lake and went right over the bow on a cold February morning.

Worst one was when I was duck hunting in a beaver swamp....birds were locked up over the deeks and my buddy got a bit excited. We were in a 10' jon boat and got about two shots off before we were both in water approximately 8' deep. Lost cell phones, gear, and almost lost our guns. It took forever to get the boat back afloat. Thankfully it was a fairly warm winter morning in the south. Good times...

[A-Jay]

On ‎8‎/‎10‎/‎2016 at 1:45 AM, Bluebasser86 said:

Well, so much for never fallen out of the boat.

 

That feeling you get when you go to reach over the side - and realize (just an instant too late) that you might have gone just a little too far  . .Yup - I hate it when that happens. 

But that one was Pretty Smooth.

A-Jay

[BankBassing]

My wife, son and I went to a local state park with a small lake where you could rent a jonboat.  No motors, just paddles.  My son is 10 years old and has never been in a boat before.  I handed my cell phone and keys to my wife and asked her to put them in the Jeep while we got in and started to untie from the dock.  My son can't wait, so I told him to go ahead and hop in.  I go to step my 265 lbs into the boat, step about 6 inches shy of center, my son panics because the boat moves (Not sure what he thought would happen to a boat on the water), he decides to bail out.  He steps on the side rail by the dock, suddenly I'm falling, my weight hits the same side rail, and the small boat literally flips completely over.  Somehow the opposite side missed my head when it came down, and as I pull myself up on the dock, it's just in time to see the people beside us looking on in horror, and my wife just rounding the corner laughing her tail off.  My son, of course, made it safely to the dock and is completely dry.  We get the boat turned over, the guy who works there comes out and says, "How did you do that?!  Never seen anyone flip one of those!" before laughing and saying he'd get the pump.  My son is now frightened and saying he doesn't want to go, to which I reply "Oh no, we're going now."  Long story short (too late?) we have a nice boat ride, I spend the next hour soaking wet, my son actually enjoys himself, and my wife will never... EVER... let me live it down.