SDoolittle Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 This happened to a friend of mine on Saturday. Fortunately, he and his tournament partner were picked up by another boat, and nobody was injured. 2 Quote
Super User Gundog Posted April 16, 2018 Super User Posted April 16, 2018 @S. Doolittle You gotta tell us what happened. Is your friend all right? Did he hit something? 2 Quote
Super User Ratherbfishing Posted April 16, 2018 Super User Posted April 16, 2018 5 minutes ago, Gundog said: @S. Doolittle You gotta tell us what happened. Is your friend all right? Did he hit something? Yes, exactly! Inquiring minds want to know! 1 Quote
SDoolittle Posted April 16, 2018 Author Posted April 16, 2018 He took a wave over the front of the boat which knocked him back and engaged the kill switch. Before he could reattach the kill switch, the boat turned and started taking on water over the back. I guess it happened really fast. It was on Oologah Lake which is pretty much universally thought of as the most dangerous lake in our area. It's a wide, north/south running lake, and when there is a strong north wind, it can be absolutely brutal. We had 20-30 mph winds on Saturday. I've moved around a lot in my life, but I've always considered Oologah to be my home lake. I couldn't tell you how many boats have sunk in that lake. Quote
Super User TOXIC Posted April 16, 2018 Super User Posted April 16, 2018 2 fishermen drowned on the Potomac yesterday. Swamped and capsized a 15 foot glass bassboat. Sad news. 1 Quote
Subaqua Adinterim Posted April 16, 2018 Posted April 16, 2018 You always need to be careful - but especially so this time of year in the northern part of the country. It's been a long winter and everyone wants to get out on the water. The winds and the cold water temperature can turn things bad real fast. Last week on Oneida Lake a young guy was fishing out of his kayak. No PFD and extremely cold water when he capsized. Rescue crews got to him quickly, but not fast enough. 25 years old and left behind a young son. Very sad. Wear a PFD and consider the conditions - wind and water temperature. If the winds are favorable and you choose to go out - fish close to shore and with a buddy who can help you. Fishing is supposed to be fun, don't take chances in bad conditions; there will be plenty of better chances ahead when warmer weather gets here. It will get here. 2 Quote
sully420 Posted April 18, 2018 Posted April 18, 2018 Be safe out there the goal is to make it home at the end of the day. Quote
OhheyCindy Posted April 19, 2018 Posted April 19, 2018 glad to hear they are ok. the boat is at the bottom of the lake or did they save it? Quote
SDoolittle Posted April 21, 2018 Author Posted April 21, 2018 On 4/18/2018 at 7:43 PM, OhheyCindy said: glad to hear they are ok. the boat is at the bottom of the lake or did they save it? They recovered the boat the following day, but it was totalled. Quote
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