dickenscpa Posted June 6, 2022 Posted June 6, 2022 The normal weekend tourney this week end was quite a drive to a place I've never fished. I didn't have time to prefish or really even take the time on the weekend to fish it either. So after Church I decided to work on fishing local for the month long tournament. I get to the parking lot, park and start setting up before backing to the ramp. All of the sudden 6 sheriff deputies roar in there's a guy across the lake coming out of the woods with only underwear on screaming for food and water. Screaming he hasn't eaten in 10 days or had water for 3. He passes out and falls into the lake. Deputies get on these people's pontoon boat and get him out. A few more deputies, an ambulance and fire truck and I'm blocked in and stuck. They're taping off a crime scene and I barely inch my trailer back and forth enough to get out and around the firetruck before spending the day there. Apparently he was an escaped murderer from I don't know where that escaped 10 days ago and wound up in the woods around the lake. Never know what you're gonna see just trying to relax and fish. 7 17 1 Quote
Fishlegs Posted June 6, 2022 Posted June 6, 2022 That is crazy! When the news crew showed up, and asked you if you saw what happened did you give them the Ray Stevens answer? "Yeah, I did. Don't look Ethel!" 3 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted June 6, 2022 Super User Posted June 6, 2022 Interesting turn of events. I'm just so glad to know that the "Mad Starving Whitey Tighty Killer" was finally apprehended. Or I guess, Re-apprehended. Now that's a video . . . . A-Jay 2 Quote
GRiver Posted June 6, 2022 Posted June 6, 2022 4 hours ago, A-Jay said: Mad Starving Whitey Tighty Killer" was finally apprehended. Or I guess, Re-apprehended. Now that's a video . . . I’m waiting for the movie made for tv episode. the question is did you ever get to fish Quote
Super User Bird Posted June 7, 2022 Super User Posted June 7, 2022 Nothing surprises me today, seems like a normal day, sadly. ? Quote
Super User Log Catcher Posted June 7, 2022 Super User Posted June 7, 2022 Several years ago I was fishing a creek. After a while a helicopter came in over the area. They spent a lot of time watching people in boats and flying over the area. Never did find out who or what they were looking for. Quote
Global Moderator Bluebasser86 Posted June 7, 2022 Global Moderator Posted June 7, 2022 Sounds like a normal day in the office. 2 Quote
Super User slonezp Posted June 7, 2022 Super User Posted June 7, 2022 7 hours ago, A-Jay said: Interesting turn of events. I'm just so glad to know that the "Mad Starving Whitey Tighty Killer" was finally apprehended. Or I guess, Re-apprehended. Now that's a video . . . . A-Jay You brought up whitey tighty... We had the Enema bandit here in IL and I will add, there is a boat on my home water called the Enema Bandit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_H._Kenyon Quote
schplurg Posted June 7, 2022 Posted June 7, 2022 5 hours ago, slonezp said: You brought up whitey tighty... We had the Enema bandit here in IL and I will add, there is a boat on my home water called the Enema Bandit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_H._Kenyon I see one of his AKAs is the Champagne Enema Bandit. [Edit] Dang! I had a slough of jokes ready and it turns out its Champaign, Illinois! Enema bandit just isn't enough these days. Heading to the who's drinking tonight thread now. 1 Quote
dickenscpa Posted June 7, 2022 Author Posted June 7, 2022 21 hours ago, GRiver said: I’m waiting for the movie made for tv episode. the question is did you ever get to fish Well, I took my boat to another ramp and floated for a few hours. Caught nothing. Quote
MyKeyBe Posted June 8, 2022 Posted June 8, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 1:50 PM, dickenscpa said: I get to the parking lot, park and start setting up before backing to the ramp. All of the sudden 6 sheriff deputies roar in there's a guy across the lake coming out of the woods with only underwear on screaming for food and water. Screaming he hasn't eaten in 10 days or had water for 3. He passes out and falls into the lake. Deputies get on these people's pontoon boat and get him out. That sounds way more enjoyable/exciting than my last few fishing expeditions. ? Quote
IcatchDinks Posted June 8, 2022 Posted June 8, 2022 Definitely the wildest fishing story I've ever heard. ? Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted June 8, 2022 Super User Posted June 8, 2022 I was reading your story and thinking how grateful I am that things like that don’t happen around here. Then I looked at your location and realized we live in the same town. ? 2 Quote
dickenscpa Posted June 14, 2022 Author Posted June 14, 2022 On 6/8/2022 at 8:22 AM, Tennessee Boy said: I was reading your story and thinking how grateful I am that things like that don’t happen around here. Then I looked at your location and realized we live in the same town. ? That's the funniest thing I've read all week and maybe month! I was at that Barton's Creek boat ramp off Coles Ferry Pike. I never saw anything on the news or read anything that shed more light on what was going on. Quote
Super User Tennessee Boy Posted June 15, 2022 Super User Posted June 15, 2022 58 minutes ago, dickenscpa said: I was at that Barton's Creek boat ramp off Coles Ferry Pike. I never saw anything on the news or read anything that shed more light on what was going on. Dang. That’s two miles from my house ?. I’ve never put in there even though it would be the ideal place for me to fish that part of the lake. It’s in a good neighborhood but the parking lot is very secluded and would be idea for someone looking to break into vehicles. I drive by there several times a week and alway look down the road to the ramp to see how many vehicles are there. Your story hasn’t helped my security concerns. ? 2 Quote
dickenscpa Posted June 15, 2022 Author Posted June 15, 2022 15 hours ago, Tennessee Boy said: Dang. That’s two miles from my house ?. I’ve never put in there even though it would be the ideal place for me to fish that part of the lake. It’s in a good neighborhood but the parking lot is very secluded and would be idea for someone looking to break into vehicles. I drive by there several times a week and alway look down the road to the ramp to see how many vehicles are there. Your story hasn’t helped my security concerns. ? Back a number of years ago one of the Bassmaster tournaments was held there. It was supposed to be in Memphis and there was bad flooding so they moved it to Old Hickory. Rick Clunn actually won the tournament in the Barton's Creek area. But it's almost too shallow to launch a boat there, you have to launch at Flippers and come from the backside. I was gonna fish it in my Hobie. 1 Quote
Bass Junke Posted June 17, 2022 Posted June 17, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 10:45 PM, slonezp said: You brought up whitey tighty... We had the Enema bandit here in IL and I will add, there is a boat on my home water called the Enema Bandit https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_H._Kenyon 1 Quote
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