The Greatest Danger a Paddler Faces

[Swamp Girl]

After reading the thread about the greatest danger bass boaters face, here's a thread about paddling dangers. There are videos of canoes and kayaks going over waterfalls, both intentionally and unintentionally, being swallowed by whales, stalked by Great White Sharks, etc., but tipping without a PFD and falling into cold water with or without a PFD has to be the biggest killers. Then there are boats with motors:

 

 

 

[MN Fisher]

When I had my canoe, that second one happened to me more often than I can count...though it was wake boats on an inland lake.

[Justbass11]

I always give them all to room they need

[Swamp Girl]

10 minutes ago, MN Fisher said:

When I had my canoe, that second one happened to me more often than I can count...though it was wake boats on an inland lake.

 

Did they return to help you?

 

5 minutes ago, Justbass11 said:

I always give them all to room they need

 

What if you have to cross open water and someone is coming at 70 mph?

[MN Fisher]

10 minutes ago, Swamp Girl said:

Did they return to help you?

I didn't flip or even get swamped...but no, they just kept on going.

[MRQturbo]

I keep a mini air horn near my seat at all times... If they don't see me.. I'll make sure they hear me.. But I'm pretty vigilant when boats are near me and my head is always on a swivel... 

[padlin]

The only things I worry about are falling out of the boat and the truck not starting when I’m done. Where I fish the only motors I see are the occasional trolling motor, so slim chance of getting cut in half. For falling out, other then the cold, I worry about trying to get to the side through solid weeds, also trying to stand in the muck, however deep that crud is. 
 

There’s no cell service where I fish, so a dead truck means a long walk.

[A-Jay]

This is not good ~

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqUIqMPUA

#humanpopmax

A-Jay

[Koz]

8 hours ago, A-Jay said:

This is not good ~

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=itnqUIqMPUA

#humanpopmax

A-Jay

I think that guy’s name is Jonah.

 

His friend that filmed it is Ahab.

[Swamp Girl]

11 hours ago, padlin said:

I worry about trying to get to the side through solid weeds, also trying to stand in the muck, however deep that crud is

 

Me too!