Fishing Accidents
Thursday August 13, 2009
Fishing accidents happen. Most of them we would like to forget, but as long as we survived them they can be funny - to others. Ctenoid started a thread on the forum that lead to this article on accidents that have happened to me.
Have you ever had a fishing accident? Share your stories in the comments selection below. Maybe we can learn from what happened to you and avoid it. We all want to have good memories of our fishing trips so lets share tips to stay safe.
Fishing Accidents
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Three friends went out in a boat the evening of April 30, 1978. One came back. Skipper, or lack thereof, sentenced a 12-year-old boy and one inebriated adult to death by having a painter (bow line) on his 12′ boat that was long enough to reach the prop of his outboard. The rope became entangled, and tightened to the point of bending the boat in half, throwing everyone into freezing water. Nobody had a PFD, not that they would have helped. Buddy and Danny died of hypothermic shock and drowning in a matter of minutes. Good for you if you can learn something from this story; it will save your life someday.