*UPDATE* The boat is found.
You may have heard about the rescues on Tomales Bay on Sunday. In two separate incidents people ended up in the water on a really rough day. The Fire Department and the National Park Service plucked the boaters out of the water but (probably wisely, considering the weather) chose not to tow in this boat. If know of this vessel's whereabouts, please email me at lawsonslanding@gmail.com and I'll get the info over to a grateful registered owner. And let's be more careful out there. The firemen are starting get tired of all this rescue stuff, especially now that the water is cooling off.
Thank god those idiots lived. I've been fishing and diving the coast 30 years and that's a job I'd never want. It would be hard to say no as a rescue swimmer but one of these days it's gonna cost a rescuer there life trying to save 1 of these idiots. The forecast called for it to blow why did they launch. If they were camping they should have stayed another day. I am gonna put an emergency blanket in my boat just to be safer. I hope fire sends them a bill.
ReplyDeleteDid it happen trying to shoot the mouth or just playing in the bay?
ReplyDeleteI was down near the foot by Bivalve at 6AM and it was blowing 15MPH there. By 7 it had increased to 25 steady. I can only imagine what it was like at Hog. Only a complete jackass would try to yak or small boat in those conditions. It's called a forecast.....look into it.
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And to put 5 people in a 14ft. Klamath is ludicras. Weight limits are made for a reason. Just wait till they drop the crab ban. If it floats they will be out there do 5 guys really think they are going to get limits for everybody inside the bay. Come on. 10% of the fisherman catch 90%. I'm sure those 10% know how to check a report. Googones stay home in Sacramento I'm sure you can catch crabs on Watt Ave.
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ReplyDeleteWhat does Sacramento (the city) have to do with the rescue as I have not read anywhere they were from Sac. I live in Citrus Heights and have a few friends that live in the area here and we fish out of the Landing a lot. And WE DO WATCH THE WEATHER. A couple actually have trailers at the Landng. There's idiots everywhere including people that live on the coast.
The Watt Ave comment was kinda funny though. Guessing you have caught your limit of crabs on Watt a few times?
Unfortunately there are people in this world who hide behind a keyboard and live for a negative comment. We don't need that kind of negativity in our lives. There are lots of websites which do not show the correct forecast or sometimes the website shows good weather but when you arrive, the weather is rough. Fishermen need to stand up for each other, ab fish I bet if you were in trouble, and that idiot that you called, would help you out.
ReplyDeleteI would just like to say that I, as a person that has successfully sunk a boat in the ocean and lived to tell about it, am an idiot. I lived through it, got the boat back(newer boats won't sink all the way, only mostly. The factory installed flotation saved me, not quick thinking on my part.) and got an opportunity to learn safety. I haven't learned it all yet. Bottom line, we all make mistakes. Learning from those mistakes (when you can) is important.
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ReplyDeleteThe wires to the bilge pump failed, the boat was too stern heavy and has a low transom, and the rubber seal around the wires and cables was shot, allowing water into the bilge. It wasn't even rough. We stopped to fight a fish and by the time the fish was landed the engine had sucked up sea water and died. Then she just settled into the water, almost flush with the gunnels. The deck hatches floated out of the boat over the sides. Luckily the batteries (which were underwater) kept working and I was able to tell the Landing and the Coast Guard my location. A new engine, weight distribution, and three bilge pumps later (all on separate circuits) she's a far more seaworthy boat and I learned a valuable lesson. Luck saved me and I'm afraid that I used it up, so now I've gotta watch my ass.
ReplyDeleteI almost sank a boat off the big island of Hawaii. The transom of the boat cracked and the bilge pump shorted out. We stopped to bring a fish. The fish never hit the deck, just a rapidly rising pool of water. Luck was with the boat that day. The motor did not get flooded and we were able motor the boat 20 miles back to the ramp. We bailed the whole way back with a 5 gallon bucket. It can happen to you.
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